DELIVERY FOR

DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
DELIVERY FOR DIFFERENT
SITUATIONS

1. Speaking to a specific audience size

2. Speaking in an open-air venue or outside a
building
3. Speaking in different venues
4. Speaking with a microphone
5. Speaking with a podium or lectern
1. SPEAKING TO A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE
SIZE
Discription • Audience size depends on the venue size.
Advantage • You can determine your approach with your audience:
more intimate and personal for a smaller size; more formal
for a larger size.
Disadvantage • This can be challenging and intimidating.
Tips • Ask the organizers about the estimated number of the
audience so you can adjust your delivery.
• Practice, practice, practice.
 2. SPEAKING IN AN OPEN-AIR VENUE
OR OUTSIDE A BUILDING
Description • Examples are open courts or grounds, football fields, farms, etc.
Advantage • You will feel more relaxed due to the atmosphere of the venue.
Disadvantage • You will encounter a lot of communication barriers such as noise, inattentive
audiences, discomfort, challenging weather, possible absence of technology such as
audio-visual equipment, etc.
• You might be forced to make adjustments, especially in voice projection.
Tips • Check the venue prior to your speaking engagement.
• Ask the organizers about the availability of equipment.
• Challenge yourself on how you can get and maintain the attention of your
audience.
• Practice, practice, practice.
3. SPEAKING IN DIFFERENT VENUES
DESCRIPTION • Speaking venues that vary according to size: classroom, meeting
or conference room, ball room, social hall, auditorium, covered court,
open court, etc.
ADVANTAGE • You will be exposed to different venues, which will add to your
public speaking experience.
DISADVANTAGE • You will have to make big adjustments in terms of your nonverbal
cues: volume of voice, body language, facial expression, etc.
TIPS • Check the venue days before your scheduled speech and arrive hours
earlier in the venue, so you can determine the adjustments to make.
• For a large venue, speak more slowly, use pauses frequently to
highlight the most important ideas of your speech, and make use of facial
expressions and gestures. When you use visual aids, make them more
visible.
• Practice, practice, practice.
4. SPEAKING WITH A MICROPHONE

DESCRIPTION • Its main function is to increase the volume of your voice, not to
clarify the pronunciation and enunciation of words.

ADVANTAGE • With a microphone, you can easily get the attention of your audience
because of the loudness of your voice.

DISADVANTAGE • Using a microphone can be challenging because there is a tendency to

underuse or overuse it.

TIPS • Check the microphone if it functions well.

• Check your voice in the microphone to see whether you are audible
enough.
• In a small venue, you may not use a microphone, but you need to
manage your voice’s volume well.
• Practice, practice, practice.
5. SPEAKING WITH A PODIUM OR
LECTERN

DESCRIPTION • A podium or lectern is a reading desk with a stand and a slanted top.
ADVANTAGES • Notes can be placed on the slanted top, and will work best for extemporaneous and
manuscript speeches.
• The lectern can be used as a means to hide or cover nervousness or stage fright.
DISADVANTAGE • Some may have the tendency to hide their hands behind the podium, which will not help
them enhance their message.
TIPS • Stand straight, as good posture exudes confidence.
• Avoid gripping the edges of the podium with both hands. Aside from this, also avoid hiding
them behind the podium.
• For extemporaneous and impromptu speakers, step to the side occasionally once you have
composed yourself, so you can effectively use your gestures, make eye contact, and connect
more with your audience.
• Practice, practice, practice.
TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE
SPEECH DELIVERY
TO BE EFFECTIVE IN YOUR DELIVERY, WATCH AND EMULATE
PEOPLE WHO SPEAK IN PUBLIC EXCELLENTLY. WHILE
OBSERVING, TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING:

 • How they approach their audience (formal, informal, personal, conversational, intimate,
among others)
 • How they connect with their audience (using eye contact, body movements, and facial
expressions)
 • How they present themselves (stage presence: how they look, stand, walk, use nonverbal cues,
act on and off the stage)
 • How they use their voice in terms of volume (loudness or softness), pitch (highness or
lowness), rate or speed, pauses to show emphasis and strengthen the clarity of the message, vocal
variety (effective changes in volume, pitch, rate and pauses), and pronunciation
EXERCISE (PAIR)
BASED ON WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS LESSON, LIST DOWN TEN HABITS
FOR GOOD DELIVERY THAT A SPEAKER NEEDS TO DEVELOP.

Example:
Practice in front of people and get their feedback.
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