Delivering impromptu speeches Flashcards
How do we deliver a claim:
State it
Explain it
Prove it
Conclude it
Discuss “state it”
State the claim.
Because this is the most important, it should be slower and you should pauze after and before it.
Discuss “Explain it”
Spend a little bit of time unpacking the evidence and priming us for the evidence. “=> Spend a little bit of time unpacking the evidence and priming us for the evidence.”
Discuss “prove it”
Get into the details of the evidence and how they relate to the claim. So here’s where the evidence is.
Discuss “conclude it”
Walk us back out of the point. Reinforce the claim. Reestablish the claim and, and reinforce its relationship to the thesis.
Describe the introduction of an impromptu speech.
- Open your speech
- State your thesis (with little pauze before and after)
- Preview your main points.
Describe transitions in an impromptu speech.
=> Transitions demonstrate the distinctness of each point.
=> Transitions help the audience know where you are in the speech
Describe conclusions in an impromptu speech
=> review main points and restate the thesis
=> provide closure
How do you deliver a last line
Slower, with more pauzes, more deliberate tone
Discuss Breathing and projection
Breathe from your diaphragm. Project aka talk so that the back of the room hears you.
Discuss pacing
Speech rate. Should be variable, e.g. slow when some sentences need more time to process (high priority stuff). By talking slower you signal to the audience that this is an important point (allows them to write it down).
Discuss Pausing
Place of pauses is important, at the end of a phrase.
Discuss Gestures and movement
Should augment clarity and look purposeful. Gestures should be in your ‘gesture box’ (= above pelvis, under head). Should be natural.
Movement: you could move on a transition (e.g. different points on different locations).
Capture your audience: stand in a distance so you can reach the left and right people without overreaching.
