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C N H | K E Y C L U B
CNH |Updated by CNH Key Club District GovernorCalifornia-Nevada-Hawaii DistrictMay 2013
Presented by
Public Speaking
Victoria Lai, Governor
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
Fun Facts of Public SpeakingDon’t freak out! You are not
alone!• Fear of public speaking is the most
common phobia in the world - even beyond the fear of death.
• Three of every four persons suffer from speech anxiety.
• Even professional speakers and college professors still get nervous before giving a speech or presentation
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
WHAT IS PUBLIC SPEAKING?• Put bluntly, it is speaking in public,
preferably among an audience of humans.
• In essence, it is a conversation, a connection, between you and your audience.
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
FREIGHTENING THOUGHTS• Forgetting points
• Coming across as week• Failing to convince your
audience• How you will look• How you sound• Not being as strong at
speaking than others
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
HOW TO PREPARE• Listen to spoken word artists,
teachers, political figures• Get excited for what you are
speaking about• Read inspirational quotes• As officers you are entitled to do well• Remember that the members believe
in you!
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE
• Remember public speaking is a conversation
• You may have all the information in the world or a well written speech, but if does not meet their interests, they won’t care to listen.
• Hook your audience from the start
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE• Who is your audience?• What do they like?• Why did they come and listen?• Will they appreciate your jokes?• Will they appreciate your use of SAT
words?• You don’t want to offend them or make
them fall asleep while you are talking.
Don’t wait until you arrive to analyze your audience!
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ACTUALLY SPEAKINGAmplify• Not too loud, not too quiet• You are a leader, so make sure your voice is heard!
Annunciate• Take your time• Make sure your mouth opens so every syllable is
heard
Tone• Fluctuate your tone so that your voice captures
attention and highlights important points
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
SHOW YOUR AUDIENCE SOME LIFE!Make eye contact!
Your hands are powerful!
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
BE CAREFUL• Your Audience• Your Jokes• Your Vocabulary• Your Image• Your Sarcasm
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BEE YOURSELF • Let your personality shine! It is what you are
best at• Do not imitate others; you will come across
as awkward or uncomfortable• Try using elements from people you admire• Develop your personal style • In the end this is you presenting the product
I love my flaws, my mistakes, & myself.
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
JUST HAVE FUN WITH IT• Public Speaking should be exciting and
another reason for you to smile!• If you don’t enjoy it, why should your
audience?• Smiles are contagious• Your goal is to converse, not whip
out a list of jokes you memorized• Let you and the audience… BE ONE.
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
RESPECTFUL SILENCEObtaining silence is key to being a successful public speaker • If you can hear me, clap once…If you
can hear me, clap twice…• Present right next to the source of
the problem • The 3-S Plan: Stop, Stare, Smile
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
MISTAKES• If you have a typo… • If you run out of breath… • If you forget a point…• If you are so nervous you’re shaking…
Smile, get over it, & keep going. Remember, your audience won’t notice a
mistake unless you tell them or point it out!
CNH | Training Topic: Public SpeakingCNH Key Club District
Further Questions: please contact us.Victoria Lai [email protected]
Go for the GOLD
Questions?