LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING

 Examples
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND CONVERSATION  Definitions
 Public speaking is more planned and more formal.
 The roles of public speakers and audiences are more  Quotations
clearly defined.  Relate Material to Listeners’ Lives

WHY STUDY PUBLIC SPEAKING? ORGANIZE YOUR SPEECH

 Empowerment  Central Idea
 Give you an edge.  Introduction
 Audition for leadership.  Body
 Employment  Conclusion
 1st factor sought by employers.  Outlining
o 2nd is writing skills.
REHEARSE YOUR SPEECH
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND AUDIENCE DIVERSITY  Practice Out Loud
 Gender  Practice Eye Contact
 Ethnicity  Decide On Style
 Culture

COMMUNICATION
 The sending and receiving of messages in order to
establish shared meaning.
 It requires competence in:
 Understanding cultural guidelines
 Critical thinking
 Ethics
 Power
 Listening

7 PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION
1. Communication is a process of adjustment
2. Communication is a package of messages
3. Communication is ambiguous
 Messages can have multiple meanings.
4. Communication involves content and relational
dimensions
5. Communication is punctuated
 Organized into stimuli/response
6. Communication is purposeful
7. Communication is inevitable, irreversible, and
unrepeatable

OVERVIEW OF THE SPEECHMAKING PROCESS

CONSIDER YOUR AUDIENCE

 Needs
 Attitudes
 Beliefs
 Values
 Other Characteristics

SELECT AND NARROW YOUR TOPIC

 Who is the audience?
 What is the occasion?
 What are my interests, talents, experiences?

DETERMINE YOUR PURPOSE

 To Inform
 Teach
 Define
 Illustrate
 Clarify
 To Persuade
 To Entertain

DEVELOP YOUR CENTRAL IDEA

 Does it have logical divisions?
 Reasons idea is true?
 Can you support with series of steps?

GATHERING VERBAL/VISUAL SUPPORTING

MATERIAL
 Facts

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