The Elements Of Delivering A Successful Speech

This is a guide that will unvail everything you need to present a lucrative speech!

1. The Elements of Delivering a
Successful Speech

2. Table of Contents
Choosing a Method of Delivery
Monitoring the Voice
Controlling Body Language
Using Visual Aids

3. Choosing a Method of Delivery

4. Basic Methods of Speech
Speaking from a Manuscript
Speaking from Memory
Speaking Impromptu
Speaking Extemporaneously

5. Speaking from Manuscript
Reading part or all of your speech from a fully
prepared text
When precise wording is necessary:
To avoid being misquoted or misinterpreted
You need to communicate exact descriptions or directions

6. Speaking from Memory
Memorizing part or all of your speech
When you must deliver a short special-occasion
speech such as:
A toast
An introduction
If you plan on using direct quotations

7. Speaking Impromptu
Organizing your thoughts with little or no
preparation time
When you’re called to speak without prior planning
or preparation

8. Speaking Extemporaneously
Developing your speech in a working outline
Practicing and delivering with a phrase, or key-word
outline
When you have time to prepare and practice
developing a speech, which will achieve natural
conversational style

9. Monitoring the Voice

10. Elements of Vocal Delivery
Volume and pitch:
The relative loudness of a speaker’s voice while delivering a speech
Use a loud, clear speaking volume, adjusting to environment:
size of the room
number of people in the audience
Whether or not you use a microphone
Be alert to audience feedback
Vary Intonation:
The range of voice, from high to low
Expresses enthusiasm, commitment and excitement in your
speech
No variety of pitch leads to a monotone, failing speech

11. Elements of Vocal Delivery (cont…)
Speaking Rate:
The pace at which you convey your speech
Be alert to audience, and speak at a steady, comfortable, yet
enthusiastic pace
Pause:
Don’t cram words and sentences together
Pause between main thoughts and ideas:
This emphasizes a point
Draws attention
Allows the audience to contemplate what is being said

12. Elements of Vocal Delivery (cont…)
Pronunciation:
The correct formation of word sounds
Be sure to know the correct pronunciation of all the words in your
speech:
Using different dialects
Speaking in a foreign language
Introducing someone’s name, a country, etc.
Articulation:
The clarity or forcefulness with which sounds are made.
Poor articulation is a habit of lazy speech:
Mumbling, slurring words together
•(ex. shoulda, coulda, wanna,)

13. Controlling Body Language

14. Pay Attention to Body Language
Audiences immediately observe the speaker’s body
language:
Facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures and general body
movements
Use natural, animated facial expressions to represent the
emotion of your speech
Maintain eye contact
Use natural gestures that are engaging, and enhance your
speech
Be aware of overall body movement:
Control nervous habits (fumbling fingers, swaying, touching hair)
Use the space around you, don’t stand like a statue

15. Using Visual Aids

16. Presentation Aids
Visual aids help listeners to understand and remember
key points
Studies show people remember about 30% of what they
hear, and 60% of what they see
Select an appropriate visual aid:
Props, models, graphs, charts, video, audio, power point
Select the aid, or combination of aids that will effectively
enhance your speech

17. Presentation Aids (cont…)
Designing Presentations:
Strive for simplicity
One major point per aid
State your points in short phrases
Be uniform in applying the same design to all your aids
Rehearsing:
Rehearse the speech with the presentation aid(s)
In your speaker’s notes, cue each aid to where you want to
introduce it

18. Good luck to all of you future
speakers of America!