Public Speaking Fundamentals

POD, AMC, and Public Speaking Arts

• POD: Preparation, Organization, Delivery
• AMC: Audience, Message, Channel
• Five Arts of Public Speaking: Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, Delivery

Pathos, Ethos, Logos, and Mythos

• Pathos: Emotions
• Ethos: Speaker's credibility
• Logos: Facts, logic
• Mythos: Cultural beliefs

Speech Introduction and Conclusion Parts

• Introduction: Open with impact, connect with audience, thesis, preview
• Conclusion: Summarize main points, close with impact

Style Guide, General Purposes, and Specific Purpose Statement

• Style Guide: (no specific details provided)
• Three General Purposes: Informative, Persuasive, Entertainment
• Specific Purpose Statement: "The purpose of my speech is to..."

Thesis Statement, Plagiarism, and Oral Citation

• Thesis: A single declarative sentence capturing the central idea of a speech.
• Three Types of Plagiarism: Accidental, Partial, Complete
• Oral Citation: Source of information mentioned or cited during a speech

Bibliographic Information, Organizational Patterns, and Outline Types

• Bibliographic Information: Source's complete citation
• Common Informative Organizational Patterns: Chronological, Topical, Spatial
• Three Outline Types: Working outline, Complete sentence outline, Presentation outline

Listening Components and Types

• Components of Listening: Hearing, Understanding, Remembering, Interpreting, Evaluating, Responding
• Types of Listening: Empathetic, Appreciative, Content, Critical

Myths of Listening, Narrative Types, and Types of Supporting Material

• Myths of Listening: Listening is easy, I can read therefore... (incomplete thought), I am smart therefore... (incomplete thought), I don’t need to prepare to listen.
• Narrative Types: Your own stories, Other's stories, Institutional, Cultural
• Types of Supporting Material: Definitions, Examples, Facts, Narratives, Statistics, Testimony

Sources for Testimony, Monroe's Motivated Sequence, and Primacy/Recency Effect

• Types of Sources for Testimony: Expert, Celebrity, Lay
• Monroe's Motivated Sequence: Attention, Need, Satisfaction, Visualization, Call to Action
• Primacy/Recency Effect: Remember information given at the beginning or end of a speech

Presentation Media Advantages and Visual Design

• Advantages of Presentation Media: Draw attention to the topic, Illustrate an idea, Get emotional response, Highlight key points
• Visual Design Basics: Keep it simple, Emphasize key ideas, Show what you can't say, Use close-up images, Limit number of images, Combine variety with coherence, Use large lettering

Delivering Presentation Media Effectively

• Advice for Delivery: Consider the room, Practice, Set up early, Speak to the audience

Speaker-Specific Delivery Factors, Informative Speech Topics, Persuasion Audiences, and Claims

• Unique Speaker Factors: (no specific details about factors)
• Informative Speech Topics: Objects and places, People and other live creatures, Processes, Events, Ideas and concepts
• Persuasion Audiences: Friendly, Hostile, Neutral, Apathetic, Uninformed
• Types of Claims: Claims of fact, Claims of value

Test your knowledge on the essential components of public speaking, including preparation, organization, delivery, and the five arts of effective speeches. This quiz covers key concepts like ethos, pathos, logos, and the structure of a strong introduction and conclusion.