Presented By:

Lokesh Kumar

Dept. of IT, ASET

Amity University, Noida

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners.

WHAT IS PUBLIC SPEAKING ?

• WHO• WHAT• WHOM• MEDIUM• EFFECTS

Expressed as "who is saying what to whom using what medium with what effects?"

BASIC ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

3. Death

2. Snakes

1. Public Speaking

“The fear of public speaking- is the No. 1 rated fear in America”

FEARS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

“We have a fear of being laughed at, a fear of

making a mistake,the fear of being vulnerable”

“ We get butterflies inside

our Stomach”

Like Sitting in a flight while

it is taking off or landing

TYPES OF FEAR (PROBLEMS)

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• Your palms sweat. • Your hands shake. • Your knees also

shake and you feel as if your legs are about to collapse.

• Your heart beats much faster than normal.

PROBLEMS (CONTD.)

OVERCOMING PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY

• Acknowledge Your Fear

• Act Confident

• Visualize Your Success

• Use Deep-breathing Techniques

OVERCOMING PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY

(CONTD.)

• Focus on Message, not Fear

• Simulate Setting at Home

• Ask Friends to Be Practice

Audience

OVERCOMING PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY

(CONTD.)

Clear- Avoid Jargons!!

Logical- Do not burden with irrelevant data

Objective- Only pertinent information, Limitations, Recommendations

ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

• Speech Preparation

Use Visual AidsMake them visible

Keep them simple

Make them colorful - Tables, Graphs

Don’t use too few or too many

ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING (CONTD.)

3Ps of Public speaking:

PracticePractice & Practice

ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING (CONTD.)

4Ps of Presentation!!

“Proper Practice will

make a Perfect Presentation” 

ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING (CONTD.)

Practice Takes You From This To This

ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING (CONTD.)

• Read directly from notes• Read directly from screen• Turn back on audience• Slouch, hands in pockets• No um, ah, you know’s• No nervous gestures• Talk too fast, • Talk too quietly

THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO

• Eye contact• Can glance at notes• Appropriate gestures• Rhetorical questions to involve

audience

THINGS YOU SHOULD DO

• Research the topic• Focus• Organise ideas logically• Quotations, facts, and statistics• Metaphors• Tell a Story

KEY TIPS

• Start strong and close stronger• Incorporate humour• Vary vocal pace, tone, and

volume• Utilize 3-dimensional space• Interact with the audience

KEY TIPS (CONTD.)

• Obey time constraints• Conduct a Q&A session• Be yourself and Smile

KEY TIPS (CONTD.)

THANK YOU…!