How to overcome errors in public speaking

John E. Baird

doi:10.1109/tpc.1981.6447846

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Jun 1981

How to overcome errors in public speaking

John E. Baird

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Ten common errors cause most public speaking failures. A positive approach in three stages can increase your chance for success. Preparation: 1. Plan to have an effect; don't just be speech-giving-oriented. 2. Determine the audience's interests, motives, knowledge, attitudes, and values. 3. Be aware of your credibility with the audience. 4. Capture attention with a confident, motivating introduction. 5. Organize your information for understanding. 6. Plan the conclusion to again place your objective before the audience. Presentation: 7. Control stage fright and channel the energy into dynamic speaking. 8. Be physically active and purposeful with gestures; vary speech characteristics; be natural and direct. 9. Sense audience feedback and adjust to it. Preservation: 10. Prepare for questions from the audience.

Journal: IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published: 1981-06-01
DOI: 10.1109/tpc.1981.6447846
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Topics: public rhetoric
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