Delivering YOUR Speech

You will see a smaller version of the picture below on the slides that

contain the most important information that YOU WILL NEED to

copy AND study!

Getting ALL of these notes (whether you are absent OR out of class) is

YOUR responsibility!

4 Methods of Delivery

Impromptu Method

Extemporaneous Method

Manuscript Method

Memorized Method

Impromptu Method

A spur of the moment presentation

Speaker often speaks WITHOUT notes

Speaker is given a few seconds to one minute to prepare a short talk.

Take a minute to collect your thoughts (after given a topic or told to perform).

Think of 2-3 points before saying anything.

Impromptu MethodThe BEST way to organize an IMPROMPTU

speech is to look at the audience, introduce yourself, and…

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1. INTRODUCE yourself and the topic that you will be speaking about.

2. SHARE the information you want to

3. CONCLUDE by summarizing what you shared with them.

Extemporaneous Method

An outline is prepared BUT speaker does not plan each word or sentence

Outlines are put on note cards or a single sheet of paper using key words/phrases

Introduction and conclusion are carefully planned and strong—introduction and conclusions are often memorized.

Extemporaneous method is most often used in public speaking! **It allows time to respond to audience questions/concerns

Manuscript Method • Speaker writes out entire speech and

delivers from typed or written paper.

• Speaker knows content (ideas/information of speech) so well that they can look at the audience often enough to establish EFFECTIVE eye contact.

• Manuscript method is important to use when you MUST ….

(1)…be sure to say exactly what you mean

(2)…have a very tight time limit(3)…have very detailed information to

present.

Manuscript Method (cont.)

You, as the speaker, may go through 2-3 drafts as you write your ideas, read them out loud, and then revise.

________________________________________DISADVANTAGES:

Speaker (may) never look at the audience because they are too busy trying to stay on point

Speaker (may) never move—can’t leave manuscript

Cannot adapt to audience feedback or maintain eye contact if you READ to audience

Memorized Method Speakers write out a manuscript

(text, script, document, etc.) and MEMORIZE it verbatim (word for word).

Memorized method does take a lot of work, BUT it leaves speaker free to move and look directly at audience because there is no need for notes !

Memorized Method

DISADVANTAGES:

1. The speaker ONLY remembers words and not particularly the ideas.

2. If words are not attached to main ideas, speaker will possibly have difficulty thinking on their feet if they forget one word. In other words, the speaker may have a hard time improvising.

…for today that is!!!

Warm Up…4/15

On the note card provided for you:

1. Write which method of delivery the speaker in your assigned clip (A, B, C, or D) used.

2. Briefly explain WHY you chose the method you did.

Journal # —4/15

Respond to the following:

Is there anything about the

4 Speech Delivery Methods

that YOU do not understand?

PERSONAL DELIVERY

Cross your “t’s” and dot your “i’s” as you present in the following

nonverbal areas:

Appearance Voice Facial Expression Eye Contact Gestures Movement

APPEARANCE

“I kept getting distracted by all her shiny, sparkling jewelry.”

APPEARANCE Appear confident!

Remember the audience looks at your clothes, hair, posture, movements, and mannerisms and creates an impression of you.

You MAY dress differently for a classroom speech presentation (with permission of the teacher/administration).

Your appearance needs to support your message, NOT distract the listener.

“I can’t listen to him for more than two minutes before I fall asleep.”

“She gets nervous and talks so fast I cannot understand what she is saying.”

VOICE

—VOICE—4 Elements of YOUR voice:

Volume: loudness or softness of one’s voice

Rate: speed at which you speak No voiced pauses—”ah”, “um”, “you know”,

“like”

Pitch: highness or lowness of one’s voice High pitch—expresses excitement or pleasure Low pitch—expresses sadness or seriousness

Vocal Quality: the actual sound of one’s voice Raspy, whiney, squeaky, etc.

—VOICE—Clarity is the clearness of speaker’s words

It is a total distraction to the listener when words are mispronounced.______________________________________________________

EXAMPLES:INCORRECT: CORRECT:Gode GoldEatin’ Eat-ingAmonia Pneu-mon-iaAthuletix Ath-le-ticsAxed AskedSettemba Sept-em-berShoulda/should of should

have

Facial Expression

Use expressions that are APPROPRIATE to the content (ideas/information) of the speech.

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For example: An excited and animated face sends the nonverbal message that the speaker is interesting and believes the topic is important.

For example: NO smile sends the nonverbal message that speaker is totally not interesting and could care less about the topic they are presenting.

Facial Expression (Participation)

I promise you the best summer of your life if you work at Adventure Land.

It is a great honor to speak to this group today. I could hardly wait to get here.

I want to talk about one of our country’s most serious problems—the war on terrorism.

It is time to welcome our winning basketball coach, Coach LeBron James. Let’s give our favorite coach a great big DeSoto West welcome!

EYE CONTACT

WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT?

GESTURES

Gestures are movements of the head, shoulders, hands, or arms to EMPHASIZE points.

Don’t want to overuse gestures because they are likely to become a _____________ to the audience.

How do YOU predict a speaker would gesture or move while saying the following

statements?

He center crouched, and then exploded with a winning three-point basket.

As the earth moves around the sun, we experience night and day.

There are three—only three—major issues in this campaign.

GESTURES (Participation)

Movement

Movement makes messages clearer to

audience.

MovementDO’S

Take a few steps during major turning points in your speech.

Face audience in same direction you are moving.

Stand balanced on both feet with your weight forward.

DON’TS

Pace back and forth

Gesture all the time

Rest your weight on one foot (causes a loss of balance)

Play with any (loose) objects (in your pocket or on podium)

Microphone Etiquette

Don’t tap on the microphone to test it.

Say, “Test one, two,

three.”

Don’t stand too close to the

microphone; it magnifies each

sound.

Don’t look at the microphone while

speaking.

Don’t yell or raise your voice when

using a microphone.

Don’t let the microphone block your face as you

speak.

Don’t swing the microphone on it’s

cord.

…again for today that is!!!