bullseye! public speaking class series, week 3

Bullseye!Hitting the target with your speech

Presenter: MaggieESL Public Class Series

May 2014

• Wednesdays at 3:30 pm– May 7 Preparing your speech– May 14 Developing your speech– May 21 Helping your speech– May 28 Giving your speech

Helping Your Speech

• Using You– Personal Appearance– Body Language– Gestures

• Using Visual Aids– Types of visual aids– How to prepare– How to present

Using You

“The world is governed more by appearance than

realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to

know something as to know it.”

--Daniel Webster, 1782–1852

Personal Appearance

A B C D E F

Personal Appearance

You want the audience to pay attention to your words, not your appearance.

• Always dress a little better than your audience• Check your face in a mirror before• Avoid distracting items• Keep your hands away from your face

Business Casual

Khakis, slacks, casual shirts and blouses, loafers

Business Formal

Suits, dresses, dress shoes, neckties

Body Language

●Stand comfortably, but stand straight●Keep knees loose

●Make eye contact●5 seconds per person

●Scan the eyes of everyone●left to center to right●front to middle to back

1. LEFT -- -- -- -- 2. CENTER -- -- -- -- 3. RIGHT

6. BACK

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5. MIDDLE

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4. FRONT

Gestures

• Short and simple

• Emphatic– Don’t get carried away

• Natural

What not to wear or do

●Video: What Not to Wear[Writing Center at Texas A&M University]

Using Visual Aids

“A picture is worth a thousand

words.”-Anonymous

Visual Aids

• Anything your audience can see• Anything to help the audience better

understand your words• Many types of visual aids

Objects and Models

Photographs

Maps

Graphs

Graphs

Graphs

Charts

Boards and Flip Charts

Video

The Speaker (You!)

Handouts

PowerPoint (PPT)

Only use a PPT if it will enhance your message

Advantages of Visual Aids

• Your speech is...– More interesting– Easier to understand and remember

• You appear...– Better prepared– More credible– More professional

How to prepare visual aids

●Prepare well in advance●Keep simple●Make large enough to see●Use a limited amount of text●Use fonts, color, and images effectively and

strategically

How to present visual aids

●Display where listeners can see them●Avoid passing among the audience●Display only while discussing them●Explain clearly and concisely

How to present visual aids

●Talk to your audience, not your visual aid●Practice with your visual aids●Check the room and equipment

In summation...

• Using You• Using Visual Aids

Source

Source

LearningExpress, LLC

Source

Source

www.presentationzen.com

A Useful Resource

Toastmasters Internationalwww.toastmasters.org●Public speaking resources●Opportunities to speak●Weekly meetings in Zhengzhou

Next week

Wednesday, May 28 at 3:30 pmGiving your speech

●Language tips●Methods of delivery●And more!

English Corner

Thank you!Any questions?

Email Maggie at 1926804784@QQ.com