When I found out I was taking a public speaking course I became very anxious. I am a very shy and quiet person with no public speaking experience. My nerves are one major obstacle that has held me back from ever attempting to speak in public. The knowledge that I have gained from this course has changed my overall outlook on speaking in front of an audience. It has also helped me to learn a great amount of tools to assist me in the writing process of a speech. One topic that I found very intriguing
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A BRIEF CONTENTS PART 1 • GETTING STARTED 1 1. Becoming a Public Speaker 2 2. From A to Z: Overview of a Speech 8 3. Managing Speech Anxiety 1 4 4. Ethical Public Speaking 23 5. Listeners and Speakers 30 PART 2 • DEVELOPMENT 36 6. Analyzing the Audience 37 7. Selecting a Topic and Purpose 49 8. Developing Supporting Material 57 9. Locating Supporting Material 64 10. Doing Effective Internet Research 73 1 Citing Sources in Your
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of Stephen Lucas’ The Art of Public Speaking focuses on the basics of learning to properly speak in public. Lucas begins the chapter discussing the power that public speaking has. Lucas writes‚ "The importance of such skills is true across the board- for accountants and architects‚ teachers and technicians‚ scientist and stockbrokers" (Lucas‚ 2015‚ p. 5). In every career field‚ public speaking is a skill that is essential. Once Lucas disuses the power of public speaking‚ he writes to inform the reader
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Material Public Speaking Diagnostic Questionnaire INSTRUCTIONS Answer each of the following questions in complete paragraphs of at least 150 words. QUESTIONs .1 On a scale of 1 to 10‚ with 1 equaling love it‚ and 10 equaling hate it‚ rate your feelings about speaking in front of groups. Explain your reasons for this rating. When I think of public speaking I do like to do it even though I get nervous every time. I feel that if I had to put it on a scale of one to ten that I would give public speaking
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truly amazing and inspirational for instructors and kids. I can state clearly that the Tropicana Public Speaking contest brings out the best of the mind and the pride of each participant in grades 4 through 6. Teachers also participate actively on the educational path to success and self-esteem building. They help the pupils and students: to create‚ write‚ and present their tropicana speech in public; to prepare their schools and classes for the county competition; to choose the classroom
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Specific Purpose: To persuade my public speaking class about the importance of recycling. Introduction: Attention Getter: Credibility: In my household‚ my family always recycled. Relevance: It is important to know the importance of recycling‚ because it will affect not only your future‚ but your families futures as well. Link: First we will talk about Why you should Recycle General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my public speaking class about the importance of
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Fears and Concerns about Public Speaking Fears and Concerns about Public Speaking There are many things in this world that one can have a fear of. One could be scared of bugs‚ the dark‚ or heights; but a major fear is the fear of having to speak in public. In everyday life public speaking is necessary‚ whether it be in a social or professional setting. My biggest fears and concerns about public speaking are being the center of attention‚ rejection‚ and failure. Being the center of attention
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: THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF PRESENTING A SPEECH IN PUBLIC. 1.0 PRESENTATION PROFILE: 1.1 THE AUDIENCE The audiences of my speech included a group of teachers in a school. This group of audience stands by a people who came from a different background of knowledge. The aged are between 25 to 50 years old which included 80 male and female teachers among them. As I’ve been told before they have less experience of presenting a speech in public. They also have different qualification and experiences
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Dhaka. Dear Miss Farha‚ Here is the report on the study of "Glossophobia-The Fear of Public Speaking" that you asked us to prepare. In this report you will get familiar with our inspection of "glossophobia". We particularly focused on its symptoms‚ awareness amongst people and methods using which "glossophobia" can be reduced. We have surveyed several students to find out actual problems while speaking in public and more specifically to find ways by which we can get rid of this phobia. We appreciate
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when you’re being called on to answer a question in class or even when you have to present a proposal at a job. Due to this fear‚ it causes many people to lose opportunities to make friends‚ get jobs‚ and be a leader. “People tend to be afraid of speaking in front of others because they do not want others see them makes mistakes or even of past failures (Genard). By implementing more cooperative learning in classrooms‚ students would be given the opportunity to experience more work requiring presenting
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