The Essential Elements of Giving a Speech: a Simulated Speech Scenario
LOCATION: Equatorial Hotel Melaka, Melaka Room I and II. Dimensions 23.5m2 x 31.0m2. Equipment provided by hotel includes:
Kodak Carousel 35mm Slide projector
60" x 60" Screen
Cassette Tape Recorder
Microphones
Multi-system Video players
20" Colour TV
Projection TV
LCD Projector
OCCASION: A business workshop on “Improving Communication”,
AUDIENCE: Numbering about 400 people. Mostly young entreprenuers from mid-twenties to late thirties. Gender more biased towards the male side, with few women in attendance. Large majority come from private businesses, and most hold jobs involved in sales and/or marketing. Educational level varies from high-school graduates to degree-holders. Economic background is mostly middle class, with a minority from the poorer classes, and only a few have more privileged backgrounds.
SPEECH:
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for attending this workshop. My name is Kerry Chin, from ABC Private Limited, and I am here to present a little speech on, ironically, “The Essential Elements of Giving a Speech.”. First I would like to thank my employer for giving me the opportunity to present a speech, and I would like to thank my dear colleagues for supporting me during my preperation. I would also like to thank the organisers for preparing such a wonderful and useful workshop, and for handling all the details so well. Now that we have the notable mentions out of the way, let us move on to the topic at hand. Since I don 't want to bore any of you, I 'm going to keep this speech short. Basically, I will talk about the three basic components of a speech: the beginning, where I will tell you how to catch your audience 's attention; the middle, where I will inform you how to keep your audience engaged in the speech; and the end, where I will teach you how to make your speech memorable. Some of you may be asking: why do we need to know how to give a speech? You many think: “I don 't intend to go up
Kodak Carousel 35mm Slide projector
60" x 60" Screen
Cassette Tape Recorder
Microphones
Multi-system Video players
20" Colour TV
Projection TV
LCD Projector
OCCASION: A business workshop on “Improving Communication”,
AUDIENCE: Numbering about 400 people. Mostly young entreprenuers from mid-twenties to late thirties. Gender more biased towards the male side, with few women in attendance. Large majority come from private businesses, and most hold jobs involved in sales and/or marketing. Educational level varies from high-school graduates to degree-holders. Economic background is mostly middle class, with a minority from the poorer classes, and only a few have more privileged backgrounds.
SPEECH:
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for attending this workshop. My name is Kerry Chin, from ABC Private Limited, and I am here to present a little speech on, ironically, “The Essential Elements of Giving a Speech.”. First I would like to thank my employer for giving me the opportunity to present a speech, and I would like to thank my dear colleagues for supporting me during my preperation. I would also like to thank the organisers for preparing such a wonderful and useful workshop, and for handling all the details so well. Now that we have the notable mentions out of the way, let us move on to the topic at hand. Since I don 't want to bore any of you, I 'm going to keep this speech short. Basically, I will talk about the three basic components of a speech: the beginning, where I will tell you how to catch your audience 's attention; the middle, where I will inform you how to keep your audience engaged in the speech; and the end, where I will teach you how to make your speech memorable. Some of you may be asking: why do we need to know how to give a speech? You many think: “I don 't intend to go up
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