Speaking Tips
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Public Speaking
LS English 9: Miss Twaddell
SPEAKING TIPS
The Speech • 3-5 minutes long
• Effective introduction
• Clearly state thesis
• Organization!
• Transitions
• Effective conclusion
KNOW YOUR STUFF !
• The needs of your audience
• Your material
• Order of the speech
PERCEPTION IS KEY
• Dress appropriately
• Look confident
• Remain calm & relaxed
• Speak SLOWLY
• Enunciate
• Show appropriate emotion– “Walt’s Dead”
• Use inflection
• Don’t lean, sway, or tap
• Move, walk around the room when appropriate
• Make eye contact with your audience!
• Don’t stare at teacher, the presentation, the floor or ceiling
BODY LANGUAGE
SPEAK WITH CONVICTION
• Know when to stop talking
• Don’t mumble
• If you made an error, correct it
• No “ums, uhs, like”
• Be confident
• Hove a logical progression
• Don’t say, “That’s It!”
THE DON’TS OF PUBLIC SPEAKINGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhV5RgcNJjE