Presented during the 2010 Provincial Extemporaneous-Speaking Conference

1. PUBLIC SPEAKING BASICS:
How to Drive (a Point) without a License
Mark Raygan E. Garcia
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2. Definition & History
 Process of speaking to a group of people in a structured,
deliberate manner: inform, influence, entertain
 Ancient Greece & Rome
 Oratory was a component of rhetoric (delivery of speeches);
important skill in public and private life
 Earliest work on the subject was written over 3000 years ago
Adapted from Wikipedia

3. Types of Public Speaking
 Informative
 To impart knowledge
 Persuasive
 To influence opinions
 Ceremonial
 To entertain, praise, commemorate
 Impromptu
 -same- no time preparation
 Extemporaneous
 -same- minimal time preparation
 Debate
 Combination; Parliamentary vs Oregon-Oxford; structured

4. Parts of a (Public Speaking) Speech
 Introduction
 Draw attention
 Establish connection
 Provide grounding / purpose
 Body
 Elaborate; provide examples, anecdotes
 Visualize flow
 Observe coherence, transition
 Conclusion
 Summarize points and answer “So what?”
 Call to action
 Provide alternatives
 End with a question/s

5. Stage Presence Essentials
 Platform Movement
 5-step
 3-step
 Gestures
 “Boxed in” hand gestures
 NO Judo chop
 NO Penguin flap
 Facial Expression / Eye Contact
 Audience scanning
 Let your body speak

6. Conquering Public Speaking Fear
(by Dr. Morton C. Orman)
 Thinking that public speaking is inherently stressful (it’s
not)
 Thinking you need to be brilliant or perfect to succeed
(you don’t)
 Trying to impart too much information or cover too
many points in a short presentation.
 Having the wrong purpose in mind (to get rather than
to give/contribute)
 Trying to please everyone (this is unrealistic)
 Trying to emulate other speakers (very difficult) rather
than simply being yourself (very easy).

7.  Trying to emulate other speakers (very difficult) rather
than simply being yourself (very easy).
 Being fearful of potential negative outcomes (they
almost never occur and even when they do, you can
use them to your advantage).
 Trying to control the wrong things (e.g. the behavior of
your audience)
 Spending too much time overpreparing (instead of
developing confidence and trust in your natural ability
to succeed).
 Thinking your audience will be as critical of your
performance as you might be.
Conquering Public Speaking Fear
(by Dr. Morton C. Orman)

8. Exercise: Say It
 I love you (sad)
 I hate you (seductive)
 Get lost (situation: dog is running after you)
 Come over here (situation: you feel disgusted)

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