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Public speaking
Presenting is just one kind of communication
Why to study Public Speaking?
• Personal use (classes—job)
• Professional use (media, teachers, lawyers,
doctors, entertainers etc.
• Public use: active citizenship
MODELS: 1.Linear model
• Sender-channel-
receiver (as radio)
2. Transaction in which speaker and
listener simultaneously send, receive, and
interpret messages
Encoding-decoding
• Encoding: Taking an idea or mental image
associating it with words and speaking
them to convey message (describe your
street)
• Decoding: Listening to words thinking
about them  and turning them into mental
images
(I do his if I want to find your street)
Encoding - Decoding
Describe
•your street
•your mother
•your lover
•your best national food
I hear you, understand you
But I decode only part of your message
components of the communication process
1. source: the person who originates the message
2. receiver: the individual or group that hears and listens to [M]
3. message: verbal
nonverbal movements, gestures, facial expressions,
vocal variations such as pitch and tone
components of the communication process
4. channel: the means of distributing your words
such as coaxial cable, fiber optics, microwave,
radio, video, or air that carries sound waves
5. feedback: verbal or nonverbal responses from
audience
6. situation: the time, place, and occasion
7. noise: any form of interference with the
message or obstacles of communication
Psychological, physical, cultural noise
8. Word-view: the overall framework through
we see, think, interpret, interact
• Epistemology: how we know
• Ontology: what we believe
• Axiology: what are our values
• Cosmology: relationship with the universe
• Praxeology: everyday tasks
Context
• In which the speech takes place
Concrete-Abstract
• Abstract: ideas, concepts –removed from
material reality
(medication)
• Concrete: describes tangible objects that can
be perceived through senses
(Benadryl)
Can you recall other examples?
Latter of abstraction--Hayakawa
Speaking competencies
• to select a topic that is appropriate to the
audience and occasion
• to formulate an Intro:
o Attention getter
o Connect topic to audience
o Credibility
o Thesis
o Preview of main points
Speaking competencies
• to organize: use an effective org. pattern
– Time, space, topic
• to support your arguments
Speaking competencies
• to develop a conclusion
o review main points
o repeat thesis
o decisive closing
• clear, vivid language
• suitable vocal
• Corresponding non-verbalexpression—if there
is conflict between verbal & non-verbal,
people believe the nonverbal message
Types of speeches
• to inform
• to persuade
• to commemorate (entertain)
General purposes of these three speeches
1. To inform: increase audience’s understanding and
knowledge (What is democracy?)
2. To Persuade: to influence, reinforce and modify
audience’s feelings, attitudes, beliefs
(Why do we need universal healthcare?)
3. Special occasion speech: a presentation that
highlights a special event
(Celebrating an anniversary)
Specific purpose of a speech
• Includes your general purpose
• Your intended purpose
• And your special goal
MY AUDIENCE WILL LEARN…the voting procedures
MY AUDIENCE WILL CHANGE…their hair care product
MY AUDIENCE WILL CELEBRATE…my father’s birthday
Thesis Statement
One-sentence summary of the speech
(similar to topic sentence in written
composition)
Declarative
Complete statement, not a fragment
Descriptive, specific, not figurative vague
Democracy is a controversial concept.
Americans should have universal healthcare.
Today we are here to celebrate my parent’s
anniversary.
Analyzing Body Language
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
Kate Middleton and Prince William
For next class:
• Think of your “This I Believe Speech” topic
• For next class: Ch1 & Fast-read Ch2 first 5
pages for quiz

NEW Ch1 Public Speaking

  • 1.
    Did you findthe textbook? • Sign the sheet for your 5 extra pts • Check with your neighbor
  • 2.
    Public speaking Presenting isjust one kind of communication
  • 3.
    Why to studyPublic Speaking? • Personal use (classes—job) • Professional use (media, teachers, lawyers, doctors, entertainers etc. • Public use: active citizenship
  • 4.
    MODELS: 1.Linear model •Sender-channel- receiver (as radio)
  • 5.
    2. Transaction inwhich speaker and listener simultaneously send, receive, and interpret messages
  • 6.
    Encoding-decoding • Encoding: Takingan idea or mental image associating it with words and speaking them to convey message (describe your street) • Decoding: Listening to words thinking about them  and turning them into mental images (I do his if I want to find your street)
  • 7.
    Encoding - Decoding Describe •yourstreet •your mother •your lover •your best national food I hear you, understand you But I decode only part of your message
  • 8.
    components of thecommunication process 1. source: the person who originates the message 2. receiver: the individual or group that hears and listens to [M] 3. message: verbal nonverbal movements, gestures, facial expressions, vocal variations such as pitch and tone
  • 9.
    components of thecommunication process 4. channel: the means of distributing your words such as coaxial cable, fiber optics, microwave, radio, video, or air that carries sound waves 5. feedback: verbal or nonverbal responses from audience 6. situation: the time, place, and occasion 7. noise: any form of interference with the message or obstacles of communication Psychological, physical, cultural noise
  • 10.
    8. Word-view: theoverall framework through we see, think, interpret, interact • Epistemology: how we know • Ontology: what we believe • Axiology: what are our values • Cosmology: relationship with the universe • Praxeology: everyday tasks
  • 11.
    Context • In whichthe speech takes place
  • 12.
    Concrete-Abstract • Abstract: ideas,concepts –removed from material reality (medication) • Concrete: describes tangible objects that can be perceived through senses (Benadryl) Can you recall other examples?
  • 13.
  • 14.
    Speaking competencies • toselect a topic that is appropriate to the audience and occasion • to formulate an Intro: o Attention getter o Connect topic to audience o Credibility o Thesis o Preview of main points
  • 15.
    Speaking competencies • toorganize: use an effective org. pattern – Time, space, topic • to support your arguments
  • 16.
    Speaking competencies • todevelop a conclusion o review main points o repeat thesis o decisive closing • clear, vivid language • suitable vocal • Corresponding non-verbalexpression—if there is conflict between verbal & non-verbal, people believe the nonverbal message
  • 17.
    Types of speeches •to inform • to persuade • to commemorate (entertain)
  • 18.
    General purposes ofthese three speeches 1. To inform: increase audience’s understanding and knowledge (What is democracy?) 2. To Persuade: to influence, reinforce and modify audience’s feelings, attitudes, beliefs (Why do we need universal healthcare?) 3. Special occasion speech: a presentation that highlights a special event (Celebrating an anniversary)
  • 19.
    Specific purpose ofa speech • Includes your general purpose • Your intended purpose • And your special goal MY AUDIENCE WILL LEARN…the voting procedures MY AUDIENCE WILL CHANGE…their hair care product MY AUDIENCE WILL CELEBRATE…my father’s birthday
  • 20.
    Thesis Statement One-sentence summaryof the speech (similar to topic sentence in written composition) Declarative Complete statement, not a fragment Descriptive, specific, not figurative vague Democracy is a controversial concept. Americans should have universal healthcare. Today we are here to celebrate my parent’s anniversary.
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  • 22.
    Meghan Markle andPrince Harry
  • 23.
    Kate Middleton andPrince William
  • 24.
    For next class: •Think of your “This I Believe Speech” topic • For next class: Ch1 & Fast-read Ch2 first 5 pages for quiz