It’s important to know how to communicate well<\/span>. Watch this short video to understand why.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Concerned about <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">how to deliver your speech<\/span>? \u00a0Follow these tips to become a more dynamic, yet natural, speaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. CONSIDER THE RHETORICAL SITUATION.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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?<\/p>\n<p>2. BE AUDIENCE-CENTERED.<\/p>\n<p>Speak \u201cwith\u201d the audience, not at the audience. You should sound like you\u2019re 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=178&action=edit#:~:text=https%3A\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/topic%2Dselection\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re struggling to select your topic, then you\u2019re not alone. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Topic selection<\/span> can be one of the most challenging aspects of public speaking. Following these guidelines and tips for topic selection should help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guidelines for Topic Selection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Consider the following guidelines when selection a topic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">A.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> Importance to Speaker<\/span>: The speaker should care about the topic.\u00a0 It will be difficult to make the speech interesting for the audience if the speaker does not find the topic important.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">B. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Interesting to the audience<\/span>: Make sure your topic gains and holds the attention of the audience. See more tips <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=178&action=edit#:~:text=https%3A\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/topic%2Dselection\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It’s important to know how to communicate well. Watch this short video to understand why. Concerned about how to deliver your speech? \u00a0Follow these tips to become a more dynamic, yet natural, speaker. 1. CONSIDER THE RHETORICAL SITUATION. What is … <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/delivery-tips\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7919,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1000","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7919"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1000"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1022,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1000\/revisions\/1022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Concerned about <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">how to deliver your speech<\/span>? \u00a0Follow these tips to become a more dynamic, yet natural, speaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. CONSIDER THE RHETORICAL SITUATION.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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?<\/p>\n<p>2. BE AUDIENCE-CENTERED.<\/p>\n<p>Speak \u201cwith\u201d the audience, not at the audience. You should sound like you\u2019re 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=178&action=edit#:~:text=https%3A\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/topic%2Dselection\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re struggling to select your topic, then you\u2019re not alone. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Topic selection<\/span> can be one of the most challenging aspects of public speaking. Following these guidelines and tips for topic selection should help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guidelines for Topic Selection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Consider the following guidelines when selection a topic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">A.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> Importance to Speaker<\/span>: The speaker should care about the topic.\u00a0 It will be difficult to make the speech interesting for the audience if the speaker does not find the topic important.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">B. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Interesting to the audience<\/span>: Make sure your topic gains and holds the attention of the audience. See more tips <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=178&action=edit#:~:text=https%3A\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/topic%2Dselection\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It’s important to know how to communicate well. Watch this short video to understand why. Concerned about how to deliver your speech? \u00a0Follow these tips to become a more dynamic, yet natural, speaker. 1. CONSIDER THE RHETORICAL SITUATION. What is … <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/delivery-tips\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7919,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1000","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7919"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1000"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1022,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1000\/revisions\/1022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}