SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE

1. SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE Session 1

2. Courage in Public Speaking • Are people fearful of Public Speaking? Study—People expressed greatest fears: • Public Speaking • Death • IRS (and Taxes) • How do you overcome it? Take Nike’s Slogan—Just Do It! We will in this class.

3. Developing Courage and Self-Confidence in Public Speaking • Dale Carnegie—”Public Speaking for Success” • Start with a Strong and Persistent Desire • Know Thoroughly What You Are Going to Talk About—Speak about something you have earned the right to speak about. • Act Confident—William James, American Psychologist—”So, to feel brave, act if you were brave, use all of our will to that end, and a courage-fit will likely replace the fit of fear.” or “If you act enthusiastic you’ll be enthusastic” (Carnegie) • Practice! Practice! Practice!—Practice your talk a number of times (in front of audience, mirror, your dog, etc.)

4. The Habit of Courage: Act Confidently and Soon You’ll Feel Confident—Toastmasters Internationalwww.toastmasters.org • Become “other-conscious.” Don’t focus on yourself and what the audience might think. Instead, replace your self-consciousness with other-consciousness. Try to focus on your audience! Find a single person in the audience and make eye contact with him or her. Stay with that person long enough to deliver a full sentence or complete thought. If you take responsibility for the audience’s understanding of your message, you will soon forget your sweaty palms and knocking knees. • Anxiety feels worse than it looks. If you can refrain from calling attention to your fears and anxieties, nobody will know about them. “It’s a classic case of fake it 'til you make it,” Landrum says. “Act confidently, and soon enough you’ll feel confident.” • Make it look easy. The audience wants to hear the speech, not worry about the speaker. Be humble: This is not about you – it’s about your speech! Your ideas and thoughts, and how they benefit the listeners are the most important part. Deliver these with grace, style and enthusiasm, but avoid ego-building enhancements. A speech easily delivered is gladly received. • Let yourself be encouraged. Don’t be self-effacing or overly modest. Embrace the supportive atmosphere of a Toastmasters club and nourish visions of success! “Learn to give yourself the benefit of the doubt that you so easily would extend to anyone else!” Landrum says. “Persistence is the most useful virtue of the human heart. You are never beaten until you admit it.”

5. 10 Tips for Public Speaking: How to Find Your Confidence—Toastmasters International www.toastmasters.org Feeling some nervousness before giving a speech is natural and even beneficial, but too much nervousness can be detrimental. Here are some proven tips on how to control your butterflies and give better presentations: • Know your material. Pick a topic you are interested in. Know moreabout it than you include in your speech. Use humor, personal stories and conversational language – that way you won’t easily forget what to say. • Practice. Practice. Practice! Rehearse out loud with all equipment you plan on using. Revise as necessary. Work to control filler words; Practice, pause and breathe. Practice with a timer and allow time for the unexpected. • Know the audience. Greet some of the audience members as they arrive. It’s easier to speak to a group of friends than to strangers. • Know the room. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids. • Relax. Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything. ("One one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand. Pause. Begin.) Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm.

6. 10 Tips for Public Speaking (2) • Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear and confident. Visualize the audience clapping – it will boost your confidence. • Realize that people want you to succeed. Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative and entertaining. They’re rooting for you. • Don’t apologize for any nervousness or problem – the audience probably never noticed it. • Concentrate on the message – not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience. • Gain experience. Mainly, your speech should represent you — as an authority and as a person. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need in a safe and friendly environment.

7. Toastmasters International • Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of meeting locations. Good place to develop your skills. • Headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, the organization has more than 270,000 members in more than 13,000 clubs in 116 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people of all backgrounds become more confident in front of an audience. • Clubs all over the world—Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Clubs

8. Organize Your Speech:3 Parts • Introduction—Gain Attention (Tell them what you are going to tell them) • Body—Provide information and interesting stories to support (Tell them) • Conclusion—Summarize what you have said and close with an Action Statement (Tell them what you told them).

9. INTRODUCTION GAIN ATTENTION— • Ask a question of the audience (possibly rhetorical) • Tell a Story (“Last August,”), • Startling Statistics (Did you realize that 30% of….”) • Use Quotations (When John Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you….”) TELL THEM WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO TELL THEM • In this speech, I will tell you how to…….

10. BODY • Contains your main points and upporting material. Examples: • Topical Order—arrange material based on more specific categories within the subject. • Chronological Order—arrange material based in order of what it happened. • Problem-Solution Order—Develop two main points: 1) problem (need) and 2)solution (satisfaction)

11. CONCLUSION • Summarize the body of the speech—main points. • End by bringing together an idea from the introducton. • End with a quotation, an important point or a Call to Action.

12. SIX SPEECHES IN THIS COURSE • Ice Breaker—3-5 minute speech of introduction telling us about who you are and relating anecdotes about your development as a person and a professional. • Organize Your Speech—4-6 minute speech organized with an Introduction, Body (with sub-points) and Conclusion (integrating the Introduction and Body) on a non-Acupuncture topic. • Animate Your Talk---4-6 minute speech emphasizing proper use of gestures and vocal variety on a non-Acupuncture topic. • Elevator Speech—In 1-2 minutes you will describe to a layperson the value of Acupuncture and why they should find out more about services you provide. • Illustrate Your Point With Audiovisuals—4-6 minute speech utilizing PowerPoint and props to illustrate your talk on a non-Acupuncture topic. • The Value of Acupuncture Speech for a Lay Group—10 minute persuasive and inspirational speech utilizing PowerPoint and Marketing Materials presenting why Acupuncture is valuable for treatment.

13. SPEECH 1: THE ICE BREAKER • Give your first talk to “break the ice”. • 3-5 minutes (no less than 2 ½ minutes, no more than 5 ½ minutes) • Objectives: To begin speaking before an audience and discover speaking skills you already have and skills that need some attention. • Select three or four interesting aspects of your life. Share signficant personal experiences. Tell us what motivated you to go into Acupuncture. • Use a an Introduction, Body and Conclusion.