PUBLIC SPEAKING 2.0

Techniques for Delivering

William Shakespeare wrote that all speakers give two speeches at the same time: the one that is heard and the one that is seen.

Believe it or not, most people are frequently more influenced by what they see than by what they hear.

93% of our credibility comes from our vocal qualities and visual characteristics.
Only 7% comes from the actual words we speak.

Our body language & Speech Patterns,
reflects how we feel about ourselves.
It also affects how others react toward us.

Body Language?

Our posture,
eye contact,
facial expressions
& gestures

Our posture, eye contact, facial expressions and gestures
convey an aura of confidence OR
appear uncertain
even before
we open our mouth.

People give importance to our words, if we ...
*Look them in the eyes, *Improve our posture,
*Use gestures &
*Use decisive-sounding speech patterns.

Posture

Posture Talks

Our Posture tells how we feel about ourselves.

Message A:
"I'm timid and afraid of my own shadow. Don't listen to me; just ignore me"

Message B:
"Listen to me. I know what I'm talking about"

Looking down and not facing people directly ...

... gives that impression that we're ashamed or embarrassed.

Cocking our head to the side,

rounding our shoulders,

dropping our chin,

clutching our arms across our shoulders,

clasping our hands tightly in front of us

wrapping our arms around our body,

... can make us appear insecure or
defeated.

When giving a speech, here are FIVE ways you can radiate confidence and strength of characters even before you open your mouth.

5 WAYS TO PROJECT CONFIDENCE

• Keep our spine straight and rotate our shoulders back
• Keep our head erect
• Keep our hands at our sides with our fingers open or slightly curled.
• Keep both feet flat on the floor and slightly apart
• When using a lectern, be careful not to bend over it or lean on it. Instead, stand naturally erect and gently rest our hands on the sides of the lectern.

SITTING & LISTENING - 3 WAYS TO CONFIDENCE

• Sit straight while leaning forward slightly to show interest in the speaker.
• Rest our hands lightly on our lap or on the arms of the chair.
• Keep our legs together with our feet flat on the floor or crossed at the ankles.

Improving Posture

Old time reminders:
"Sit up straight"
"Stop slouching"
"Sit up in your chair"

The Old Tricks:
Walking around in our house with a book on our head

These reminders and old tricks work wonders to help improve our posture.

REMEMBER!!!
Our speech starts even before we say a word.

During your short trip to the podium, people watch.
They form impressions:
- your level of confidence
- your ability
- your credibility

If you want to appear confident when you walk up the podium, walk the walk of the matador.

Walk of the matador

Put on a brave front

Activity # 1

#1
Walk to the lectern from the back of the room with head up, spine straight and shoulders back.

#2
Spend a few moments standing at the lectern looking directly at the audience.

#3
Say "Good morning/ afternoon" & deliver your quote or saying. When you finish, look at the audience and smile while they clap. Wait till the applause dies down.

#4
Walk back to the seat with head up, spine straight, and shoulders back.

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Eye Contact

References:
Dale, P. & Wolf, J.C. (2014) Speech communication made simple, 3rd ed. Pearson, New York, p25-27