Bài giảng Presentational skills - Lecture 2: Remembering what you have to say? - Võ Văn Việt
TRÖÔØNG ÑAÏI HOÏC NOÂNG LAÂM
THAØNH PHOÁ HOÀ CHÍ MINH
PRESENTATIONAL SKILLS
By
Vo Van Viet
LECTURE 2
REMEMBERING
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY?
Techniques for Remembering
Speech Material
➢ The four most common methods of
remembering speech and
presentation material are the
following:
1. Memorizing
2. Reading from complete text
3. Using notes
4. Using visual aids
1. Memorizing
• Perhaps the most difficult method of
the four methods, memorizing is the
technique many novice speakers
start off with, because they are
under the impression that this is
how all speeches are prepared and
delivered
• The most polished speakers forget
their words halfway through
1. Memorizing (cont.)
• I actually do not recommend
memorizing your speech.
• Although the outcome can be very
effective, memorizing a speech
word for word and then delivering it
requires a lot of preparation and
practice
1. Memorizing (cont.)
• First you must write or type out the
speech. Since most people do not
write the way they speak, this creates
and immediate problem.
– For example, the use of gestures and
proper voice inflection in conjunction with
a memorized speech tends to be very flat
and unengaging.
– Even if you are successful in using
gestures and a lively tone of voice, it's
entirely possible that you will forget
portions of your speech.
1. Memorizing (cont.)
• With memorizing, mental blocks
are inevitable, and it is not a
question of "Will you forget?" but
"when you will forget?" Can you
memorize a speech? Yes. Should
you memorize a speech? I don't
recommend it. Speakers who rely
strictly on memorization are setting
themselves up for failure.
2. Reading from Complete Text
• Most people dislike listening to
someone read a speech or
presentation, even if the speaker
makes a concerted effort to
maintain eye contact with the
audience.
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
• Your audience is just likely to end
up saying,"If all he is going to do
was read his speech, I could have
read it myself."
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
Following are the reasons I believe
people read speeches poorly:
• The speaker loses normal voice
inflection because they lose touch
with the ideas behind the words.
• The test being read is usually not
written in the manner and style of
spoken language. Too often speakers
write their speeches in "business
language" that is often very difficult to
read, much less listen to.
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
• The speaker achieves little or no
eye contact. Any eye contact is with
the manuscript and not with the
audience. To maintain eye contact
with the audience and read text
effectively takes a lot of practice. You
have to take in several lines at a time
and keep your place. You are very
likely to find yourself losing your place
every time you look up to speak to the
audience.
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
✓If reading is absolutely necessary,
here are some suggestions to make
your reading sound more
professional:
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
• Pay attention to your voice
inflection. -- To sound natural you
need to rehearse often, checking
yourself for pauses. Ask yourself if
your written words sound the way you
would speak them. Tape yourself and
listen to your own voice. Note where
changes need to be made with your
voice inflection. Try not to over inflect
your voice or it will become distracting
to your audience.
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
• Say the words out loud. -- As
you're practicing your speech, read
it out loud several times so you can
hear your tone and voice
inflections. The more you practice
reading, the more comfortable and
familiar with the words you become.
Using this approach makes it easier
to read your speech and for the
audience to listen to it.
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
• Annotate your text. -- Give yourself
cues for emphasis in the margin of
your text. For example, numbers are
the easiest target words to say slowly
and with emphasis. You want to
emphasize each syllable of any
number word. For example, if you
have the word "fifty" in your speech,
and it appears as 50, make it a note in
the margin so you say "fif-ty" when
you get it.
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
• Use gestures. -- Many speakers are
so busy making sure they read the
text correctly, they fail to communicate
effectively with their body. One
strategy is to double space your typed
text. This leaves room for you to jot
down notes and cues about which
words to emphasize and gestures to
accompany certain sentences, points,
or key messages
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
• Videotape yourself.-- I still videotape
my speeches and presentations,
especially those I deliver for the first
time. I recommend you sit down with
pen and paper in your hand and take
notes as you watch your video. Watch
the video several times, each time
taking notes on different things you
see. Here is the process I use to
review my videotapes:
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
• Review 1. - Watch the entire tape
(alone) without being too critical.
Watch the tape as an audience might
for the first time.
• Review 2. - Darken the picture or turn
you back to the television so you
cannot see yourself but you can hear
your voice. Record on your notepad
things you liked and disliked about
your voice; for example. listen to how
you phrase your words and the
inflection in your voice.
2. Reading from Complete Text
(cont.)
• Review 3. - Turn down the sound and
just watch yourself.
• Review 4. - Watch the tape again
with the volume turned up and take
more notes. See if there are any
areas you missed during earlier
reviews.
• Review 5. _ Have someone else
watch the tape who will be honest and
objective, such as your spouse, child,
friend, and so on
Using Notes
• Notes capture the major sections and
main points of each section. I
recommend using either note or index
cards.
• This is the most common way to
remember speech material.
• Using notes has more advantages
than reading because you use your
normal voice inflection and make
more effective eye contact with your
audience.
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