How To Prepare and Deliver A Speech Effectively: Stikes NU Tuban 2020

Stikes NU Tuban 2020
How to Prepare and Deliver a Speech

Effectively
1. Focus on the Main Message
If you’ve been asked to give a speech, the first step is to choose a focused message.
Even if you’ve been given a theme for your speech such as “inspiration” or
“strength,” this is more a general umbrella under which your specific points (and
point of view) will fall. Make a short list of five ideas for your speech. It can be
helpful to write them in command form. “Strength” a brainstorm of five speech
messages could include: “don’t ever give up, “overcome failure,” “build physical
strength” and “know your strengths.” If you feel stuck for ideas, a reference to
your current political or social context can bring new insight to your theme.
2. Build Three Supporting Points
By focusing on your central message with supporting evidence, you strengthen it.
A stronger message will resonate more with your listeners. To come up with
supporting points, ask yourself “why” about the speech message you’ve selected.
For example, for “don’t ever give up,” you’d ask, “Why should you never give
up?” Make a list of several possible supporting ideas. Read through your finished
list, and at the end, cross off the weaker ones that don’t support your main point.
3. Keep your Audience in Mind
After looking into the central message and supporting points for your speech, you
can flesh out the rest by considering your audience. Knowing who your audience
are and what they are expecting from this encounter can help you pick the right
tone to optimal effect.
4. Be a Tactful Speaker
Some speakers choose to generalize complex topics in a speech because they think
it’s easier for the audience to understand. It’s actually better to do the opposite.
Listeners tend to connect better with concrete examples and personal stories, so
embrace detail in your speech. A personal anecdote about why one shouldn’t give
up is more effective than just saying not to. Areas where your passion and
knowledge overlap are generally the richest. If appropriate to the context, don’t be
afraid to tell a joke about the topic. A little self-deprecating humor goes down well
with the crowd, one can always give it a shot.
5. Brevity Is The Soul Of The Wit
Some of the most effective speeches of all times have been brief. “The Gettysburg
Address” was only 15 minutes, while “I Have a Dream” was for 17 minutes. Aim
for brevity. A good formula is to speak for less time than you’ve been asked to, as
people tend to overestimate the attention span of their audience.
6. Feedback is Important
As the speech has to be delivered to an audience, it is important to get feedback

from theoretical listeners. Read your speech to someone you trust and ask for some
honest feedback. In particular, it can be helpful to ask if anything is confusing or
unclear. Your speech will have more impact if the message is engaging.
7. Eye Contact is Important
During your speech, look at your audience while you are speaking. Put the content
of your speech, either fully written out or in bullet points, so you are not staring
straight down at a piece of paper while you speak. Engaging your audience
visually makes you appear secure and confident.
8. Use Appropriate Gestures
A well-placed gesture can add humor or aid greater understanding of your speech.
For optimal effectiveness, punctuate your speech with gestures when appropriate.
If you’re a very nervous public speaker, try just resting your hands against the
podium. It will make you feel steadier.
9. Walk When Required
If your speech is informal, walking from one side of the stage to the other can help
engage people sitting in different parts. It will draw your audience in and enhance
your confidence.
10. Use Props
If appropriate, bring props to punctuate your speech for your audience. This can be
anything useful such as a graph to handout to all attendees or even a personal item
to drive home your speech’s content. Props can personalize your speech and add
interest or humor. Limit yourself to one or two props maximum per speech.

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How to Prepare and Deliver a Speech

1. Focus on the Main Message

2. Build Three Supporting Points

3. Keep your Audience in Mind

4. Be a Tactful Speaker

5. Brevity Is The Soul Of The Wit

As the speech has to be delivered to an audience, it is important to get feedback

7. Eye Contact is Important

8. Use Appropriate Gestures

10. Use Props

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