public speaking is an acquired skill that improves with practice and honest feedback

Public speaking is an acquired skill that improves with practice

and honest feedback.

Do you enjoy giving public speeches? Are you good at it?

Speaking for 20 minutes before the right group of people can do more for your career than spending a year behind a desk!

DID YOU KNOW…

How to Give a Darn Good Speech!

(Take note because your final exam is to give a speech.)

Know your reason! “Because I have to” is not a good reason.

You give a speech to inspire, entertain, persuade or provoke.

1. Why Are You Giving the Speech?

By knowing your audience, you can speak to their interests, needs, goals and dreams.

2. Ask Yourself: “Who’s My Audience?”

Don’t jam yourself up by waiting until the last minute.

Be ready to grab those speech ideas!

3. Don’t Procrastinate!

For example, If you are giving a speech today about the SuNeung (수능 ) and you hear something interesting regarding it on the Korea Today TV show, reference it…incorporate it into your speech.

4. Be on the Lookout for Information You Can Use in

Your Speech.

Your speech should have a beginning, middle and end.

Consider the “radio writing rule”:Tell them what you’re going to tell them

(beginning)Tell them (middle)Tell them what you’ve told them (end)

5. Organize, Organize, Organize!

Begin your speech with something that “hooks ‘em” right from the start.

For example, start with a joke, an interesting quote, or a startling fact.

6. Hook Your Audience

Ask them a question or pose a problem.

But, don’t lose control…You’re still the person running the show.

7. Involve Your Audience

See where their eyes glaze over…and where they light up.

Pay attention to sections where you feel uncomfortable or awkward.

8. Practice with Someone You Trust

The audience wants to see you-not a mannequin.

9. Be Yourself

This is the easiest way to “be yourself”.

Create a series of main points you want to discuss and spontaneously expand on each point.

10. DON’T MEMORIZE

Reveal your humanity…let your audience know how you’ve screwed up in the past and how you’ve learned from those mistakes.

This makes you CREDIBLE (“Wow, he’s telling us the TRUTH!”)

11. Be Vulnerable

As the old saying goes:

“Stand up, speak up, shut up, and sit down!”

FINALLY, BE BRIEF.

1. Avoid the death grip

PUBLIC SPEAKING: GESTURES

Look at people directly and in the eyes for 5-10 seconds. Create a bond.

2. Make eye contact…Really!

Have a friend watch as you practice and look for nervous expressions such as:

Fidgeting Twitching Lip biting Key jingling Hands in pockets or behind back

3. Avoid Distracting Mannerisms

Every hand gesture should be a total body movement that starts from the shoulder—never from the elbow.

Half-hearted gestures look artificial.

4. Make Gestures Convincing

Highlight the action verbs and look for ways to act out one or more parts.

5. Telling a Story?

Walk to the other side of the room/stage as you move to a new topic.

Move toward the audience as you ask a question.

6. Vary your Speaking Position

1. Starting With a WhimperExhume confidence! Don’t say “Thank you

for that kind introduction.”

Start with a BANG!

BIGGEST PUBLIC SPEAKING MISTAKES

The more passionate you are about a subject, the more influential you’ll be (Great for debates!)

2. Speaking Without Passion

Illustrate your most profound thoughts from your own life experiences…not somebody else’s.

If you think you don’t have any interesting stories to tell, you’re not looking hard enough.

3. Using Someone Elses’ Stories

Instead, tell the audience that you will take questions and then say, “We will move to our closing point.”

After the Q and A, tell a story that relates to your speech, or summarize your key points.

Conclude with a quote or call to action*.

*CTA is a marketing term, a word or phrase, that persuades a person to take immediate action.

3. Ending a Speech with Questions and Answers

Every time you face an audience, your reputation is at stake.

Rehearse well enough to ensure you’ll leave a great impression!

4. Failing to Prepare

Final Exam Requirements:1. Choose a partner.

2. Collaboratively decide on a topic you’re passionate about.

3. Research your topic.

4. Each pair will speak at least 5 minutes on the topic. (This is a short amount of time, so I want you to especially focus on presentation mannerisms.)

5. Audience members are expected to ask the presenters questions (you will be graded on this). I will limit the number of questions to 3 per presentation. 6. You may use PowerPoint, but certainly don’t have to.

7. Be creative. Be interesting. Follow the Public Speaking rules in this presentation. Practice, practice, practice!

FINAL EXAM: Are You Ready to Give a Speech?

Grab a Partner.

I want you to talk about the intense education system and/or competitive job market in Korea. Talk about any aspect you choose.

Spend some time writing down your main points. Think about incorporating personal experiences.

Stand up. Work the room. Evaluate your partner’s presentation mannerisms. Be honest, yet polite, about your feedback.

Give your speech to your classmates. How did you feel afterwards?

LET’S PRACTICE!