Principles of Public Speaking

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Principles of Public Speaking

• AFL_at_NFU Fall, 2005
• Nicole Huang

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Public Speaking (1)

• Whats Public Speaking?
• Get ideas in public
• Share ideas with others
• Influence others

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Public Speaking (2)

• The Need for Public Speaking?
• Help people succeed in all professions
• Vital means of civic engagement
• A form of empowerment

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History of Public Speaking

• Q1 Is public speaking a new subject like
  bio-engineering?
• Q2 When and where was the first known handbook
  on effective speech written?
• A On papyrus in Egypt about 4500 years ago

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Keep in Mind

• Principles of public speaking are derived from a
  long tradition and have been confirmed by a
  substantial body of research.
• The more you know about the principles, the more
  effective youll be in your speeches

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Develop Critical Thinking Skills

• Assess the strengths and weakness of an argument
• Distinguish fact from opinion
• Judge the credibility of sources
• Assess the quality of evidence
• Discern the relationship among ideas

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Conversation V.S. Public Speaking

• Similarities
• Organize thoughts logically
• Tailor message to the audience
• Tell a story for maximum impact
• Adapt feedback from listeners

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Conversation V.S. Public Speaking

• Differences
• Highly Structured
• More Formal language
• avoid slang jargon bad grammar
• polish language
• Different method of delivery
• avoid vocalized pauses filter gap

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Control NervousnessReduce Speaking Anxiety

• Practice, experience
• Prepare, prepare prepare
• Think positively
• Use visualization
• Notice nervousness is not visible
• Do Not to expect perfection

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Elements of the Public Speaking

• Speaker
• Message
• Channel
• Listener
• Feedback
• Interference
• Situation

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Public Speaking in a Multicultural World

• Cultural diversity
• Avoid ethnocentrism
• Adapt to listeners diverse cultural, racial, and
  ethnic backgrounds.
• Listeners need to avoid ethnocentrism

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Key Terms in Chapter 1

• Stage fright
• Adrenaline
• Positive nervousness
• Visualization
• Critical thinking
• Frame of reference
• Ethnocentrism

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Sample Speeches with Commentary

• Introduction
• Getting the audiences attention
• Revealing your topic
• Body
• Chronological (relate the events in the order)
• Topical methods (subdivides the speech topic into
  its natural, logical or conventional parts)
• Conclusion
• Let the audience know you are about to finish
• Reinforce the major theme of the speech

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Sample SpeechThe Rare Phobia Speech pp.81
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Sample SpeechSteady and True pp. 82
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Commentary of your ownMy Eye on the World

• Specific Purpose
• Central Idea
• Method of Organization
• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion
• Delivery