1. Why Study Public Speaking?
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2. Personal Advantages You will gain a high degree of self- satisfaction.
You will become more confident.
You will become more sensitive to other people and other ideas.

3. Professional Gains
Public speaking will help you earn higher grades in college.
A number of skills taught in public speaking courses are transferable to other academic areas. For example, you will learn active listening skills.

4. Professional Gains
Public speaking skills will help you acquire employment by making you more confident.
Public speaking will help you advance in your career.
You will learn to speak in front of a group and be able to assume a leadership position.

5. Public Benefits
Learning about public speaking also has implications for our culture and society.
Public speaking is valued because it is necessary if we are to live in a civilized world.
The USA protects the right of its citizens to speak freely on any ideas (freedom of speech).