LOOK/SOUND LKE A LOOK/SOUND LKE A

PUBLC SPEAKER PUBLC SPEAKER

APPEARANCE APPEARANCE
Rules of attire for public Rules of attire for public
speakers? speakers?
look credible look credible
look better than the look better than the
audience audience
Clothing Clothing
Grooming Grooming
Artifacts Artifacts
POSTURE POSTURE
GESTURES GESTURES
NonverbaI EmbIems NonverbaI EmbIems
direct verbal translations/widely understood direct verbal translations/widely understood
NonverbaI Adapters NonverbaI Adapters
potentially problematic/unintentional movements potentially problematic/unintentional movements
NonverbaI IIIustrators NonverbaI IIIustrators
used to demonstrate & reinforce verbal messages used to demonstrate & reinforce verbal messages
Peek Peek- -a a- -boo! boo!
EYE CONTACT EYE CONTACT
Why does eye contact remain an Why does eye contact remain an
important public speaking cue? important public speaking cue?
ACAL EXPRESSONS ACAL EXPRESSONS
NONVERBAL MMEDACY NONVERBAL MMEDACY
The degree of perceived closeness: The degree of perceived closeness:
physical or psychological physical or psychological
La la la la la... La la la la la...
Projection Projection
Volume Volume
Pitch Pitch
Rate Rate
Pronunciation Pronunciation
Articulation Articulation
Pausing Pausing
Emphasis Emphasis
Articulator Agility Articulator Agility
is a Marvelous Ability is a Marvelous Ability
Manipulating the Dexterity Manipulating the Dexterity
The Tongue The Tongue
The Teeth The Teeth
The Lips The Lips
To sit in solemn silence To sit in solemn silence
On a dull dark dock On a dull dark dock
n a pestilential prison n a pestilential prison
With a life long lock With a life long lock
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp, shock Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp, shock
rom a cheap and chippy chopper rom a cheap and chippy chopper
On a big black block On a big black block
LOLTA LOLTA
LGHT O MY LE LGHT O MY LE
RE O MY LONS RE O MY LONS
MY SN, MY SOUL, LOLTA MY SN, MY SOUL, LOLTA
THE TP O THE TONGUE THE TP O THE TONGUE
TAKNG A TRP O THREE TWRLS TAKNG A TRP O THREE TWRLS
LO LO- -L L- -TA TA
My what? My what?
Developing Your Developing Your
Rhetorical Style Rhetorical Style
. . Choose a style that fits you. Choose a style that fits you.
2. 2. Don't stress style over substance. Don't stress style over substance.
3. 3. Build on your own strengths as a communicator. Build on your own strengths as a communicator.
3 things to consider: 3 things to consider:
Approaches public speaking as you were a performer on Approaches public speaking as you were a performer on
a stage. a stage.
Builds tension when telling a story &/or exaggerates for Builds tension when telling a story &/or exaggerates for
emphasis emphasis
Uses colorful language to create mood or paint a picture Uses colorful language to create mood or paint a picture
Magnified gestures Magnified gestures
Longer eye contact Longer eye contact
Vocal variety Vocal variety
Dramatic Style Dramatic Style
Energy, enthusiasms, excitement are central Energy, enthusiasms, excitement are central
characteristics characteristics
Audience knows what an animated speaker thinks or Audience knows what an animated speaker thinks or
feels feels
Animated Style Animated Style
Open Style Open Style
Conversational Conversational
nvites audience involvement nvites audience involvement
Pleasant, sincere, trusting, self Pleasant, sincere, trusting, self- -disclosing. disclosing.
Not afraid to emotion, like Animated Style Not afraid to emotion, like Animated Style
Humorous Style Humorous Style
Relies primarily on humor to engage the audience Relies primarily on humor to engage the audience
Suspect that you are funny when communication? Suspect that you are funny when communication?
Get plenty of feedback to validate your perception! Get plenty of feedback to validate your perception!