To help the participant remove apprehension and gain confidence and sense of self that will help not only the ability to speak in front of an audience…but the assuredness that her/his presence in any situation has impact.

1. P U B L I C S P E A K I N G
“ A L L E Y E S O N M E ”
By André Harrell

2. P U B L I C
S P E A K I N G
• 1993 study done bypolling firm Bruskin-
Goldring, 45% of those surveyed said they
feared public speaking, 30% said they feared
death.
• In a study of 3,000 Americans published in
the Book of Lists (David Wallenchinsky, Little,
and Brown, 1995), the number one fear
cited by 41% of those studied wasspeaking
to an audience.
• Astudy by Ronald Seifert of the Behavioral
Institute of Atlanta indicated that as many as
40 million Americans hate speaking so much,
they’d do almost anything to avoid it.

3. P U B L I C
S P E A K I N G
( W O R K S H O P
G O A L )
To help the participant remove
apprehension and gain confidence
and sense of self that will help not
only the ability to speak in front of an
audience…but the assuredness that
her/his presence in any situation has
impact.

4. A G E N D A
• Day 1: Introduction Day
• Day 2: “What Makes A Good Speaker”
• Day 3: Mechanics Of Public Speaking
• Day 4: Preparing For Your Presentation
• Day 5: Practice Presentation Day
• Day 6: Official Presentation Day
• Day 7: Official Presentation Day cont.
• Day 8: Graduation Day

5. I N T R O D U C T I O N
( “ W H Y I S I T I M P O R T A N T ” )
• Important Form Of
Communication
• “First Impressions”
• Career/Occupation
• Self-Confidence!!

6. Q U E S T I O N ?
• What do you find especially
challenging about “Public Speaking”?
• What do you want to get out of this
course?

7. E X E R C I S E
“I Like Me Because”

8. D A Y 2
“ W H A T M A K E S A
G O O D P U B L I C
S P E A K E R ”

9. D A Y 2
What Makes A Good Public
Speaker?

10. G R E A T
P U B L I C
S P E A K I N G
R U L E S
• Knowledge (Knowledge Of Subject)
• Self-Confidence
• Enthusiasm
• Preparation
• Message
• Listening Skills

11. 3 K I N D S O F
P U B L I C
S P E A K I N G
• Informing
• Persuading
• Entertaining

12. E X E R C I S E
“Getting To Know You”

13. D A Y 3
“ M E C H A N I C S
O F P U B L I C
S P E A K I N G ”

14. D A Y 3
• Dress For Success
• Voice Quality
• Clarity/Articulation
• Posture
• Eye Contact

15. M E C H A N I C S
O F P U B L I C
S P E A K I N G
(“Dress For Success”)
Shakespeare once said “Clothes do make the man-and the
woman”
• Know the “Environment”
• Know your “Audience”
• Go “Conservative”
• Dress “Comfortably”
• Get a “Second Opinion”

16. V O I C E
Q U A L I T Y
• Ensure you are “Understandable”
• Voice must be flexible in “Pitch”,
“Force”, and “Rate”
• “Water” is your friend
• “Tape Record” your voice
• Have fun “Sing” to yourself before
your presentation

17. C L A R I T Y &
A R T I C U L A T I O N
• Ensure each of your words are clear
• Avoid unfamiliar words
• “Listening”
• The power of the….”Pause”
• “Tape Record” voice

18. P O S T U R E &
E Y E
C O N T A C T
• Posture that “Takes Charge”
• Command your “Hand Gestures”
• “Relax”, “Relax”, “Relax”
• “Out of Body” feeling
• “Eye-Contact”

19. E X E R C I S E
“Table Topics”

20. D A Y 4
“ P R E P A R I N G
Y O U R
P R E S E N T A T I O N ”

21. D A Y 4
(“Preparing Your Presentation”)
• Know the room
• Know your audience
• Know the subject
• Visualize Your Presentation
• Create Your Presentation Outline

22. P R E S E N T A T I O N
O U T L I N E
(“Completing Presentation Outline”)
Reasons for the Outline:
• Builds the structure of your
presentation
• Helps to arrange your ideas
• Provides succinctness to your
thought process
• Helps to memorize the presentation
• Helps to prepare your presentation

23. E X E R C I S E
Presentation Structure For Next Class:
• 5-minute presentations
• Any topic you would like to discuss
• You can use cue cards (do not read off
them)
• We’ll choose a timer, “umms” counter,
presentation evaluator
• Cell phones off
• No sidebars
(“Practice Presentation Day”)

24. W E L C O M E
D A Y 5
“ P R A C T I C E
P R E S E N T A T I O N
D A Y ”

25. P R E S E N T A T I O N
D A Y
Presentation Structure For Final Presentation:
• 10-minute presentations
• “Be In Earnest” Topic
• You can use cue cards (do not read off
them)
• Timer, “umms” counter, presentation
evaluator.
• Cell phones off
• No sidebars

26. T H A N K
Y O U !
A N D R É H A R R E L L