Speciality Speeches (226E)

Overview:This manual contains information about giving the most common ones, and it covers impromptu talks, preparing inspirational speeches, selling a product, reading out loud and introducing a speaker.

Project Speeches:
(Content garnered from member manuals and other Toastmaster clubs and may not be complete)

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.
Time: 5-7 minutes.

2) Uplift the Spirit: Identify and understand the basic differences and similarities between inspirational speeches and other kinds of speeches. Learn how to evaluate audience feeling and establish emotional rapport. Develop a speech style and delivery that effectively expresses inspirational content by moving the audience to adopt your views.
Time: 8-10 minutes.

3) Sell a product: Understand the relationship of sales techniques to persuasion. Skillfully use the four steps in sales presentation: attention, interest, desire and action. Identify and promote a unique selling proposition in a sales presentation. Be able to handle objections and close a prospective buyer.
Time: 10-12 minutes.

4) Read Out Loud: Arrive at an understanding of the elements that comprise oral interpretation and how it differs from preparing to giving a speech. Learn the preparation or planning techniques of effective interpretation. Learn the principals of presentation and develop skill in interpretive reading with regard to voice and body as instruments of communication.
Time: 12-15 minutes.

5) Introduce the Speaker: Focus on the special occasion talk from the standpoint of the introducer. Become knowledgeable and skilled in the functions associated with the master of ceremonies. Handle the introduction of other speakers at a club meeting.
Time: Duration of a club meeting.

 

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