Haishuo Lee
    on
  Speech
   Haishuo Lee
Why Learn Speech?
Speech =
 The Art of
Mass Control
What will be
 included?
What will NOT be
  included?
The CD of Speech
Content + Delivery
Content
Start by Imitating
Speech Analysis
Example:
Audience Analysis
[Audience Analysis]
Yes! We can!
  Barack Obama
Who is
Jon Favreau?
Background
The Election
 of America
Senator Clinton =
  Hilary Clinton
A new race
     or
A new gender
New Hampshire
Audience
Analysis
Know “who”
you are talking to
Make your stories reach
 deep into their hearts!
How?
The Power of
  Empathy
It’s not about
what your say.
   It’s about
how they feel!
Questions:
What they have been through?
  How do they feel about it?
   What’s the connection?
The analysis of Yes! We can!
It was a creed written into
the founding documents
that declared the destiny of
a nation
1776
        The Creation of
The Declaration of Independence
It was whispered by slaves
and abolitionists as they
blazed a trail toward
freedom through the
darkest of nights.
1861
The Emancipation
  Proclamation
It was sung by immigrants
as they struck out from
distant shores and pioneers
who pushed westward
against an unforgiving
wilderness.
1839-1889
West Pioneer
   Period
It was the call of workers
 who organized
1890
Worker Union
women who reached for
the ballot;
1893
Woman Suffrage
 (Vote Right)
a President who chose the
moon as our new frontier
1969
 Moon
Landing
a King who took us to the
 mountaintop and pointed
 the way to the Promised
 Land.
1963
I have a dream
  By M. L. King
What’s
in common among these
       stories?
They all fight
through difficulties
Application
Whom are you speaking to
  in a speech contest?
Judges!
How old are they?
What kind of stories will
         make
     a sure-fire?
What kind of stories can
always hit most people?
Think, then talk.
Let your audience
 hear what they
  want to hear.
Script Writing
Discussion
      First Draft
    Revision x N
Final (7 days at least)
One
idea
only
Use:
   Mental movie
 Simile/Metaphors
Examples in daily life
has no limitation
Structure:
Thesis statement
  Experience
  Conclusion
Why experience?
1. Emotion touches people
   2. Easier to memorize
      3. Body language
Most Common
   Mistake:
Start to Write
  on Paper
A speech for the ear
Recorder Draft
Things to Avoid
Why not memorize the script:
  1. Audience will find out
   2. Bad for impromptu
 3. Ties up body language
Always a script
by the speaker
Themes to Avoid
Movie = bad choice
Novel
= bad
choice
Speech
= bad
choice
Delivery
On Facial Expression
Facial Expressions
1. Anchor Practice
7 Common
Emotions of Men
Anger
Disgust
Fear
Happy
Sad
Scorn
Surprise
2. Mirror Practice
3. Guessing Game
On Stage Fright
Stage
Fright
But, People Hate to Speak!
                          Speaking to a Group
        17%               Heights
  18%         41%         Insects
                          Finantial Problem
19%                       Deep Water
                          Sickness
                    32%
 20%                      Death
                          Flying
              24%
        23%
Speech as a gift
Stage time = everything
Stranger Practice
Eye Contact
Direction
Practice
Zigzag
Practice
Glass trick
Vocal Variety
Volume
 Speed
 Pause
Lake Practice
Join a Choir
Gestures
Speech is not Drama
Other than Speakers
“Proper” hair style
Costume
Transformer
  Practice
Final
Recommendations
1. Join a theater
Interaction with others
Stage usage
Master the Props
2. Be
like a
Cook
3. Wait for the
Spotlight
Before We Go…
Million Dollar
 Questions
Before
the Contest
#1 If you had to sum up the message
of your speech in one or two brief
sentences, what would it be?




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#2 What will the audience be compelled
to think, feel, or do differently after
they've heard your speech?




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After
the Contest
• 1. Were you happy with your speech
  and the way you delivered it?
• 2. Is this the highest level that you
  have achieved?
• 3. Was it a fair result in your opinion
  and the opinion of your friends?
Resources
TED
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TM
Reference
Picture used (all C.C. Authorized from flickr):
Emotion: Mc Knoell                                Hair style: London College of Fashion
Movie: Andrei Z                                   short courses
Novel: duncan                                     Spot light: Andrew Mason
Speech: Kheel Center, Cornell University          Eye contact: drewleavy
Eye: notsogoodphotography                         Glasses: SheepGuardingLlama
ear: Menage a Moi                                 Choir: tracy out west
recorder: readerwalker                            lake: Odalaigh
Chef: Vanessa Pike-Russell                        transformer: Daniel Semper
One way: danieljohnsonjr                          zigzag: chrisinplymouth
Imagination: HNBD                                 Common Expressions:
Theater Prop: mrMark:                             Anger: chexed
Theater: DeSales University                       Happy: Koshyk
Nervous: andres.thor                              Surprise: Jeremy Brooks
Costume: gtrwndr87                                Fear: Christi Nielsen
Gesture: Justin Sloan                             Sad: Capt. Tim
Stage: allert                                     Disgust: Jeremy Brooks
Interaction: BTO Educational                      Scorn: Mr Jaded
Gift: Maeflower72
Pedestrian: UrbanGrammar
Microphone: visual.dichotomy
Picture used:
Jon Favreau: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Favreau_(speechwriter)
Hillary Rodham Clinton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_clinton
United States Declaration of Independence:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Declaration_of_Independence
Emancipation Proclamation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emancipation_Proclamation
Western (genre): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_(genre)
Women's suffrage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage
Utility Workers Union of America:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_Workers_Union_of_America
Apollo 11: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_moon_landing
I Have a Dream: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_have_a_dream
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