Day 12: Going on the Road

I thought today's readings were very interesting and gave great tips to use when presenting. In the article "Engage, Yourself, Engage your audience", it mentions four elements that enable you to be at your best for speaking I found these elements very helpful. Here are the four elements: the passionate speaker, the analytical speaker, the confiding speaker and the extemporaneous speaker. The passionate speaker has energy and a contagious enthusiasm. The analytical speaker relays information in a clear and concise manner. The content level is high with facts and data. The confiding speaker talks slowly, quietly and has good eye contact with audience. Finally, the extemporaneous speaker keeps the presentation fresh. Your voice has a lot of variety. Your body emphasizes points with gestures and facial expression. Your mood is light and readily responds to audience reactions. These four elements are considered the PACE model and when you interweave them all you will be able to engage your audience intellectually and emotionally. I think this is a great model to use when speaking. It is simple but it includes everything that is needed to be a great speaker.