PUBLIC SPEAKING COURSE (BA310035)

INTENDED FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE STUDENTS (4TH SMT)

ADAB FACULTY- THE STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SUNAN AMPEL SURABAYA 2013-2014

Lecturer: Raudlotul Jannah, M. Appl.

What do you need to have in public speaking?

Week 2 – Public Speaking Ingredients

Today’s Outline

I.  Get Ready With the Key Terms in PS II.  Brainstorming: Common Problems in PS III.  Public Speaking Ingredients

§  Things you should be aware of §  Get prepare and §  Get ready

What Do You Know About ….

² Adrenaline ² Channel ² Critical thinking

² Ethnocentrism ² Feedback

²  Interferences ² Listener/

audience

² Message ² Positive

nervousness

² Situation/ context

² Speaker ² Stage fright ² Visualization

Key Term 1

Anxiety (feeling of worry) over the prospect of giving a speech in

front of an audience.

² Stage fright

Key Term 2

A hormone released into

the bloodstream in response to physical or mental

stress.

² Adrenaline

Key Term 3

Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his

presentation.

² Positive nervousness

Key Term 4

Mental imaging in

which a speaker vividly pictures

himself or herself giving a successful

presentation.

² Visualization

Key Term 5

The ability to see clearly

the relationships among ideas

and the differences

between fact and opinion.

² Critical thinking

Key Term 6

The person who is

presenting an oral

message to a listener.

² Speaker

Key Term 7

Whatever a speaker

communicates to someone

else.

² Message

Key Term 8

The means by which a

message is communicated.

² Channel

Key Term 9

The person who receives the speaker’s

message.

² Listener/ audience

Key Term 10

The messages (verbal/non-verbal, facial,

physical reactions) sent

from a listener to a

speaker.

² Feedback

Key Term 11

Anything that impedes the

communication of a message

(it can be external or internal to listeners).

² Interferences

Key Term 12

The time and place in which

speech communication

occurs.

² Situation/ context

Key Term 13

The belief that one’s

own group or culture is

superior to all other groups or cultures.

² Ethnocentrism

How Would You Deal With ….?

Ø Stage-fright and nervousness Ø Very large and crowded audiences Ø Cynical and unenthusiastic audiences Ø  Forgetting what you want to say Ø Short and limited time Ø  Technical problems: blackout, unworkable

sound systems, incomplete facilities, etc.

Speaking in Public: What Do You Need to Know?

①  Presentation format • Panel or individual speaking? • Regular speaker or dinner speaker? • Short time (15’) or long time (60’)? • Question & answer session or not? •  Expectation from the audience?

Speaking in Public: What Do You Need to Know?

②  Audience • Who are your audiences? • Head of the company or co-workers? • University or high school students? •  Experts or novices participants? • A mixed group or same level group?

Speaking in Public: What Do You Need to Know?

③  Location/ situation •  Indoor or outdoor stage? •  Large or small room? •  Well-equipped or not?

Speaking in Public: What Do You Need to Have?

④  Main message or summary statement.

⑤  The structure (outline) of the entire talk.

⑥  Strong and good start (the most prepared and polished part of the talk).

Speaking in Public: What Do You Need to Know?

⑦  Motivation •  What motivate you to do the talk. •  The importance of your message. •  Know people’s interest in the issues

you are discussing. •  Explain why they should pay

attention to it.

Speaking in Public: What Do You Need to Know?

⑧  Timing • Stick to your total allotted time. • Wrap up your talk on time. • Avoid adding unprepared introductory remarks.

Speaking in Public: What Do You Need to Know?

⑨  Flexibility • Be flexible to skip certain parts or expand on others depending on the real circumstances.

Speaking in Public: What Do You Need to Know?

⑩  Confidence & enthusiasm • Be confident during your presentation. • Don’t apologize for what you don’t have. •  Focus on what u can talk about. • Be comfortable when discussing the material.

Speaking in Public: What Do You Need to Know?

The last & the most important «  Prepare and practice

•  Tell someone about your outline; ask his/her opinion about it. • Act out your talk with friends. • Record yourself on audio or videotape. • Memorize the structure of your talk, the outline only, not every word.

References

The contents of the slides are adapted and adjusted from: §  Lucas, S. E. (2012). The art of public speaking. New York:

The McGraw-Hill Companies.

§  Hargittai, E. (2006, March 20). Public speaking do’s and don’t’s. Life Hacker. Retrieved from http://lifehacker.com

Thanks & See U Next Week

Get ready for public speaking thrills!!!