[nabs-l] Public Speaking

[Shickeytha Chandler]

Thanks Kirt! I found the presentation that you were referring to by
doing a google search. It was an excellent presentation with some
great pointers. The real eye opener for me was his point about slowing
down the speed while reading aloud instead of listening to a sentence
at regular speed and then repeating it. For anyone interested, the
presentation can be found at:
  http://www.blindhow.com/posts/734#content

On 6/20/14, Mikayla Gephart via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> That would help me
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 20, 2014, at 7:38 PM, Kirt via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 20, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Roanna Bacchus via nabs-l
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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