Week 3 of a 4-part series on public speaking (Zhengzhou, China)

1. Bullseye!
Hitting the target with your speech
Presenter: Maggie
ESL Public Class Series

2. May 2014
• Wednesdays at 3:30 pm
– May 7 Preparing your speech
– May 14 Developing your speech
– May 21 Helping your speech
– May 28 Giving your speech

3. Helping Your Speech
• Using You
– Personal Appearance
– Body Language
– Gestures
• Using Visual Aids
– Types of visual aids
– How to prepare
– How to present

4. Using You
“The world is governed
more by appearance than
realities so that it is fully
as necessary to seem to
know something as to
know it.”
--Daniel Webster, 1782–
1852

5. Personal Appearance
A B C D E F

6. Personal Appearance
You want the audience to pay attention to your
words, not your appearance.
• Always dress a little better than your audience
• Check your face in a mirror before
• Avoid distracting items
• Keep your hands away from your face

7. Business Casual
Khakis, slacks,
casual shirts and
blouses, loafers

8. Business Formal
Suits,
dresses,
dress
shoes,
neckties

9. Body Language
● Stand comfortably, but stand straight
● Keep knees loose
● Make eye contact
● 5 seconds per person
● Scan the eyes of everyone
● left to center to right
● front to middle to back

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11. Gestures
• Short and simple
• Emphatic
– Don’t get carried away
• Natural

12. What not to wear or do
● Video: What Not to Wear
[Writing Center at Texas A&M University]

13. Using Visual Aids
“A picture is worth
a thousand
words.”
-Anonymous

14. Visual Aids
• Anything your audience can see
• Anything to help the audience better
understand your words
• Many types of visual aids

15. Objects and Models

16. Photographs

17. Maps

18. Graphs

19. Graphs

20. Graphs

21. Charts

22. Boards and Flip Charts

23. Video

24. The Speaker (You!)

25. Handouts

26. PowerPoint (PPT)
Only use a PPT if it will
enhance your message

27. Advantages of Visual Aids
• Your speech is...
– More interesting
– Easier to understand and
remember
• You appear...
– Better prepared
– More credible
– More professional

28. How to prepare visual aids
● Prepare well in advance
● Keep simple
● Make large enough to see
● Use a limited amount of text
● Use fonts, color, and images effectively and
strategically

29. How to present visual aids
● Display where listeners can see them
● Avoid passing among the audience
● Display only while discussing them
● Explain clearly and concisely

30. How to present visual aids
● Talk to your audience, not your visual aid
● Practice with your visual aids
● Check the room and equipment

31. In summation...
• Using You
• Using Visual Aids

32. Source

33. Source
LearningExpress,
LLC

34. Source

35. Source
www.presentationzen.com

36. A Useful Resource
Toastmasters International
www.toastmasters.org
●Public speaking resources
●Opportunities to speak
●Weekly meetings in Zhengzhou

37. Next week
Wednesday, May 28 at 3:30 pm
Giving your speech
●Language tips
●Methods of delivery
●And more!

38. English Corner

39. Thank you!
Any questions?
Email Maggie at 1926804784@QQ.com