BUS 542 Week 5 & 6 Reading Assignment 1

Chapter 16

Practising Your Delivery.

5 quick tips of effective presentation :

1. Know the goal
2. Think about the sequence of the main points
3. Jot down one or two key words
4. Be concise
5. Relate supporting facts or data to make and sell your point.

5 Speech presentation Do's:

1. Use physical activity to get the audience's attention - voice, posture and gestures.
2. Present with facts and statistic. - create suspense feeling and also anticipation from audiences.
3. Relate the topic with a simple joke - create a good laughter and warm feeling.
4. Control and in depth understanding of the topic - to gain confidence from audiences on you.
5. Relate a relevant story - Story-telling can be a comfortable and natural way to generate momentum for the rest of the speech.

Chapter 18

Handling Speech Anxiety

Speech anxiety is related to emotional and physical stress. It is a normal feeling for human being.
Below is some of the common symptoms of anxiety:

• "Racing" heart
• Feeling weak, faint, or dizzy
• Tingling or numbness in the hands and fingers
• Sense of terror, of impending doom or death
• Feeling sweaty or having chills
• Chest pains
• Breathing difficulties
• Feeling a loss of control

How To Manage Anxiety:

1. Prepare ahead.
2. Accept the fact that anxiety do exists.
3. Practice breathing and relaxing.
4. Use Visual Aids – PowerPoint, Posters, Objects, Videos
5. Know your topic, audiences, yourself and speech
6. Stay focus on the main point and message
7. Dress to success and gain confident
8. Act as if you are not afraid.