Learning Goals:

Understand the basics of the communication process

Explain why public speaking is a powerful and worth mastering

Identify the skills necessary to compose and deliver a speech

Describe the choices at each stage of the speech creation process

•People’s Biggest Fears:

3. Death

2. Snakes

1. Public Speaking

• About 10 percent of the population loves public speaking.

• •Another 10 percent are genuinely terrified.

• •The rest of us – roughly the 80 percent in the middle –get butterflies, get anxious, don’t sleep much the night before – but we know that we’re going to live through it. It’s just not much fun.

• Don’t worry, you are in very good company! Many people – including celebrities and politicians - admit to being dead of having to speak in public and suffer the same symptoms as you might: tongue-tied, blushing, damp hands, the shakes!

FAQWhy learn public speaking?Can speeches really change the world?Can speeches really make a difference

in my life?Can speeches really make a difference

on campus?

FAQ

WHY LEARN PUBLIC SPEAKING?

Speech is / can

used to unite people around a common democratic goal

- a powerful weapon- change your

world in big and small ways

Rhetoric . . .- term from ancient Greek for the study of how words can persuade an audience.

“Let’s have less rhetoric and more action.”

FAQ

Can speeches really change the world?

The Power of Public Speaking to Change the World

• Need the power of words to speak a better existence.

• Speak with clarity and conviction and need to listen and be attentive to other people’s viewpoints.

• Speech should not only motivate us to make a community but speak in a way that generates cooperation and insight and that avoids division and narrow-mindedness.

FAQ

Can speeches really make a difference in my life?

Can speeches really make a difference in my life?

• The speech you give as an answer to the job interview question, “Tell us a little bit about yourself”

• The speech you give when you pitch an important business idea

• The speech you give when you are trying to persuade people in your community to change something in your community that needs changing.

Can speeches really make a difference in my life?

• The speech you give when you are convincing a loved one to do something – enter a long-term relationship, or to support you in an important endeavor.

• The speeches you give to convince others to vote for a candidate or a law that afftects your everyday life.

FAQ

Can speeches really make a difference on campus?

Can speeches really make a difference on campus?

• Your ability to be clear and persuasive with your peers could change the quality of campus life for a huge number of students

“YOUR SPEECH IS WHAT MAKES YOUR BELIEFS MATTER”

Speaking Connects You to Others: Democracy in Everyday Life

• A good public speech, no matter what the context, ultimately strives towards the best ideals of democracy.

DEMOCRACY – a system of government where people govern themselves, either through direct votes on policy issues or by electing officials who deliberate and make decisions on their behalf.

#ESSENCE OF DEMOCRACY E pluribus unum “From many, one”The many people whomake up the UnitedStates are all united –

FAQ

What do pluralism and unity mean for public speaking?

P L U R A L I S M

P L U R A L I S M - means that our democracy is made up

of people who are different – different backgrounds ( class, race, gender, sexuality, religious orientation, and geographical origins). - It is more than just our different backgrounds. There is also different in democracy because we have different ideas and beliefs.

U N I T Y

U N I T Y UNITY means the

differences are not disabling: We are all members of the same national public

PUBLIC SPEAKING is about:

Unity of democracy - respecting common

commitmentPluralism of democracy - preserves the important

differences that make each of us who we are.

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vsDEMOCRATIC CONVERSATION

Three (3) components:1. a speaker2. a listener3. some means of getting the information between them

Rhetorical Situations

Make a list of the most common rhetorical situations you engage in:

Who are the most common listeners? Why?Are these situations usually face-to-face or

electronic? Why?Which ones are the easiest? Most difficult?

Why?

THE PUBLIC IN PUBLIC SPEAKING

ADAPTATION – adjusting a topic, arguments, and presentation to fit a particular audience.

PUBLIC – a group of people who share a common set of concerns.

Figure 1.1

Public(Taxpayers)

Public(Parents)

Specific Audience

(PTA meeting)Speaker

Figure 1.2

Public(Taxpayers)

Public(Parents)

Specific Audience

(PTA meeting)

Speaker

Informative speech – to educate the audience about the topic.

Persuasive speech – to change the audience’s opinion about a topic or to encourage them to take a particular action.

Special-occasion speech – made on the Occasion of a life transition ( such as

wedding) or a professional event (such as introducing a speaker).

S P E A K I N G is about making choices

Choices – in public speaking, these are about the topic, information, and arguments, organization, visual aids and other supporting materials, and type of DELIVERY ( act of making a speech to an audience).

5 Parts of the Speaking Process

Deliver it

Memorize it

Choose words for it

Organize it

Come up with content

P R E P A R A T I O N

means planning the best way to present your message so that the audience will respond favorably:

audience’s interest, expectations and predispositions

P R E P A R A T I O NHow will you prepare your speech?What do you want to say?What information and arguments will you

use to support your claims?How will you organize the speech and move

from point to point?What words, images, or technology will be

important to creating compelling experience for the audience?

P E R F O R M A N C E

Performance or delivery is the part of the process you think first.

How will you deliver or “perform” your speech?

What tone, pace, and gestures will you use?