Module 1 Speaking Skills

1. WEC 8013
ENGLISH FOR
COMMUNICATION
MODULE 1
SPEAKING SKILLS

2. • 1.2 Communication Skills
• 1.3 Public Speaking
• 1.4 Types of Speeches
• 1.5 Writing a Speech Outline
• 1.6 Speech Planning Worksheet
• 1.7 Finding a Good Topic
• 1.8 6 Delivery Tips
• 1.9 10 Tips for Successful Public Speaking
• 1.10 5 Steps to Super Speeches

3. 1.2 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• Communication skills are essential for the successful future career of a
student.
Expressive Skills
used to express our feelings, thoughts and expressions and thus get across our point
successfully to the listener.
Listening Skills
Students should learn how to give undivided attention to a person with whom a
conversation is taking place.

4. 1.3 PUBLIC SPEAKING
• Public speaking is one of the most important and most dreaded forms of
communication.
• In the working world, public speaking is a vital skill to have and to hone. It
effects simple, everyday interactions between co-workers, bosses and
employees, marketing professionals and clients, etc., and it can have an
enormous impact on your career path and your level of success in your
industry.

6. TO WIN OVER THE CROWD
An important skill to
have in business and
especially in public
relations is the skill of
persuasion or the
ability to win over the
crowd
Mastering public
speaking results in an
increase in confidence
and with that, a cool
and collected presence
in front of an audience.
Be prepared to answer
questions, and to
speak with poise.
For example, in order
to express why a
certain product is good
to a customer, one
must use strong
enough, convincing
language to persuade
him or her to buy. A
great sales speech will
persuade the consumer
to want to know more.

7. TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE
A great public speaker
has the power to
motivate his or her
audience to do
something, stop doing
something, change a
behaviour, or reach
objectives.
As a public speaker,
your role is to influence
your listeners and
create an environment
where it is motivated.
being able to arouse
passion in people
through skilled public
speaking will motivate
your audience to make
a move.
A mastery of public
speaking allows you to
relate to the audience
and gain their trust. As
a skilled public speaker,
you become likeable
and believable, and
you will be able to
inspire and even
entertain the crowd.

8. TO INFORM
Informative public
speaking is a vital
component of a
successful career across
all work fields.
Once you have their
attention, a good
informative speech
sharing your
knowledge of a subject
with an audience,
enhances their
understanding and
makes them remember
your words long after
you’ve finished.
For example, you might
be asked to instruct a
group of co-workers on
how to use new
computer software or
to address your
employees on company
happenings

9. WHY GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS CAN
IMPACT YOUR CAREER AND FINANCES?
DEMONSTRATES
KNOWLEDGE
DEVELOPS AND
SHOWS
CONFIDENCE
INCREASES
KNOWLEDGE

10. DIFFERENTIATES
YOU IN THE
WORKPLACE
HELPS YOU AVOID
CAREER RISKS
MAY MAKE YOU
PROMOTABLE

11. 1.4 TYPES OF SPEECH
INFORMATIVE
This speech serves to provide interesting and useful information to
your audience. Some examples of informative speeches:
• A teacher telling students about earthquakes
• A student talking about her research
DEMONSTRATIVE
This has many similarities with an informative speech. A demonstrative
speech also teaches you something. The main difference lies in
including a demonstration of how to do the thing you’re
teaching. Some examples of demonstrative speeches:
• How to start your own blog
• How to bake a cake

12. PERSUASIVE
A persuasive speech works to convince people to change in some way:
they think, the way they do something, or to start doing something that
they are not currently doing. Some examples of persuasive speeches:
• Selling a new product or promote a new service
• Improve your health through better eating
ENTERTAINING
The after dinner speech is a typical example of an entertaining speech.
The speaker provides pleasure and enjoyment that make the audience
laugh or identify with anecdotal information. Some examples of
entertaining speeches:
• Special occasions
• Things you wouldn’t know without the movies

13. 1.5 WRITING A SPEECH OUTLINE
• An outline is a blueprint for your presentation.
• It highlights the key logical elements. i.e. what points are being made
to logically support the core message?
• It highlights the key structural elements. e.g. introduction, body,
conclusion, stories, high-level concepts
• It links these elements together in a sequence,

14. BASIC SPEECH OUTLINE
The basic speech outline template for structural elements is:
1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
The basic speech outline template for logical elements :
1. Tell them what you’re going to say
2. Tell them
3. Tell them what you’ve said

15. The start of a generic speech outline:
1. Introduction — Establish topic and core message; list supporting
points
2. Body
i. Supporting Point One
ii. Supporting Point Two
iii. Supporting Point Three
3. Conclusion — Recap main points; summarize core message; call-to-
action

16. 1.6 SPEECH PLANNING
WORKSHEET
Get Audience’s Attention
State The Topic
Relate To Audience
Preview Main Points
1
2
3
4
INTRODUCTION

17. BODY OF PRESENTATION
• Select three main points you want to
emphasize.
• A point can be expressed in many different
ways.
• Repeat an important point before moving on to
discuss another point.
• Use transitions to connect parts of the
presentation. Transitions are words or phrases
that allow you to move smoothly from one
point to another.
• Use stories, personal experiences or humour to
add interest and reinforce each point.
• Picture words help individuals visualize what
you say and keep the listener interested.

18. CONCLUSION
Signal the
close
Reinforce the
main points
End strongly

19. 1.7 FINDING A GOOD TOPIC
Focus on finding topic that
• that you have some knowledge about, or wish to gain knowledge about.
• that you care about.
• that is appropriate for the audience and the setting.
• Appropriateness is especially important, because some topics simply don't
work in a class setting. You should always strive to select topics that will not
offend any members of the audience or promote harmful or illegal actions.
• Avoid topics that the audience already knows.
• Use caution in selecting topics where your audience might have extremely
political opinions on subjects like abortion and school prayer

20. Know what you’re talking
about
Be yourself
Psyche yourself up
Work with your body and its
physical reaction to
nervousness
Bond with your
audience
Get a good night's
sleep

21. 1.9 10 TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Know the room. Be familiar with the place in
which you will speak. Arrive early, walk around
the speaking area and practise using the
podium and any visual aids.
Know the audience. Greet some of the
audience as they arrive. It's easier to speak to
a group of friends than to a group of strangers.
Know your material. If you're not familiar with
your material or are uncomfortable with it,
your nervousness will increase. Practise your
speech and revise it if necessary

22. Relax. Ease tension by doing simple stretching
exercises
Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine
yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear, and
assured. When you visualize yourself as
successful, you will be successful.
Realize that people want you to succeed.
Audience members want you to be interesting,
stimulating, informative, and entertaining.
They don't want you to fail.
Don't apologize. If you mention your
nervousness or apologize for any problems
you think you have with your speech, you may
be calling the audience's attention to
something they haven't noticed.

23. Concentrate on the message – not the
medium. Focus your attention away from your
own anxieties, and outwardly toward your
message and your audience. Your nervousness
will be reduced.
Turn nervousness into positive energy.
Harness your nervous energy and transform it
into vitality and enthusiasm.
Gain Experience. Experience builds
confidence, which is the key to effective
speaking.

24. 1.10 FIVE STEPS TO SUPER
SPEECHES
PLAN
PREPARE
POLISH
PRACTISE
PRESENT

25. ACTIVITIES
1. Identify mistakes made in delivering a speech
a. Delivering a bad presentation – spot the mistakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATfY8dvbuFg
b. Bad Speech vs Good Speech ( Focus on Body Language )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcYVqyr1t0c
2. Teacher distributes small papers with different theme on it. Students need to
randomly choose the themes and will be given three minutes to prepare their
speech. The speech needs to be according to the theme given.
Eg : House, Career, Mother