The-art-of-public-speaking--chapter-8

StephenE.LucasCHAPTERMcGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.8BeginningandEndingthespeechByAdaPan2011,4Slide2McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.LearningObjectives•Tipsforintroduction•TipsforconclusionSlide3McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.KeyWordsrhetoricalquestioncredibilitypreviewstatementcrescendoendingdissolvingendingSlide4McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.BEGINNING&ENDINGTHESPEECH–Getsthespeakeroffontherightfoot•Createsagreatfirstimpressionwiththelisteners•Booststhespeaker’sself-confidence4Slide5McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TheIntroduction•Getattentionandinterest•Createapositiverelationship•Establishyourcredibilityandgoodwill•Previewthebodyofthespeech•Howtocreatemaketheintroduction:totellastorytoquoteopentoquestionSlide6McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.Methodsofgettingattentionandinterest•Relateyourtopictotheaudience•Statetheimportanceofyourtopic•Startletheaudience•Arousethecuriosityoftheaudience•Questiontheaudience•Beginwithaquotation•TellastorySlide7McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.Othermethods:RefertotheoccasionInviteparticipationuseaudio&visualaidsrelatetoapreviousspeakerbeginwithhumorMethodsofgettingattentionandinterestSlide8McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TipsforPreparingtheIntroduction1.KeepTheIntroductionRelativelyBrief–NoMoreThan10%To20%OfTheSpeechSlide9McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TipsforPreparingtheIntroduction2.KeepAnEyeOutForPossibleIntroductionMaterialAsYouDoTheResearch–FileThemWithYourNotesToKeepThemHandySlide10McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TipsforPreparingtheIntroduction3.BeCreativeInDevisingTheIntroduction•ExperimentWith2Or3DifferentIntroductionsToSeeWhichMightWorkBestSlide11McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TipsforPreparingtheIntroduction4.PrepareTheIntroductionAfterYouHavePreparedTheBodyOfTheSpeech–ThisWillMakeTheWordingOfTheIntroductionMuchEasier,BecauseYouWillKnowWhatMainPointsYouWillBeIntroducingSlide12McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TipsforPreparingtheIntroduction5.Don’tapologizeSlide13McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TipsforPreparingtheIntroduction6.WorkOutYourIntroductionInDetail–WriteItOutWord-for-word–RehearseItOver&OverSoYouCanMaintainEyeContactDuringDeliverySlide14McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TipsforPreparingtheIntroduction7.Don’tstarttoosoon.Slide15McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TheConclusion•Signaltheendofthespeech•ReinforcethecentralideaSlide16McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.–EndsTheSpeechOnAStrongNote•GivesTheSpeakerOneLastChanceToEmphasizeTheMainPoints•CreatesAFavorableFinalImpression16TheConclusionSlide17McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.–VerbalCues•“InConclusion”•“OneLastThought”–MannerOfDelivery•CrescendoEnding•DissolveEnding17SignaltheendofthespeechSlide18McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.MethodsofReinforcingtheCentralIdea•Summarizeyourspeech•Endwithaquotation•Makeadramaticstatement•RefertotheintroductionSlide19McGraw-Hill©2007StephenE.Lucas.Allrightsreserved.TipsforPreparingtheConclusion•Lookforpossibleconcludingmaterialsasyoudoyourresearch•Concludewithabang,notawhimper•Bebrief:Usuallynomorethan5-10percentofthetotalspeech•Don’tapologize•Workoutthecontentanddeliveryofyourconclusionindetail