This document discusses principles of public speaking and effective communication. It provides tips for preparing and delivering speeches, including using different methods of speech delivery, avoiding distracting gestures, and controlling nerves. The document also discusses types of listening, principles of good listening, and outlines the basic process of communication. Overall, the document offers guidance on the fundamentals of public speaking and communication skills.

1. Basics of
Public
Speaking
*Types of Listening
*Principles of Good Listening
*Final –s Sounds
*Language and Style
*Special Problems that Plague
Public Speakers
*Principles of a Good Speech
*Effective Voice Power
“The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh:
but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.
Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not
so many as have fallen by the tongue.”
[Ecclesiasticus 28:17 --18].”

2. Types of
Listening and
Principles of
Good Listening
Hear ye! Hear ye!
Listening is a
receiving skill.
Listening is one of the language macro skills. This
skill is learned first, used most (45%), but taught least.

3. 1. The teacher tells a story about nature
and plays music to motivate the students.
2. Pauline would always react to what the
teacher says. She has so many
questions about the topic.
3. Stephanie listens closely to what the
teacher shares to the class. She
participates and takes every lesson as a
learning step to her goal.
4. Teacher Richard discussed about the
kinds of animals and the kinds of flowers.
But when he conducted a test, Mika only
got a high score on labeling the parts of
the flower.
5. Preschool pupils love to play than
listening to their teacher. The children
answer the teacher impolitely and
continue to roam around the classroom.
Activity 1
(Types of Listening)
Attentive, Marginal,
Critical, Appreciative,
Selective
Activity 1. Identify the type of listening used in these situations. (Attentive,
Marginal, Critical, Appreciative and Selective)

4. 1. The teacher tells a story about nature
and plays music to motivate the students.
2. Pauline would always react to what the
teacher says. She has so many
questions about the topic.
3. Stephanie listens closely to what the
teacher shares to the class. She
participates and takes every lesson as a
learning step to her goal.
4. Teacher Richard discussed about the
kinds of animals and the kinds of flowers.
But when he conducted a test, Mia only
got a high score on labeling the parts of
the flower.
5. Preschool pupils love to play than
listening to their teacher. The children
answer the teacher impolitely and
continue to roam around the classroom.
Activity 1
(Types of Listening)
Attentive, Marginal,
Critical, Appreciative,
Selective
Activity 1. Identify the type of listening used in these situations. (Attentive,
Marginal, Critical, Appreciative and Selective)

5. Activity 1
(Types of Listening)
Attentive, Marginal,
Critical, Appreciative,
Selective
Activity 1. Identify the type of listening used in these situations. (Attentive,
Marginal, Critical, Appreciative and Selective)
6. The students analyzed each step the
teacher had taught on how to produce a
good research paper and asked
themselves thought-provoking questions.
7. “I don’t know Ma’am,” said Cliven when
the teacher asked him about their
discussion a while ago.
8. The class never moved on their seats
when Teacher Hanneh talks about her
horror stories and experiences.
9. Ms. Celina lets her students watch a film.
She would like her students to listen
attentively and reflect on what the film is
trying to reveal.
10. Niesa listens well to her Science teacher
when her teacher discusses about
Astronomy but tends to do something
when the lesson is about the Earth.

6. 6. The students analyzed each step the
teacher had taught on how to produce a
good research paper and asked
themselves thought-provoking questions.
7. “I don’t know Ma’am,” said Cliven when
the teacher asked her about their
discussion a while ago.
8. The class never moved on their seats
when Teacher Hanneh talks about her
horror stories and experiences.
9. Ms. Celina lets her students watch a film.
She would like her students to listen
attentively and reflect on what the film is
trying to reveal.
10. Niesa listens well to her Science teacher
when her teacher discusses about
Astronomy but tends to do something
when the lesson is about the Earth.
Activity 1
(Types of Listening)
Attentive, Marginal,
Critical, Appreciative,
Selective
Activity 1. Identify the type of listening used in these situations. (Attentive,
Marginal, Critical, Appreciative and Selective)

7. Find areas of interest.
Poor Listener: Tunes out dry topics.
Good Listener: Seizes opportunities: "What's
in it for me?"
Judge content, not delivery.
Poor Listener: Tunes out if delivery is poor.
Good Listener: Judges content, skips over
delivery errors.
Hold your fire.
Poor Listener: Tends to enter into argument.
Good Listener: Doesn't judge until
comprehension is complete.
Listen for ideas.
Poor Listener: Listens for facts.
Good Listener: Listens for central theme.
Be a flexible note taker.
Poor Listener: Is busy with form, misses
content.
Good Listener: Adjusts to topic and
organizational pattern.
Principles of
Good Listening
POOR VS. GOOD LISTENER

8. Work at listening.
Poor Listener: Shows no energy, fakes attention
Good Listener: Works hard; exhibits alertness.
Resist distractions.
Poor Listener: Is distracted easily.
Good Listener: Avoids distractions; concentrates.
Exercise your mind.
Poor Listener: Resists difficult material; seeks
light, recreational material.
Good Listener: Uses heavier material as exercise
for the mind.
Keep your mind open.
Poor Listener: Reacts to emotional words.
Good Listener: Interprets emotional words; does
not get hung up on them.
Thought is faster than speech; use it.
Poor Listener: Tends to daydream with slow
speakers.
Good Listener: Challenges, anticipates, mentally
summarizes, weighs the evidences, listens
between the lines to tone and voice.
Principles of
Good Listening
POOR VS. GOOD LISTENER

9. Activity 4
(Tongue Twisters)
Final –s Sounds
/s/, /z/, and /Iz/
Activity 4. Choose one tongue twister and read it in
class three times (speed: slow, medium, then fast).
The fishes and chips shop’s chips
are soft chips for Charlie who
chooses cheese and cherries.
Dressed in deep-dry drawers, in
deeply dreadful dreams, faith
fetched fifty-five foils, and fired
fresh flesh of fowls.
The checkers of chick’s sex check
the sex of six chicks after
receiving six cheques for the
buyers of six chicks.

10. Public Speaking,
Language and
Style, and
Problems that
Plague Public
Speakers
Speak up!
Public Speaking
Essentials and
Anxieties
Public Speaking ranks number 1 in the greatest fears
people face. Snakes and death follow in second and
third place only.

11. Every time you communicate with
people, you present:
– yourself;
– your ideas; and
– information to others.
If you:
– are ambitious and would want to
move up the ladder of success;
– wish to have a positive impact
on others; and
– want to have your skills and
talents recognized and
rewarded,
then strive to be a successful
communicator NOW!
Speak up!
Public Speaking
Essentials and
Anxieties

12. Activity 5
(Self-Evaluation)
Communication Skills
Activity 5. Reflect on your present skill as a
communicator. Answer these questions briefly.
1. Are you able to put across what
you think and feel? Yes, No,
Sometimes? Why?
2. Are you having difficulty
expressing yourself? Yes, No,
Sometimes? Why?
3. Do you have self-confidence to
talk to different kinds of people of
varying age, position and status
in life?
4. What can you do to improve your
communication skills?

13. Activity 6
(Diagram)
Communication
Process
Activity 6. Deduce on the process of communication.
Create a graphic organizer with these elements.
Message Channel
Sender Receiver
Feedback Noise
transmitting verifying
encoding decoding
barriers

14. Speak up!
Communication
Process
COMMUNICATION
• Communication is a process by which
people send messages or exchange
ideas or thoughts with one another in a
verbal or non-verbal manner.

15. Speak up!
Communication
Process
COMMUNICATION
• Latin term communicare – to share,
unite, join, or to have things in
common
• Speaker – sender, addresser
• Listener – receiver, addressee
• Message – comprises everything
the speaker/s want to transmit
• Channel – component that refers to
symbols, marks, signs, gadget to
which message is transmitted
• Feedback – information that
listener/s return to speaker about
clarity and acceptability
• Situation – physical setting and
social context communication occurs

16. Speak up!
Modes of
Communication
MODES OF COMMUNICATION
Personal
Dual
Small Group
Public
Speaking

17. Speak up!
Public Speaking
Defined
WHAT IS PUBLIC SPEAKING?
• is an art of facing a group of people
and communicating to them your
thoughts and feelings by means of
effective speech.
• is a process of conveying ideas, of
sharing opinions and information,
and of inducing understanding.
• is highly social in that it involves
others, but it is individualistic in its
need for understanding.

18. Manuscript
Reading a speech from written text
Memorized
Giving a speech word for word from memory
without using notes
Impromptu
Delivering a presentation without advance
preparation
Extemporaneous
Speaking from a written or memorized outline
without having memorized the exact
wording of the presentation
METHODS OF SPEECH DELIVERY
Speak up!
Four Methods of
Delivery

19. Activity 7
Methods of Speech
Delivery
Manuscript, Memorized,
Impromptu,
Extemporaneous
Activity 7. Identify what method of speech delivery is
used in these situations.
1. Mac, having won the Oratorical Contest,
redelivered the speech “I Have a Dream.”
2. Because Pres. Alfonso declined two
hours before the start of the event, Nick
rendered the Opening Remarks of the
charity event for he was the organizer.
3. Mayor Paolo spoke in his prepared
Inspirational message about the youth
being catalysts of change during the
Graduation Exercises.
4. Best Film Actress winner Jackie did not
expect her triumph. During her
acceptance speech, she was too
emotional but still the crowd loved her.
5. Being first-time hosts, Julie L., Stella and
Jami usually depend on the
teleprompters for their spiels.

20. Activity 7
Methods of Speech
Delivery
Manuscript, Memorized,
Impromptu,
Extemporaneous
Activity 7. Identify what method of speech delivery is
used in these situations.
1. Mac, having won the Oratorical Contest,
redelivered the speech “I Have a Dream.”
2. Because Pres. Alfonso declined two
hours before the start of the event, Nick
rendered the Opening Remarks of the
charity event for he was the organizer.
3. Mayor Paolo spoke in his prepared
Inspirational message about the youth
being catalysts of change during the
Graduation Exercises.
4. Best Film Actress winner Jackie did not
expect her triumph. During her
acceptance speech, she was too
emotional but still the crowd loved her.
5. Being first-time hosts, Julie L., Stella and
Jami usually depend on the
teleprompters for their spiels.

21. Speak up!
How should I
speak in front?
LANGUAGE AND STYLE
• Speak with CLARITY
• Treat words as
SYMBOLS
• Stick to REALITY
• Practice good USAGE
and strengthen
VOCABULARY
• Make your speech
SIMPLE

22. Speak up!
Anxieties in Public
Speaking
SPECIAL PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE PUBLIC
SPEAKERS
• How should I walk to and
from the platform?
• Where and how should I
stand?
• Should I move around?
• What should I do with my
hands?
• How should I use the
speaker’s stand?

23. Speak up!
Gestures to Avoid
in Public Speaking
THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT DO
• Read directly from notes
• Read directly from screen
• Turn back on audience
• Slouch, hands in pockets
• Say “um”, “ah”, “you know”
• Project nervous gestures
• Talk too fast
• Talk too quietly
• Walk awkwardly or hurriedly
• Hide behind the lectern

24. Speak up!
Suggested
Gestures in Public
Speaking
THINGS YOU SHOULD DO
• Show eye contact
• Glance at notes
• Give appropriate gestures
• Involve audience through rhetorical
questions
• Stand with good posture
• Appear decent, respectable and
simple
• Move around to maintain audience
contact
• Walk with ease and poise
• Drop hands at the sides when not
using gestures

25. Speak up!
Ten Tips when
Speaking in Public
TEN SUCCESSFUL TIPS TO
CONTROL THE BUTTERFLIES
• Know the room
• Know the audience
• Know your material
• Relax by stretching and
breathing
• Visualize yourself being
successful; practice
Build character. Hold your head
up high and be respected for
your integrity.

26. Speak up!
Ten Tips when
Speaking in Public
TEN SUCCESSFUL TIPS TO
CONTROL THE BUTTERFLIES
• Think that people want you
to succeed
• Do not apologize because
you are nervous
• Focus on the message not
the medium
• Turn nervousness into
positive energy
• Gain experience

27. “You have probably heard
speeches in the past
wherein at some point you
heard a speaker talk about a
topic for nearly an hour, and
at the end of the speech,
you said, “What’s the point?”
- E. Baraceros
Speech
Preparation
Principles

28. Principles of a
Good Speech
Speech
Preparation
Principles
A speech is effective if it captures the audience’s
attention and that the listeners understand and
remember the speech.

29. Activity 10
(Identify the Principle)
Basic Principles of a
Good Speech
Ten Principles of a Good Speech
A good speech is…
• socially responsible
• reveals a highly-qualified speaker
• purposeful
• deals with worthwhile subjects
• based on best materials
• analytical
• based on sound method
• claims the listeners’ attention &
interest
• makes use of voice & bodily action
• uses good diction, language & style

30. Activity 8
(Identify the Principle)
Basic Principles of a
Good Speech
Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following
situations.
1. In his resource talk, Charles
involves the audience to
participate through energizers and
questions to answer.
2. Ms. Del Mar gathered various
speech materials, and she did not
depend on one source only.
3. Zidon, although feeling compelled
to stand in the podium to read his
manuscript speech, opted to
move and show appropriate
gestures during his lecture.

31. Activity 8
(Identify the Principle)
Basic Principles of a
Good Speech
Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following
situations.
4. Julie J., maid of honor of bride
Mika, thought of preparing a
speech rather than impromptu
speaking because of the
occasion.
5. Cong. Justin did not miss the
opportunity to campaign for
greening the environment in the
social function Brgy. Capt. Robin
had.
6. The audience knew right then that
Kerxen is a well-renowned
woman activist when she started
her extemporaneous speech.

32. Activity 8
(Identify the Principle)
Basic Principles of a
Good Speech
Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following
situations.
7. Neil did not use street language in
his after-dinner speech for he
knew it was a formal event.
8. Madam Chloe, CEO of the
company hosting the event, talked
about her aspirations and how
she achieved them rather than
lecturing the company’s statistics.
9. Brylle and Jedren prepared
detailed outlines before
memorizing their oratorical
speeches.
10. When preparing his declamation,
Yasu thought about the theme of
the VOC Book Month.

33. Activity 8
(Identify the Principle)
Basic Principles of a
Good Speech
Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following
situations.
1. In his resource talk, Charles
involves the audience to
participate through energizers and
questions to answer.
2. Ms. Del Mar gathered various
speech materials, and she did not
depend on one source only.
3. Zidon, although feeling compelled
to stand in the podium to read his
manuscript speech, opted to
move and show appropriate
gestures during his lecture.

34. Activity 8
(Identify the Principle)
Basic Principles of a
Good Speech
Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following
situations.
4. Julie J., maid of honor of bride
Mika, thought of preparing a
speech rather than impromptu
speaking because of the
occasion.
5. Cong. Justin did not miss the
opportunity to campaign for
greening the environment in the
social function Brgy. Capt. Robin
had.
6. The audience knew right then that
Kerxen is a well-renowned
woman activist when she started
her extemporaneous speech.

35. Activity 8
(Identify the Principle)
Basic Principles of a
Good Speech
Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following
situations.
7. Neil did not use street language in
his after-dinner speech for he
knew it was a formal event.
8. Madam Chloe, CEO of the
company hosting the event, talked
about her aspirations and how
she achieved them rather than
lecturing the company’s statistics.
9. Brylle and Jedren prepared
detailed outlines before
memorizing their oratorical
speeches.
10. When preparing his declamation,
Yasu thought about the theme of
the VOC Book Month.

36. Speak up!
Be a
confident
public
speaker!

37. COMIC
STRIPS
Justin helping Neil preparing his speech…
Mommy Chloe following up son Alfonso on his literature report…

38. WEBSITE
www.toondoo.com

39. Speak up!
Now, say to yourself:
I am a successful
public speaker!