TECHNIQUES IN SPEAKING

THE PURPOSE OF SPEAKING.
	1. To gain a response. 
		The Lesson should be designed to reach a certain “aim.”
		What is the “aim” of the lesson? The objective?
		What response is the subject matter reaching for?
	2. To inform.

HOW DOES ONE KNOW OR HOW CAN ONE FIND OUT IF THE AIMS ARE REACHED?
1. Tape the lesson, and listen to the tape analyzing several components of a good speech.
Tone of voice. 
		By tone of voice the listener detects the spirit of the teacher. Every human being has,                                        been condition by their life style to respond to tones of voice.
		High pitches irritates and gives the impression one is not serious, or is angry.
		Medium pitches give comfort, encouragement, and strength.
Lower pitches, indicate self reliance on the part of the speaker, control, authority, and the        impression that the speaker means business.
Inflection.	
		Inflection in voice and words, give us the implied meaning of the speaker. Is he serious,                                    loving, nourishing, desirous of good, angry, using inflammable words to twist meaning,                                punch out or  dump on another, or simply inform.
Speakers who’s tone and inflection rises at the end of a sentence gives the impression of non-      seriousness. It becomes irritating, and listeners shut out the lesson and think of other things.
		When the tone and inflection stays on a monotone, it puts the hearers to sleep.
When the inflection and tone is used properly the hearer will get the message. The tone           reveals the attitude and spirit of the speaker.
Tone of voice.
		Tone of voice is the most important part of the teachers message. If the tone bothers the                                    students they are not getting the message. If the message is given in sincerity, from the                                   heart, and to the glory of God, the tone will exhibit such and  it will be heard and under-                                stood.
Volume. 
		Volume is also important. Every one must hear, but not be yelled at. Speaking to the students                                 as if you were talking to friends is most important. Jesus did not orate. Orations are for                                 the momentary gratification of the speaker, not the listeners.
	Speed of speaking.  
		Too slow, attention will be lost. The mind will drift.
To fast will not permit many to grasp and internalize the message. The truths cannot  sink in.
All learning is connecting, what one hears, to his own frame of  reference.
	Control of the speaking situation.
		The teacher must arouse the pupils mind to gain the desired effect.
		Does the deliberateness of speaking place the information in the brain of the listener?
The teacher thinks, selects proper words to clarify his meaning, then speaks, the student hears        and reacts. Then the teacher should react to the students actions. 
Learning, by the student, is thinking into his own understanding. Various clues are fed back        to the teacher as teaching progresses.
		Jesus taught with authority. His words and manner of speaking commanded respect.
The teacher should get up, speak up, then shut up. It is evident when the teacher has not           studied or has run out of soap. He/she will ramble and ramble or pray and pray. 
Praying should be done in the closet. Praying in public should not sum up the lesson. Praying       should not be about everyone and every thing. It is not for the purpose of exhorting the       students. It should be to the point, short, and sweet.
	Language and it’s use.
		The nature of teaching is clarification and added information. 
		Language is the vehicle of thought. The words used must be common to the hearer.
	Words can/will inflame the emotions of the hearer. They affect a positive or negative                            response according to how they are used.
Emphasis can make truth sound like accusations. Students accused in public will be       driven away.
Truth applied, without a heart of love that reaches out for reconciliation, only cuts      the heart, wounds the spirit, and creates anger. The students present should be        encouraged, not beaten, for those not present.
 		Cliches used over and over produce a negative response.
Personal examples used over and over expresses a spirit of Pride, sounds like bragging, and      produces a negative effect which turns the students off. So, not to many personal        examples.

While listening to your taped lesson, give yourself a test so as to develop self improvement.

A SELF-TEST FOR SELF ANALYZATION.
  	Place a “1" beside the statement every time the action is presented. You will have to stop and start the recorder.

    	Voice sounding sincere.................
	Voice sounding insincere..............
	Voice sounding accusingly...........
	Voice sounding lovingly...............
	Voice sounding mean

WHAT IS SAID.
	Personal references.......................
	Cliches .........................................
	Stories used over and over............
	Insinuations...................................
	Flammable words..........................
	Statements that turns people off.....
	Can be taken as bragging...............
	Assures your love for hearers....
	Assures encouragement.................		 

SUMMATION AFTER LISTENING TO THE TAPE.     	
	Did I carry on after I ran out of what to say?
	Did I hold my own attention?
	Did my tone of voice express love and concern?
	Was I sincere?
	Did I say things that I could have said differently, so as to not offend, in word or deed?
	Did what I said draw people to me or cause them to reject me?
	Would anyone be unnecessarily offended at the language or the way the message was presented?
	Did my tone of voice show that my heart was in the message of the lesson?
	Was my prayer, God honoring, said only for the sake of the listeners, or too long or too short? 
	
Conclusion, A teacher should constantly tape the lesson and listen to it. Finding one’s own errors can lead to self correction and builds confidence. It improves one’s delivery and encourages attendance at the lesson.