Public Speaking
      By Marie-Claude Roy (MC)
            For Ales 204
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Today’s lecture

•   Myths of public speaking
•   Content and Organisation
•   Clarity of speech
•   Ability to convey your message
•   Time usage
•   Gesture, non-verbal messages
Myths about public
     speaking
Myth 1: The fear is all in your head




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Myth 2: There is no right way




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Myth 3: Good powerpoint is all you need




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Myth 4: You must be funny




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Myth 5: You have the talent or you don’t
         (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQENwD-QlRA, )




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Truth: a good speech
is an organised speech
Organisation

•   Hook: connect with your audiance
•   Intro: objective of your speech
•   Body: your message
•   Conclusion: take home message
Content


• Hook: - greetings, joke, story
       - appropriate to your audience

• Intro: - what your speech is about
         - transition with body
Content

• Body: - one/two main ideas
        - core of your presentation

• Conclusion: what should we remember
  from your talk?
Content and Organisation

• Flow

• Logical

• Simple

• Informative
Truth: Practice is the key
element to a great speech
Ability to convey your
            message

•   Connect with your audiance
•   Emotion
•   Interest
•   Passion
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Clarity of speech

•   Projection
•   Tone (1:08)
•   Pronunciation
•   Inflection (RVS, LVS)



(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQENwD-QlRA )
Time usage


• Respect the time given to you
• Be prepared
Gesture and non-verbal
          messages

•   Eye contact
•   Hands
•   Posture
•   Use of space



(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQENwD-QlRA ) (13:30)
Other tips to be a great
        speaker
Inspiration

• TED (http://www.ted.com)




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Before your speech

•   Know your material
•   Practice!! (visualisation)
•   Know your audiance
•   Know the room
•   Know the equipment



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During your speech

•   Relax
•   Don’t apologize
•   Focus on your message
•   Be professional
    – Appearance
    – Manners



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Have fun!!

Lecture 11: Public Speaking - Guest Lecture by marie-claude