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　　Tipsonmakingapublicspeech

　　Itisinterestingtonotethatspeechesarealways”given”or“delivered”.Theyarenever”said”.Whengivingaspeech,therefore,itisusefultothinkofyourselfasplayingapart,i.e.acting.Thiskindofactingcallsforanintegrationofverbalandnonverbalcommunication.Nonverbalcommunicationchieflyinvolvesthespeaker’sstanceandgesture,theeyecontactbetweenthespeakerandtheaudience,andagoodcontrolofthepresentationspeedoftalking/speaking.

　　Stance

　　Thisisimportanttothedeliveryofagoodspeech.Standupstraightandkeepyourheadup.Droppingyourheadlooksunprofessionalandmaypreventyouraudiencefromhearingyouclearly.Ontheotherhand,don’tstandlikeaguardonduty.Youhavetobeabletomoveinanaturalwayinordertoaddexpressiontoyourwords.Bodylanguage”says”alot.Avoidholdingyourhandstightlytogether;thiswillinterferewithfreeandnaturalmovement.Don’tplaywithkeysorcoinsinyourpocket;thiswilldistractyouraudience.

　　Gestures

　　Gesturesandfacialexpressionsarebothimportantaidstothespokenwordwhenyouarecommunicating.Adull,longspeechdeliveredwithoutexpression,withoutgesturesoreyecontactwillnotbewellreceived.Theskillisindecidinghowmuchgesturingtobeemployedandinmakingsurethatyourgesturesarenatural.

　　Ingeneral,thelagertheaudience,themoreexpansivethegesturesshouldbe,becausetheywillnotbeseensoclearlybytheaudience,inasmallgroup,facialexpressionswilladdalottounderstanding.Trytellingsomebodysomethingfunnywithaveryseriousface.Theywillhavedifficultybelievingwhatyouarereallysayingisfunny.

　　Differentgesturesaresupposedtobeusedindeliveringaspeech.Somepeopleusetheirhandsalotwhenspeaking.Youmustmakesurethatyourgesturesarenotrepeatedtoooften,andtheyshouldbeexpressiveandmeaningful.

　　Eyecontact

　　Tohavemaximumimpactyouneedtomakeeachmemberofyouraudiencefeelasifyouwerespeakingtothempersonally.Todothis,glancetowardsallsectionsoftheaudienceanddon’tbeafraidtomoveyourhead.Ifyoufavouronedirection,theothersidemayfeelyouareignoringthemandthereforeloseinterestinginwhatyouaresaying,

　　Timing

　　Accuratetimingisessential.Youshouldensurethatyoudon’tfallshortoforrunoverthetimeallowedforyourspeech.Eitherway,theaudiencewillfeelunhappyandloseconcentrationonyourspeech.Thebestwaytoovercomethisisthroughpreparation.Clearthinkingaboutwhatyouwanttosayandhowlongyourspeechwilllast,beforeyoustarttowriteit,willsavealotoftime.Whenpracticing,makesurethatyouspeakatthecorrectspeedanddotimeyourself.