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Chapters 3-4 Summer 19
Chapters 3-4
Finding the Message
The Importance of Listening
Listening for the Message
Hearing - vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
Listening - paying close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear
Listening and Recall
Listening and Recall
Recall 50% of the message right after hearing the speech
After 24 hours later, recall 10% of the message
From grades, jobs, relationships, etc., listening is linked to success
As a speaker, listening ties the speech to the audience
Improve your listening skills
Activity Time
Activity Time
Practice your listening skills
After watching a short speech, try to recall the entire speech.
Feel free to help yourself listen carefully by taking notes, writing down details, relating ideas to your own experience, etc.
"Photos from a Storm Chaser," Camille Seaman, TedTalk
Reasons to Listen
Active Listening
Reasons for Poor Listening
Reasons for Poor Listening
- Not Concentrating
- "spare brain time" pg. 50
- average speech rate 120 words per minute
- brain process language at 400-800 words per minute
- Listening Too Hard
- don't overload, find the message
- Jumping to Conclusions
- Focusing on Delivery and Personal Appearance
- Interference to the message
Being an Active Listener
Being an Active Listener
- Take Listening Seriously
pg. 54 Listening Self-Evaluation
- Be an Active Listener
giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
- Resist Distractions
- Suspend Judgment
- Focus Your Listening
main points, argument, evidence, technique
- Develop Note-Taking Skills
Note-Taking Techniques
- Shorthand
- Key-word outline
- diagrams, shapes, arrows
Find and Focus Your Topic
Find Topic:
Your topic is you for the self-introduction speech
Focus the Topic:
Fit the topic to your time limit (3-4 min)
Be specific, choose two or three stories, examples , or experiences to share with others about yourself
Find and Focus Your Topic
Organize the Speech
Organize the Speech
Introduction - the opening of the speech
- gain audience attention (question, joke, story, quotation, etc.)
Body - the main section of the speech (use transitions like first, second, third)
- main points guide your speech and logically connect the topic to specific examples
Conclusion - the final section of the speech
- signal the end and reinforce your central idea
The Practice Speech is short, so developing the speech is limited. However, regardless of length, the speech must have as a minimum intro, body, and conclusion
Deliver Your Speech
Deliver Your Speech
Extemporaneous Speaking - a carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
More than just words, be thoughtful of your body and movements
- Gestures - motions a speaker's hands or arms make during the speech
- Eye Contact - direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
- Vocal Variety - the rise and fall of a person's voice
Without a doubt there is speech anxiety. However, turn your nerves into positive nervousness (energy and enthusiasm)
Putting It All Together
Putting It All Together
Give it your best effort!
Make sure to watch the content videos and practice before recording
Giving a Speech
What to expect
Speech Preparation
Preparation is key
- Find your topic
- Focus your topic
- Organize your topic
- Delivery your topic
Practical
Application
Practical Application
Self-Introduction Speech due this week
Begin the preparation now as you listen to this lecture