“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.”

-Peter F. Drucker

Think of your voice as your musical instrument.

Volume

VolumePitch

VolumePitchRate

VolumePitchRatePauses

VolumePitchRatePausesVocal Variety

Be wary of Pronunciation and Articulation

VS

Personal Appearance

Personal AppearanceMovement

Personal AppearanceMovementGestures

Personal AppearanceMovementGesturesEye Contact

Required Adds Content Not Just

PowerPoint! See ch. 13

Be Prepared Work with others

Practice with equipment Have a plan B

Use your Workbook and watch sample speeches on Connectlucas to help! More dos and don’ts on p. 44 of the

Workbook PowerPoint Advice pp. 45-47

Get inspired Visit TED.com

Extemporaneous speaking is the goal.

Able to respond to feedback. Able to adjust to situation. Achieve conversational delivery. Have fun as you go. But FEARFEAR inhibits thinking….

Mark Twain Pudd’nhead Wilson, 1894

Behavior Concerns Work with Skills Training That’s what we are doing here!

Affect/Emotion concerns Work with Systematic

Desensitization That’s what we’ve been doing!

Sensation Issues Systematic Desensitization That’s what we’ve been doing!

Imagery Triggers Develop Positive

VisualizationsCognition Challenges

Cognitive Restructuring

Interpersonal Relationships Make friends in the section Therapy and Interpersonal Support

Drugs and Biological Functions Physical Exercise Physician/Counselor intervention

Think positivelyPrepare to CommunicateOn your speaking day, be proactiveUse advice on p. 54 of your workbook

Group Quiz

Put your names, lab section, and lab instructor on a single sheet of paper.

Listen for CARRP. Listen for the main points & pattern of

organization. Watch for ways the “instruments” of

delivery are used to emphasize points or relate to you.

Make note of the visual aid strengths and weaknesses.

Question 1 – 3 points

Pretend you are going to give a similar speech on the Iowa State

Fair. Write a strong Attention Getter for YOUR speech

introduction AND label the attention gaining strategy you

used.

Question 2 – 2 points

What Pattern of Organization was used? Explain your answer.

Question 3 – 2 points

Identify a delivery strategy discussed today that was used in

the speech to help keep the listeners engaged and note how it

helped.

Question 4 – 3 points

What was the strongest visual aid moment? What was the weakest? Explain your group’s judgment by referencing material from lecture

or in your reading.