One of the most essential things you can do as a speaker is to establish your credibility.

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Question:

One of the most essential things you can do as a speaker is to establish your credibility. In other words, it is important what makes you "qualified" to be giving your speech. Please watch this speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU9ypd9Xxjo

Respond to the following:

How does the speaker establish their credibility?
What strategies do they use that help to bolster their qualifications?
What are some ideas you have for establishing credibility for delivering your own speech?

2. There is an old saying - "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." The same holds true for public speaking. Being able to draw the audience into your speech within the first few sentences is critical to success. Also important is leaving them with something to think about once a speech is over. These are called "attention getters" - how the speaker gets the attention of the audience and draws them in -- and "clinchers" - how the speaker concludes, or clinches, the speech.

Using the same speech you watched in the "Establishing credibility" discussion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU9ypd9Xxjo) respond to the following:

How did the speaker get your attention? What strategy(ies) did they use?
How did the speaker conclude their speech? Was it successful? Why or why not?
Compose an attention getter for your own speech that will effectively draw the audience in.
Tell a clincher for your own speech that will leave us thinking about your speech once it concludes.

3. Think about the most effective speaker you know. (Michelle Obama) Think about how they communicate with their audiencelarge or smalland what helps them to be effective. Think of at least three things they do that show they are attentive to the needs of their audience. How can you incorporate these behaviors in your own presentations?