Week 13
Giving a speech or presentation to an audience of people who speak various languages or have differing cultural backgrounds requires special consideration and requirements for the speaker. Some tips we learned on Monday's class and in our text book are:
1. Familiarize yourself with your audience and the difference in culture so we leave no room for stereotypes and racist/prejudice remarks.
2. Speak clearly
3. Do not speak too fast
4. Know the meanings of words outside our native language
5. Avoid slang, idiomatic expressions
6. Be mindful of body language and eye contact also known as Kinesic behavior
7. Be careful to not use terms that may mean one thing for you, and a completely different meaning for your audience.
8. Your message goes beyond words. Translation is not about words, but also about images you use too. Look at your audience again and see if your graphics match their needs, wants, and culture.
Good points to remember whenever you have to give a speech! Many people have a tendency to talk quickly, or too quietly. Timing is very important, and if your audience happens to be older (senior citizens), your speech has to be very different--much slower and your wording very well pronounced.
ReplyDeleteThank you for giving an overview on how to give a good speech! Sometimes I forget to talk slower and pace myself because I'm already a pretty fast talker. I also tend to use a lot of hand motions.
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