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SPEECHCRAFT

Presented By:

Name of Club:

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WHAT IS SPEECHCRAFT ?

• To guide participants on the skills of public speaking

• Opportunity for participants to present 3 to 6 minutes speeches, introduce speakers, serve as evaluators, speaking on your feet

• As a tool to build club membership and build new clubs

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OBJECTIVES OF SPEECHCRAFT

• Develop leadership skills

• Teach public speaking skills

• Marketing tool to create Toastmasters awareness

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FEATURES

• Table Topics

• Prepared Speeches

• Evaluation

• Role playing

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DUTIES OF ROLE PLAYERS

• Sergeant at arms

• Toastmasters of the evening

• Table Topics Master

• Table Topics evaluators

• Grammarian

• Ah Counters

• Humor Master

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DUTIES OF ROLE PLAYERS

• Timer

• Recorder

• Speech evaluators

• General Evaluator

• Chairman of the meeting

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AGENDA

• Introduction to Public Speaking• Duties of role players• Ice breaker and introduce a speaker• Speaking with sincerity• Organise your speech and Speech Evaluation• Show what you mean• Vocal Variety• Work with Words• Graduation Speech

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SPEAKING AND COMMUNICATION

• Speaking speaker delivering a message to a listener one way traffic

• Communication speaker delivering a message, listener listens and provide feedback 2 way traffic

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PURPOSE OF MAKING A SPEECH

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To motivate

• To inspire

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IMPROMPTU SPEECHES

• Topical or ABC method names of people, places and things

• Cause - Effect method why something happened and what happened as a result

• Problem – Solution method problems and solutions

• Geographical method east to west, north to south, one country to another

• Chronological method making a comparison

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ICE BREAKER

• To begin speaking before an audience• To introduce yourself to your fellow

speechcrafters

• Discussion– Insight understaning of you as an individual

– Structure - introduction, body and conclusion

– Rehearsing – note cards, script and time management

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THE SPEECH No. 1

• Values gained by the audience

• Introduction– Attention getter

• Body– Make a statement supporting facts

• Conclusion– Review, appeal or memorable statement

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THE GROUP WORK

• Preparing your Ice breaker speech• Select 2 or 3 areas where you like the members to

get to know you more– Birth place, parents, family, education, & career– Ambition, goals in life & personal expectation– Contributions to society– Personal beliefs– Life objectives– Hobbies and friends– Community you live in

Timing for the speech – 2 to 3 minutes

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INTRODUCING A SPEAKER

• Introduction to grab the audience’s attention– Expertise of the speaker– Set mood for the audience for the particular subject

• Body– Why this subject ?– Why this speaker ?– Why this audience ?– Why at this time ?

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INTRODUCING A SPEAKER

• Conclusion– To lead to the actual presentation of the speaker– Stand to lead the applause– Shake the speaker’s hand– Continue leading the applause

• Speak to the speaker to make an outline of the introduction, and rehearse

• After the speech, mention a few words of appreciation

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SPEAK WITH SINCERITY

• To convince the audience of your earnestness, sincerity, and conviction on a subject you thoroughly understand

• To confront and control any nervousness you may have

• Time: 3 to 5 minutes

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THE SPEECH No. 2

• Sincerity and Conviction– Advocate a point of view which you feel strongly– Be natural and forceful– Expression shall be combination of your thought and strong

feeling

• Primary Goal– Convey sincerity and conviction to your audience

• Speak with confidence– Direct the speech to yourself and the topic– Add excitement– Thorough research the topic and speak with confidence

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THE SPEECH No. 2

• Select your subject – From A to Z subjects– Have a definite point of view protest or appeal

• Show your concern– Make the audience interested in the subject– Identify source of your concern– Show them how the problem can be solved– Bring audience understanding and sympathy to your

side, ready to support you in your conviction– Something is wrong and how to put it right

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GROUP WORK SPEECH NO. 2

• Identify a topic of concern to you• List all the points why it is of concern to you• Gather facts and information to support your

concern

• Deliver the speech– Introduction – impact to show concern– Body – facts and information to support your

concern– Conclusion – appeal for actions or if the concern is

not observed what will be the consequences

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ORGANIZE YOUR SPEECH

• To organize your thoughts into a logical sequence that leads the audience to a clearly defined goal

• To build a speech outline that includes an opening, body and conclusion

• Time: 3 to 5 minutes

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SPEECH NO. 3DISCUSSION

• As a Speaker– To persuade them to accept your ideas– What must I do ?

• As a Persuader– Analyze what motivate your audience to agree with you– Develop your ideas to supply that motivation

• Define Your Mission– Decide what to talk about– Ensure subject is focused

• Presentation’s Mission– What you want to inpsire, entertain or inform ?

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SPEECH NO. 3DISCUSSION

• What organize the speech– You are the seller of the idea– To enable audience to think logically

• Develop and outline– Assemble ideas in a logical sequence– Organize into 3 parts introduction, body and

conclusion

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GROUP WORK SPEECH NO. 3

• Prepare a speech of interest to the audience

• Deliver it in a logical sequence• Introduction

– To catch immediate attention– To arouse interest– To lead into the speech subject– To help listeners to remember

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GROUP WORK SPEECH NO. 3

• Body – Contain the factual information– Brainstorm all ideas– Classify them into 3 major points– Explain each points with facts, ideas, story and quote

authority

• Conclusion – Audience can remember best what it hears last– Closing with a memorable statement– Reinforce your ideas/message– Summary of what you have said– Appeal for action, story, quotation or illustration

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GROUP WORK SPEECH NO. 3

• Transition– Use smooth transition when moving from

introduction to conclusion– Introduction attention getting– From preview to Body– In the body from one point to another– From the body to conclusion– In the conclusion from the review to the memorable

statement

• Write your speech

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SHOW WHAT YOU MEAN

• To learn the value of gestures and body movements as part of a speech

• To explore the different ways of using body language

• To develop a sense of timing and natural smooth body movement

• Time: 3 to 5 minutes

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SPEECH NO. 4 DISCUSSION

• What is Body language ?– Body movement, eyes contact, facial expression

• Why use body language ?– To illustrate and emphasize the points

• Seeing is believing– To express sincerity and conviction

• Movement– Standing in one place– Moving around – Movement emphasize message– Purposeful and appropriate movement

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SPEECH NO. 4 DISCUSSION

• Gestures– Involves hands, arms to illustrate a point

• Facial expression– Eyes, eyebrows, mouth– Sadness, fear, happiness, frustration, excitement– Interest, confidence and uncertainty

• Eye Contact– Expression of sincerity – Respect

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GROUP WORK NO. 4

• Choose a subject where it involves body movement– Dancing, mountain climbing, camping, driving– Boxing, music, fishing, jogging, exercise

• Identify the speech objective – to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to motivate or to inpsire

• List all the ideas and points• Have an interesting introduction, body with facts

and interesting conclusion• Write the speech

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VOCAL VARIETY

• To explore the use of voice, volume, pitch, rate and quality as assets to your speech

• To apply the principles of a well developed voice to a praticular speech

• Time: 3 to 5 minutes

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SPEECH NO. 5 DISCUSSION

• Build a speaking voice– Involve your mind, body and voice– As a tool to impress people– Awareness– A desire to work at it

• Kinds of voice– Reasonant, musical and easy to listen– Harsh, monotonous or tiresome

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SPEECH NO. 5 DISCUSSION• A good speaking voice

– Loud enough to be heard– Clear enough to be understood– Expressive enough to be interesting

• Volume– Loud enough to be heard

• Pitch– Vary pitch to convey emotion and conviction

• Rate– 120 to 160 words per minute

• Quality– Relax your throat, eliminate tension

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GROUP WORK NO. 5

• Choose a subject that lends easily to the use of vocal variety

• To quote or imitate different tones or voices or manners of speaking– The vocie I like– An experience I would not repeat– A voice in the night– Use your imagination to portray daily life

situations• Write your speech

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WORK WITH WORDS

• To gain an understanding of the functions and uses of the spoken word

• To select precisely the right words required to communictae your ideas

• To avoid common mistakes in word use

• Time: 3 to 5 minutes

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SPEECH NO. 6 DISCUSSION

• Thinking and speaking– Translate thoughts & feelings into a spoken language

• What words do ?– Label and classify– Relate an inicdent– Loaded– Make attitudes permanent

• Speaking style– Spoken words should be easily understandable to the ear– Clarity, simple words, appropriateness, vividness

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SPEECH NO. 6 DISCUSSION

• Clarity– Short and simple sentences– Words used should be specific and concrete

• Appropriateness– Choose words to relate directly to audience– Use words and ideas that place the speaker

• Vividness– Use alive words conveying mental images– Words of feelings– Use of stories, word pictures and actions words

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GROUP WORK NO. 6

• Select a subject that will allow you to use words in a precise manner

• To discuss words themselves– Common mistakes– Histories of words

• Words carefully choosen– Clear, accurate, colorful, vivid and appropriate to the

audience

• Write your speech

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SPEECH EVALUATIONS

• Why evaluations ?– Finding out areas for improvement from more

experienced speakers

• Methods of evaluations– Open discussions

– Selling

– Asking questions

– Pro and Cons

– Use evalutation forms

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THE SPEAKERS WANT TO KNOW......

• What was good about my speech ?

• What can be improved ?

• Did I get the points across ?

• What do you sugest by way of helping me to improve ?

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EVALUATIONS - PIN METHOD

• P stands for Positive

• I stands for Interesting

• N stands for Negative

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EVALUATIONSPOINT OF EMPHASIS

• The openings• The conclusions• The body

– Statement and material– Supporting facts– Delivery– Result – Message

• Areas for improvement

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SPEECHCRAFT GRADUATION

• If you have been following through all the sessions of the speechcraft, you will have done at least 6 speeches

• You shall receive a certificate from Toastmasters International to confirm that you have successfully attended the speechcraft session