1. The McGraw-Hill Companies © 2009 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Welcome to Fundamentals of Speech Mr. Jeremy Rinkel jrinkel@kaskaskia.edu http://jeremyrinkel.pbwiki.com

2. The McGraw-Hill Companies © 2009 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Class Introductions What is your name? Hometown College Major or Goals One unusual fact about yourself

3. Pre-Assessment Exam Syllabus June 28 th Assignments

4. Public Speaking Has been taught and studied for thousands of years The first “handbook” to public speaking was written on papyrus 4,500 years ago in Egypt

5. Greece and Rome Public speaking played a vital role in education and civic life Aristotle’s Rhetoric is still the most important work on public speaking Cicero, a roman leader, delivered many speeches and wrote extensively on the subject

6. Rinkel’s Top Seven Qualities of Speaking Be organized (structure) Be prepared Be Confident Engage your audience Speak clearly Be enthusiastic Have fun

7. Other notable thinkers on the subject of speaking Roman educator Quintilian St. Augustine (preacher) British Philosopher Francis Bacon

8. Public Speaking Over time, communication researchers have provided scientific basis for understanding strategies and methods of effective public speaking

9. Effective Qualities of Public Speakers Get into a group and compile a list of effective speaking characteristics.