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Speech #1 Straight Talk

• To effectively present an opinion or viewpoint in a short time.
• To stimulate giving a presentation as part of a television broadcast.

Speech #2 The Talk Show

• To understand the dynamics of a television interview or talk show.
• To prepare for the questions that may be asked of you during a television interview program.
• To present a positive image on the television camera.
• To appear as a guest on a simulated television talk show.

Speech #3 When You're the Host

• To conduct a successful television interview.
• To understand the dynamics of a successful television interview or talk show.
• To prepare questions to ask during the interview program.
• To present a positive, confident image on the television camera.

Speech #4 The Press Conference

• To understand the nature of a television press conference.
• To prepare for an adversary confrontation on a controversial or sensitive issue.
• To employ appropriate preparation methods and strategies for communicating your organization's viewpoint.
• To present and maintain a positive image on television.

Speech #5 Training On Television

• To learn how to develop and present an effective training program on television.
• To receive personal feedback through the videotaping of your presentation.

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Speech #1 The Seminar Solution

• Present an introductory short talk or brief lecture describing a theory, model or information about a topic that will be discussed by a group following the presentation.
• Organize the information so that it is easy to understand and can be remembered.
• Orient the group to think about the specific goal of the discussion that follows.
• Use a buzz session discussion technique to promote group participation in deriving information leading to a solution to the problem.

Speech #2 The Round Robin

• Establish the meaning of a question with a discussion group.
• Using a problem solving pattern, lead the participants in a brainstorming session.
• Screen the possible solutions and lead the group in deciding what action to take.

Speech #3 Pilot a Panel

• Select a problem for panel discussion. Select not less than three members in advance to speak on the panel.
• Define the common goals and the purpose of the panel.
• Acting as moderator, monitor the panel discussion to inform the audience.

Speech #4 Make Believe (Role Playing)

• Understand what role-playing is and how to use it effectively in group communication.
• Select a problem involving human relations in which you may use the role-playing method to illustrate and explore the problem.
• Create a plot and characters relevant to the discussion problem and select a cast from among the group members.

Speech #5 The Workshop Leader

• Building group unity, guide the workshop participants in an investigative discussion of the problem.
• Follow a problem solving pattern to arrive at a solution.
• Bring the group to an agreement before the discussion ends.

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Speech #1 The Entertaining Speech

• Entertain the audience through use of humour and/or drama drawn from your personal experience.
• Organize an entertaining speech for maximum audience impact.

Speech #2 Resources for Entertainment

• Draw humorous and/or dramatic material from sources other than your own personal experience.
• Adapt your material to suit your topic, your own personality and the audience.
• Use entertaining material as means of conveying a serious message.

Speech #3 Make Them Laugh

• Prepare a humorous speech drawn from your own experience.
• Strengthen the speech by adapting and personalizing humorous material from outside sources.
• Deliver the speech in a way that makes the humour effective

Speech #4 A Dramatic Talk

• Develop an entertaining dramatic talk about an experience or incident, or give a dramatic reading.
• Include vivid imagery, characters and dialogue.
• Deliver the talk in an interpretative manner.

Speech #5 Speaking After Dinner

• Prepare an entertaining after-dinner talk on a specific theme.
• Deliver the talk extemporaneously, using the skills developed in the preceding entertainment projects.

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Speech #1 Warm Up Your Audience

• Prepare a speech that opens with a humorous story.
• Personalize the story.
• Deliver the story smoothly and effectively.

Speech #2 Leave Them With A Smile

• Prepare a serious speech that opens and closes with humorous stories.
• Prepare a closing story that reemphasizes the speech's main point.
• Deliver the stories smoothly and effectively.

Speech #3 Make Them Laugh

• Prepare a speech that opens and closes with humorous stories.
• Include jokes in the speech body to illustrate points or maintain audience interest.
• Deliver the jokes and stories smoothly and effectively.

Speech #4 Keep Them Laughing

• Prepare a speech that opens with a self-depreciating joke.
• String together two or three related jokes in the speech body.
• Close the speech with a humorous story.

Speech #5 The Humorous Speech

• Use exaggeration to tell a humorous story.
• Entertain the audience.
• Effectively use body language and voice to enhance the story.

Abstract of the Manual

All of the projects require you to work with a partner, enacting role plays. Since much of your day-to-day interpersonal communication is spontaneous, your presentations in this manual will be spontaneous, too.

Generally, each presentation will consist of a 4 to 5 minutes presentation of the importance of the project, followed by a 3 to 5 minute enactment of role play in the particular situation, concluding with a 2 to 3 minute discussion about the session which took place.

Topics covered include conversing with ease, negotiating, handling criticism, coaching someone to improve performance, and expressing dissatisfaction effectively.

Speech #1 Conversing with Ease

• Identify techniques to use in conversing with strangers.
• Recognize different levels of conversation
• Initiate a conversation with a stranger.
• Use open-ended questions to solicit information for further conversation.

Speech #2 The Successful Negotiator

• Employ win/win negotiating strategies to achieve your goals
• Enjoy the benefits of win/win negotiating.

Speech #3 Diffusing Verbal Criticism

• Respond non-defensively to verbal criticism.
• Employ a five-step method to identify the problem, diffuse the attack and arrive at a solution.

Speech #4 The Coach

• Determine reasons for someone's substandard performance
• Coach the person to improve performance.

Speech #5 Asserting Yourself Effectively

• Enjoy the mental and physical benefits of being assertive.
• Employing the four-step method for addressing a problem and asking for help.
• Overcome resistance to your requests.

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Speech #1 Read A Story

• To understand the elements of interpretive reading.
• To learn how to analyze a narrative and plan for effective interpretation.
• To learn and apply vocal techniques that will aid in the effectiveness of the reading.

Speech #2 Interpreting Poetry

• To understand the differences between poetry and prose.
• To recognize how poets use imaginary, rhythm, meter, cadence and rhyme to convey the meanings and emotions of their poetry.
• To apply vocal techniques that will aid in the effectiveness of the reading.

Speech #3 The Monodrama

• To understand the concept and nature of the monodrama.
• To assume the identity of a character and to portray the physical and emotional aspects of this character to an audience.

Speech #4 The Play

• To adapt a play for interpretive reading.
• To portray several characters in one reading, identifying them to the audience through voice changes and movement.

Speech #5 The Oratorical Speech

• To understand the structure of an effective speech.
• To interpret and present a famous speech.

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Speech #1 The Effective Salesperson

• Learn a technique for selling an inexpensive product in a retail store.
• Recognize a buyer's thought processes in making a purchase.
• Elicit information from a prospective buyer through questions.
• Match the buyer's situation with the most appropriate product.

Speech #2 Conquering the Cold Call

• Learn a technique for cold call selling of expensive product or services.
• Recognize the risks buyers assume in purchasing.
• Use questions to help the buyer discover problems with his or her current situation.
• Successfully handle buyer's objections and concerns.

Speech #3 The Winning Proposal

• Prepare a proposal advocating an idea or course of action.
• Organize the proposal using the six-step method provided.

Speech #4 Addressing the Opposition

• Prepare a talk on a controversial subject that persuades an audience to accept or at least consider your viewpoint.
• Construct the speech to appeal to the audience's logic and emotions.

Speech #5 The Persuasive Leader

• Communicate your vision and mission to an audience.
• Convince your audience to work toward achieving your vision and

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Speech #1 The Keynote Address

• Identify the basic differences between keynote speeches and other kinds of speeches.
• Learn how to evaluate audience feeling and establish emotional rapport.
• Learn and use the professional techniques necessary for a successful keynote presentation.
• Develop a speech style and delivery that effectively inspires and moves the audience to adopt your views as a collective reaffirmation of its own.

Speech #2 Speaking to Entertain

• Entertain the audience through the use of humour drawn from personal experience and from other material that your have personalized.
• Deliver the speech in a way that makes the humour effective.
• Establish personal rapport with your audience for maximum impact.

Speech #3 The Sales Training Speech

• Tell a sales audience how to sell a product by using a planned presentation.
• Inform a sales training audience about the human experience of the buyer-seller relationship.
• Use entertaining stories and dynamic examples of sales situations.
• Inspire salespeople to want to succeed in selling.

Speech #4 The Professional Seminar

• Plan and present a seminar with specific learning objectives.
• Relate to the audience by using a seminar presentation style.
• Use seminar presentation techniques to promote group participation, learning and personal growth.

Speech #5 The Motivational Speech

• Understand the concept and nature of motivational speaking.
• Apply a four-step motivational method with the purpose of persuading and inspiring.
• Deliver a motivational speech to persuade an audience to emotionally commit to an action.

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Speech #1 The Public Relations Speech

• Prepare a talk that will build goodwill for your organization by supplying useful information of interest to the audience.

Speech #2 Resources for Goodwill

• Research the operation and benefits of an organization or company.
• Prepare a talk designed to build goodwill toward it by presenting factual information.
• Analyze the common interests of your audience and focus your presentation on those interests.
• Effectively use at least one visual aid to enhance the audience's understanding.

Speech #3 The Persuasive Approach

• Direct a persuasive appeal to the audience's self-interests using a combination of fact and emotion in a speech delivered in such a manner that it appears extemporaneous.
• Persuade the audience to adopt your viewpoint by the use of standard persuasive techniques.

Speech #4 Speaking Under Fire

• Prepare a talk to persuade a hostile audience at least to consider your position on a controversial issue.
• Conduct a question-and-answer period on the speech subject.

Speech #5 The Media Speech

• Write a speech script on behalf of a social cause.
• Using the script, present the speech to persuade a general television audience.

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Speech #1 The Speech to Inform

• Select new and useful information for presentation to the audience.
• Organize the information for easy understandability and retention.
• Present the information in a way that will help motivate the audience to learn.

Speech #2 Resources for Informing

• Analyze the knowledge level of your audience regarding your chosen subject.
• Focus your presentation at the audience's level of knowledge.
• Build a supporting case for each major point through use of explanation examples, and information gathered research.
• Effectively use at least one visual aid to enhance the audience's understanding.

Speech #3 The Demonstration Talk

• Prepare a demonstration speech to clearly explain a process, product, or activity.
• Conduct the demonstration as part of a speech delivered without notes.

Speech #4 A Fact-Finding Report

• Prepare a report on a situation, event, or problem of interest to the audience.
• Deliver sufficient factual information in your report so the audience can base valid conclusions or a sound decision on it.

Speech #5 The Abstract Concept

• Research and organize the thought of experts on an abstract concept, theory, historical force, or social/political issue.
• Present the ideas in a clear and interesting manner.

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Speech #1 Mastering the Toast

• Recognize the characteristics of a toast.
• Present a toast honouring an occasion or person.

Speech #2 Speaking in Praise

• Prepare a speech praising or honouring someone, either living or dead.
• Address five areas concerning the individual and his/her accomplishments.
• Include anecdotes illustrating points within the speech.

Speech #3 The Roast

• Poke fun at a particular individual in a good-natured way.
• Adapt and personalize humorous material from other sources.
• Deliver jokes and humorous stories effectively.

Speech #4 Presenting an Award

• Present an award with dignity and grace.
• Acknowledge the contributions of the recipient.

Speech #5 Accepting an Award

• Accept an award with dignity, grace and sincerity.
• Acknowledge the presenting organization.

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Speech #1 Speak Off The Cuff

• 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.

Speech #2 Uplift the Spirit

• 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.

Speech #3 Sell a Product

• 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.

Speech #4 Read Out Loud

• 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 interpretive reading with regard to voice and body as instruments of communication.

Speech #5 Introduce the Speaker

• Focus on the special occasion 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.

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Speech #1 The Briefing

• Apply the key steps in the preparation of a briefing and the organization of material.
• Give a briefing according to a specific objective so the audience will have an understanding of the information.
• Effectively handle a question-and-answer session following the briefing.

Speech #2 The Technical Speech

• Convert a technical paper or technical material and information into a technical speech.
• Organize a technical speech according to the inverted-pyramid approach.
• Write a technical speech as spoken language
• not as an article.
• Give the speech by effectively reading out loud.

Speech #3 Manage and Motivate

• Understand the concept and nature of motivational methods in management.
• Apply a four step motivational method with the objectives to persuade and inspire.
• Deliver a motivational speech to persuade an audience to agree with your management proposal.

Speech #4 The Status Report

• Organize and prepare a status report involving the overall condition of a plan or program, or performance of a department or company in relation to goals.
• Construct the report according to a four step pattern.
• Give an effective presentation of the report.

Speech #5 Confrontation: The Adversary Relationship

• Understand the definition and nature of the adversary relationship.
• Prepare for an adversary confrontation on a controversial management issue.
• Employ appropriate preparation methods, strategy, and techniques, for communicating with an adversary group as the representative of your company or corporation.

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Speech #1 The Folk Tale

• To tell a folk tale that is entertaining and enjoyable for a specific age group
• To use vivid imagery and voice to enhance the tale.

Speech #2 Let's Get Personal

• To learn the elements of a good story.
• To create and tell an original story based on a personal experience

Speech #3 The Moral of the Story

• To understand that a story can be entertaining yet display moral values.
• To create a new story that offers a lesson or moral.
• To tell a story using skills developed in the previous two projects.

Speech #4 The Touching Story

• To understand the techniques available to arouse emotion
• To become skilled in arousing emotions while telling a story.

Speech #5 Bringing History to Life

• To understand the purpose of stories about historical events or people.
• To use the storytelling skills developed in the preceding projects to tell a story about a historical event or person.

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Speech #1 The Technical Briefing

• Using a systematic approach, organize technical material into a concise presentation, tailoring to the audience's needs, interests and knowledge levels.

Speech #2 The Proposal

• Prepare a technical presentation advocating a product, service, idea, or course of action.
• To present your viewpoint logically and convincingly, using an inverted-pyramid approach. To effectively handle a question-and-answer period.

Speech #3 The Nontechnical Audience

• Understand the principles of communicating complex information to nontechnical listeners, using overhead transparencies to illustrate your message.
• Answer audience questions that arise during the presentation.

Speech #4 Presenting a Technical Paper

• Deliver an interesting speech based on a technical paper or article.
• Effectively use a flipchart, overhead projector or slides to illustrate your message.

Speech #5 The Team Technical Presentation

• Understand the nature and process of a team technical presentation.
• Conceptualize a briefing or proposal involving three or more speakers, including yourself.
• Assemble a team of club members capable of getting the job done.
• Orchestrate the planning, preparation and delivery of a team technical presentation.