Following are several guidelines for using visual aids effectively in your speech.
1. Plan carefully when to use visual aids.
2. Carefully consider audience needs.
3. Show visual aids only when talking about them.
4. Talk about the visual aid while showing it.
5. Display visual aids so that everyone in the audience can see them.
6. Talk to your audience, not to the visual aid.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking:handouts
Have handouts ready and give them out at the appropriate time. Tell audience ahead of time that you will be giving out an outline of your presentation so that they will not waste time taking unnecessary notes during your presentation.
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking:audio-visual aids
When using audio-visual aids to enhance your presentation, be sure all necessary equipment is set up and in good working order prior to the presentation. If possible, have an emergency backup system readily available. Check out the location ahead of time to ensure seating arrangements for audience, whiteboard, blackboard, lighting, location of projection screen, sound system, etc. are suitable for your presentation.
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking:Pause
Pause. Allow yourself and your audience a little time to reflect and think. Don't race through your presentation and leave your audience, as well as yourself, feeling out of breath.
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking:Speak
Speak to your audience, listen to their questions, respond to their reactions, adjust and adapt. If what you have prepared is obviously not getting across to your audience, change your strategy mid-stream if you are well prepared to do so. Remember that communication is the key to a successful presentation. If you are short of time, know what can be safely left out. If you have extra time, know what could be effectively added. Always be prepared for the unexpected.
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking:Do not read from notes
Do not read from notes for any extended length of time although it is quite acceptable to glance at your notes infrequently. Speak loudly and clearly. Sound confident. Do not mumble. If you made an error, correct it, and continue. No need to make excuses or apologize profusely.
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking:Maintain sincere eye contact
Maintain sincere eye contact with your audience. Use the 3-second method, e.g. look straight into the eyes of a person in the audience for 3 seconds at a time. Have direct eye contact with a number of people in the audience, and every now and then glance at the whole audience while speaking. Use your eye contact to make everyone in your audience feel involved.
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking: Speak with conviction
Speak with conviction as if you really believe in what you are saying. Persuade your audience effectively. The material you present orally should have the same ingredients as that which are required for a written research paper, i.e. a logical progression from INTRODUCTION (Thesis statement) to BODY (strong supporting arguments, accurate and up-to-date information) to CONCLUSION (re-state thesis, summary, and logical conclusion).
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking:body language
Body language is important. Standing, walking or moving about with appropriate hand gesture or facial expression is preferred to sitting down or standing still with head down and reading from a prepared speech. Use audio-visual aids or props for enhancement if appropriate and necessary. Master the use of presentation software such as PowerPoint well before your presentation. Do not over-dazzle your audience with excessive use of animation, sound clips, or gaudy colors which are inappropriate for your topic. Do not torture your audience by putting a lengthy document in tiny print on an overhead and reading it out to them.
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking
Know the needs of your audience and match your contents to their needs. Know your material thoroughly. Put what you have to say in a logical sequence. Ensure your speech will be captivating to your audience as well as worth their time and attention. Practice and rehearse your speech at home or where you can be at ease and comfortable, in front of a mirror, your family, friends or colleagues. Use a tape-recorder and listen to yourself. Videotape your presentation and analyze it. Know what your strong and weak points are. Emphasize your strong points during your presentation.
When you are presenting in front of an audience, you are performing as an actor is on stage. How you are being perceived is very important. Dress appropriately for the occasion. Be solemn if your topic is serious. Present the desired image to your audience. Look pleasant, enthusiastic, confident, proud, but not arrogant. Remain calm. Appear relaxed, even if you feel nervous. Speak slowly, enunciate clearly, and show appropriate emotion and feeling relating to your topic. Establish rapport with your audience. Speak to the person farthest away from you to ensure your voice is loud enough to project to the back of the room. Vary the tone of your voice and dramatize if necessary. If a microphone is available, adjust and adapt your voice accordingly.
When you are presenting in front of an audience, you are performing as an actor is on stage. How you are being perceived is very important. Dress appropriately for the occasion. Be solemn if your topic is serious. Present the desired image to your audience. Look pleasant, enthusiastic, confident, proud, but not arrogant. Remain calm. Appear relaxed, even if you feel nervous. Speak slowly, enunciate clearly, and show appropriate emotion and feeling relating to your topic. Establish rapport with your audience. Speak to the person farthest away from you to ensure your voice is loud enough to project to the back of the room. Vary the tone of your voice and dramatize if necessary. If a microphone is available, adjust and adapt your voice accordingly.
Public Speaking: Handouts
If you want your public speaking handout material to be kept forever, you must give each audience member a reason to keep it. I do this by strategically adding important reference material to EACH PAGE of the speaking handout. This material was picked specifically for that day's audience.
The reference items could be important phone numbers, web site addresses, book titles, or even humor that applies to the audience*s industry. The reason the information isn't put on one page at the back of the handout is because that page could be torn off and the rest of the handout thrown away. Don't forget to put your contact information on every page of the handout too.
The reference items could be important phone numbers, web site addresses, book titles, or even humor that applies to the audience*s industry. The reason the information isn't put on one page at the back of the handout is because that page could be torn off and the rest of the handout thrown away. Don't forget to put your contact information on every page of the handout too.
Public Speaking:COOL COLOR COMMENTARY
Flip Chart Color
=> Black, blue and green inks have the greatest visibility.
=> Blue is the most pleasing color to look at with red coming in second (note: pleasing to look at and visibility are not the same)
=> Do not do the whole chart in red ink.
=> Avoid purple, brown, pink and yellow inks.
=> Permanent markers give the most vivid color but dry out faster if you leave the cap off. They also frequently bleed thru to the next page. Forget trying to get the ink out of your clothes.
=> Water colors are less vivid and squeak when you write. Ink will wash out of clothing.
Use Color Thoughtfully
=> Use bright colors for small graphics to make them stand out.
=> Use subtle colors for large graphics so they don't overwhelm.
Use Color Psychologically
According to Greg Bandy in Multimedia Presentation Design for the Uninitiated certain colors evoke certain emotions.
=> RED = Brutal, Dangerous, Hot, Stop!
=> DARK BLUE = Stable, Trustworthy, Calm
=> LIGHT BLUE = Cool, Refreshing
=> GRAY = Integrity, Neutral, Mature
=> PURPLE = Regal, Mysterious
=> GREEN = Organic, Healthy, New life, Go Money
=> ORANGE / YELLOW = Sunny, Bright, Warm
=> WHITE (if I make the example white you couldn't see it) = Pure, Hopeful, Clean
=> BLACK = Serious, Heavy, Profitable, Death Since "death" is a pretty heavy way to end this section, I will give you a reference to find out more about outstanding visual design.
=> Black, blue and green inks have the greatest visibility.
=> Blue is the most pleasing color to look at with red coming in second (note: pleasing to look at and visibility are not the same)
=> Do not do the whole chart in red ink.
=> Avoid purple, brown, pink and yellow inks.
=> Permanent markers give the most vivid color but dry out faster if you leave the cap off. They also frequently bleed thru to the next page. Forget trying to get the ink out of your clothes.
=> Water colors are less vivid and squeak when you write. Ink will wash out of clothing.
Use Color Thoughtfully
=> Use bright colors for small graphics to make them stand out.
=> Use subtle colors for large graphics so they don't overwhelm.
Use Color Psychologically
According to Greg Bandy in Multimedia Presentation Design for the Uninitiated certain colors evoke certain emotions.
=> RED = Brutal, Dangerous, Hot, Stop!
=> DARK BLUE = Stable, Trustworthy, Calm
=> LIGHT BLUE = Cool, Refreshing
=> GRAY = Integrity, Neutral, Mature
=> PURPLE = Regal, Mysterious
=> GREEN = Organic, Healthy, New life, Go Money
=> ORANGE / YELLOW = Sunny, Bright, Warm
=> WHITE (if I make the example white you couldn't see it) = Pure, Hopeful, Clean
=> BLACK = Serious, Heavy, Profitable, Death Since "death" is a pretty heavy way to end this section, I will give you a reference to find out more about outstanding visual design.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Pronuciation Practicing
STRESS AND INTONATION
The words are stressed on the first syllable.
accurately anecdote anyone audience
basic benefit certain compliment
confidence detail (n.) difficult figure
humorous item message necessary
nervous nervousness newspaper paragraph
podium practice public purpose
radio satisfied sequence someone
subheading summarize system television
tension title thoroughly visual
hesitate aircraft history fascinate
contact failure London gentleman
These words are stressed on the second syllable.
adjustment aloud attention attract
begin collate collect completely
consist construction deliver deserve
excitement forget idea material
familiarize prepare prevent real-life
recorder remind revise until
metropolis select subheading
These words are stressed on the third syllable.
inexperienced preparation punctuation underline
overcome information understand opportunity
This word is stressed on the fourth syllable.
responsibility
SUBSTITUTION DRILLS
1. Good morning , ladies and gentlemen.
Good evening
2. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
3. Good morning , everyone.
Good evening
4. Good afternoon, everyone.
5. I am here today to talk to you about London
Bangkok
Paris
Chiang Mai
6. Welcome to Flight BA 10 to London.
Flight TG 911 to Bangkok
Practice the following speeches.
Speech 1.Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Flight BA 10 to London. In order to familiarize yourself with our aircraft, I would like to ask you to look at the information card in the seat-back pocket in front of you.
Speech 2.Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am here today to talk to you about London. London is a city of top attraction, and a city that is steeped in history and yet constantly changing. London is a fascinating metropolis of both past and present.
Thank you very much for the wonderful opportunity to speak with you today. I hope you have found this information useful. I also hope that should you need any other information about London, please do not hesitate to contact me.
The words are stressed on the first syllable.
accurately anecdote anyone audience
basic benefit certain compliment
confidence detail (n.) difficult figure
humorous item message necessary
nervous nervousness newspaper paragraph
podium practice public purpose
radio satisfied sequence someone
subheading summarize system television
tension title thoroughly visual
hesitate aircraft history fascinate
contact failure London gentleman
These words are stressed on the second syllable.
adjustment aloud attention attract
begin collate collect completely
consist construction deliver deserve
excitement forget idea material
familiarize prepare prevent real-life
recorder remind revise until
metropolis select subheading
These words are stressed on the third syllable.
inexperienced preparation punctuation underline
overcome information understand opportunity
This word is stressed on the fourth syllable.
responsibility
SUBSTITUTION DRILLS
1. Good morning , ladies and gentlemen.
Good evening
2. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
3. Good morning , everyone.
Good evening
4. Good afternoon, everyone.
5. I am here today to talk to you about London
Bangkok
Paris
Chiang Mai
6. Welcome to Flight BA 10 to London.
Flight TG 911 to Bangkok
Practice the following speeches.
Speech 1.Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Flight BA 10 to London. In order to familiarize yourself with our aircraft, I would like to ask you to look at the information card in the seat-back pocket in front of you.
Speech 2.Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am here today to talk to you about London. London is a city of top attraction, and a city that is steeped in history and yet constantly changing. London is a fascinating metropolis of both past and present.
Thank you very much for the wonderful opportunity to speak with you today. I hope you have found this information useful. I also hope that should you need any other information about London, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Public Speaking:Tips
Know the room.
Be familiar with the place in which you will speak.Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.
Know the audience.
Greet some of the audience as they arrive.It's easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers.
Know your material.
Practice your speech and revise it if necessary.If you're not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will increase.
Relax.
Ease tension by doing exercises.
Visualize yourself giving your speech.
Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear, and assured.When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be successful.
Realize that people want you to succeed.
They don't want you to fail.Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative, and entertaining.
Don't apologize.
If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you may be calling the audience's attention to something they hadn't noticed. Keep silent.
Concentrate on the message -- not the medium.
Focus your attention away from your own anxieties, and outwardly toward your message and your audience.Your nervousness will dissipate.
Turn nervousness into positive energy.
Harness your nervous energy and transform it into vitality and enthusiasm.
Gain experience.
Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking.A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need.
Reproduced with permission from Toastmasters International"Ten Tips for Successful Public Speaking" as found at http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.htm (10/2002)
Be familiar with the place in which you will speak.Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.
Know the audience.
Greet some of the audience as they arrive.It's easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers.
Know your material.
Practice your speech and revise it if necessary.If you're not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will increase.
Relax.
Ease tension by doing exercises.
Visualize yourself giving your speech.
Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear, and assured.When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be successful.
Realize that people want you to succeed.
They don't want you to fail.Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative, and entertaining.
Don't apologize.
If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you may be calling the audience's attention to something they hadn't noticed. Keep silent.
Concentrate on the message -- not the medium.
Focus your attention away from your own anxieties, and outwardly toward your message and your audience.Your nervousness will dissipate.
Turn nervousness into positive energy.
Harness your nervous energy and transform it into vitality and enthusiasm.
Gain experience.
Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking.A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need.
Reproduced with permission from Toastmasters International"Ten Tips for Successful Public Speaking" as found at http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.htm (10/2002)
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