Teaching Public Speaking

Faculty Fellows @ UK

Dr. Molly ReynoldsDr. Jami Warren

• Components • Outlining• Reviewing,

Revising, Rehearsing

One minute essay:• Think of a time when you saw/heard a really

engaging speaker. Describe the specific reasons you thought it was so good.

Components of an effective (audience-centered) speech

• Content• Structure• Delivery• Presentational Aids

* Adapting from a paper to a speech*

ContentMain Ideas

Evidence

Listener Relevance

Macro Structure- IntroductionAttention Getter

Speaker Credibility

Listener Relevance

Thesis and Preview

Macro-Structure- Body & Transitions

MP 1

• Evidence

MP 2

• Evidence

MP 3

• Evidence

Macro-Structure - ConclusionThesis Restatement

Summary

Clincher

• Tell them what you’re going to tell them (INTRODUCTION)

• Tell them (BODY)– Thematic, recognizable main point

pattern (chronological, spatial, causal, problem-solution, etc.)

• Tell them what you told them (CONCLUSION)

Micro-Structure/Style– Language (appropriate, clear, accurate,

vivid)?– Style (rhetorical figures/structures,

novelty, connectives)? – Technical jargon/Slang – Vocalized pauses (verbal garbage-- "uh,"

"um," "like," "ya' know”)

DeliveryVoice

- Volume- Rate- Tone- Emotional Expression

Body- Eye Contact- Poise- Gestures- Body Movement

Drafting Outlines• Iterative Ongoing Process of

Developing Content & Structure

• Rough Outlines & Peer Reviews• Formal Outline

– Complete Sentences– Listener Relevance Links– Presentational Aid Markers– Internal References and

Reference List– APA(or other) Style

• Speaking Outline/Notes

Presentational aids• Construction of Visuals

– Large, neat, colorful, clear, simple, etc.

– Symbol system• Integration

– Concealed/Revealed– Referenced– Smoothly demonstrated

IntegrationThe “Vanna” Method ConcealRevealTouchIntegrateConceal

Rehearsals

Questions….