Speaking to a group of people in an organizeway to inform, persuade or entertain
The prospect of speaking in front of people can bescary that public speaking became the most commonphobias.Fear often arise when we consider public speaking asa threat to our credibility.People overthink what is at stake when we speak,when public speaking is just about communicating.
The Three C’sof EffectiveCommunication
Clear, Concise, and Consistent
Say what you have to say to beunderstood
Clear
Say what you have to say in as fewwords as possible
Concise
Build trust and provide the informationthat is needed for action to be taken.
Consistent
In writing you can
impress but in talking you must
express.
Avoid the use of fillers and jargons.
Replace over-explaining by
encouraging feedback and
questions.
CLEAR
Inform the who, what, why, when andwhere.Divide in opening, body and summary.Speak to the entire audience even whenyou are in a small group.
CONCISE
Build trust by keeping people informed.Not prepared to fully communicate? Addressthe fact that there is a situation and moreinformation will be given.
CONSISTENT
Element of Public Speaking
SPEAKER, MESSAGE, MEDIUM OR CHANNEL, EFFECT OR FEEFBACK, AND AUDIENCE
The source of the messagemotivation when making the presentationcredibility as a speakerstyle and personality to communicateknowledge and ideas
speaker
refers to everything the speaker says, bothverbally and bodily.The verbal component can be analyzed in threebasic elements:ContentStyleStructure
message
Structure: The structure of a message is yourorganization. There are many ways to organize yourmessage; The structure could include anintroduction, a body or argument, and theconclusion.
Style: The way the content of the Speech ispresented.
Content: This is what the speaker says about thesubject or topic.
When your presentations are poorly organized, it
reduces the impact of the message.
For a speech or presentation to achieve the desired
objective, it must captivate and impact the
audience from the first 60 seconds until the end of
the intervention.
medium/channel of communication: the way in which information is transmitted from one person to another
Analysis of listeners
Needs
Age
Sex
Marital status
Race
Geographic location
Type of group (homogeneous or heterogeneous)
Education
Trade
Activity
Profession
Speaker
Analyse listeners before the speech and decide how to present ideas
Speaker
Adapt to the audience in their language and attire (as much as possible)
Feedback is the process through which the speaker receives aresponse or information from the audience that has heard themessage.The feedback process is not completed until the speaker hasresponded to the concerns of his audience.Be attentive to the nonverbal reactions and respond to thereactions of the public during the presentation.
Public Speaking is Communicatingthus the focus is to ensure an effectivecommunication