Topic outline

  • BADGE – Becoming a Digital Global Engineer


    • MODULE: Public speaking

      Unit 9. Delivery notes part 1

    • BADGE – Becoming a Digital Global Enginee
      Project 2019-1-FR01-KA203-063010 (167 512 512)

  • Objectives

    • After studying this unit you will be able to:

      1. work on your delivery in terms of adjusting your voice, posture and movement in order to sound enthusiastic and confident;
      2. remain relaxed when speaking, not allowing stage fright to control you;
      3. successfully deal with questions from the audience.

  • Discussion questions

      1. When listening to speeches (at work or at university), do you usually get the feeling that the speaker is addressing you personally? Why? Why not?
      2. When listening to other people talk in public, can you tell if they are battling stage fright? How?
      3. How do you overcome the nervousness associated with speaking in public?

  • Did you know?

      1. Almost 80% of people get a little nervous before speaking in public. About 10% are happy speaking in front of the audience while the other 10% are terrified of the activity, according to Devin Bramhall, CEO at Animalz (quoted after Anderson, 2017.)
      2. The fact is that we are not really afraid of public speaking. We are afraid of failing in front of everyone. However, when we are the audience, we do not want to see anybody fail, especially in public.
      3. “…That fear we experience is adrenaline-based. That means that it’s unpleasant but not debilitating. And with a little work, we can turn those butterflies to our advantage,” according to Nick Morgan. (Forbes)

      Now that your speech is prepared, you need to concentrate not just on the wording of your speech but also on the delivery.

  • Reading

  • Activities

  • Further practice

  • Bibliography and references

      1. 8 Breathing Exercises to Try When You Feel Anxious, retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/.
      2. Anderson, C., TED Talks, The official TED Guide to Public Speaking, Mariner Books, Boston, New York, 2017.
      3. Defense Language Institute, English Language Center, American Language Course: Level VI, Book 34, Lackland AFB, Texas, 1996.
      4. Himstreet, W.C., Baty, W.M., Business Communications: Principles and Methods, PWS-Kent, 1998.
      5. Morgan, N., How To Re-Program Your Gut For Success, retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/.
      6. Porter, P., Grant, M., Communicating Effectively in English, Heinle & Heinle, 1992.
      7. Verderber, R., Verderber, K.S., and Sellnow, D. D., The Challenge of Effective Speaking, 15th ed., Cengage Learning, 2011.

    • Intellectual Output