Public Speaking 1-4

Gretna high school

What are the differences between public speaking and conversation?

more formal, requires more preparation, and involves more clarity between roles of the speaker and audience

Why is public speaking important?

empowers you and helps gain employment

what does it mean to be empowered?

to have the confidence that you will achieve a desired goal

why does gaining employment matter in public speaking

speaking better can help you get a better job

source

person who is giving speech for audience

message

speech and what and how is said

channel

how message is given from source to receiver (visually/auditorily)

external noise

sounds interfering with communication that are physical

internal noise

sounds interfering with communication that are physiological

feedback

responses from audience to speaker (nonverbal and verbal)

context

environment of speech