Introduction to Public Speaking Flashcards
(5 cards)
Why Study Public Speaking
- the ability to speak with confidence and competence will provide EMPOWERMENT.
Public Speaking - ”the language of leadership”, by James Humes.
Employment: communication skills as the top factor in helping graduating college Ss obtain employment.
Public Speaking and Conversation
it has much in common with conversation.
PS requires you to focus and verbalize your thoughts.
- to make adaptations based on your knowledge of who your listeners are, their expectations and reactions to the speech.
PS is more planned than conversation.
PS is more formal.
The roles of listeners are more defined.
Less fluid and interactive than conversation.
Similarities: focus and vocalize thoughts + adapt to listeners.
The Communication Process
Comm. as ACTION: Source - encode - code - message - decode - chanel - receiver - external noise
Comm. as INTERACTION: feedback, context (the situation in which the speech occurs), internal noise (physiological or psychological interfernce with communication)
Comm. as TRANSACTION: we send and receive messages concurrrently, adapting to the context and interpreting the verbal and nonverbal feedback of others as we speak.
The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking
4th century BC: Greek rhetoric flourishes - Age of Aristotle.
15th century: European clergy are the primary practitioners of PS
18th century: American patriots make impassioned public pleas for independence. Declamation (the delivery of an already famous speech0
19th c: Abolitionists and suffragists speak out for change
20th c: electronic media make possible vast audiences.
21th c: a new era of speechmaking, built on a rich heritage of providing information. Elocution (the expression of emotion through posture, movvement, gestures, facial expressions and voice)
Public Speaking and Diversity
PS need to understand, affirm and adapt to diverse audiences.
rhetoric of diversity
