Chapter 1: Public Speaking

oratory

the art of public speaking

agora

meeting in a public square

forum

assembling in a public place

public forum

any space people gather to voice ideas on politics (town halls)

forensic oratory

speech addressing legal matters

deliberative oratory

speech addressing legislative or political policy issues

epideictic oratory

speech given at special events and occasions

cannons of rhetoric

the five parts to preparing a speech

cultural intelligence

skilled and flexible in understanding a culture

encoding

creating, organizing, and producing a message

decoding

unraveling a message

shared meaning

mutual understanding of message between speaker and audience

rhetorical situation

a circumstance where you need a public response

audience-centered perspective

keeping the needs, wants, and values of the listeners in focus

rhetoric

the practice of public speaking

delivery

the way a speaker gives his speech

culture

language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, material objects

dyadic communication

communication between two people

small group communication

communication involving a small number of people all talking with each other

mass communication

communication between a speaker and a large audience of unknown people

public speaking

communication when speaker delivers a message to an audience of present people

source

person who creates a message

receiver

person or group receiving the message

message

content of the communication process

channel

a medium a speaker sends a message

noise

anything interfering with the communication process between a speaker and an audience