5 Powerful Structures to Speak Spontaneously in Any Situation.

 

Have you ever faced a situation where you were part of a meeting or a gathering, and you were called upon to express your views on a particular topic or subject out of blue?

 

How comfortable did you feel to put across your thoughts effectively?

 

The majority of people find it difficult to organize their thoughts when they are asked to express their views or opinions, off the cuff.

 

As an effective communicator or a leader, one must hone the skill of expressing his/her thoughts extemporaneously.

 

What Are Structures?

Structures are essentially framework, which allows us to articulate our thoughts in an organized way. 

 

They ensure that our speech is not all over the place. When a speech is communicated in a structured way it becomes easier for the listener to comprehend and retain the information with clarity.

Here are a few of the structures to help you articulate your views better:

 

1. Problem-Solution-Benefits (PSB)

    It is used for persuading and motivating people.

• Problem- Outline the problem. 
• Solution- Present solution to the problem.
• Benefits- Elaborate benefits of your solution

2. What?- So What?- Now What?

    It is used for leading people to take action.

• What?- What is the issue? What are we talking about?
• So What?- Why it is important? What are the implications?
• Now, What?- What can we do to solve this? What actions should be taken?

3. Issue-Illustration-Invitation

• Issue- Outline your idea/opinion
• Illustration- Why you hold this idea? Give an example.
• Invitation- State your idea once again and ask for the listener’s feedback.

4. What?-Why?- How?

• What?- What is the issue at hand?
• Why?-  Why is this happening?
• How?- How can we resolve the issue?

 

5. STAR Method

This method is used in behavioural based interviews during a job interview.

• S-Situation- Describe the situation/issue?
• T-Task- What needed to be done?
• A-Action- Elaborate what did you do to resolve the issue?
• R-Results- Describe the results of your actions.