Speaking – A New Approach

Some “seasoned” speakers still depend upon eloquent language and bombastic delivery to excite their listeners, but their style is fading fast. The radio first undermined the emotional technique, and TV has fairly well finished tearing away any oratorical tinsel, so that public speaking now strives to appeal to men’s minds rather than to their emotions.

The modern public speaker does not rely upon elocution but upon the meat of his talk. He makes sure that his talk makes sense and embodies some degree of originality involving old ideas expressed in a new way. He realizes that words alone don’t make a speech, the ideas are what count. He recognizes the difference between a man talking because he has something to say, and the man talking because he has to say something.

When he believes what he says and sincerely tries to sell the idea, he automatically speaks clearly, calmly, and properly places his pauses. His sincerity puts across his talk; and when his talk goes over, he’s a good speaker. The change in emphasis from emotionalism to straightforwardness has materially promoted interest in public speaking. As more people learned how readily they could become competent speakers, the impact of public speaking’s popularity became apparent. Most of us have the makings: lungs, larynx and lips with which to talk, and we have brains to conjure up ideas. Successful public speaking merely blends them together.

Fewer people hesitate to convey a thought when the thought rather than its conveyor captures the attention of the audience. This change in style and pace makes public speaking attractive to many people who are shy by nature and shun group contacts. People usually have no fear about talking to their kinfolk, neighbors or friends why then should they fear to speak in public? Where once it appealed primarily to the brash and brazen individuals, public speaking now appeals as well to more modest men.

Private Conversation and Public Speaking

The only difference between private conversation and public speaking is that in a speech there is no exchange of remarks. Other than that the speech is conversation addressed to more than one listener. A good example is when a man is talking to one individual and another person joins them. More people are attracted and as the group grows the conversationalist is no longer carrying on a conversation -he’s making a speech. He must raise the volume of his voice so that he can be heard-yet he should retain the informal manner which is the most effective style.

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