1. Becoming a Public Speaker

2. Whip Around Who is your favorite singer/band?
Think about this question and be prepared to share aloud with the class.

3. Chapter 1
The ability to speak publicly is a valuable asset that opens the door to many new opportunities both professionally and personally.

4. Skills Employers Seek Ability to work in a team Leadership
Communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Strong work ethic

5. Find New Opportunities for Civic Engagement
Studying public speaking allows you to
Research topics meaningful to you;
Consider alternate viewpoints;
Choose a course of action;
Distinguish between arguments and uncivil speech.

6. Enhance Your Career as a Student
Skills used when preparing speeches:
Researching topics
Analyzing audiences
Outlining and organizing ideas
Supporting claims
These skills apply to other courses.

7. Classical Roots Rhetoric began in Greece Aristotle
5 cannons of rhetoric
Invention
Arrangement
Style
Memory
Delivery

8. Classical Roots Cont. Ethos Pathos Logos Greeks=agora Romans=forum

9. Learning to Speak in Public
Public speaking
Is an acquired skill;
Improves with practice;
Is similar to speaking and writing;
Utilizes skills you already have.

10. Draw on Conversational Skills
Skills you commonly use in conversation
Checking to ensure you are understood
Adjusting your meaning as necessary
Discussing issues appropriate to the circumstances
Uncovering the audience’s interests and attitudes

11. Draw on Skills in Composition
Skills used in writing
Having a sense of the audience
Researching a topic
Offering credible evidence
Employing effective transitions
Devising persuasive appeals

12. Draw on Skills in Composition (cont.)
Similar components of speeches and essays
Compelling introduction
Clear thesis statement
Supporting ideas
Thoughtful conclusion

13. Develop an Effective Oral Style
Practices of successful speakers
Using familiar words
Using easy-to-follow sentences
Using transitional words and phrases
Repeating key words and phrases

14. Develop an Effective Oral Style (cont.)
Relate your message to the audience.
Specific references to yourself, audience
Use clear, recognizable, and organized speech.
Offer the audience something of value.

15. Become an Inclusive Speaker
Address diverse audiences with sensitivity.
Cultivate your cultural intelligence.
Strive for inclusion.
Adopt an audience-centered perspective.

16. Public Speaking as a Form of Communication
4 forms of communication:
Dyadic
Small group
Mass communication
Public speaking
Public speaking is similar to the other 3 forms but listeners expect more structure.

17. Public Speaking as a Form of Communication
Four categories of human communication
Dyadic communication
Between two people
Small group communication
Small number of people
See, speak directly with one another

18. Public Speaking as a Form of Communication (cont.)
Four categories of human communication (cont.)
Mass communication
Speaker and large audience (usually not present)
Public speaking
Speaker delivers message with specific purpose.
Audience is present during speech.

19. Public Speaking as a Form of Communication (cont.)
Public speaking always includes
A speaker with a reason for speaking;
An audience that gives its attention;
A message meant to accomplish a purpose.

20. Public Speaking as an Interactive Communication Process
Elements of communication
Source (creates a message)
Receiver (receives the message)
Message (content of the communication process)
Channel (medium of the message)
Shared meaning (mutual understanding)

21. Public Speaking as an Interactive Communication Process (cont.)

22. Public Speaking as an Interactive Communication Process (cont.)
Context
Influences the speaker, audience, or occasion
May include
Recent events
Physical setting
Cultural orientation of audience members

23. Public Speaking as an Interactive Communication Process (cont.)
Rhetorical situation
Circumstance calling for a public response
Speech purpose or goal
What the audience should learn or do

24. Review Questions
What are the similarities and differences between public speaking and other forms of communication?
What are the benefits of public speaking?
What are the elements of the public speaking process?
Why is it important to be culturally sensitive?
What are the 5 cannons of rhetoric?