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Why Study Public Speaking? Empowerment: “Having the resources, information and attitudes to facilitate achieving your goals. ” Gives you an “edge” over the competition Helps you display confidence Helps you express conviction > Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Why Study Public Speaking? Employment: • more Leaders are neededability to “I’ll pay for a person’s inform others • Leaders are needed to be for any other quality he might organized possess. ” • Leaders are needed to hold listeners attention > - Charles Schwab to speak and express himself than Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Public Speaking vs. Conversation Three key differences between conversation and public speaking: Public speaking is more prepared than conversation Public speaking is more formal than conversation Public speaking involves more clearly defined roles than conversation > Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Communication as Action Source: the speaker “encodes” Message: language is sent through a channel by the speaker Channels: visual & auditory Receiver: listeners “decode” through frame of reference Noise: external or internal > Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Communication as Interaction Feedback: listeners’ non-verbal responses Context: environment & situation § § § Location Purpose of meeting Room temp Time of day Size of audience > Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Communication as Transaction • In conversation: simultaneous process of sending and receiving messages • In public speaking – consistently scanning the audience for reactions: “feedback” > Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Overview of Audience-Centered Public Speaking Consider your audience § Gather & analyze information o Demographic o Situational o Psychological Select & narrow your topic § Will your topic interest the audience? § Does your topic highlight your interests, talents, & experiences? § What is the occasion? > Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. What is your audience expecting?

Overview of Audience-Centered Public Speaking Determine your general purpose (Overarching goal) § Speaking to inform § Speaking to persuade § Speaking to entertain Determine your specific purpose § What do you want your audience to do, remember or feel? § Specificity adds detail and focus to your general purpose > Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Overview of Audience-Centered Public Speaking Develop your central idea § What are your major divisions of your speech? § What are the key points you want to develop? Generate the main ideas § Does the central idea have logical divisions? § Can you think of several reasons why the central idea is true? § Can you support the central idea with a series of steps? > Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Overview of Audience Centered Public Speaking Gather supporting material § Personal experience § Concrete evidence § Word/concepts that appeal to the senses Develop your research skills Gather visual supporting material Organize your speech § Divide your speech § Outline your speech > Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Maybe you shouldn’t have said that…

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