PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS

Public speaking skill is the art of speaking before the live audience. In simply, Public Speaking is the idea of presenting a thought, concept or product to an audience.

             In Public speaking, there are five main parts, often expressed as; “who is saying what to whom using what medium with what effects?”

THREE IMPORTANT FACTORS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

• ETHOS- CREDIBILITY OR THE SPEAKER
• LOGOS– LOGICAL ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS OR SENTENCES
• PATHOS– ABILITY TO BRIDGE RELATION BETWEEN SPEAKER AND THE AUDIENCE

MUST DO’S IN A PUBLIC SPEAKING

• ·        Do Not Make Things Complicated
• ·        Make beginning and ending unique
• ·        Tell A Story
• ·        Be Clear And Concise
• ·        Know Your Audience
• ·        Smile and have fun
• ·        Speak loud
• ·        Relax
• ·        Be confident
• ·        Wrap up your speech on time
• ·        Be flexible with situation
• ·        Connect with your people during the presentation
• ·        Face towards your Audience
• ·        Confident Body Language
• ·        Use simple and understandable(easily decodable) language

 DON'TS IN A PUBLIC SPEAKING

• ·        Do not fear
• ·        Do not rush through your presentation
• ·        Do not stick your hands in your pockets
• ·        Do not underestimate your Audience
• ·        Do not point fingers
• ·        Do not hurt people feelings
• ·        Do not dictate
• ·        Avoid unbecoming language
• ·        Avoid repetition of the works or phrase
• ·        Do not put-up an aggressive face
• ·        Don’t make things which you are not sure about

FACTORS INFLUENCING A PUBLIC SPEAKING

• ·        The topic of the presentation
• ·        The attitude of the audience
• ·        The quality of material
• ·        Thorough knowledge about the Matter
• ·        The length of the speech
• ·        Body language
• ·        Supporting pictograms, diagrams etc.
• ·        Pitch variation and so on…..