This presentation is helpful to know the basics of the art of public speaking. Useful for the emerging leaders and public speakers.

1. ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
R. Jayachandran
Centre For Development Alternatives, Chennai, India
cfda@lycos.com
http://cfda.in
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WORKSHOP HELD AT WOMENS ARTS COLLEGE, KUMBAKONAM
JAN 07-08,2015

2. COMMUNICATION
Communication is:
• To either inform important matters, or influence persons towards
pressing causes and or to provide entertainment.
• To evoke a response from the listeners.
• The complete unification of thoughts, expression and the
understanding of both the sender and receiver.
In our thoughts, Message is lying in a subtle or latent form.
When it is expressed through sounds, it is oral communication.
Public speaking is a structured oral communication.

3. PUBLIC SPEAKING
• A structured oral communication.
• It inherits all the qualities of ‘’Communication’’.
• It is unavoidable in the communication age
• It involves three elements: Collection, Assimilation and Dissemination of the
intended information.
Public Speaking is an art of Persuasion- Aristotle
Collection Assimilation Dissemination

4. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
We can collect it by :
• resorting to wide reading,
• engaging in conversation with different people,
• asking critical questions and
• listening to others.

5. LISTENING- GATEWAY OF
INTERNALIZATION
• Listening process begin even before birth. (example: Child starts listening
to mother’s heart beat while in the womb)
• Listening is a co-ordinated function of both ear and mind.
• Intense listening makes any subject interesting to learn, understand and
internalise.
• Careful listening is completely keeping the mind behind the ears. (Do not
allow the mind to bring in related information and to make comparison; by
the time you will loose the new information)
When mind is not fully engaged in Listening, it becomes just
‘’hearing’’

6. ROLE OF EARS IN LISTENING
• Sound enhances learning process. (Because, it adds emotional and memorable dimension
to the communication)
• Mind receives sounds directly through ears.
• Mind has more capacity to absorb sounds (it can absorb 800 words a minute)
• The information coming to the mind through ears, is retained for a longer period.
(Picture / word image fades away in one second, whereas in case of ears, 4 – 5 seconds)
• Ear can pick-up sounds coming from any direction (360 degree)
• Ear receives information faster
• Ear has enormous capacity of discrimination of sounds (It can differentiate 8 lakh varieties
of sounds. )

7. ASSIMILATION OF INFORMATION
• Reflection is the process to assimilate
• Reflection, not during listening, but in the free time is the
correct process
• Discussion with Peers and mentors
• Further reading

8. DISSEMINATION
• Dissemination of information in public speaking is made by the
‘expressions’ of the sender.
• Voice and body language are the expressions.

9. MESSAGE
CLEAR
(Needs extensive
preparation)
IMPRESSIVE
(Facts, real life
situation, brief)

10. PREPARATION OF A SPEECH
SPEECH
WHO
(is the Speaker?
Relationship between the
Speaker and the Audience))
WHAT
(The message to be
delivered)
WHY
(The purpose of the speech)
WHERE
(The venue, Auditorium?
Public place? Street Corner?)
WHEN
(The timing of the speech,
Morning, Midday, Evening or
Night?)
The above five will be the critical factors in the clarity of the Speech.

11. VOICE
voice
Lively Lovely Natural Assertive Accommodative
Voice Modulation’ plays an important role to convey the message impressively and to create the
situation for Listening.
Voice modulations could be achieved by exercises like reading aloud.

12. BODY LANGUAGE
• It is the movements of the face, fingers, hands etc.; coinciding
with the talk.
• By means of regular practice, we may learn some good
mannerisms.
• Practice before a mirror would be useful to shape up.

13. ROLES OF A PUBLIC SPEAKER
Author Performer
Producer
Stage-
manager

14. ESSENTIALS FOR A PUBLIC SPEAKER
1. Self-confidence – by striving to become what you feel what you are.
2. Self-esteem – what do you feel about yourself?
3. Clarity of mind – by monitoring / regulating your thought
4. Thorough knowledge of the subject – by listening / reading
5. Good mannerisms – by practice
6. Attractive voice – by practice
7. Style of delivery – simple/ local language – no flowery descriptions – short and sweet,
crisp opening and the proper closing of a speech.
8. Breath control
9. Feeling at ease
10.Keeping reference files and up-date information
11.Time conscious

15. TIPS FOR THE BETTER DELIVERY OF A
PUBLIC SPEECH
• Listening to speeches by well known public speakers
• Studying their delivery style
• Mirroring their techniques in front of your peer groups
• Collect their feedback and suggestions
• Reflect on their advise
• Try a few trial speeches in the local area/ with familiar audience
• Make adjustments in the content ( by adding statistics, jokes, quotes,
arguments-for and against), way of delivering ( with voice modulations) and
performing (body language) in front of the audience
• Then go far bigger audience group.