Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
Avinash, You've beautifully summed up all the techniques for a good and effective speaker.I thik, most of the persons will benefit from all the techniques suggested by you. - Original Message - From: avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes. Hi very pertinent and Needed subject is under discussion. Being a blind, and totally blind, one has to be master/mistress in captivating audience. We can only draw listeners attention and keep in tact, through effective and impressive voice. Now I am sharing this piece Hope will benefit many more on the list, and do share with your friends off the list also. So happy practicing and wishing you further success. Use your voice effectively in presentations Payal Chanania Voice is the primary means used to convey a presentation. In fact, 38% of the communication is always vocal! This is what lends substance to the quintessential cliché, ‘It's not just what you say, but how you say it that matters!' Little wonder then that despite having well-written, structured and interesting content, many speakers fail to make a mark with their presentations. Most audiences lose interest quickly and tune out the presentation in favour of personal broodings, side conversations, chatting on their phones or even napping! It follows that to be able to make a persuasive and winning presentation, you should first understand how to use your voice with the following vocal aspects: Pronunciation: Even if you are thoroughly knowledgeable about a topic, your audience may doubt you if you fail to pronounce the words correctly. Therefore, precise speech diction is essential for establishing credibility. Before giving the presentation, you should check whether you are pronouncing the names, phrases and technical words in the correct way. Articulation: It is equally important to clearly enunciate the vowel and consonant sounds in the words you speak. People often slur words together which makes it difficult for the audience to follow what is being said. So, consciously pronounce your consonants and verbs well and be careful not to mumble, merge syllables, drop word endings or allow the ends of sentences to trail away. Volume: Volume is the loudness/softness of your voice. During a presentation, the goal is to speak loud enough so that the audience does not have to strain to hear. Project your voice so that the people in the last row can hear you. For this, you will need to talk louder than you do normally, but without shouting. In case of a large audience, use a microphone as it will enable you to speak at a comfortable level and still be heard by everyone. Pace: This is the speed at which you speak the words. Often, nervousness causes speakers to increase the rate of speech and rush through the presentation. However, if you speak too quickly, the audience will lose attention as they don't get a chance to absorb the information. Similarly, if you speak too slowly by lengthening the words or syllables, the audience may become bored. A natural speed of around 120-150 words per minute keeps the presentation both interesting and understandable. Pitch: Pitch is the ‘musicality' of your voice. In general, speak in a medium, consistent and acceptable timbre. A normal conversational tone of voice appears relaxed and normal while high pitches can be quite irritating. Pause: It is essential to pause occasionally to gather your thoughts, decide what to say next, give the audience a chance to absorb the information or simply to catch your breath! But, never fill a pause with annoying phrases like ‘umm', ‘okay' or ‘you know'. These ‘verbal pauses' can be detrimental to your credibility since the audience perceives them as uncertainty. Variety: Variety is the spice of life and also every presentation! Therefore, speaking in the same volume, pitch or pace can make your speech monotonous, mechanical, confusing and even boring. On the other hand, intermittently varying your delivery will make it interesting and succeed in capturing the audience's attention. For example, raise your volume to make a point or lower it considerably to add suspense. Slow down and stress on certain words/phrases to highlight their significance and quicken your pace when it comes to less important points. You can also vary your speed depending on the mood you want to create - fast pace for urgency, excitement, happiness or fear while a slower pace to convey peace, sadness or disgust. Similarly, changing the pitch or inflection of your voice also helps people interpret the meaning of your words and understand the emotion and attitude behind them. For example, surprise, anger, sarcasm and solemnity are frequently indicated by specific changes in pitch. Likewise, a subtle pause can indicate a transition to a new idea or create anticipation when you use it just before revealing
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
Dear list members, Thanks a lot for nice response. Mr. Avinash: Really nice piece of writing which you shared. These all factors are very necessary in general communication also, not in only public speaking. Regarding voice value, my father always teaches me, wherever you go in the world, sweet language and sweet nature help you a lot. As says, aadhi dunia toe aap aysay hee jeet logay! Thanks. Dear Lissy: Have you experience to use ppt while presentation? Pls, share more views. Renuka ma’m: completely agree with your suggestion regarding language. We should not use English for creating good image among audience. But yes, as Indians, if we are able to explain our views in mother tongue, hindi and English, we can reach to audience very easily. Mr. Phen: Confident English speaking? If it is for abroad case, agree with you. But what you do, if you are between average people of Kerala? Yes, Good manners, dressing and bold voice are needed. Mr. Mujtava: thanks for sharing very basic tips for presentation. Maitreya: About eye contact, If we focus on our lost vision, really it increase our extra ordinary confidence. I also feel it. Sharing my one school experience when I had vision. Our social science teacher used to give topics to some students, and those students presented their views in general. Not present, almost all mugged up. There was one very brilliant girl in my class. I was often surprised when she spoke as words by words like textbook, but her eyes were always to one corner of upper ceiling. The teacher always appreciated her memorised skills. Now really feel to laugh on her, how she was looking with her eye contact. Mr. Sadab: still I am confused in using ppt. Pls, focus more on it. Zoher sir: nice views. Thank you. Bijal. On 1/7/12, zoher zos...@gmail.com wrote: ` I have participated in various alucution compititions on inter collegeat and state level. Here is my view that don’t mug up your speech, only remember importent points. Don’t keap your language very heigh 5, keap it as laymens language. Rather then delivering a speech, just feel that you are communicating with the peoples. if interaction is aloud, then throw some questions or ask views but keap control on frame work of speech. Hope it will work. - Original Message - From: Shadab Husain shadab...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes. Hello! Braille is important giving PPT presentations because you cannot use a screen reader on speakers. Headphones can be distracting and have limitations (in my case.) Slides' names, pointers, quotations, dates etc. need to be written on the braille sheet. Chill out! Those tips are nice, practise them; but don't burden your mind because the audience is unpredictable. I have not read this anywhere...but just look at top leaders like Atal, Sonia Ghandhi, Rahul Ghandhi, Manmohan Singh, Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav etc. They are all monotonous. Regards Shadab On 1/6/12, bijal patel bijalpatel...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, As subject line says, I have query about VI speakers. Nowadays in modern era, there are lots of opportunities when VI person has to speak in various programmes, though he or she works in school, college, company, social functions and so on. I know many experts are on list, so please, share tips and tricks for the best presentation. .How can one manage without Braille if he/she doesn’t know? .Is Braille notes necessary during presentation/speech? .How can we manage with PPT among sighted people? Any suggestions will be highly welcomed. Thanks. Bijal Patel. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in -- Develop your personality and English at http://PersonalityAndEnglish.blogspot.com/ Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
Bijal: I am afraid it would be difficult for me to explain about PPT presentations here. Please look for relevant tutorials and download some presentations to get an idea. Initially, better to download the presentations made by the blind for the topics you are well aware of - like Jaws, Talks etc. Don’t download presentations that include many graphics if you are totally blind. You may need sighted assistance who can explain the screen for you. I wrote a piece on speaking, which to my joy, was praised by Mr Subramani and other eminent personalities. I am hundred per cent confident that it would immensely help you too. Logic and originality Be passionate for speaking, but like others I don’t accept the idea of going crazy for it. Don’t misuse your time and energy by acting on the illogical suggestions offered in many personality-development courses and those available on many websites. Be original by neglecting such needless innovations. We are so much gifted that if we remain original the world will place us on top of all the admirations. A child charms everybody because of his originality. Things go wrong when as an adult he resorts to artificiality to do the same...continued at http://personalityandenglish.blogspot.com/2008/11/on-art-of-speaking.html Thanks, Shadab PersonalityAndEnglish.blogspot.com -- Develop your personality and English at http://PersonalityAndEnglish.blogspot.com/ Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
Hi very pertinent and Needed subject is under discussion. Being a blind, and totally blind, one has to be master/mistress in captivating audience. We can only draw listeners attention and keep in tact, through effective and impressive voice. Now I am sharing this piece Hope will benefit many more on the list, and do share with your friends off the list also. So happy practicing and wishing you further success. Use your voice effectively in presentations Payal Chanania Voice is the primary means used to convey a presentation. In fact, 38% of the communication is always vocal! This is what lends substance to the quintessential cliché, ‘It's not just what you say, but how you say it that matters!' Little wonder then that despite having well-written, structured and interesting content, many speakers fail to make a mark with their presentations. Most audiences lose interest quickly and tune out the presentation in favour of personal broodings, side conversations, chatting on their phones or even napping! It follows that to be able to make a persuasive and winning presentation, you should first understand how to use your voice with the following vocal aspects: Pronunciation: Even if you are thoroughly knowledgeable about a topic, your audience may doubt you if you fail to pronounce the words correctly. Therefore, precise speech diction is essential for establishing credibility. Before giving the presentation, you should check whether you are pronouncing the names, phrases and technical words in the correct way. Articulation: It is equally important to clearly enunciate the vowel and consonant sounds in the words you speak. People often slur words together which makes it difficult for the audience to follow what is being said. So, consciously pronounce your consonants and verbs well and be careful not to mumble, merge syllables, drop word endings or allow the ends of sentences to trail away. Volume: Volume is the loudness/softness of your voice. During a presentation, the goal is to speak loud enough so that the audience does not have to strain to hear. Project your voice so that the people in the last row can hear you. For this, you will need to talk louder than you do normally, but without shouting. In case of a large audience, use a microphone as it will enable you to speak at a comfortable level and still be heard by everyone. Pace: This is the speed at which you speak the words. Often, nervousness causes speakers to increase the rate of speech and rush through the presentation. However, if you speak too quickly, the audience will lose attention as they don't get a chance to absorb the information. Similarly, if you speak too slowly by lengthening the words or syllables, the audience may become bored. A natural speed of around 120-150 words per minute keeps the presentation both interesting and understandable. Pitch: Pitch is the ‘musicality' of your voice. In general, speak in a medium, consistent and acceptable timbre. A normal conversational tone of voice appears relaxed and normal while high pitches can be quite irritating. Pause: It is essential to pause occasionally to gather your thoughts, decide what to say next, give the audience a chance to absorb the information or simply to catch your breath! But, never fill a pause with annoying phrases like ‘umm', ‘okay' or ‘you know'. These ‘verbal pauses' can be detrimental to your credibility since the audience perceives them as uncertainty. Variety: Variety is the spice of life and also every presentation! Therefore, speaking in the same volume, pitch or pace can make your speech monotonous, mechanical, confusing and even boring. On the other hand, intermittently varying your delivery will make it interesting and succeed in capturing the audience's attention. For example, raise your volume to make a point or lower it considerably to add suspense. Slow down and stress on certain words/phrases to highlight their significance and quicken your pace when it comes to less important points. You can also vary your speed depending on the mood you want to create - fast pace for urgency, excitement, happiness or fear while a slower pace to convey peace, sadness or disgust. Similarly, changing the pitch or inflection of your voice also helps people interpret the meaning of your words and understand the emotion and attitude behind them. For example, surprise, anger, sarcasm and solemnity are frequently indicated by specific changes in pitch. Likewise, a subtle pause can indicate a transition to a new idea or create anticipation when you use it just before revealing your next point! The question is how do you refine your dialogue, diction and delivery so as to make the right impact? Well, the only way you can truly become aware of your voice patterns is to record your speech and review it to determine how you come across vocally and what you need to adjust. Above all, practice does make one perfect – so read the material several times and keep rehearsing
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
Yes, Braille is one among the practical options. What about a netbook? As it comes handy, we can take it anywhere, prepare a power-point presentation and give a great speech! However, beware of the mouse-pointer/touchpad. It may have to be disabled for convenience for us. Thanking you, Lissy Verghese On 1/6/12, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi very pertinent and Needed subject is under discussion. Being a blind, and totally blind, one has to be master/mistress in captivating audience. We can only draw listeners attention and keep in tact, through effective and impressive voice. Now I am sharing this piece Hope will benefit many more on the list, and do share with your friends off the list also. So happy practicing and wishing you further success. Use your voice effectively in presentations Payal Chanania Voice is the primary means used to convey a presentation. In fact, 38% of the communication is always vocal! This is what lends substance to the quintessential cliché, ‘It's not just what you say, but how you say it that matters!' Little wonder then that despite having well-written, structured and interesting content, many speakers fail to make a mark with their presentations. Most audiences lose interest quickly and tune out the presentation in favour of personal broodings, side conversations, chatting on their phones or even napping! It follows that to be able to make a persuasive and winning presentation, you should first understand how to use your voice with the following vocal aspects: Pronunciation: Even if you are thoroughly knowledgeable about a topic, your audience may doubt you if you fail to pronounce the words correctly. Therefore, precise speech diction is essential for establishing credibility. Before giving the presentation, you should check whether you are pronouncing the names, phrases and technical words in the correct way. Articulation: It is equally important to clearly enunciate the vowel and consonant sounds in the words you speak. People often slur words together which makes it difficult for the audience to follow what is being said. So, consciously pronounce your consonants and verbs well and be careful not to mumble, merge syllables, drop word endings or allow the ends of sentences to trail away. Volume: Volume is the loudness/softness of your voice. During a presentation, the goal is to speak loud enough so that the audience does not have to strain to hear. Project your voice so that the people in the last row can hear you. For this, you will need to talk louder than you do normally, but without shouting. In case of a large audience, use a microphone as it will enable you to speak at a comfortable level and still be heard by everyone. Pace: This is the speed at which you speak the words. Often, nervousness causes speakers to increase the rate of speech and rush through the presentation. However, if you speak too quickly, the audience will lose attention as they don't get a chance to absorb the information. Similarly, if you speak too slowly by lengthening the words or syllables, the audience may become bored. A natural speed of around 120-150 words per minute keeps the presentation both interesting and understandable. Pitch: Pitch is the ‘musicality' of your voice. In general, speak in a medium, consistent and acceptable timbre. A normal conversational tone of voice appears relaxed and normal while high pitches can be quite irritating. Pause: It is essential to pause occasionally to gather your thoughts, decide what to say next, give the audience a chance to absorb the information or simply to catch your breath! But, never fill a pause with annoying phrases like ‘umm', ‘okay' or ‘you know'. These ‘verbal pauses' can be detrimental to your credibility since the audience perceives them as uncertainty. Variety: Variety is the spice of life and also every presentation! Therefore, speaking in the same volume, pitch or pace can make your speech monotonous, mechanical, confusing and even boring. On the other hand, intermittently varying your delivery will make it interesting and succeed in capturing the audience's attention. For example, raise your volume to make a point or lower it considerably to add suspense. Slow down and stress on certain words/phrases to highlight their significance and quicken your pace when it comes to less important points. You can also vary your speed depending on the mood you want to create - fast pace for urgency, excitement, happiness or fear while a slower pace to convey peace, sadness or disgust. Similarly, changing the pitch or inflection of your voice also helps people interpret the meaning of your words and understand the emotion and attitude behind them. For example, surprise, anger, sarcasm and solemnity are frequently indicated by specific changes in pitch. Likewise, a subtle pause can indicate a transition to a new idea or create
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
Another point which I would like to suggest is that, choose the language which is comfertable to you. e.g., if the audience knew the local language, and if you are most comfertable in it, choose the language instead of English. It will increase your confidence and the way of expression will also be improved and the audience will be impressed. On 1/6/12, lv1906 lissyvergh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, Braille is one among the practical options. What about a netbook? As it comes handy, we can take it anywhere, prepare a power-point presentation and give a great speech! However, beware of the mouse-pointer/touchpad. It may have to be disabled for convenience for us. Thanking you, Lissy Verghese On 1/6/12, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi very pertinent and Needed subject is under discussion. Being a blind, and totally blind, one has to be master/mistress in captivating audience. We can only draw listeners attention and keep in tact, through effective and impressive voice. Now I am sharing this piece Hope will benefit many more on the list, and do share with your friends off the list also. So happy practicing and wishing you further success. Use your voice effectively in presentations Payal Chanania Voice is the primary means used to convey a presentation. In fact, 38% of the communication is always vocal! This is what lends substance to the quintessential cliché, ‘It's not just what you say, but how you say it that matters!' Little wonder then that despite having well-written, structured and interesting content, many speakers fail to make a mark with their presentations. Most audiences lose interest quickly and tune out the presentation in favour of personal broodings, side conversations, chatting on their phones or even napping! It follows that to be able to make a persuasive and winning presentation, you should first understand how to use your voice with the following vocal aspects: Pronunciation: Even if you are thoroughly knowledgeable about a topic, your audience may doubt you if you fail to pronounce the words correctly. Therefore, precise speech diction is essential for establishing credibility. Before giving the presentation, you should check whether you are pronouncing the names, phrases and technical words in the correct way. Articulation: It is equally important to clearly enunciate the vowel and consonant sounds in the words you speak. People often slur words together which makes it difficult for the audience to follow what is being said. So, consciously pronounce your consonants and verbs well and be careful not to mumble, merge syllables, drop word endings or allow the ends of sentences to trail away. Volume: Volume is the loudness/softness of your voice. During a presentation, the goal is to speak loud enough so that the audience does not have to strain to hear. Project your voice so that the people in the last row can hear you. For this, you will need to talk louder than you do normally, but without shouting. In case of a large audience, use a microphone as it will enable you to speak at a comfortable level and still be heard by everyone. Pace: This is the speed at which you speak the words. Often, nervousness causes speakers to increase the rate of speech and rush through the presentation. However, if you speak too quickly, the audience will lose attention as they don't get a chance to absorb the information. Similarly, if you speak too slowly by lengthening the words or syllables, the audience may become bored. A natural speed of around 120-150 words per minute keeps the presentation both interesting and understandable. Pitch: Pitch is the ‘musicality' of your voice. In general, speak in a medium, consistent and acceptable timbre. A normal conversational tone of voice appears relaxed and normal while high pitches can be quite irritating. Pause: It is essential to pause occasionally to gather your thoughts, decide what to say next, give the audience a chance to absorb the information or simply to catch your breath! But, never fill a pause with annoying phrases like ‘umm', ‘okay' or ‘you know'. These ‘verbal pauses' can be detrimental to your credibility since the audience perceives them as uncertainty. Variety: Variety is the spice of life and also every presentation! Therefore, speaking in the same volume, pitch or pace can make your speech monotonous, mechanical, confusing and even boring. On the other hand, intermittently varying your delivery will make it interesting and succeed in capturing the audience's attention. For example, raise your volume to make a point or lower it considerably to add suspense. Slow down and stress on certain words/phrases to highlight their significance and quicken your pace when it comes to less important points. You can also vary your speed depending on the mood you want to create - fast pace for urgency, excitement, happiness or fear while a slower
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
For a presentation I prefer a confident english speaking. Why because it will improve your skills if you get a chance to go abroad. The things that you need are confidence a bold voice a well presentable face and dressing. While your presentation you should show your manners in your dress and your word's should be strong and clear to the audiance. If you want to use other tools like braille or laptop you should be prepared to do it confidently. This is all. Regards, Phen Varghese On 1/6/12, Renuka Warriar eren...@gmail.com wrote: Another point which I would like to suggest is that, choose the language which is comfertable to you. e.g., if the audience knew the local language, and if you are most comfertable in it, choose the language instead of English. It will increase your confidence and the way of expression will also be improved and the audience will be impressed. On 1/6/12, lv1906 lissyvergh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, Braille is one among the practical options. What about a netbook? As it comes handy, we can take it anywhere, prepare a power-point presentation and give a great speech! However, beware of the mouse-pointer/touchpad. It may have to be disabled for convenience for us. Thanking you, Lissy Verghese On 1/6/12, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi very pertinent and Needed subject is under discussion. Being a blind, and totally blind, one has to be master/mistress in captivating audience. We can only draw listeners attention and keep in tact, through effective and impressive voice. Now I am sharing this piece Hope will benefit many more on the list, and do share with your friends off the list also. So happy practicing and wishing you further success. Use your voice effectively in presentations Payal Chanania Voice is the primary means used to convey a presentation. In fact, 38% of the communication is always vocal! This is what lends substance to the quintessential cliché, ‘It's not just what you say, but how you say it that matters!' Little wonder then that despite having well-written, structured and interesting content, many speakers fail to make a mark with their presentations. Most audiences lose interest quickly and tune out the presentation in favour of personal broodings, side conversations, chatting on their phones or even napping! It follows that to be able to make a persuasive and winning presentation, you should first understand how to use your voice with the following vocal aspects: Pronunciation: Even if you are thoroughly knowledgeable about a topic, your audience may doubt you if you fail to pronounce the words correctly. Therefore, precise speech diction is essential for establishing credibility. Before giving the presentation, you should check whether you are pronouncing the names, phrases and technical words in the correct way. Articulation: It is equally important to clearly enunciate the vowel and consonant sounds in the words you speak. People often slur words together which makes it difficult for the audience to follow what is being said. So, consciously pronounce your consonants and verbs well and be careful not to mumble, merge syllables, drop word endings or allow the ends of sentences to trail away. Volume: Volume is the loudness/softness of your voice. During a presentation, the goal is to speak loud enough so that the audience does not have to strain to hear. Project your voice so that the people in the last row can hear you. For this, you will need to talk louder than you do normally, but without shouting. In case of a large audience, use a microphone as it will enable you to speak at a comfortable level and still be heard by everyone. Pace: This is the speed at which you speak the words. Often, nervousness causes speakers to increase the rate of speech and rush through the presentation. However, if you speak too quickly, the audience will lose attention as they don't get a chance to absorb the information. Similarly, if you speak too slowly by lengthening the words or syllables, the audience may become bored. A natural speed of around 120-150 words per minute keeps the presentation both interesting and understandable. Pitch: Pitch is the ‘musicality' of your voice. In general, speak in a medium, consistent and acceptable timbre. A normal conversational tone of voice appears relaxed and normal while high pitches can be quite irritating. Pause: It is essential to pause occasionally to gather your thoughts, decide what to say next, give the audience a chance to absorb the information or simply to catch your breath! But, never fill a pause with annoying phrases like ‘umm', ‘okay' or ‘you know'. These ‘verbal pauses' can be detrimental to your credibility since the audience perceives them as uncertainty. Variety: Variety is the spice of life and also every presentation! Therefore, speaking in the same volume, pitch or pace can make your speech monotonous,
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
Hello Members, Thank you so much avinash shahi for sharing the tips of presentation and public speaking with the group as illustrated by Payal Chanania. I think the share had everything under the sun covered as far as presenting to an audience is concerned. I was a member of a Club called The Toastmasters Club that specifically trained on presentation and public speaking skills. This is more of a corporate group that does speaking workshops across the world with companies of various business interests. In India, they conduct these workshops with many well known corporates like TCS, IBM, Infosys to name a few. To know more about this Club please visit their website at: http://www.toastmasters.org Coming back to the subject, below are some tips they have shared on their international website that I swear by. Hope they will to some extent address your querry. From my personal experience, I use a lot of humor in my presentations and also get or keep the audience involved in the subject being presented. This is a great way to break the ice with the audience and make the presentation interesting. Remember, when you are presenting you are not teaching but sharing valuable information and exchanging thoughts. I was extremely impressed with the presentation skills of the person we spoke about a few days back Daniel Kish, entertaining and very informative presenter he is. If you see the video, link shared at the end of the email you will notice how suttle he is in driving his message across to his audience. Simply brilliant! Enough of the chit chat here are the tips: 1. Know your material. Pick a topic you are interested in. Know more about it than you include in your speech. Use humor, personal stories and conversational language - that way you won't easily forget what to say. 2. Practice. Practice. Practice! Rehearse out loud with all equipment you plan on using. Revise as necessary. Work to control filler words; Practice, pause and breathe. Practice with a timer and allow time for the unexpected. 3. Know the audience. Greet some of the audience members as they arrive. It's easier to speak to a group of friends than to strangers. 4. Know the room. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids. 5. Relax. Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything. (One one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand. Pause. Begin.) Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm. 6. Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear and confident. Visualize the audience clapping - it will boost your confidence. 7. Realize that people want you to succeed. Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative and entertaining. They're rooting for you. 8. Don't apologize for any nervousness or problem - the audience probably never noticed it. 9. Concentrate on the message - not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience. 10. Gain experience. Mainly, your speech should represent you - as an authority and as a person. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. And as promised here is the link to the video for Daniel Kish presenting to an audience at youtube (Thankfully, the video player on this one is accessible) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYWpxmcHTOc Mujtaba Merchant Bangalore, India Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
hi, I am a speaker and i am also invited as a anchor in many big shows . i am also in field of performing arts . and according to me , if it is the discussion of speech then when sighted persons go for giving speech on the stage , the major reason for which they get afraid and their confidence decreases is because of the huge audiance staring at the speaker . but for us , we can't see the swarming audiance so our confidence increases instead of decreasing i am not telling it in any wrong manner ! just take it lightly members ! coming to the topic , the most importannt thing for speech is : speaker should have a proper gescture although being a VI speaker should have a good eye contact I am also acting in many stage shows . and we are taught before acting . i am acting with normal companions . and the judge can't know that i am a VI person till anyone inform them ! so sharpness is most required ! THANKS , MAITREYA GIVE ME A CHANCE TO STAND I WILL MOVE THE EARTH!! - Original Message - From: Mujtaba Merchant mujta...@gmail.com To: bijalpatel...@gmail.com; Access India accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes. Hello Members, Thank you so much avinash shahi for sharing the tips of presentation and public speaking with the group as illustrated by Payal Chanania. I think the share had everything under the sun covered as far as presenting to an audience is concerned. I was a member of a Club called The Toastmasters Club that specifically trained on presentation and public speaking skills. This is more of a corporate group that does speaking workshops across the world with companies of various business interests. In India, they conduct these workshops with many well known corporates like TCS, IBM, Infosys to name a few. To know more about this Club please visit their website at: http://www.toastmasters.org Coming back to the subject, below are some tips they have shared on their international website that I swear by. Hope they will to some extent address your querry. From my personal experience, I use a lot of humor in my presentations and also get or keep the audience involved in the subject being presented. This is a great way to break the ice with the audience and make the presentation interesting. Remember, when you are presenting you are not teaching but sharing valuable information and exchanging thoughts. I was extremely impressed with the presentation skills of the person we spoke about a few days back Daniel Kish, entertaining and very informative presenter he is. If you see the video, link shared at the end of the email you will notice how suttle he is in driving his message across to his audience. Simply brilliant! Enough of the chit chat here are the tips: 1. Know your material. Pick a topic you are interested in. Know more about it than you include in your speech. Use humor, personal stories and conversational language - that way you won't easily forget what to say. 2. Practice. Practice. Practice! Rehearse out loud with all equipment you plan on using. Revise as necessary. Work to control filler words; Practice, pause and breathe. Practice with a timer and allow time for the unexpected. 3. Know the audience. Greet some of the audience members as they arrive. It's easier to speak to a group of friends than to strangers. 4. Know the room. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids. 5. Relax. Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything. (One one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand. Pause. Begin.) Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm. 6. Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear and confident. Visualize the audience clapping - it will boost your confidence. 7. Realize that people want you to succeed. Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative and entertaining. They're rooting for you. 8. Don't apologize for any nervousness or problem - the audience probably never noticed it. 9. Concentrate on the message - not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience. 10. Gain experience. Mainly, your speech should represent you - as an authority and as a person. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. And as promised here is the link to the video for Daniel Kish presenting to an audience at youtube (Thankfully, the video player on this one is accessible) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYWpxmcHTOc Mujtaba Merchant Bangalore, India Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
Hello! Braille is important giving PPT presentations because you cannot use a screen reader on speakers. Headphones can be distracting and have limitations (in my case.) Slides' names, pointers, quotations, dates etc. need to be written on the braille sheet. Chill out! Those tips are nice, practise them; but don't burden your mind because the audience is unpredictable. I have not read this anywhere...but just look at top leaders like Atal, Sonia Ghandhi, Rahul Ghandhi, Manmohan Singh, Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav etc. They are all monotonous. Regards Shadab On 1/6/12, bijal patel bijalpatel...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, As subject line says, I have query about VI speakers. Nowadays in modern era, there are lots of opportunities when VI person has to speak in various programmes, though he or she works in school, college, company, social functions and so on. I know many experts are on list, so please, share tips and tricks for the best presentation. .How can one manage without Braille if he/she doesn’t know? .Is Braille notes necessary during presentation/speech? .How can we manage with PPT among sighted people? Any suggestions will be highly welcomed. Thanks. Bijal Patel. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in -- Develop your personality and English at http://PersonalityAndEnglish.blogspot.com/ Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes.
` I have participated in various alucution compititions on inter collegeat and state level. Here is my view that don’t mug up your speech, only remember importent points. Don’t keap your language very heigh 5, keap it as laymens language. Rather then delivering a speech, just feel that you are communicating with the peoples. if interaction is aloud, then throw some questions or ask views but keap control on frame work of speech. Hope it will work. - Original Message - From: Shadab Husain shadab...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Query regarding VI speakers in various programmes. Hello! Braille is important giving PPT presentations because you cannot use a screen reader on speakers. Headphones can be distracting and have limitations (in my case.) Slides' names, pointers, quotations, dates etc. need to be written on the braille sheet. Chill out! Those tips are nice, practise them; but don't burden your mind because the audience is unpredictable. I have not read this anywhere...but just look at top leaders like Atal, Sonia Ghandhi, Rahul Ghandhi, Manmohan Singh, Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav etc. They are all monotonous. Regards Shadab On 1/6/12, bijal patel bijalpatel...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, As subject line says, I have query about VI speakers. Nowadays in modern era, there are lots of opportunities when VI person has to speak in various programmes, though he or she works in school, college, company, social functions and so on. I know many experts are on list, so please, share tips and tricks for the best presentation. .How can one manage without Braille if he/she doesn’t know? .Is Braille notes necessary during presentation/speech? .How can we manage with PPT among sighted people? Any suggestions will be highly welcomed. Thanks. Bijal Patel. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in -- Develop your personality and English at http://PersonalityAndEnglish.blogspot.com/ Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
