[nabs-l] Public Speaking

[Kirt]

I think, as with a great many things, general advice can only go so far here because so much depends on your individual personality and communication style. Some people prefer to memorize their main points before hand and speak more or less extemporaneously. Some people like to write down or record their entire speech beforehand and rely heavily on that script. I myself prefer something of a compromise between these two positions; I like to have a loose outline of my speech written that I can refer to as I am talking to keep me on-topic while giving me the freedom to pretty much extemporaneously come up with the specific words I am going to use. Those are just some general ideas… I don't think one is necessarily superior to any other, it just depends on personal preference like I said. As far as the medium of notes is concerned, i'm fortunate that I was Toprail at a very young age so it works well for me. However I kno some people have figured out a way to turn the Victor Stream into "and Audible Teleprompter", I believe the specific presentation is archived as part of last year's convention but I'm not certain. If you can't find it i'd be happy to get you in touch with norm Gardner, one of the folks from my home state who pioneered and presented this method of giving speeches at national convention last year.
Best,
Kirtw

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> On Jun 20, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Roanna Bacchus via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi Shickeytha my name is Roanna Bacchus.  A few sestesters ago I took a communications class that involved public speaking.  Because I have sung in front of people throughout my life I was comfortable speaking in front of my classmates.  A suggestion you might try is to type your speeches on the computer and memorize them.
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