Method Lesson 3: Speaking with Power

Name: Method Lesson 3: Speaking with Power
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Method Lesson 3 focuses on using power and intensity to motivate an audience.

Created byOvation Public Speaking

Last updated 5/2022

English

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What you'll learn

Speaking with power
Motivating an audience
Harnessing intensity
Using Word Stress and Emphasis

Course content

3 sections • 15 lectures • 45m total length

Introduction to Part 13:15
Discover why power in your voice matters for public speaking, and learn to stress key points, pause strategically, and adjust speed to engage your audience.
How to Stress Words4:08
Stress the right words and sections to clarify meaning and engage the audience. Prepare by analyzing the text, underline main points, and stress changes of thought, arguments, and feelings.
When to Pause2:32
Master pausing as a public speaking tool by using punctuation, meaning, change of thought, and audience response cues, while balancing audience participation and avoiding overuse.
Use Speed for Power3:07
Master speaking with power by varying your pace: speed up for positive or exciting points and slow down for serious or important moments, while enunciating clearly.
Exercises Part 13:53
Improve your speaking power through proper posture, relaxed jaw, and diaphragmatic breathing. Practice stress, pausing, speed variation, and enunciation while reading aloud to build voice control and airflow.

Introduction to Part 21:15
Explore volume control, voice intensity, and emotion to sharpen your speaking power, part two of three on power, building on prior lessons about stress, pausing, and speed variation.
Use of Volume4:33
Vary your volume to emphasize key points and sustain audience interest. Adapt to venue size and mic setup, project clearly without shouting, and pace your delivery accordingly.
How to Use Intensity3:37
Vary intensity in public speaking to match emotion, emphasize important points, and motivate audience participation, while ensuring the delivery remains measured to avoid fatigue or distraction.
Utilizing Feeling3:03
Learn to harness feeling in speaking by regulating warmth, tone, pace, and volume to reach the heart, convey sincerity, and align facial expressions and gestures.
Exercises Part 22:59
Develop resonance and power by maximizing lung capacity through diaphragmatic breathing, posture, jaw relaxation, and controlled exhalation, enabling engaging volume, intensity, and emotional connection in public speaking.

Introduction to Part 31:15
Develop advanced power techniques for speaking by using changes of thought, emphasis, and gauging audience feeling to supercharge your public speaking, building on volume, control, and emotion.
Changes of Thought3:47
Speak with power by using the change of thought: pause before examples or stories, slow down, and lower intensity to grab attention and clearly transition between main points.
How to Use Emphasis2:20
Learn to use emphasis to make key points memorable, identifying what must be remembered and underemphasizing everything else, then practice raising voice and strength under stress.
Circumstances & Gauging the Audience2:39
Gauge the audience by watching reaction and body language, maintain eye contact, and adjust your presentation to boost engagement, confidence, and clarity based on audience feedback.
Exercises & Conclusion2:41
Engage in exercises to review change of thought, pauses, and emphasis for dogs, cats, and fish, while reading the audience to tailor your presentation and boost power.

Requirements

No prerequisites are required

Description

Have you ever given a presentation, and it didn't seem to motivate your audience? Be assured, you are not alone in the way you feel. There are ways for you to build your public speaking skills and to be effective when speaking in front of a group of people. Anyone can achieve this confidence with the right tools and practice.

We’ve designed eight classes that pinpoint eight different speaking methods that will help you achieve success in public speaking. This class encompasses the third of eight speaking methods in the Ovation Public Speaking tutorial. The subject is Speaking with Power.

The class is designed to aid you in speaking power and feeling before an audience, so that you can motivate and convey feeling. This class will benefit any student who wants to excel at public speaking at school or also any business professionals who want to excel and build their career.

Highlights of this course:

·Correctly Using Word Stress

·Strategic Pausing

·Wise Use of Speed

·Controlling Intensity

·Utilizing Feeling and Volume

Includes the following:

·Over 40 minutes of Instructor Video

·Interactive Practice Sessions

·Skill building exercises

·Quiz

The way this class is structured is by dividing it into three parts. Each part will have video lectures first. Throughout the video lectures there are interactive practice sessions, practical suggestions, and tips on ways you can practice and improve for each point. You are invited to pause the video during the lecture and practice the point. At the end of each part, there are a series of exercises to help you practice and gain experience, and lastly there is a quiz.

This comprehensive course can be taken at the pace of the student. It requires a basic understanding of English, and a desire to improve your speaking ability.

Who this course is for:

High School Students
College Students
Business Professionals
Social Media Influencers

Method Lesson 3: Speaking with Power

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Course content

Word Stress, Pausing, & Speed5 lectures • 17min

Volume, Intensity, & Feeling5 lectures • 15min

Change of Thought, Emphasis, & Gauging the Audience5 lectures • 13min

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