Speaking with Confidence 2nd class - icebreakers and study focus points

1. Week Two: Non-Verbal Communication

2.  We will do an icebreaker every week, just to
get us warmed up
This week’s Icebreaker:
What Colour are You?

3. Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Purple

4. Red: the stop/turn- off color. What is the one thing
(that you can disclose in public) that is really a turn off
to you?
 Orange: is the motivation color - what motivates you?
 Yellow: is the inspiration or creativity color - what was
the best idea you’ve had?
 Green: is the money color - what you plan to do for
money, or the dumbest thing you ever did for money?
 Blue: is the sky's the limit color - what is your favourite
fantasy about your future?
 Indigo: is an odd, or different color - what is the most
daring thing you ever did?
 Purple: is the color of royalty - if you were ruler of the
universe for a day - what is the first thing you would
do?
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5.  Communication channels: The 3 V’s
 Visual – What you do with your body – what the
audience sees
 Vocal – How you use your voice
 Verbal – The words you use, jokes, stories,
grammar etc.
Perceive Communication as one-to-one rather than
one-to-many
http://youtu.be/hzBCI13rJmA

6. Do the listening skills
assessment on page 24
in your textbook
 What’s your score?
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7. Take a look at page 34
and 35
 Which of these
symptoms do you get
when you are nervous?
 Evaluate your levels of
speaking anxiety (page
54 and 55)
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How to overcome
nervousness:
 Preparation
 Practice
 Visualize success
 Focus on relaxation

8. 
Chapter 6
 How to make audiences
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believe in you
Developing notes* p173
The language of your
speech p179
Avoid common
grammatical errors p181
Use inclusive language
p189

9.  Body Posture

12.  Body Movements: Legs, shoulders, feet,
torso, hand gestures
 Head nods and movements
 Eye Expression and Eye Contact

13.  Tonality, accentuation, volume, speed,
clarity, fluidity
 If you think you can’t package this all
together – look at how this man does it!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbX6mDnMw

14.  Skim and read the summaries for Chapters 3
and 4
 Your Speech Topic:
 3 minutes long (MAXIMUM)!
 Try to aim for 2 ½ to 3 minutes long
 “Three Things I couldn’t Live
Without”