Public Speaking Lesson 1

Public Speaking Intro

Welcome!!!

A Little Bit About Me

• Margaret Li

• 18 Years Old

• Sharon, MA

• I enjoy running, listening to music, science, and playing the flute.

• I am entering college in the fall.

A Little Bit About the Class

• What Sounds Good

• What Looks Good

• Audience Analysis

• Overcoming Fears

Poll

How much can you understand me?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Now It's Your Turn!

Tell me a little bit about yourself! I'm going to set a 1 minute timer and in that time, just keep talking.

Icebreaker: Never Have I Ever

Open Ended

What words come to mind when you think of speaking in front of an audience?

Tone

• how you say something

• quality, pitch, strength

• great effect on the audience

• we need to practice tone to make sure we are using the right one at the given time