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Bullseye!Hitting the target with your speech
Presenter: MaggieESL Public Class Series
May 2014
• Wednesdays at 3:30 pm– May 7 Preparing your speech– May 14 Developing your speech– May 21 Helping your speech– May 28 Giving your speech
Helping Your Speech
• Using You– Personal Appearance– Body Language– Gestures
• Using Visual Aids– Types of visual aids– How to prepare– How to present
Using You
“The world is governed more by appearance than
realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to
know something as to know it.”
--Daniel Webster, 1782–1852
Personal Appearance
A B C D E F
Personal Appearance
You want the audience to pay attention to your words, not your appearance.
• Always dress a little better than your audience• Check your face in a mirror before• Avoid distracting items• Keep your hands away from your face
Business Casual
Khakis, slacks, casual shirts and blouses, loafers
Business Formal
Suits, dresses, dress shoes, neckties
Body Language
●Stand comfortably, but stand straight●Keep knees loose
●Make eye contact●5 seconds per person
●Scan the eyes of everyone●left to center to right●front to middle to back
1. LEFT -- -- -- -- 2. CENTER -- -- -- -- 3. RIGHT
6. BACK
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5. MIDDLE
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4. FRONT
Gestures
• Short and simple
• Emphatic– Don’t get carried away
• Natural
What not to wear or do
●Video: What Not to Wear[Writing Center at Texas A&M University]
Using Visual Aids
“A picture is worth a thousand
words.”-Anonymous
Visual Aids
• Anything your audience can see• Anything to help the audience better
understand your words• Many types of visual aids
Objects and Models
Photographs
Maps
Graphs
Graphs
Graphs
Charts
Boards and Flip Charts
Video
The Speaker (You!)
Handouts
PowerPoint (PPT)
Only use a PPT if it will enhance your message
Advantages of Visual Aids
• Your speech is...– More interesting– Easier to understand and remember
• You appear...– Better prepared– More credible– More professional
How to prepare visual aids
●Prepare well in advance●Keep simple●Make large enough to see●Use a limited amount of text●Use fonts, color, and images effectively and
strategically
How to present visual aids
●Display where listeners can see them●Avoid passing among the audience●Display only while discussing them●Explain clearly and concisely
How to present visual aids
●Talk to your audience, not your visual aid●Practice with your visual aids●Check the room and equipment
In summation...
• Using You• Using Visual Aids
Source
Source
LearningExpress, LLC
Source
Source
www.presentationzen.com
A Useful Resource
Toastmasters Internationalwww.toastmasters.org●Public speaking resources●Opportunities to speak●Weekly meetings in Zhengzhou
Next week
Wednesday, May 28 at 3:30 pmGiving your speech
●Language tips●Methods of delivery●And more!
English Corner
