PUBLIC SPEAKING

1. PUBLIC SPEAKING CHAPTER 01: General preparation Purpose of speech Informative speech Persuasive speech Special occasion speech Audience Logistics

2. OBJECTIVE The course aims to develop the student public speaking skills in the medium of English language. By the end of the course the students will be able to identify and explain the basic steps in public speaking demonstrate basic skills involved at each stage of the process. to critique their own and others public speaking performances

3. BACKGROUND Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners. In public speaking, as in any form of communication, there are five basic elements, often expressed as "who is saying what to whom using what medium with what effects?"

4. THE PURPOSE The purpose of public speaking can range from simply transmitting information, to motivating people to act, to simply telling a story. Good orators should be able to change the emotions of their listeners, not just inform them. Public speaking can be a powerful tool to use for purposes such as motivation, influence, persuasion, informing, translation, or simply entertaining.

5. THE HISTORY The first known work on the subject was written over 2500 years ago, and the principles elaborated within it were drawn from the practices and experience of orators in ancient Greece.