10 COMMANDMENTS...

...OF PUBLIC

SPEAKING

#1KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

#2

PLAN, PLAN, PLAN

90% OF SUCCESS IS PREPARATION

Y ou can’t prepare badly and give a good speech; you can’t prepare well and give a bad one.

OUTLINE FROM THE MIDDLE#3

2. MAIN POINTS

1. GENERAL TOPIC

3. INTRODUCTION 4. CONCLUSION

#4

TEWYGTE /

TE /

TEWYTE

MUSHY ICE CREAM…

Or a Or a LUSCIOUS LUSCIOUS SUNDAE??SUNDAE??

CHOOSE STRONG FIRST AND LAST WORDS

#5

ALWAYS USE “EXTRAS”

#6

KEEP THE

PINBALL

HOPPING

#7

KNOW YOUR MUST’S, MAY’S, AND MIGHT’S

#8

MAY’SMUST’S

Might

Might

Might

BE ORGANIZED

--EVEN WHEN SPEAKING OFF THE CUFF

#9

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DON’T BE A QUEEG

#10HANDLE Q & A SKILLFULLY

Consider Why People Ask QuestionsTo get more information about

what you’ve saidTo see if they’ve understoodTo share their knowledgeTo challenge or dispute

To Prepare for Q & A…

Know your materialCompose a positive

attitudeIdentify your 2-4 main

pointsCreate “bridges”