THE ART OF

Public Speaking
EYE CONTACT
Ingredient for a good speaker
Build a rapport with each individual
Eye contact – honesty, integrity, confidence
Helps to get feedback from the audience
GESTURES
Fill in gaps.
Indicate-openness, confidence, dominance.
Hands in pocket, folded across the chest,
are a strict NO.
“Actions speak LOUDER than words.”
TALK ABOUT THESE
GESTURES…
BREATHING
Breathe from your DIAPHRAGM.
Control your voice with the help of
good breathing.
Incorrect breathing causes cracking of
sound, loss of words.
 DON’T
DO
LIKE
THIS..!!
BREATHE DEEPLY
WITHOUT BREATHING
DOWN SOMEONE’S
NECK
APPEARANCE
First impression is the last impression.
NO gaudy colours, Long side burns, torn
or wrinkled clothes.
High grooming standards
APPEARANCE
MATTERS…..
 FILLERS
“I mean”, “you know”, “that na”, “well”,
“you see”….
Signs of nervousness or stress
 VOICE
High pitch- anger or joy
Low pitch- sadness, confidence
Fast- excitement
Slow- uncertainty, boredom
RATE AND FLUENCY
Rate and fluency go hand in hand.
Rate- how slow or fast does a person speak.
Fluency- continuity of the voice.
Pauses are important and should be effectively
used.