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Public Speaking  Introduction to Public Speaking What is public speaking? Public speaking is the act of delivering a speech or presentation to an audience. It involves communicating ideas, information, or stories in a structured way, often to inform, persuade, or enter...

Public Speaking  Introduction to Public Speaking What is public speaking? Public speaking is the act of delivering a speech or presentation to an audience. It involves communicating ideas, information, or stories in a structured way, often to inform, persuade, or entertain.  Introduction to Public Speaking Why Study Public Speaking? You hear speeches almost every day when watching the news, listening to an instructor’s lecture, or viewing a late-night comedian. But you might still wonder why it’s important for you to study public speaking. Here are two reasons: By studying public speaking, you will gain long-term advantages related to empowerment and employment.  Introduction to Public Speaking Why Study Public Speaking? Empowerment The ability to speak with confidence will provide empowerment. To be empowered is to have the resources, information, and attitudes that allow you to take action to achieve a desired goal. Being a skilled public speaker will give you an edge that other, less skilled communicators lack—even those who may have superior ideas, training, or experience. It will position you for greater things. Introduction to Public Speaking Why Study Public Speaking? Employment If you can speak well, you possess a skill that others will value highly. Being able to communicate effectively with others is key to success in any line of work. The skills that you learn in a public-speaking course, such as how to ethically adapt information to listeners, organize your ideas, persuade others, and hold listeners’ attention, are among the skills that are most sought by employers.  Introduction to Public Speaking key elements of effective public speaking Clarity: Ensure that your message is understandable. Speak in plain English, avoid jargon, and organize your points coherently. Engagement: It is critical to grab and hold the audience's attention. You can accomplish this by sharing stories, asking questions, or employing humor.  Introduction to Public Speaking key elements of effective public speaking Audience Awareness: Making your speech more relevant and powerful requires knowing your audience and adjusting your message to suit their interests, degrees of knowledge, and cultural backgrounds. Body Language: It’s vital to communicate nonverbally. Confidence may be communicated, and your message should be reinforced with good posture, eye contact, and gestures.  Introduction to Public Speaking key elements of effective public speaking Preparation: Thoroughly preparing your material allows you to deliver it more smoothly. Practice helps you become familiar with your content and manage anxiety.  Examples of Public Speaking ▪ Keynote Speeches: Delivered at conferences or major events to inspire or set the tone for the gathering. ▪ Business Presentations: Used in corporate settings to present ideas, report on projects, or train employees. ▪ Academic Lectures: Professors or guest speakers present topics in educational settings, often to large groups of students. ▪ Political Speeches: Politicians address citizens or larger audiences to share their vision, policies, or campaign messages. ▪ Storytelling Events: Individuals share personal stories in front of an audience, often at community events or festivals.  Benefits of Public Speaking 01 01 02 02 The ability to speak with.Being able to confidence will provide communicate effectively empowerment with others is key to success in any line of employment.  Public Speaking as a Communication Process:- The skill of public speaking builds upon the same communication processes you use in your normal, everyday interactions with others. Speaking in public, however, requires you to sharpen existing communication skills and to learn and apply new ones. CommunicationDuringPublic SpeakingandConversation There are three key differences between conversation and public speaking: Differences betweenconversation and public speaking :- 1- Public speaking is more prepared than conversation. Although there may be times when you are asked to speak on the moment, you will usually know in advance if you will be expected to give a talk on a specific occasion. A public speaker may spend hours or even days planning and practicing his or her speech.  Differences betweenconversation and public speaking :- 2- Public speaking is also more formal than conversation. The slang or casual language that we often use in conversation is not appropriate for most public speaking. Audiences expect speakers to use standard English grammar and vocabulary.  Differences betweenconversation and public speaking :- 3- Public speaking involves more clearly defined roles for the speaker and audience than conversation. During a conversation, there is typically interaction between speaker and listener. But in public speaking, the roles of speaker and audience are more clearly defined and remain stable.  AnOverviewofAudience-CenteredPublic Speaking As you think about preparing your first speech, you might wonder, “What do I do first?” Your assignment might be to introduce yourself. Or your first assignment might be a brief informative talk—to describe something to your audience. Regardless of the specific assignment, you need some idea of how to begin.  AnOverviewofAudience-CenteredPublic Speaking In designing and delivering your speech, always make choices with your audience in mind. Audience analysis is not something you do only at the beginning of preparing your speech. It is an ongoing activity. The needs, attitudes, beliefs, values, and other characteristics of your audience influence the choices you make about your speech at every step of the speech-preparation process. Your selection of topic, purpose, and even major ideas should be based on understanding your listeners.  An Overviewof Audience-CenteredPublic Speaking 1-Gather and Analyze Information about Your Audience Being audience-centered involves making decisions about the content and delivery of your speech before you speak, based on knowledge of your audience’s values, beliefs, and knowledge. It also means being aware of your audience’s responses during the speech so that you can make appropriate adjustments. An Overviewof Audience-CenteredPublic Speaking 2-Consider the Cultures Diversity Backgrounds of Your Audience You need not give speeches in foreign countries to recognize the importance of adapting to different cultural expectations of individual audience members. People in the United States are highly diverse in culture, age, and religious tradition. Consider the various cultural backgrounds of your classmates. An Overviewof Audience-CenteredPublic Speaking 3- Determine Your Purpose:- You might think that once you have your topic, you are ready to start the research process. Before you do that, however, you need to decide on both a general and a specific purpose. 3- DetermineYour Purpose:- 3.A. Determine Your General Purpose Your general purpose is the overarching goal of your speech. There are three general purposes for speeches: to inform, to persuade, and to entertain. a- Speaking to inform. When you inform, you teach, define, illustrate, clarify, or elaborate on a topic. The primary objective of class lectures, seminars, and workshops is to inform. 3- DetermineYour Purpose:- b- Speaking to persuade. A speech to persuade seeks to change or reinforce listeners’ attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior. To be a skilled persuader, you need to be sensitive to your audience’s attitudes toward you and your topic. c- Speaking to entertain. To entertain listeners is the third general purpose of a speech. After-dinner speeches and comic monologues are mainly intended as entertainment. 3- DetermineYour Purpose:- 3.b. Determine Your Specific Purpose Your specific purpose is a concise statement indicating what you want your listeners to be able to do, remember, or feel when you have finished your speech. A specific purpose statement identifies the audience response you desire.  An Overviewof Audience-CenteredPublic Speaking 4- Organize Your Speech A clearly and logically structured speech helps your audience to understand and remember what you say. Every well-prepared speech has three major divisions: The introduction helps to capture attention, serves as an overview of the speech, and provides your audience with reasons to listen to you. The body presents the main content of your speech. The conclusion summarizes your key ideas.