Research Your Topic

Competent Communication Manual project # 7 "Research Your Topic" Objectives:

• Collect information about your topic from numerous sources.
• Carefully support your points and opinions with specific facts, examples and illustrations gathered through research.
• Time – 5-7 minutes

Get Comfortable With Visual Aids

Competent Communication Manual project # 8 "Get Comfortable With Visual Aids" Objectives:

• Select visual aids that are appropriate for your message and the audience.
• Use visual aids correctly with ease and confidence.
• Time – 5-7 minutes

Persuade With Power

Competent Communication Manual project # 9 "Persuade With Power" Objectives:

• Persuade listeners to adopt your viewpoint or ideas or to take some action.
• Appeal to the audience’s interests.
• Use logic and emotion to support your position.
• Avoid using notes.
• Time – 5-7 minutes

Inspire Your Audience

Competent Communication Manual project # 10 "Inspire Your Audience" Objectives:

• To inspire the audience by appealing to noble motives and challenging the audience to achieve a higher level of beliefs or achievement.
• Appeal to the audience’s needs and emotions, using stories, anecdotes and quotes to add drama
• Avoid using notes.
• Time – 8-10 minutes