Recap: Public Speaking Workshop
To kick off our first meeting of the semester, post our general interest meeting, GMU SPJ decided to host a public speaking workshop. The goal of this workshop was to give members helpful tips that they could use throughout their courses as well as their career. We created a PowerPoint slide with public speaking tips that was presented by President, Lauryn Cantrell and Vice President, Sydney Cano. Some of Our Tips Use personal stories and try to be humorous/relatable Use appropriate body language DO NOT read off slides It's okay to be nervous and practice makes perfect! Avoid "likes" and "ums" The PowerPoint also included an interactive, mock press conference simulation. Some people acted as journalists and others as communication directors. This way students would have the ability to practice asking questions from a journalistic perspective as well as responding from a PR standpoint. Both involve a particular level of public speaking and the p...