Chapter 19: Presenting Your Speech Online

guidelines for speaking online

-control the visual environment -dress for your presentation -adapt your nonverbal communication -dont forget your audience/imagine they're in the room -prepare and practice

two major types of online speeches

1. recording online speech 2. real time online speech

setting

consider what is in your background *shouldn't be cluttered and messy

framing

finding ways to raise your computer improves framing

eye contact

look at the camera which gives the audience the illusion that he's looking into the camera and directly at them

lighting

standing in front of a light source is bad idea

online environment

the elements of internet communication that influence an online speech including remote audience, factors of technology, and unique forms of interference

visual environment

the on-screen elements seen by the audience during an online speech

personal appearance

your confidence is heavily affected by the clothes you wear