Basics of

Public

Speaking

*Types of Listening

*Principles of Good Listening

*Final –s Sounds

*Language and Style

*Special Problems that Plague

Public Speakers

*Principles of a Good Speech

*Effective Voice Power

“The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh:

but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.

Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not

so many as have fallen by the tongue.”

[Ecclesiasticus 28:17 --18].”

Types of

Listening and

Principles of

Good Listening Hear ye! Hear ye!

Listening is a

receiving skill.

Listening is one of the language macro skills. This

skill is learned first, used most (45%), but taught least.

1. The teacher tells a story about nature and plays music to motivate the students.

2. Pauline would always react to what the teacher says. She has so many questions about the topic.

3. Stephanie listens closely to what the teacher shares to the class. She participates and takes every lesson as a learning step to her goal.

4. Teacher Richard discussed about the kinds of animals and the kinds of flowers. But when he conducted a test, Mika only got a high score on labeling the parts of the flower.

5. Preschool pupils love to play than listening to their teacher. The children answer the teacher impolitely and continue to roam around the classroom.

Activity 1

(Types of Listening)

Attentive, Marginal,

Critical, Appreciative,

Selective

Activity 1. Identify the type of listening used in these situations. (Attentive,

Marginal, Critical, Appreciative and Selective)

1. The teacher tells a story about nature and plays music to motivate the students.

2. Pauline would always react to what the teacher says. She has so many questions about the topic.

3. Stephanie listens closely to what the teacher shares to the class. She participates and takes every lesson as a learning step to her goal.

4. Teacher Richard discussed about the kinds of animals and the kinds of flowers. But when he conducted a test, Mia only got a high score on labeling the parts of the flower.

5. Preschool pupils love to play than listening to their teacher. The children answer the teacher impolitely and continue to roam around the classroom.

Activity 1

(Types of Listening)

Attentive, Marginal,

Critical, Appreciative,

Selective

Activity 1. Identify the type of listening used in these situations. (Attentive,

Marginal, Critical, Appreciative and Selective)

Activity 1

(Types of Listening)

Attentive, Marginal,

Critical, Appreciative,

Selective

Activity 1. Identify the type of listening used in these situations. (Attentive,

Marginal, Critical, Appreciative and Selective)

6. The students analyzed each step the teacher had taught on how to produce a good research paper and asked themselves thought-provoking questions.

7. “I don’t know Ma’am,” said Cliven when the teacher asked him about their discussion a while ago.

8. The class never moved on their seats when Teacher Hanneh talks about her horror stories and experiences.

9. Ms. Celina lets her students watch a film. She would like her students to listen attentively and reflect on what the film is trying to reveal.

10. Niesa listens well to her Science teacher when her teacher discusses about Astronomy but tends to do something when the lesson is about the Earth.

6. The students analyzed each step the teacher had taught on how to produce a good research paper and asked themselves thought-provoking questions.

7. “I don’t know Ma’am,” said Cliven when the teacher asked her about their discussion a while ago.

8. The class never moved on their seats when Teacher Hanneh talks about her horror stories and experiences.

9. Ms. Celina lets her students watch a film. She would like her students to listen attentively and reflect on what the film is trying to reveal.

10. Niesa listens well to her Science teacher when her teacher discusses about Astronomy but tends to do something when the lesson is about the Earth.

Activity 1

(Types of Listening)

Attentive, Marginal,

Critical, Appreciative,

Selective

Activity 1. Identify the type of listening used in these situations. (Attentive,

Marginal, Critical, Appreciative and Selective)

Find areas of interest. Poor Listener: Tunes out dry topics. Good Listener: Seizes opportunities: "What's in it for me?"

Judge content, not delivery. Poor Listener: Tunes out if delivery is poor. Good Listener: Judges content, skips over delivery errors.

Hold your fire. Poor Listener: Tends to enter into argument. Good Listener: Doesn't judge until comprehension is complete.

Listen for ideas. Poor Listener: Listens for facts. Good Listener: Listens for central theme.

Be a flexible note taker. Poor Listener: Is busy with form, misses content. Good Listener: Adjusts to topic and organizational pattern.

Principles of

Good Listening

POOR VS. GOOD LISTENER

Work at listening. Poor Listener: Shows no energy, fakes attention Good Listener: Works hard; exhibits alertness.

Resist distractions. Poor Listener: Is distracted easily. Good Listener: Avoids distractions; concentrates.

Exercise your mind. Poor Listener: Resists difficult material; seeks light, recreational material. Good Listener: Uses heavier material as exercise for the mind.

Keep your mind open. Poor Listener: Reacts to emotional words. Good Listener: Interprets emotional words; does not get hung up on them.

Thought is faster than speech; use it. Poor Listener: Tends to daydream with slow speakers. Good Listener: Challenges, anticipates, mentally summarizes, weighs the evidences, listens between the lines to tone and voice.

Principles of

Good Listening

POOR VS. GOOD LISTENER

Activity 4

(Tongue Twisters)

Final –s Sounds

/s/, /z/, and /Iz/

Activity 4. Choose one tongue twister and read it in

class three times (speed: slow, medium, then fast).

The fishes and chips shop’s chips

are soft chips for Charlie who

chooses cheese and cherries.

Dressed in deep-dry drawers, in

deeply dreadful dreams, faith

fetched fifty-five foils, and fired

fresh flesh of fowls.

The checkers of chick’s sex check

the sex of six chicks after

receiving six cheques for the

buyers of six chicks.

Public Speaking, Language and

Style, and Problems that Plague Public

Speakers Speak up!

Public Speaking

Essentials and

Anxieties

Public Speaking ranks number 1 in the greatest fears

people face. Snakes and death follow in second and

third place only.

Every time you communicate with people, you present: – yourself;

– your ideas; and

– information to others.

If you: – are ambitious and would want to

move up the ladder of success;

– wish to have a positive impact on others; and

– want to have your skills and talents recognized and rewarded,

then strive to be a successful communicator NOW!

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Public Speaking

Essentials and

Anxieties

Activity 5

(Self-Evaluation)

Communication Skills

Activity 5. Reflect on your present skill as a

communicator. Answer these questions briefly.

1. Are you able to put across what you think and feel? Yes, No, Sometimes? Why?

2. Are you having difficulty expressing yourself? Yes, No, Sometimes? Why?

3. Do you have self-confidence to talk to different kinds of people of varying age, position and status in life?

4. What can you do to improve your communication skills?

Activity 6

(Diagram)

Communication

Process

Activity 6. Deduce on the process of communication.

Create a graphic organizer with these elements.

Message Channel

Sender Receiver

Feedback Noise

transmitting verifying

encoding decoding

barriers

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Communication

Process

COMMUNICATION

• Communication is a process by which people send messages or exchange ideas or thoughts with one another in a verbal or non-verbal manner.

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Communication

Process

COMMUNICATION

• Latin term communicare – to share, unite, join, or to have things in common

• Speaker – sender, addresser

• Listener – receiver, addressee

• Message – comprises everything the speaker/s want to transmit

• Channel – component that refers to symbols, marks, signs, gadget to which message is transmitted

• Feedback – information that listener/s return to speaker about clarity and acceptability

• Situation – physical setting and social context communication occurs

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Modes of

Communication

MODES OF COMMUNICATION

Personal

Dual

Small Group

Public Speaking

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Public Speaking

Defined

WHAT IS PUBLIC SPEAKING?

• is an art of facing a group of people and communicating to them your thoughts and feelings by means of effective speech.

• is a process of conveying ideas, of sharing opinions and information, and of inducing understanding.

• is highly social in that it involves others, but it is individualistic in its need for understanding.

Manuscript Reading a speech from written text

Memorized

Giving a speech word for word from memory

without using notes

Impromptu

Delivering a presentation without advance

preparation

Extemporaneous Speaking from a written or memorized outline

without having memorized the exact

wording of the presentation

METHODS OF SPEECH DELIVERY

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Four Methods of

Delivery

Activity 7

Methods of Speech

Delivery

Manuscript, Memorized,

Impromptu,

Extemporaneous

Activity 7. Identify what method of speech delivery is

used in these situations.

1. Mac, having won the Oratorical Contest, redelivered the speech “I Have a Dream.”

2. Because Pres. Alfonso declined two hours before the start of the event, Nick rendered the Opening Remarks of the charity event for he was the organizer.

3. Mayor Paolo spoke in his prepared Inspirational message about the youth being catalysts of change during the Graduation Exercises.

4. Best Film Actress winner Jackie did not expect her triumph. During her acceptance speech, she was too emotional but still the crowd loved her.

5. Being first-time hosts, Julie L., Stella and Jami usually depend on the teleprompters for their spiels.

Activity 7

Methods of Speech

Delivery

Manuscript, Memorized,

Impromptu,

Extemporaneous

Activity 7. Identify what method of speech delivery is

used in these situations.

1. Mac, having won the Oratorical Contest, redelivered the speech “I Have a Dream.”

2. Because Pres. Alfonso declined two hours before the start of the event, Nick rendered the Opening Remarks of the charity event for he was the organizer.

3. Mayor Paolo spoke in his prepared Inspirational message about the youth being catalysts of change during the Graduation Exercises.

4. Best Film Actress winner Jackie did not expect her triumph. During her acceptance speech, she was too emotional but still the crowd loved her.

5. Being first-time hosts, Julie L., Stella and Jami usually depend on the teleprompters for their spiels.

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How should I

speak in front?

LANGUAGE AND STYLE

• Speak with CLARITY

• Treat words as SYMBOLS

• Stick to REALITY

• Practice good USAGE and strengthen VOCABULARY

• Make your speech SIMPLE

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Anxieties in Public

Speaking

SPECIAL PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE PUBLIC

SPEAKERS

• How should I walk to and from the platform?

• Where and how should I stand?

• Should I move around?

• What should I do with my hands?

• How should I use the speaker’s stand?

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Gestures to Avoid

in Public Speaking

THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT DO

• Read directly from notes

• Read directly from screen

• Turn back on audience

• Slouch, hands in pockets

• Say “um”, “ah”, “you know”

• Project nervous gestures

• Talk too fast

• Talk too quietly

• Walk awkwardly or hurriedly

• Hide behind the lectern

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Suggested

Gestures in Public

Speaking

THINGS YOU SHOULD DO

• Show eye contact

• Glance at notes

• Give appropriate gestures

• Involve audience through rhetorical questions

• Stand with good posture

• Appear decent, respectable and simple

• Move around to maintain audience contact

• Walk with ease and poise

• Drop hands at the sides when not using gestures

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Ten Tips when

Speaking in Public

TEN SUCCESSFUL TIPS TO

CONTROL THE BUTTERFLIES

• Know the room

• Know the audience

• Know your material

• Relax by stretching and breathing

• Visualize yourself being successful; practice

Build character. Hold your head up high and be respected for your integrity.

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Ten Tips when

Speaking in Public

TEN SUCCESSFUL TIPS TO

CONTROL THE BUTTERFLIES

• Think that people want you to succeed

• Do not apologize because you are nervous

• Focus on the message not the medium

• Turn nervousness into positive energy

• Gain experience

“You have probably heard

speeches in the past

wherein at some point you

heard a speaker talk about a

topic for nearly an hour, and

at the end of the speech,

you said, “What’s the point?”

- E. Baraceros

Speech

Preparation

Principles

Principles of a

Good Speech

Speech

Preparation

Principles

A speech is effective if it captures the audience’s

attention and that the listeners understand and

remember the speech.

Activity 10

(Identify the Principle)

Basic Principles of a

Good Speech

Ten Principles of a Good Speech

A good speech is…

• socially responsible

• reveals a highly-qualified speaker

• purposeful

• deals with worthwhile subjects

• based on best materials

• analytical

• based on sound method

• claims the listeners’ attention &

interest

• makes use of voice & bodily action

• uses good diction, language & style

Activity 8

(Identify the Principle)

Basic Principles of a

Good Speech

Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following

situations.

1. In his resource talk, Charles involves the audience to participate through energizers and questions to answer.

2. Ms. Del Mar gathered various speech materials, and she did not depend on one source only.

3. Zidon, although feeling compelled to stand in the podium to read his manuscript speech, opted to move and show appropriate gestures during his lecture.

Activity 8

(Identify the Principle)

Basic Principles of a

Good Speech

Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following

situations.

4. Julie J., maid of honor of bride Mika, thought of preparing a speech rather than impromptu speaking because of the occasion.

5. Cong. Justin did not miss the opportunity to campaign for greening the environment in the social function Brgy. Capt. Robin had.

6. The audience knew right then that Kerxen is a well-renowned woman activist when she started her extemporaneous speech.

Activity 8

(Identify the Principle)

Basic Principles of a

Good Speech

Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following

situations.

7. Neil did not use street language in his after-dinner speech for he knew it was a formal event.

8. Madam Chloe, CEO of the company hosting the event, talked about her aspirations and how she achieved them rather than lecturing the company’s statistics.

9. Brylle and Jedren prepared detailed outlines before memorizing their oratorical speeches.

10. When preparing his declamation, Yasu thought about the theme of the VOC Book Month.

Activity 8

(Identify the Principle)

Basic Principles of a

Good Speech

Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following

situations.

1. In his resource talk, Charles involves the audience to participate through energizers and questions to answer.

2. Ms. Del Mar gathered various speech materials, and she did not depend on one source only.

3. Zidon, although feeling compelled to stand in the podium to read his manuscript speech, opted to move and show appropriate gestures during his lecture.

Activity 8

(Identify the Principle)

Basic Principles of a

Good Speech

Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following

situations.

4. Julie J., maid of honor of bride Mika, thought of preparing a speech rather than impromptu speaking because of the occasion.

5. Cong. Justin did not miss the opportunity to campaign for greening the environment in the social function Brgy. Capt. Robin had.

6. The audience knew right then that Kerxen is a well-renowned woman activist when she started her extemporaneous speech.

Activity 8

(Identify the Principle)

Basic Principles of a

Good Speech

Activity 8. Infer what principle is being applied in the following

situations.

7. Neil did not use street language in his after-dinner speech for he knew it was a formal event.

8. Madam Chloe, CEO of the company hosting the event, talked about her aspirations and how she achieved them rather than lecturing the company’s statistics.

9. Brylle and Jedren prepared detailed outlines before memorizing their oratorical speeches.

10. When preparing his declamation, Yasu thought about the theme of the VOC Book Month.

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Be a confident public speaker!

COMIC

STRIPS

Justin helping Neil preparing his speech…

Mommy Chloe following up son Alfonso on his literature report…

WEBSITE

www.toondoo.com

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Now, say to yourself: I am a successful

public speaker!