Tips for Public Speaking Types of Public Speaking
Tips for Public Speaking
Types of Public Speaking • Persuasive – case presentation • Ceremonial – event speeches (wedding speech, awards) • Extemporaneous – networking, “off the cuff” speech • Informative – presentation or lecture
Know Your Audience • Prepare, prepare
Persuasiveness • • • Treatment presentation to patients Focus on your delivery Present problems followed by solutions Use of imagery or models Remember your audience
Ceremonial • The “fun” speeches • Know the appropriate time to toast
Extemporaneous • “The Elevator Pitch” – Practice, Practice • Press speech • On a whim
Informative No one likes a slide with a bunch of words because they start to read the slide and lose their attention and focus. They read the slide and read the slide…. . To you that’s reading the slide…. . STOP!
Informative • • Engage Fewer words Clean and concise Tell the slide - don’t read the slide
General Tips • • Practice before presenting Colors and backgrounds Font size Number of words
Take Home • • Know your audience Be mindful of the type of speech Practice makes perfect Know your audience
Thank You • This presentation was brought to you by the American Student Dental Associations and the Leadership Development Work Group • For more leadership resources, visit: www. asdanet. org
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