PUBLIC SPEAKING
Speeches ~ Talks ~ Interviews ~ Presentations ~ Press Conferences

REFERENCE SOURCES
Books ~ Magazines ~ Newspapers ~ Pamphlets ~ Interviews ~ Discussions ~ Encyclopedias ~ Yearbooks/Almanacs ~ Indexes ~ Dictionaries ~ Biographies ~ Quotations ~ Humour Books ~ Government Publications ~ Vertical Files
PREPARATION
1. Be sure the subject you plan to discuss is appropriate and choose an appropriate title
2. Be sure you can find sufficient material for your subject
3. Plan your preparation time and for the amounted time allowed for your presentation
4. Tailor your talk to your audience
5. Gather material: read and make comprehensive notes including all sources
6. Use an outline to organize your material in logical sequence
7. Read and rehearse your speech aloud many times in front of a mirror
ON THE PODIUM CHECKLIST
OPENING
  • approach to the podium: walk quietly to the front of the room
  • pause - eye contact around the room
  • bearing: stand politely on both feet with relaxed but good posture
  • acknowledgments
    • DELIVERY
  • audibility: can everyone hear you
  • pitch (strained?)
  • variety in voice and emotion (monotonous?)
  • interesting intro: anecdote, quotation, challenging question to audience, etc.
  • key points emphasized ~ variety
  • speed: talk slowly
  • effective pauses
  • enunciation
  • pronunciation
  • mood
  • audience contact
  • podium behaviour
  • nervous ticks? annoying and distracting habits?
  • energy and enthusiasm
    • CONTENT
  • organization of material
  • interesting topic
  • topic narrowed
  • well researched
  • good examples and asides
  • good use of speech cards
  • well practised
  • good summation: i.e. summary, restated points, anecdote, illustration, call for action from audience
    • SUGGESTED SPEECHES ~ TALKS ~ DEMONSTRATIONS ~ INTERVIEWS
  • 1. Media Announcer: news ~ sports ~ announcements ~ song intros
  • 2. Demonstration
  • 3. Editorial or Soap Box Speech
  • 4. Sales Talk
  • 5. Narrative ~ Joke ~ Anecdote
  • 6. Formal Speech
  • 7. Review: movie ~ music ~ TV show ~ book ~ play
  • 8. Interview
  • 9. Poem or Song
  • 10. Impromptu (instructor's choice) or "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words"
    • CLASS EVALUATION FORM (20 marks per column)  NAME:
    STUDENT NAME
    LOUD/CLEAR
    PROJECTION
    ENERGY - EYES
    EXPRESSION
    PREPARED
    REHEARSED
    MATERIAL
    WELL-WRITTEN
    OVERALL
    ENTERTAINING
    MARK
    TOTAL
    Edward Bear
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    Adolph Bighetty
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    Linda Bighetty
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    Marlene Bighetty
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    James Caribou
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    Brian Castel
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    Raymond Castel
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    Sidney Castel
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    Delores Charlotte
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    Elise Colomb
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    Lorna Daniels
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    Marshall Daniels
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    Victoria Daniels
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    Amanda Dumas
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    Amy Dumas
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    April Dumas
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    Karen Dumas
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    George Francois
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    Lorraine Francois
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    Lucien Francois
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    Moise Francois
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    Darlene Flett
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    Daisy Linklater
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    Marlene Linklater
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    Ramsey Linklater
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    Wilma Linklater
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    Serena Moore
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    John Ross
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    Rena Ross
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    Matt Sinclair
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    Eileen Weihe
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