Public Speaking For Success

Unit 1 – Scope and Nature of Public Speaking

• The nature of public speaking
• The scope of public speaking
• Purpose of the talk / speech
• The aims of public speaking
• Purposeful public speaking
• Critical factors in public speaking
• The ultimate message
• Speaker/listener relationship
• Channel to communicate with your audience
• Feedback (verbal and non-verbal)
• Interference

Unit 2 – Writing and Preparing a Speech

• The immense power of words
• Clarity and confusion
• Reorganising words leads to different results
• Asking a question during a speech
• Rhetoric and rhetorical devices
• Speech preparation
• Speech organisation
• Outline
• Purpose
• Subject statement
• Development
• Attention
• Transitions
• Orientation
• Conclusion and summary

Unit 3 – Presentation and Delivery

• A speech
• Volume, pitch and tone
• Projection (volume)
• Pitch and tone
• Voice quality
• Vocal health
• Dealing with nerves
• Respect and confidentiality
• Body language
• Grooming and clothes
• Posture and movement
• Delivering a speech
• Delivery modes
• Desirable features
• Attitude
• Cards/notes/teleprompter
• How to present a speech
• Visual aid and media
• Types of visual aids
• Reasons for and against the use visual aids and media
• For visual aids and media
• Against visual aids and media

Unit 4 – Toasts, Presentations and Entertainment

• Speaking for entertainment and toasting
• Toasts
• Content and focus
• Timing
• Humour
• Body language
• Voice
• Master of ceremonies (mc)
• Focus
• Paying attention to the audience
• Use of humour
• Voice and body language
• Story, script, and narrative
• Preparation
• Vocal technique
• Adding character
• Body language
• Types of speeches
• Introductions and content
• Welcomes of a guest speaker
• Giving presentations
• Receiving presentations

Unit 5 – Debating and Presenting an Argument

• Presenting an argument
• What is rhetoric?
• Ethos: persuasion by character
• Pathos: persuasion by emotion
• Logos: persuasion by reason or logic
• Persuasive context
• Rhetorical triangle
• The speaker
• The audience
• The message
• The sides of the rhetorical triangle
• Constructing an argument for speech or debate
• Logic, fact and fallacy
• Constructing an argument
• What is a logical fallacy?
• Critical thinking
• Persuasive speaking

Unit 6- Lecturing and Informative Speech

• Ways to teach and share information
• Know your subject
• Fact check
• Questions and answers
• Use elements from other areas of public speaking
• Important points about fact-based presentations and educational presentations
• Structuring a lecture or informative presentation
• General educational lecture
• The Socratic Method
• Informative presentations and workshops
• Hands-on lectures: practicals, activities, and exercises
• Facilitating/moderating a panel
• The role of vulnerability

Unit 7 – Evaluating a Speech

• Evaluation can be considered an element of communication
• Quality and evaluation
• Anonymous or not?
• Feedback
• Ways to examine the quality of a speech/ speaker
• Evaluating a toast or entertainment speech
• Evaluating a debate or argument
• Evaluating a lecture or informative speech
• Regaining confidence after a poor speech

Unit 8 – Question Speaking for Broadcast Media

• Broadcasts
• Rhythm of speaking
• Slang and colloquial speech
• Filler words
• Developing a speech for broadcast media
• Radio and podcast or sound recordings
• Be professional and punctual!
• Keep cool!
• Don’t take yourself seriously!
• Sound recordings
• Television and film presentation
• Media interviews and speaking on panels

Unit 9 – PBL Project – Prepare and deliver a speech