Pre-College Expo & Symposium

Breathe In, Breathe Out, Speak Up:

Getting Past the Fear of Public Speaking

Charlotte Purvis

I had a

dream

My “business card” for today

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Ms. Charlotte Purvis Perfect Balance LLC

Durham, North Carolina

Grateful and proud Upward Bound Graduate

Stillman College

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Public speaking skills contribute to your success.

Our key points

Public speaking skills contribute to your success.

Speaking ranked among the most common of all fears.

Our key points

Public speaking skills contribute to your success.

Speaking ranked among the most common of all fears.

It’s understandable that people get nervous when speaking to groups.

Our key points

Public speaking skills contribute to your success.

Speaking ranked among the most common of all fears.

It’s understandable that people get nervous when speaking to groups.

We will discuss effective strategies for your next presentation.

Our key points

Public speaking skills contribute to your success.

Speaking ranked among the most common of all fears.

It’s understandable that people get nervous when speaking to groups.

We will discuss effective strategies for your next presentation.

Goal: You will be better prepared next time.

Our key points

Visualization #1

Picture yourself here

In pairs,

discuss your visualization

-On your handout, page 2-

• Discuss

• Learn

• Develop

• Participate

• Hear

• Visualize

• Join

What we’re

going to do

A powerful opening helps your audience to tune in If your opening is inspiring, it can help you r-e-l-a-x

Your 0pening

• “Thank you” • Compliment

• Question

• Quote

• Short story

• Lyrics

• Comment you just heard

Ideas for your 0pening

• Let’s analyze my opening

• How will you open?

• Who will demonstrate?

Ideas for your 0pening

Points 1, 2, 3 is about all you need, due to: 1. Attention spans 2. Time frame 3. Preparation required

Your message

Handout, page 4 Assignment #2

Your homework

They will remember your closing since it’s the last thing

Use your closing to make a lasting impression

Your closing

• “Homework”

• Audience participation

• Video clip

• Something they said or did

• Quote from opening

• Compliment

• “Thank you”

Ideas for your closing

• Your favorite closing idea?

• Who will demonstrate?

Ideas for your closing

1. Acceptance

2. Performers & athletes

3. Practice

4. Dress, shoes, posture

5. Breathe in, breathe out

Bonus tip:

Hum a tune

Moving past the

fear

Visualization #2

Picture yourself here

What is the difference between

Visualization #1 & #2?

Online dictionary Pronunciation feature

Bonus tip

Communication Coaching

1. What did you learn?

2. How will you pass it on?

My “business card” for today

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Ms. Charlotte Purvis Perfect Balance LLC

Durham, North Carolina

Grateful and proud Upward Bound Graduate

Stillman College

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Thank you!

I came to the conclusion that there

is an existential moment in your life

when you must decide to speak for

yourself; nobody else can speak

for you.

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I came to the conclusion that there is an

existential moment in MY life when I

must decide to speak for MYSELF;

nobody else can speak for ME.

Adapted from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Pre-College Expo & Symposium

Breathe In, Breathe Out, Speak Up:

Getting Past the Fear of Public Speaking