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== Hints on doing well == === Don’t postpone that first draft === You have to get a draft down on paper. The longer you postpone that draft, the more trouble you’ll find yourself in. Good stylistic writing requires multiple drafts and rewrites. You need to allow the draft to stew for a few days. === PRACTICE!!! === Even though you have a manuscript, you need to practice. Simply reading hurts your memory grade and your delivery grade. Why? As we will learn, most read sentences don’t sound good. Their word and syntactic markers are usually just a bit off. You need to spend time with your manuscript to know it’s structure, understand it’s rhythm, and practice your prose. We’ll do some practicing in class, but you need to log in at least 10-15 run throughs on your own. === The manuscript is an aid not a crutch === You want to be talking to the audience, seeing their eyes, 80-85% of the time. The manuscript is there to remind you where you are going, but the speech is to and for the audience. === Mark the manuscript for your performance === No one will see your manuscript. Mark it as needed. If you want to remind yourself about rising intonation, mark it in pen. If you want to hit a word with emphasis, PUT IT IN CAPS. If a paragraph is too long for you to glance at it and find your spot quickly, break it into multiple paragraphs. The manuscripts we have are transcriptions of actual speeches. What the speaker used probably looked marked up with lots of crazy paragraph breaks. Your manuscript should reinforce your delivery decisions, not get in your way. === The podium is a prop, not earthquake insurance === Please don’t death grip the podium. It shows. Your knuckles whiten and you look like you’re on a fishing trawler preparing to get hit by a huge wave. You should be gesturing as normal. Since the podium is there to hold the manuscript, both hands are free; use them. === Finally, PRACTICE === Come to the Speaking Center and work with a tutor. These people can help you (even if you don’t think you need help) and these people know what excellent, good, and adequate speeches look like and how you can improve.
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