#1 - Speak Off The Cuff
Time: 5 - 7 minutes
Objectives:
- Develop an awareness of situations in which you might be
called upon to deliver an impromptu speech.
- Understand how to prepare for impromptu speaking.
- Develop skill as a speaker in the impromptu situation by using
one or more patterns to approach a topic under discussion; for
example, comparing a past, present, and future situation, or
before and after.
#2 - Uplift the Spirit
Time: 8 - 10 minutes
Objectives:
- Identify and understand the basic differences between
inspirational speeches and other kinds of speeches.
- Learn how to evaluate audience feeling and develop emotional
rapport.
- Develop a speech style and delivery that effectively expresses
inspirational content by moving the audience to adopt your
views.
#3 - Sell a Product
Time: 10 - 12 minutes
Objectives:
- Understand the relationship of sales technique to persuasion.
- Skillfully use the four steps in a sales presentation:
attention, interest, desire, action.
- Identify and promote a unique selling proposition in a sales
presentation.
#4 - Read Out Loud
Time: 12 - 15 minutes
Objectives:
- Arrive at an understanding of the elements that comprise oral
interpretation and how it differs from preparing and giving a
speech.
- Learn the preparation or planning techniques of effective
interpretation.
- Learn the principles of presentation and develop skill in
inerpretive reading with regard to voice and body as instruments
of communication.
#5 - Introduce the Speaker
Time: duration of a club meeting
Objectives:
- Focus on the special occaision talk from the standpoint of the
introducer (function, chairman, toastmaster, master of
ceremonies).
- Become knowledgeable and skilled in the functions associated
with the master of ceremonies.
- Handle the introduction of other speakers at a club meeting.