Impromptu Speaking Module

During-speaking

Stage 2

Subskill 3: Start Smartly

"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." - ZigZiglar

Subskill 4: Use Transitions Effectively

"If transition isn't painful then you aren't making progress." - Anonymous

Subskill 5: End Appropriately

"The end of a matter is better than its beginning..." - Ecclesiastes 7:8a NIV

Subskill 6: Buy Time Tactfully

"Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another." - Sophocles

Subskill 7: Speak Fluently

"Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion." - Marcus Tullius Cicero

Subskill 8: Gesture Naturally

"The hand is the visible part of the brain." - Immanuel Kant

Subskill 9: Time Properly

"Timing in life is everything." - John Sculley