2: Speech Basics

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Your First Speech

Mohamed Hassan – Megaphone – CC 2.0

After all the work of building such a message, you might wish that you could simply read it to the audience. However, this is the case in only a few kinds of circumstances: when the message is highly technical, complex, and extremely important (as in a new medical discovery); when international protocols and etiquette are crucially important and the world is listening; or when the speaker is representing a high-ranking person, such as a president or a king, who is unable to be present. For the purposes of your public speaking class, you will not be encouraged to read your speech. Instead, you will be asked to give an extemporaneous presentation. We will examine what that means.

In this chapter, we are going to begin to examine effective strategies for delivering and developing a speech. To help you enhance your delivery, we will begin by exploring the four basic methods of speech delivery. Then, we will briefly explain the public speaking process by providing a simple overview of public speaking to help you develop your first speech.

2.1: Four Methods of Delivery
Adapted from Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking, Chapter 14.1
2.2: The Public Speaking Pyramid
Adapted from Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking, Appendix 1
2.3: Foundations of Public Speaking
Adapted from Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking, Appendix 2
2.4: Speech Preparation
Adapted from Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking, Appendix 3
2.5: Speech Practice
Adapted from Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking, Appendix 4
2.6: Conclusion
Adapted from Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking, Appendix 5