SPC2608 Chapter 19
Setting
Find a quiet room where you will not be interrupted by traffic noise or by people coming and going -no posters, paintings, or knickknacks behind you -no clutter
Control the visual environment
Setting, lighting, framing, eye contact, personal appearance -should not be informal, should be polished and professional as an in-person speech
Visual environment
The on-screen elements seen by the audience during an online speech
Lighting
Don't want the room to seem too dark or have too much light -avoid having windows in the background -have the light facing you
Personal appearance
Dress in professional manner that will project well on-screen -avoid white (too bright) and green and purple (may not register properly) -stay away from busy patterns and glitzy prints
Practicing recorded speeches
Gauge what audience will see Record, review practice sessions
Adapt your nonverbal communication
Magnified dramatically when you speak via camera of any kind -gestures, facial expressions, eye movements
Framing
Sit two or three feet from the webcam so you will fill most of the frame and the audience can see you from the chest up
Practice
The audience will assess your performance somewhat differently than if they were watching an in-person speech
Online environment
The elements of internet communication that influence an online speech, including the remote audience, factors of technology, and unique forms of interference
Adjust your pacing
The pacing of your speech can help keep the audience focused on you instead of temptations around them -try to keep moving a a brisk pace
Unlike recorded online speech, a real-time online presentation is seen by the remote audience as it is being delivered. To be successful, every aspect of speech has to be strategically adapted to the online environment
What is the difference between real-time online speeches and recorded speeches?
Don't forget your audience
It is difficult for speakers to keep audience as clearly in mind when speaking online -special challenge for online classes because it is easier to think there is no audience at all
Practicing real-time online speeches
Practice with computer and presentation software you will use the day of speech Use the screen recording function of your presentation software to help assess what your audience will see and hear Work on getting computer ready for speech day while practicing
Eye contact
Real-time online speeches require eye contact with camera, not with the computer screen -stack the computer on books to get the right eye level
Choosing the software Learning the software
The technology of real-time online speeches
Have a backup plan
Though we may have extensively prepared for the speech, it is always best to... -audiences are usually sympathetic for a speaker who encounters such problem -having this will make you look conscientious and considerate
Real-time online speech
A speech that has been created specifically for an audience that will view it online as it is being delivered
Recorded online speech
A speech that is delivered, recorded, then uploaded to the internet
Control visual environment Adapt nonverbal communication Adjust pace of speech Adapt to online audience Practicing specifically for online viewing
Challenges of online speech
