How to Speak

How to start speaking

• Find the ideal topic
• introduce it in a fashion that would keep their intrested in the speech

Key elements of speaking

• Get their attention, introduce the topic in a way that would make them want to listen
• Don't drone on about a topic for longer than it needs to be
• Present facts and evedecence to suppor that topic
• State the importance of the topic.

Speaking tactics

• don't memorize the entire speech, you will forget parts
• Add movement to the presentation, move when you make a new point, add hand gestures

Speaking tactics cont.

• Start talking with confidence in the subject
• when moving on use transtion words, such as, first off, now, then, next, ect.

Even more pointers

• EYE CONTACT, it is very important when giving a speech, presentation, so forth
• speak clearly, don't mumble, repeat the same thing 50 times unless its to prove a point
• Stand straight up, don't chew gum, if need be use visual aids, make sure most of the points relate to the speech.

Types of speech

• topical- common, used to talk about a single topic in a organised fashion
• chronological- uses a time frame for the speech
• spatial- put parts of speech anywhere it can fit
• classification- puts info in a set catagory
• problem/solution- tells a problem and a proposed solution
• Cause and effect- tells a cause then gives a list of effects