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DeliveringaSpeechNowyouhaveyourspeechwrittenandyouhaveresearchedyouraudience.Atthisstage,manypeoplewillstarttoworryabouthowtheywillcopewithactuallygivingthespeechinfrontofaliveaudience.Perhapsyouwon’tbesurprisedtolearnthatthisisaverycommonfear-socommonthatpsychologistshaveevengivenitaname.It’scalledglossophobiawhichmeansfearofpublicspeaking.Youcandoit!Inordertotrytocopewiththisfear,younotonlyhavetobewellpreparedaswehaveindicatedinthepreviousunits,butyoumustalsotrytounderstandwhymanyspeakershavethisfear.Ifyouhaveglossophobia,thechancesarethatyouarenervousofspeakinginpublicbecauseyouthinkoneormoreofthefollowing:•Idon’tknowhowtodoit;•It’stoodifficultandI’llneverdoitwellenough;•PeoplewillthinkI’manidiot;•……Youcandoit!Remember-youactuallyknowmorethanyouthink.Youknowwhatagoodmotivatingspeakerisandyouknowwhatinterestsyouandwhatexcitesyouwhensomebodyspeaks.Inthefirstthreeunitsofthiscourse,wehavealreadycoveredalotofdetailaboutwritingaspeechorapresentationandhowtounderstandyouraudience.Inthisunit,wewillspecificallyteachyouhowtodeliveryourspeechmoreeffectivelytoyouraudience.Peoplewhothinklikethisgenerallylackconfidenceintheirabilitytodomanyothertypesoftasks-probablybecausetheyactuallydemandveryhighstandardsofthemselves(whichisactuallyagoodthingifyouthinkaboutit).However,unrealisticallyhighstandardscanmakeyouscaredtoeventry.Ifyoufollowthiscoursecarefullyanddoeverythingwesuggest,youwillbeabletoconquerthisfearandbecomeaveryconfidentpublicspeaker.Youcandoit!Visualisesuccess•Thebestwayofcopingwithnervesistobewellpreparedandtoresearchandconstructyourspeechinthewaywehaveindicated.Aswellasthis,manyspeakersnowuseamethodcalledcreativevisualization.Manytopathletesandbusinesspeopleusethistechniquetohelpthemcopewithstressful,demandingevents.•Sohowdoyou“creativelyvisualise”?Therearetwomainthingsyoucando:Visualisesuccess1.Basically,youhavetoimagineyourselfgivingapresentationwhichgoesverysmoothlyandverywell.Ifyouthinkpositivelythroughtheprocessafewtimes,onthebigdayyouaremorelikelytocopeinthesmooth,controlledwaythatyouimagine.Psychologistshaveshownusthatsinceweareallnaturallyprogrammedforsurvival,wealltendtoexpectproblemsratherthansuccess.Soyouneedtoforceyourselftoignoreyourfearsandtoexpectsuccess,notfailure.Visualisesuccess2.Itisparticularlyimportanttothinkthroughindetailtheparticularaspectofthepresentationthatfrightensyou.Forexample,ifyouarescaredofthewayyouraudiencemightreact,thenimaginetalkingtoaninterestedandcooperativeaudience.Onceyou’vethoughtthroughthescenariosafewtimes,youwillcarrythesesuccessfulimageswithyouinyourmindasyoudeliveryourpresentation.FourobjectivesofthespeechToofferinformationToentertaintheaudienceTotouchemotionsTomovetoactionPlanwellinadvance•Makesureyoufullyunderstandyourroleintheprogram;•Devotecaretostructuringyourspeechlogically;•Devotecaretosettingthepropertone.HowtobeginTotellastory(aboutyourself);Toacknowledgetheoccasionofthegathering;Topaythelistenersacompliment;Toquote;Touseunusualstatistics;Toasktheaudienceachallengingquestion;Toshowavideooraslide.Howtoorganizethespeech•Tohaveastructure:suchasfirst,second,third;geographically,north,south,east,west;compareandcontrasts;oursideversustheirside;negativeandpositive;•Tolabelthematerialssuchasjokes,funnyanecdotes,favoritesayings,interestingstatistics.HowtocloseTorepeatyouropeningTosummarizeyourpresentationToclosewithananecdoteToendwithacalltoactionToaskarhetoricalquestionTomakeastatement.TagsInconclusion,I'dliketo…I'dliketofinishby…Bywayofconclusion…IhopeIhavemademyselfunderstoodIhopeyouhavefoundthisusefulIhopethishasgivenyousomeidea/clearidea/anoutlineof…Letmeendbysaying…That,thenwasallIhadtosayon…Thanks.