Impromptu Speaking

Question 1

What is impromptu speaking?

Answer 1

speech when circumstance don’t allow use of normal organizational pattern

Question 2

Impromptu speaking structures

Answer 2

-Past, Present, Future
-Me, My friend, and you
-Opinion, reason, example, belief

Question 3

What is the Past, Present, Future structure?

Answer 3

-variation on chronological/time pattern
-as focused/general as you like:
-Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
-Colonial Period, present day, next 100 years

Question 4

What is the Me, My friend, and you structure

Answer 4

-explain how topic affects you
-how it affects another person
-conclude, how it can affect everyone in the audience

Question 5

What is the Opinion, reason, example, belief structure

Answer 5

1. Here’s my opinion
2. Here are reasons that I have this opinion
3. Here are examples to explain & support these reasons
4. That’s why I believe this

Question 6

How to use what you know

Answer 6

-draw upon life experience
-have all-purpose quotations memorized and ready to go
-informal delivery

Question 7

Buy time

Answer 7

-pause for a second
-gather your thoughts & begin
-don’t spout first thought
-rephrase the question during the Q&A

Question 8

How to deal with hostile questions

Answer 8

-take your time before answering
-paraphrase question
-admit if you don’t know answer
-empathize with questioner
-be assertive, don’t let them abuse you