Speeches to Motivate
Delivering motivating speeches is also a form of oral presentation.
Motivational speeches can be called persuasive speeches which rouse such
emotions and desires in an individual that he is inspired to take action.
Before delivering motivational speeches, executives have to identify the
motivation of the employees. Motivations are the inner urge an individual to
that channelise him to work. Each individual has urge to work and management
has to transform these urges and drives in realisation of organisational
objectives. While preparing a speech for motivation, the speaker should keep in
mind a few following things:
a.
Recognise the need of audience.
b.
Thinks over the driver i.e. the thing which can
motivate people. Besides money, desire to earn name and fame or respect of
others or to establish an image can be drivers.
c.
Use of effective presentation skills will help
the speaker to get a positive response from the audience.
d.
Use of visual aids can maintain and revive
audience interest.
e.
Speeches to motivate should be delivered very
effectively. Only a powerful and persuasive speech can motivate the audience.
Thus, speakers have to master the art of delivery. An important way to acquire
proficiency in speaking is to practice.
f.
A speaker delivering a speech to motivate may
have to face many questions and doubts from the audience. The success of his
speech depends on handling questions effectively and confidently.
Characteristics and importance of a
good speech:
A good speech must bear the
following characteristics.
a.
Clarity: A good speech should be clear to the
audience or listener. A speech must be successful to attain its objective by
making a clear expression.
b.
Informal talk: A good speech should be like a chat
between two intimate friends. There should be perfect contact between speaker
and audience.
c.
Live and concrete: A good speech is lived in
nature and contains concrete facts which are easy to understand.
d.
Short: Audience on an average cannot concentrate
more than fifteen to twenty minutes. So, speech should not be longer than this
unless the audience wants more.
e.
Interesting: A good speech is an interesting one
which involves quotations, anecdotes and humor. Quotations should be original
and anecdote should be new and brief. Whereas humors should be genteel with
good taste.
f.
Audience oriented: A good speech is always
audience oriented. It considers the age, sex, religion, social and economic
view of the listener and makes it communicative.
g.
Beside the above criteria a good speech also
bears quality like relevance of facts, timely presentation and objective
orientation.
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