In every art there are few principles and many techniques. This book discusses the basic principles of
effective speaking
and the attitudes to make these principles come alive. As adults, we are interested in a quick and easy way to speak effectively. The only way we can achieve results quickly is to have the right attitude about achieving our goal and a firm foundation of principles to build upon. Here are the overview of some fundamentals of
effective speaking:
1. Acquiring the Basic Skills - Take heart from the experience of others
- Keep your goal before you
- Predetermine your mind to success
- Seize every opportunity to practice
2. Developing Confidence - Get the facts about fear of speaking in public
- Prepare in the Proper way
- Predetermine your mind to success
- Act confident
3. Speaking effectively the quick and easy way - Speak about something you have earned the right to talk about through experience or study
- Be sure you are excited about your subject
- Be eager to share your talk with your listeners.
This book discusses the
speech triangle - the three aspects of every speaking situation. The speech itself, content of the talk, how it must be recreated from the warp and woof of our existence. The speaker, we discuss those attributes of mind, body and voice that must energize the delivery of the speech. The audience, the target toward which the speech is aimed and the final arbiter of the success or failure of the speaker's message.
1. Earning the right to talk - Limit your subject
- Develop reserve power
- Fill your talk with illustrations and examples
- Use concrete, familiar words that create pictures
2. Vitalizing the talk - Choose subjects you are earnest about
- Relive the feelings you have about your topic
- Act in earnest
3. Sharing the talk with the audience - Talk in terms of your listeners' interests
- Give honest, sincere appreciation
- Identify yourself with the audience
- Make your audience a partner in your talk
- Play yourself down