Address the issues
Talks have secret lives because even the most spontaneous speeches and presentations hide mountains of preparation work. Ideally the talk abstract focuses an end goal and provides some lessons — techniques or points to make, each of which will break down into core elements.
We use stories to illustrate our points, and use a narrative arc to keep the listener's interest throughout. Most go ahead and prepare a deck out of an outline, but there is tremendous value in holding off on the deck until we write the entire speech — just like we would when delivering an address.
Sir Winston Churchill wrote every word of his many speeches. To a listener, hearing him on the radio gave the impression that his eloquence flowed naturally, complete with pauses. What sounded improvisational organization was the result of careful preparation.
King George VI had to overcome a stammer that nearly crippled him mentally before he rose to power. Much rode on George leading England as it fought Germany in World War II. The story retold in a movie shows how the King had to overcome various personal issues of self worth in a brave feat of public speaking and attempting to overcome his stammer while addressing his people.
The three main issues we need to address with public speaking are — trust, message, and overall success of the talk. Trust is about being believable in practice and how we get the audience on our side. To structure our talk we should use the three pillar of persuasive speech.
As for the subject we're addressing, the question is whether the message getting through, and people understand the point we're trying to get across simply. Success depends on what the audience remembers and takes with them, including the questions we raised in the mind of listeners.
Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening: The 4 Basic Language Skills, and How to Practise Them
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Reading, writing, speaking and listening – the four foundational skills of language learning.
You can’t build a house without a strong foundation [well, that’s if you want the house to stay upright in all weather!]. Similarly, you won’t become a well-rounded speaker of a language without building upon the four foundations of language learning.
It took me quite a while to realise this.
I studied languages for years at school – and even after school without much success. I even moved to Spain to learn Spanish. It was a lightning bolt moment that made me realise I could spend hours learning how to read or write Spanish, but I had to actually start speaking to achieve fluency.
As you continue language learning, you will probably discover that you’re stronger in some areas than others. Typically, people struggle most with listening and speaking.
Speaking versus Writing
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE Spoken WORD. OR IS IT?Josef Essberger
The purpose of all language is to communicate - that is, to move thoughts or information from one person to another person.
There are always at least two people in any communication. To communicate, one person must put something "out" and another person must take something "in". We call this "output" [>>>] and "input" [ Speaking - mouth
> Writing - hand