Characteristics Of A Motivational Speaker

Words can leave a positive effect on others. An influential speaker will impact his or her audience by the power of the speaker’s words. In her essay, Angelou, describes the speech of Henry Reed, stating “We were then on top again. As always, again. We survived. The depths had been icy and dark, but now a bright sun spoke to our souls” (Angelou, 2015, p.188). The speech reminded Angelou of her culture’s background, allowing her rejuvenation through the words that Henry spoke (Angelou, 2015, p.188). Providing support for an individual allows him or her to reach beyond the limitations

3. Knowledge and skills- Another major reason that a motivational speaker can be beneficial is the knowledge and insight they can

Introduction Public speaking is not for the faint of heart, it is a nerve-wracking experience full of anxiety and fear of public judgment. These are some common thoughts among students enrolled in RCM 401 – Oral Rhetoric. With the application of theory, continued practice, and constructive feedback from peers, these opinions are likely to change as they increase their knowledge of oral rhetoric and look for ways to sharpen their public speaking skills. Todd Thorn is a strong example of a peer of oral rhetoric that has worked on improving his public speaking through the application of theory and constructive feedback from fellow peers. The following is an analysis of Todd’s improvement over the 2018 Winter Semester in RCM 401.

People need to have a certain type of voice to make a speech effective. To make a speech effective it depends on your tone of voice and how you deliver your speech. If you deliver your speech effectively, it could be memorable and even make a great impact on the world. An example of a speaker that made a great impact on the world is, Martin Luther King Jr, who delivered the famous I Have a Dream speech. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist and he wanted to make a change in America. King wanted American’s to treat each other equally and not have discrimination against people depending on what race they were. King’s speech is effective because of the tone and rate he uses, his reasonable arguments, and his use of repetition

My speech was characterized by three overall strengths. The first strength is that I was fluent and used good hand gestures to help explain my meaning for the audience. The second strength was that I spoke for the audience, using an animated voice that was not monotonous. The third strength was that I engaged the audience by using good eye contact. Combined together, these three strengths helped establish a relationship between me and the audience so that I felt as if I was actually teaching them a skill, not simply giving a presentation to a disinterested group.

Having the elements of a clear tone, captivating, educational, or motivating speech, and the proper body language gives the impression of bonding with the speaker and the audience. Compassion and consideration is important when delivering the speech to the audience. This provides the audience with the sense that the speaker understands exactly what he or she is speaking about and possibly feel the exact way about the speech being delivered.

An effective speaker carefully considers the audience when preparing a speech. Ask yourself these questions:

Effective speakers engage audiences with provocative ideas that extend beyond the time in which the speech is delivered.

A qualified, enthusiastic public speaker draws from his or her own experiences, and portrays them in a way that appeals to the audience. Although public speakers usually have expertise in another field (business, finance or sports, for example), they can translate their life experiences into stories that inspire others. Dedicated public speakers won’t treat speaking to your employees as a sideline. They enjoy speaking to groups and motivating others, and it shows in their presentation.

During the speech, I was also a good speaker in many ways. I had a good voice projection, my hand moment was consistent, I was always facing the audience and held eye contact, and had facial expressions to emphasize the importance of a topic. Right off the bat when I was explaining my citation saying According to the U.S Census Bureau “there are alone 5.7% Asian’s in the United States,” I was pointing my hands to make sure everyone was paying attention to the numbers. Another thing I did well during the speech was, that I kept eye contact with everyone during the speech

Public speaking has always been very hard for me, I've never been the type to stand in front of an audience and speak or do a presentation. No matter how many times I've done presentations I've always get nervous or shy and always forget what I rehearsed. In the military I was training Nco, everytime we had a new marine check in to our unit or are shop. I would be the one to give them and the A presentation on what is expected of them and also give them information about the unit and our shop. In my opinion the Marine Corp prepared me for public speaking, especially if you where lower rank and your senior enlisted would throw you to the wolves and send you up there to give the

This really helped me to find my confidence and taught me how to get rid of the nerves that comes with public speaking. There is always room to improve and through the speech classes I took throughout high school I feel like I improved in my speaking skills. One of my strengths is being good at preparation. Preparation is a very important factor in making a good speech. Knowing your audience, your topic, and knowing how to organize a speech properly is something I find to be a strength. Another strength of mine that I previously stated is knowing how to get through any nerves that I have. My weaknesses of public speaking include my newly developed stutter, talking too fast, and not speaking super clearly. With speeches I am much better at putting the speech together rather than actually giving

When thinking back to the beginning of the semester, I felt as if I was a very inconsistent public speaker. I would speak in front of the class and sometimes it would turn out good, but then other times it would be below average. Before taking this class, I never had anyone really grading me on my presentation skills, rather just looking at the content I was providing towards the class. That is why I decided to take this public speaking class, because even though it was not my favorite thing to do while in class, I knew I had to get better. Better yet, I knew that I needed to identify my strengths and weaknesses and work on them to get better. A good way to determine how I have grown and to be able to identify my strengths, I am going to go through each speech briefly.

This paper will go over the three main goals I would like to achieve in my public speaking career. My first goal is to improve upon the structure of my speeches to ensure that the topics that I discuss are in an order that will make sense to the audience. My second main goal I have for improving my public speaking skills is to improve on my confidence before, during, and after my speech. Finally, my last goal is to raise my delivery skills when I am giving my speech to assure the audience that I am confident and that I am a credible person. Together, these goals will help improve my public speaking skills.

For as long as I can remember, public speaking has always been one of my greatest weaknesses. Whether it’s a simple in-class presentation or a speech in front of an auditorium filled with people, I can barely get my words out from the anxiety and