Oral and Written CommunicationSession 2

Steve Seepersaud

For discussion:

What stayed with you from the last class session?

What can we take away?

• Good deal of information given out

• 2-3 talking points most easily remembered

• Sometimes those will be the main points

• Other times, it’s what is most resonant

Talking about yourself

• Intros at meetings or events

• Brief – 60 seconds is good target

• What would audience find interesting and relevant?

Longer autobiographical speeches

• Memorable moments

• Don’t give life story – needs some focus

• Have fun – let personality come through

Introducing other people

• Content is king!

• Get to know the person

• Think through what you want to say

• What is relevant to the occasion?

In-class speaking activity

• What college class did you enjoy the most? Why? What did you get from it?

• Two minutes max

• Pick overall theme, main points, express it in set amount of time