1977 - 1992 The Original CTM Manual

1. The Ice Breaker . . . . . . . . . . (four to six minutes).
   • Begin speaking before an audience;
   • Help you understand what areas require particular emphasis in your speaking development;
   • Introduce yourself to your fellow club members
2. Be In Earnest
   • Convince the audience of your earnestness, sincerity, and conviction on a subject you thoroughly understand;
   • Confront and control and nervousness you may have.
3. Organize Your Speech
   • Organize your thoughts into a logical sequence which leads the audience to a clearly-defined goal;
   • Build a speech outline that includes an opening, body, and conclusion.>
4. Show What You Mean
   • Learn the value of gestures and body movements as a part of a speech;
   • Explore the different ways of using body language;
   • Develop a sense of timing and natural, smooth body movement.
5. Vocal Variety
   • Explore the use of voice volume, pitch, rate, and quality as assets to your speaking;
   • Apply the principles of a well-developed voice to a particular speech.
6. Constructing Your Speech
   • Bring together and apply the communication skills you have learned in the preceding projects;
   • Organize your speech in a logical manner, following one of the suggested outlines;
   • Research the facts needed to support your speech;
   • Make a personal evaluation of your progress.
7. Clarify Your Meaning
   • Present a complex subject so that each member of the audience can understand your ideas;
   • Demonstrate that you understand your audience and can present your message in their own terms;
   • Explain abstract concepts by concrete examples, definitions, and explanations.
8. Make It Persuasive
   • Present a talk persuading the audience to modify their beliefs, feelings, or actions to agree with yours;
   • Effect this persuasion by appealing to the audience's self-interest, building a logical foundation for belief, and arousing emotional commitment to your cause.
9. Help Them Remember
   • Deliver, without notes, a dynamic and informative talk;
   • Present detailed information in such a way that the audience can easily remember it.
10. Work With Words
    • Gain an understanding of the functions and uses of the spoken word;
    • Select precisely the right words required to communicate your ideas clearly, vividly, and appropriately; avoid common mistakes in word use.
11. Make It Interesting
    • Attract the audience's attention by speaking on a subject of personal interest to them;
    • By use of appropriate illustrations, hold the audience's interest and insure their full understanding of your message;
    • Support each point of the speech with facts or interesting examples presented in an interesting manner.
12. Inspire Your Audience
    • Understand the mood and feelings of your audience on a particular occasion;
    • Put those feelings into words and inspire your audience using all the techniques you have learned so far.
13. Build Your Language Skill
    • Become aware of proper use of vocabulary and grammar in speaking;
    • Understand the different levels of speech and when they are appropriate;
    • Begin a program of vocabulary-building and using new words in your talk.
14. Say It Clearly
    • Understand the value of proper articulation and pronunciation;
    • Focus on a program of building good speech habits.
15. Speak With Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . (ten minutes, plus or minus 30 secs).
    • Begin a program of serious reading of thoughtful books on self-development subjects;
    • Write a speech based on the insights gained from reading one of these books;
    • Read the speech before the club in an interesting, lively, and meaningful manner

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