Maximizing your Verbal Potential
The art of speech giving is a very difficult art to master for most people to master, but when done correctly is arguably the most effective form of communications of ideas and ideals. Through everyone's lifetime, we have all experienced good speeches and great speeches. However, what sets these apart?
Deliverance of effective speeches is a very meticulous process that doesn't require much skill to accomplish, but requires hard work and good time management. Now you may ask why I choose to particularly pinpoint those two procedural steps. This is because of how big the role that each of them play in the speech deliverance process is.
In relation to hard work, a good speech requires hours of continuous drafting of the speech to make sure every key point is hit and that the rhetorical techniques are being used to their greatest potential. Sometimes it takes looking at a finished speech and tearing it all down to rewrite a new one that more accurately encompasses the true view points you hold as a speaker or amplifies the effect that the speech may have on the masses it's being delivered to. It takes research on speeches similar to the one you are doing or just on the topic you are speaking about in general. To adequately reach an audience you must know your topic very well, you must show the passion you have for the topic, and most importantly, you have to engage and relate with the crowd.
In relation to time, a good speech requires time to perfect, but a great speech requires a ton of time to perfect. It requires time spent researching and drafting like previously mentioned, but arguably most importantly, it needs time for rehearsing and familiarization. The rehearsal stage of the speech process is the stage that can very heavily set a part a good speech from a great speech. There are so many factors that tie into that overarching statement. Rehearsal is the key to understanding your speech. It is where a reader can determine that there needs to be a dramatic pause at this point, they can decide that they need to talk louder or quieter here, or they could decide just in general that a statement doesn't fit with the speech's goals and premise. Rehearsal is the key to understanding time constraints within your speech to prevent rambling speeches that may be powerful and moving but may just drag on too long. Audience members can b e listening to the most relatable, intellectual, and emotional speech combined into one powerhouse of a speech, but if the speech is so much as ten seconds too long, the audience may lose their attention and the speech loses its dramatic effect. All of these methods combined help exemplify the need for rehearsal.
If any of the above errors are made within a speech, the speech can still be a really good speech, but it may not reach the point of greatness and may not live up to its fullest potential.
Deliverance of effective speeches is a very meticulous process that doesn't require much skill to accomplish, but requires hard work and good time management. Now you may ask why I choose to particularly pinpoint those two procedural steps. This is because of how big the role that each of them play in the speech deliverance process is.
In relation to hard work, a good speech requires hours of continuous drafting of the speech to make sure every key point is hit and that the rhetorical techniques are being used to their greatest potential. Sometimes it takes looking at a finished speech and tearing it all down to rewrite a new one that more accurately encompasses the true view points you hold as a speaker or amplifies the effect that the speech may have on the masses it's being delivered to. It takes research on speeches similar to the one you are doing or just on the topic you are speaking about in general. To adequately reach an audience you must know your topic very well, you must show the passion you have for the topic, and most importantly, you have to engage and relate with the crowd.
In relation to time, a good speech requires time to perfect, but a great speech requires a ton of time to perfect. It requires time spent researching and drafting like previously mentioned, but arguably most importantly, it needs time for rehearsing and familiarization. The rehearsal stage of the speech process is the stage that can very heavily set a part a good speech from a great speech. There are so many factors that tie into that overarching statement. Rehearsal is the key to understanding your speech. It is where a reader can determine that there needs to be a dramatic pause at this point, they can decide that they need to talk louder or quieter here, or they could decide just in general that a statement doesn't fit with the speech's goals and premise. Rehearsal is the key to understanding time constraints within your speech to prevent rambling speeches that may be powerful and moving but may just drag on too long. Audience members can b e listening to the most relatable, intellectual, and emotional speech combined into one powerhouse of a speech, but if the speech is so much as ten seconds too long, the audience may lose their attention and the speech loses its dramatic effect. All of these methods combined help exemplify the need for rehearsal.
If any of the above errors are made within a speech, the speech can still be a really good speech, but it may not reach the point of greatness and may not live up to its fullest potential.
I agree with your statement about time management being a critical element to a great speech. By allowing adequate time to practice, like you said you can determine if the speech is needed to be completely reworked in order to better encompass the desired meaning. I also agree with how you talked about practice, which leads to determining where pauses should be inserted for emphasis on a given clause. Pauses are such a useful element when it comes to speaking and can grasp the audiences attention.
ReplyDeleteTime management is really key to all perfect speeches or any other type of assignment. I've met people who have spent less time on a speech then me however, and exceeded my performance ten fold. Some people have a talent for speaking, other have to work on the craft a little harder.
ReplyDeletePreparation is a good point to bring up regarding speeches, it can be the backbone of a speech which can make it a lot easier to follow along with. I liked how you connected passion to preparation because passion can be the difference of an interesting speech and just a speech.
ReplyDeleteYou make a good point about the time spent on a great speech; it is indeed difficult to write any speech in a short time, let alone a good one, and an unpracticed speech is seldom delivered well enough to be persuasive. As well, I agree that rehearsal is most important for timing, since it is far harder to improvise timing and delivery than content.
ReplyDeleteI agree wholeheartedly with your points. I particularly agree with the rehearsal and preparation aspects.
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