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PUBLIC SPEAKING
Importance And Goals of Public
Speaking
What is Public Speaking?
• Public speaking is an important skill in both education and business. Basically, public
speaking refers to the process of delivering a speech in front of an audience. It has a long
history and was traditionally viewed as part of the art of persuasion. It probably started in
ancient Egypt, but the first written documents about public speaking go back to the Greeks
and Romans. Today, public speaking has evolved considerably thanks to the introduction of
technologies such as videoconferencing, multimedia presentations, and other nontraditional
forms.
• Public speaking skills refer to the talent of effectively addressing an audience. Whether it is
in front of a group of people you already know or a crowd of complete strangers, your
ability to communicate to them with clarity and confidence is known as your public speaking
skills.
Why is public speaking important?
• Demonstrates your knowledge. You are always at your best when you can articulate your
thoughts clearly and effectively. Public speaking skills help you do exactly that. After all, the true
worth of the knowledge you possess can only be realized when you can show and apply it.
• Demonstrates your confidence. Not only does public speaking increase your knowledge during
the process of preparation but it also develops and demonstrates your confidence. Whether you
are interviewing for a job or hoping for a promotion, your confidence is what will make you
stand out among other candidates.
• Helps you lead better. The higher you climb up the career ladder, the greater will be the
number of people you shall have to lead. As a result, the need for public speaking skills and the
confidence pertinent to it also increases, making it one of the determining characteristic when
considering someone for promotion.
Goal in Public Speaking
• A public speaker has three primary goals when delivering a speech: to
inform, to convince and to persuade his audience. A well-crafted speech with
these three elements can benefit an audience with a new set of information
or a new perspective, which can boost the speaker's confidence and create
new opportunities.
1. To Inform
• According to "Public Speaking: Practice and Performance," the primary
purpose of speaking to inform is sharing knowledge and mutual
understanding, answering questions such as who, what, when, where, why,
how to, and how does. The success of the speaker's attempt to inform is
measured by how well the audience understands, retains and applies topic
ideas to their own lives.
2. To Convince
• To convince an audience is to cause someone to believe something ---
whether it is a voting interest, diet choice or one side of a hot-button topic
such as abortion or immigration. Within public speaking, convincing an
audience is a foundational goal because it implies the speech's information
was gathered and delivered effectively, and it also paves the way for the third
goal, persuading the audience.
3. To Persuade
• According to Clella Iles Jaffe's book "Public Speaking: Concepts and Skills
for a Diverse Society," materials for a speech intended to persuade must be
able to cause someone to act in support of the position on a topic. A speaker
must therefore be able to inform his audience about a topic and influence
them to agree and sometimes take action. For a person to act upon a belief,
her inner belief system must effectively align the speech's message, and her
passion must be stirred, which requires impeccable material, structure and
delivery.
How to improve public speaking skills
Following are some helpful tips for improving your public speaking skills:
1. Prepare with practice. Once you have prepared a presentation or speech by giving
it a logical flow and making it more vibrant with the addition of examples, stories, and
visually appealing props, only then your true preparation begins. If you are wondering
what that means, remember that practice is the key to preparation. Practice your
speech/presentation alone or seek to speak in front of other people until you can
speak fluidly with confidence and comfort. This may sometimes require you to tweak
your words during practice but it’s preferable to do so in practice instead of doing so
at the occasion where you intend to take the mike.
2. Accentuate Your Strengths
• Analyze yourself as a public speaker and identify your true strengths and
weaknesses. Most of us tend to imitate other public speakers who are
popular amongst the crowd. However, the best way is to be yourself and
focus on your own strengths. For instance, you might have a good sense of
humor that helps in grabbing attention of the crowd, you may be an
interesting story teller, or you may be good at clearly explaining complex
ideas. Whichever is your strength, utilize it wisely to keep your audience
paying.
3. Keep your ears and eyes open to
feedback
• Although, all sorts of public speaking do not involve direct interaction
between the speaker and his audience, there are various ways in which
audience is able to provide feedback. If the audience cannot speak their
opinion out loud, as a speaker you should be able to look for nonverbal cues
such as the body language or facial expressions of the audience. The
feedback, thus, provided by the audience can prove to be a helpful guide in
improving one’s public speaking skills.

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PUBLIC SPEAKING'S MATERIAL (Importance of Public Speaking).pptx

  • 1. PUBLIC SPEAKING Importance And Goals of Public Speaking
  • 2. What is Public Speaking? • Public speaking is an important skill in both education and business. Basically, public speaking refers to the process of delivering a speech in front of an audience. It has a long history and was traditionally viewed as part of the art of persuasion. It probably started in ancient Egypt, but the first written documents about public speaking go back to the Greeks and Romans. Today, public speaking has evolved considerably thanks to the introduction of technologies such as videoconferencing, multimedia presentations, and other nontraditional forms. • Public speaking skills refer to the talent of effectively addressing an audience. Whether it is in front of a group of people you already know or a crowd of complete strangers, your ability to communicate to them with clarity and confidence is known as your public speaking skills.
  • 3. Why is public speaking important? • Demonstrates your knowledge. You are always at your best when you can articulate your thoughts clearly and effectively. Public speaking skills help you do exactly that. After all, the true worth of the knowledge you possess can only be realized when you can show and apply it. • Demonstrates your confidence. Not only does public speaking increase your knowledge during the process of preparation but it also develops and demonstrates your confidence. Whether you are interviewing for a job or hoping for a promotion, your confidence is what will make you stand out among other candidates. • Helps you lead better. The higher you climb up the career ladder, the greater will be the number of people you shall have to lead. As a result, the need for public speaking skills and the confidence pertinent to it also increases, making it one of the determining characteristic when considering someone for promotion.
  • 4. Goal in Public Speaking • A public speaker has three primary goals when delivering a speech: to inform, to convince and to persuade his audience. A well-crafted speech with these three elements can benefit an audience with a new set of information or a new perspective, which can boost the speaker's confidence and create new opportunities.
  • 5. 1. To Inform • According to "Public Speaking: Practice and Performance," the primary purpose of speaking to inform is sharing knowledge and mutual understanding, answering questions such as who, what, when, where, why, how to, and how does. The success of the speaker's attempt to inform is measured by how well the audience understands, retains and applies topic ideas to their own lives.
  • 6. 2. To Convince • To convince an audience is to cause someone to believe something --- whether it is a voting interest, diet choice or one side of a hot-button topic such as abortion or immigration. Within public speaking, convincing an audience is a foundational goal because it implies the speech's information was gathered and delivered effectively, and it also paves the way for the third goal, persuading the audience.
  • 7. 3. To Persuade • According to Clella Iles Jaffe's book "Public Speaking: Concepts and Skills for a Diverse Society," materials for a speech intended to persuade must be able to cause someone to act in support of the position on a topic. A speaker must therefore be able to inform his audience about a topic and influence them to agree and sometimes take action. For a person to act upon a belief, her inner belief system must effectively align the speech's message, and her passion must be stirred, which requires impeccable material, structure and delivery.
  • 8. How to improve public speaking skills Following are some helpful tips for improving your public speaking skills: 1. Prepare with practice. Once you have prepared a presentation or speech by giving it a logical flow and making it more vibrant with the addition of examples, stories, and visually appealing props, only then your true preparation begins. If you are wondering what that means, remember that practice is the key to preparation. Practice your speech/presentation alone or seek to speak in front of other people until you can speak fluidly with confidence and comfort. This may sometimes require you to tweak your words during practice but it’s preferable to do so in practice instead of doing so at the occasion where you intend to take the mike.
  • 9. 2. Accentuate Your Strengths • Analyze yourself as a public speaker and identify your true strengths and weaknesses. Most of us tend to imitate other public speakers who are popular amongst the crowd. However, the best way is to be yourself and focus on your own strengths. For instance, you might have a good sense of humor that helps in grabbing attention of the crowd, you may be an interesting story teller, or you may be good at clearly explaining complex ideas. Whichever is your strength, utilize it wisely to keep your audience paying.
  • 10. 3. Keep your ears and eyes open to feedback • Although, all sorts of public speaking do not involve direct interaction between the speaker and his audience, there are various ways in which audience is able to provide feedback. If the audience cannot speak their opinion out loud, as a speaker you should be able to look for nonverbal cues such as the body language or facial expressions of the audience. The feedback, thus, provided by the audience can prove to be a helpful guide in improving one’s public speaking skills.
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