1. Bellwork Write Questions
1.What do you think makes a good speech? List three qualities.
2. What do you think are your strong and weak points as a presenter? (2 each=total 4)

2. Public Speaking 101

3. Importance of Public Speaking
1.) Promotes critical thinking
Make an informed judgment based on evidence
2.) Advances career goals
3.) Enables civic discourse
Conversation intended to enhance understanding
4.) Provides a sense of empowerment
Feeling of the ability to attain goals

4. History of Public Speaking
Aristotle: Father of rhetoric
Purpose: to attain a goal using persuasive tactics
According to Aristotle
Evidence in persuasive messages is most effective in the source’s
Ethos: Ethics (Credibility)
Pathos: Emotions
Logos: Logic

5. Public Speaking
Public speaking is the art, process, or act of effectively addressing the public to inform, persuade or entertain

6. Types of Speeches
1.) Informative Speech-speech to educate an audience about a topic
2.) Persuasive Speech-speech that attempts to sway the attitudes, beliefs or values of an audience
3.) Entertaining speech-speech making fun of people, institutions or events to solicit humorous feedback

7. Sample Outline
I. Introduction
Thesis
Should be memorable
II. Body
support arguments
III. Conclusion
review

8. Types of Communication
Verbal Communication
The practice of all varieties of speech and writing
Non-verbal communication
Facial expressions, body movements, gestures and appearance that take place during the transmission and reception of messages
Most communication, or as much as 65% of communication is non-verbal

9. Summary/Reflection
Write a 2-3 sentence summary (facts) and reflection (thoughts/feelings/learned) of the notes.

10. Bellwork: Write Questions 1/29
1.) What is the primary purpose of an informative speech?
2.) Define ethos, pathos, logos?
3.) What are the two types of communication?

11. A Good Speech
clear, well reasoned, articulate, thoughtful, compelling, witty, touching, convincing, believable…

12. Fear of Public Speaking
Communication Apprehension-the fear of speaking to others
Communication anxiety is universal (common)

13. Fear of Public Speaking Manifested
Physical Symptom: dry throat, nausea, sweating, changing colors, shaking hands and/or legs, cold hand
Psychological Symptoms: avoid eye contact with audience, forgetting the speech, gazing at the floor, ceiling

14. Strategies to Reduce Fear
Know your audience
Prepare
research, outline
Know your speech
practice
Have Presence
Body language, positive attitude
Don’t Apologize for your apprehension
Concentrate on the message (not your fear)

15. Things You Shouldn’t Do
Read directly from notes
Read directly from screen
Turn back on audience
Slouch, hands in pockets
No um, ah, you know’s
No nervous gestures
Talk too fast,
Talk too quietly

16. Rhetorical questions to involve audience
Things You Should Do
Eye contact
Can glance at notes
Appropriate gestures
Rhetorical questions to involve audience

17. Bellwork: Write Questions 2/1/16
1.) Define the term ethnocentrism.
2.) List one similarity between public speaking and conversation.
3.) List one difference between public speaking and conversation.

18. Public Speaking and Conversation
Conversation: oral communication with family, friends, co-workers
Similarities between public speaking and conversation
Are planned
Conversation: carefully choose your words
Public speaking: more planning than conversation (topic, research, delivery)

19. Differences Most conversations are spur-of-the-moment
Conversations use informal language (slang); public speaking is more formal and structured
Proximity: physical closeness may be absent during public speaking
Back and forth exchange of messages in conversation is missing in public speaking

20. Multi-Cultural Environment
Ethnocentrism: belief in the superiority of one’s group or culture over all other groups or cultures
Problems of Ethnocentrism
Failure to take into account difference between self and audience
Failure to take steps to become more sensitive to cultural, ethnic and racial differences of your listener

21. Tips to Avoid Ethnocentrism
Use support material appropriate to a variety of listeners
Ex: Visual Aide
Help overcome cultural and language barriers
Pay attention to audience feedback