The Art of Public Speaking

Flashcards focusing on key vocabulary related to public speaking and communication concepts.

Effective Speaking

A learned skill that requires preparation, organization, and practice.

Benefits of Public Speaking

Includes personal fulfillment, improved self-confidence, and enhanced career opportunities.

Key Elements in Speech Communication

Includes speaker, message, channel, audience, and response.

Communication

The process of engaging, persuading, and influencing others through transmitting information.

Miscommunication

Occurs due to breakdowns in one of the five communication elements: speaker, message, channel, audience, or response.

Listening

The active process of receiving, understanding, interpreting, and responding to spoken or non-verbal messages.

Barriers to Effective Listening

Include external noise, internal noise, bias toward speaker, emotional reactions, and fatigue.

Transactional Model of Communication

Evolved from Shannon and Weaver’s model, recognizing feedback in the communication process.

Nonverbal Communication

Includes gestures, expressions, and other forms of communication beyond spoken words.

Active Listening

Requires focused attention and cognitive effort, distinguishing it from passive hearing.