PUBLIC SPEAKING

First Positive Impression and Increasing Credibility:

How to Become a Reliable Speaker

Earn trust and respect

By:Self-representionAuthority

Self-presentation

Dress the part.

Look at the audience.

State your credentials.

Reveal a personal connection to your topic.

Establish common ground with your audience.

Establish authority.

Establishing authority.

State the source of your authority.

Refer to outside authorities.

Put your perspective in context.

Gaining credibility with a skeptical audience.

Find common groundAppeal to shared beliefs and values

Identify a shared goalReturn to this shared goal throughout the speech

Demonstrate that you have considered other perspectives on the issue

Show that you understand the appeal of opposing positions

Make a case for your position

To establish credibility, public speakers should earn the audience's trust and respect by presenting themselves as authorities on the topic.

ReferenceBoundless (n.d.) Establishing Credibility. Retrieved on July 21, 2014 from https://www.boundless.com/communications/textbooks/boundless-communications-textbook/organizing-and-outlining-the-speech-10/introduction-53/establishing-credibility-212-10648/