Introduction to the basics of public speaking for secondary school students with basic theories and practical exercises. A half day program from 9am to 1pm on Saturday.

1. By
ZAINI ABDUL WAHAB
2015

2.  Prerequisites
 Tips to SPEAK
 Tips to PRESENT

4. •SellingS
•PromotingP
•ExpressionE
•AttitudeA
•KnowledgeK

5. Read this sentence in different type of intonation and
emotion
“TODAY IS SATURDAY AND I
WILL BE AT SCHOOL”

6. 1. Dress up! -dress the way will make you look at
your best
2. Set up the pace! – walk 25% faster than you
normally would!
3. Watch your posture!-Sit/stand up right with head up
& your shoulder back & make eye contact
4. Personal advertisement- write great things about
you & read it to yourself
5. Practice gratitude – things you are proud of &
grateful for to train you to stay focused & positive

7. 6. Compliment others – disengage from negative
influences of other people by paying them compliments
7. Sit up front!- sit in front rows to practice allaying fears of
being notice by others
8. Speak up! Set personal targets to speak up your mind in
front of others at suitable time
9. Exercise! – to achieve physical fitness that will make you
feel better about your abilities
10.Focus on contributing- what you can contribute instead
what you can’t!

8.  YOU….
› Will stand among the rest
› Will be noticed
› Will be remembered
› Will create positive
impression & good
reputation
› Will have positive impacts
in career
 Reflect your credentials

9. Formal attire is for everyone as a part of the
international business language

10.  BLACK—color of authority
 RED—good for confidence
 BROWN—denotes reliability
 GREY—shows dependability
 Pastels are best worn for accents such as
blouses & scarves - they suggest lack of
credibility

11.  May be the biggest part of effective
workplace communication
 It “tells”—gestures and facial expressions tell
the listener what you are thinking or what your
attitude is regardless of what you are
verbalizing
 Hidden signals conveyed by your body
 The ‘smile’ factor, building posture, facial
expressions & eye contact & gestures

12.  Act confident & feel
confident
 Confident vs.
Cocky

13.  Smile  Stay still & firm

14.  Basic grooming
› Suitable, "Safe” &
comfortable
 Move slower
› Body movement
› When you speak

15.  When we speak, our
listeners get an
impression of how we feel
from our tone of voice
 We can sound pleasant &
friendly, angry & upset, or
irritated & frustrated
 Need to be cautious
about the tone we use,
so that we convey our
message effectively
 How do you want to be
perceived?
 Do you let your
underlying emotions
interfere in your daily
conversations with
others?
› If you do, then you
may be sending the
wrong messages!

16.  Our melody is more
controlled
› we can stress important
words with less up & down
with pitch changes
 Our speaking volume may
be louder

17.  Our up &down pitch when
stressing words is more
extreme - we tend to
make higher pitch
changes
 A quieter voice will signal
a less aggressive tone
 When we are happy, we
generally smile when we
speak - people can hear it!
Use your smile as much as you can to help your speech
sound more pleasing to others!

18.  Find the right theme
for your listeners
 Structure your plan
so that you can
deliver on that
theme persuasively
 Adapt to listeners’
reactions as you
speak

20.  Be in a group
 Pick a topic
 Discuss key
points to
present for
each item
 Title
 Definition
 Description
› The importance
 Discussion
› Pros & Cons
 Observations
 Recommendations
 Conclusions

21. The Start
•Preparing
•Introducing
The Talk
•Presenting
•Body Languages -
movement, face & hand
•Positioning
The End
•Concluding
•Closing

23.  Greet your
audience
 Get into position,
stand firm &
introduce yourself
Introduce briefly who
you are, team
members & your
product/project
 refer the first page your
presentation aids(Power
points/Videos)

25.  “Invite” the
audience to
be “with”
you
throughout
your
presentation
 Show some
inviting
gestures with
you hands &
face
expressions

26.  Refer your group’s topic
 List 3 important things about it
 Greet the audience and introduce your
topic!

28. Examples of face expression & hand
gesture…”inviting”
You need to
seriously
consider this
You must
pay
attention too
I speak
based on my
own
experience

29. Examples of face expression & hand gesture…to
explain from conceptual ideas to details
Look at the
big picture
How this will
affect you
This is exactly where
you need to pay

30. This is
how…
Let’s walk
through this
Please share
with me how
do you feel…

32.  Present your topics
 Stress the key points with hand gestures
and face expressions

34. Use the space available for some movements to connect
the audience with you thru some hand gestures and
presentation aids

36.  Be dynamic and
synchronized with
presentation aids
used at the screen

37.  Continue to present your group’s topic
 Make some movement while speaking

40. I do hope that we have managed to
demonstrate to you how effective is
our proposal and now we leave it to
your wisdom to decide

41. PRESENT LIKE A GREAT SALES MAN!

42.  Continue to present your group’s topic
 Finish it with the conclusion with the final
message

43. Observations and final
discussion.