Public Speaking Public Speaking for Women for Women

LeadersLeadersPresented by Kathleen E. SchaferPresented by Kathleen E. Schafer

forforThe Women’s Campaign School at The Women’s Campaign School at

Yale UniversityYale University

Three Keys to Three Keys to Speaking SuccessSpeaking Success

Organize your thoughts Organize your thoughts Be clear and succinct so your message Be clear and succinct so your message

can easily be understoodcan easily be understood Be yourself Be yourself

Convey your passion about the issues Convey your passion about the issues you are discussingyou are discussing

Use your body language and voice Use your body language and voice Support your message and maximize Support your message and maximize

the impact on your audiencethe impact on your audience

What People Value as What People Value as You SpeakYou Speak

Level of self-confidenceLevel of self-confidence Level of enthusiasmLevel of enthusiasm Posture (head, shoulders, torso and feet)Posture (head, shoulders, torso and feet) Gestures and facial expressionsGestures and facial expressions Eye contact (95% on audience)Eye contact (95% on audience) Friendly mannerFriendly manner Variations in voice volumeVariations in voice volume Variation in rate; pausesVariation in rate; pauses Ability to speak impromptuAbility to speak impromptu Use of humorUse of humor Voice toneVoice tone Non-verbal communicationsNon-verbal communications

Organizing Your Organizing Your ThoughtsThoughts

Choose an objectiveChoose an objective Give them a reason to listenGive them a reason to listen

Analyze the situationAnalyze the situation To whom are you speaking? To whom are you speaking? What is the occasion?What is the occasion? Who else will be there? Who else will be there? Where will it take place?Where will it take place?

Presentation Outline Presentation Outline IntroductionIntroduction

Tell them what you are going to tell themTell them what you are going to tell them Main MessageMain Message

What do you want them to learn from you?What do you want them to learn from you? Three Key PointsThree Key Points

Clear points that support the messageClear points that support the message The Call to ActionThe Call to Action

What do you want them to do with your What do you want them to do with your message?message?

ConclusionConclusion Tell them what you told themTell them what you told them

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Kathleen SchaferKathleen Schafer www.leadershipconnection.net