The Three Pillars of Public Speaking

There are three pillars of public speaking that provide the fundamental principles or foundation for rhetorical presentations. They are your voice, verbalization and visualization.

The Pillars of Public Speaking

Voice include several speaker skills. Learn how to master your voice.

Pace, Pitch and Power

Avoiding Word Whiskers

Dynamic Range

Volume

Modulation

Naturalness

Verbalization or the words you use in your talk. Words have meaning. Using the best words in the right arrangement can increase the power of your public speaking.

Interest Arousing Introductions

Accurate Pronunciation

Correct Speech

Fluency

Pausing

Coherence Through Connectives

Visualization and how people see you is the third pillar. From body language and gestures to dress and grooming, how we are seen is an important part of our presentation.

Dress and Grooming

Gestures

Gestures Power and a few to avoid.

Hand Shake

Heart is the fourth pillar of holistic public speaking. It can best be summed up in the words of several speakers that became quotes. It involves speaking from our heart and speaking to reach the hearts of our listeners.

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.
-John Ford

There are three things to aim at in public speaking: first, to get into your subject, then to get your subject into yourself, and lastly, to get your subject into the heart of your audience.
-Alexander Gregg

In public speaking, we must appeal either to the prejudices of others, or to the love of truth and justice. If we think merely of displaying our own ability, we shall ruin every cause we undertake.
-William Hazlitt, British Writer, best known for his humanistic essays, 1778-1830

Mastery of the pillars of public speaking will put you on your way to becoming a dynamic public speaker.

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