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Strategies to Become a Better Speaker, Lecture notes of English Literature

A comprehensive guide on strategies and techniques to improve public speaking skills. It covers key aspects such as clarity, conciseness, concreteness, accuracy, adequacy, politeness, empathy, self-reflection, planning, interest, and interaction. The document also includes a section on preparing for public speaking, covering important questions to consider. Additionally, it discusses the fundamentals of stress placement in english and the concepts of stressing and de-stressing. This resource can be valuable for individuals looking to enhance their public speaking abilities, whether for academic, professional, or personal purposes.

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2023/2024

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ENGLISH REVIEWER
STRATEGIES TO BECOME A BETTER SPEAKER
1. Clarity
2. Conciseness
3. Concreteness
4. Accuracy or correctness
5. Adequacy and Completeness
6. Politeness
7.Empathy
8.Self-reflection on the
9.Strategies and Technique
10.Clear Planning and Purpose
11.Interest and Enthusiasm
12.Interaction
Clarity
-Set clear goals and messages.
-Be consistent throughout your speech.
-State concise opinion.
Achieve clear and confident speaking voice:
-Speak in front of the mirror or record your voice.
-Learn to be comfortable with silence.
Conciseness
-Straight to the point.
-Be brief.
-Practice brevity
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ENGLISH REVIEWER

STRATEGIES TO BECOME A BETTER SPEAKER

  1. Clarity
  2. Conciseness
  3. Concreteness
  4. Accuracy or correctness
  5. Adequacy and Completeness
  6. Politeness 7.Empathy 8.Self-reflection on the 9.Strategies and Technique 10.Clear Planning and Purpose 11.Interest and Enthusiasm 12.Interaction Clarity -Set clear goals and messages. -Be consistent throughout your speech. -State concise opinion. Achieve clear and confident speaking voice: -Speak in front of the mirror or record your voice. -Learn to be comfortable with silence. Conciseness -Straight to the point. -Be brief. -Practice brevity

Concreteness -Clear picture of your message. -Vivid facts. -Clear and specific focus Accuracy or Correctness -This validates your credibility as a speaker. -Precise pieces of information. Keep your sentences free from ungrammatical structures, words are stated clearly and pronounced correctly Adequacy and Completeness -Your speech must contain all the necessary information the audience needs to achieve the result that you desire Politeness -Consider the audience’s reaction to your message. -Use polite words and gestures Empathy -Craft your messasge with the receiver in mind. -Anticipate audience’s responses. -Show empathy in your communication style Self-reflection on the Strategies and Techniques Clear Planning and Purpose -Focus on your objective or intention of your speech. -Avoid irrelevant deviations Interest and Enthusiasm -Aspire to appear engaging and enthusiastic.

•(Rule 2) Always a vowel Only vowels can be stressed. Consonants cannot be stressed. This is true because the stress in any word falls on a single syllable, and there is a vowel sound at the heart of every syllable. •(Rule 3) Stress the first syllable of a two-syllable noun. WINdow, PENcil, BUCKet, SUNset, CAStle, RIVer, BASket, BUTton, FORest, TUNnel Loading… •(Rule 4) Stress the first syllable of a two-syllable adjective. HAPpy, QUIet, MODern, YELlow, ANcient, HOLlow, RIGid, SHIny, MELlow •(Rule 5) Stress the last syllable of a two-syllable verb. to reLATE, to reTURN, to inSIST, to beCOME, to deNY, to preSENT •(Rule 6) Stress compound nouns on the first part. BOOKstore, FIREfly, GREENhouse, TOOTHbrush, HAIRbrush •(Rule 7) Stress compound adjectives on the second part. old-FASHioned, long-LASTing, high-PITCHED, short-TEMPered

•(Rule 😎 Stress compound verbs on the second part. to breakDOWN, to cutBACK, to log IN, to give UP, to overFLOW, to underSTAND •(Rule 9) Stress the penultimate syllable of words ending "-ic," "-sion," and "-tion“ athLETic, BAsic, cerAMic, geoGRAPHic, GRAPHic, metALlic, MYStic, orGAnic, Loading… Words ending "-sion“ comPRESsion, conFESsion, deCISion, erOsion, PASsion, teleVIsion, TENsion Words ending "-tion“ ACtion, atTENtion, creAtion, eduCAtion, MOtion, NAtion, reveLAtion, situAtion, solUtion, tradItion •(Rule 10) Stress the ante-penultimate syllable of words ending "-cy," "- ty," "-phy," "-gy," and "al“

Stressing and De-stressing Stressing means making certain syllables and words louder, longer and higher in pitch. It means emphasizing a sound. Loading… De-stressing means making certain syllables and words more relaxed and weaker. Example: differentiate - diffeRENtiate Loading…

  1. narrate
  2. narrative
  3. narrator
  4. origin
  5. original
  6. philosophical 1.philosophy 2.abbreviate 3.abbreviation 4.also 5.analyze 6.decade

1.categorical 2.category 3.Catholic 4.although 5.association 6.autobiography 7.simile 8.even though Answers

  1. narRATE
  2. NArrative
  3. narRAtor
  4. Origin
  5. oRIginal
  6. philoSOphical 1.phiLOsophy 2.abBREviate 3.abbreVIAtion 4.ALso 5.Analyze 6.DEcade