It’s important to know how to communicate well. Watch this short video to understand why.
Concerned about how to deliver your speech? Follow these tips to become a more dynamic, yet natural, speaker.
1. CONSIDER THE RHETORICAL SITUATION.
What is your purpose as a speaker? Do you want to persuade or inform? If you want to persuade, then you should present your speech more dynamically than if your main purpose is to inform. What are your audience’s expectations? Do they have any specific expectations for the occasion? For example, does your audience expect you to be serious or funny? How should these expectations affect your delivery?
2. BE AUDIENCE-CENTERED.
Speak “with” the audience, not at the audience. You should sound like you’re having a conversation with the audience. Monitor audience feedback and adapt. For example, if your audience looks confused, you may want to re-explain your idea using different words. See four more tips here.
If you’re struggling to select your topic, then you’re not alone. Topic selection can be one of the most challenging aspects of public speaking. Following these guidelines and tips for topic selection should help.
Guidelines for Topic Selection:
1. Consider the following guidelines when selection a topic.
A. Importance to Speaker: The speaker should care about the topic. It will be difficult to make the speech interesting for the audience if the speaker does not find the topic important.
B. Interesting to the audience: Make sure your topic gains and holds the attention of the audience. See more tips here.
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