Practical Benefits of a Public Speaking Class

• Develop basic communication skills
• Increase your chances for success
• In school
• In professional life
• In civic involvement
• Personal Growth Benefits
• Learn about yourself
• Expand cultural horizons

• participative democracy
• you should speak up to protect democracy

Pericles

• systematic study of public speaking
• believed speaker should have evidence & reasoning as support
  • • Logos: use of logic as proof
    • Pathos: use of emotion
    • Ethos: use of ethics/credibility

Aristotle Proofs

speaker should be broadly educated and understand culture and values of audience

Cicero

speaker’s message should help listeners become better citizens and people

Plato

• Speaker – initiates communication process
• Message – what the speaker wishes to communicate
• Channel – medium used to communicate
• Audience - listeners
• Interference – anything that stops communication from occurring
• Setting – the location and the psychological impact
• Feedback – the speaker’s impression of the audience’s reaction to the message

The Elements of the Interactive Transactional Communication Process

• Brings people together
• Encourages community
• Promotes collective action

Burke’s Idea of Identification

• Respect for integrity of ideas and information
• Concern for consequences

Communication Ethics Speakers Must Follow

• Know main points of concern
• Be aware of what experts think
• Be up to date on information
• Consider impact on listeners
• Consider opposing/different opinions

Characteristics of Responsible Knowledge

• Don’t quote out of context
• Avoid plagiarism

Ethical Use of Communication Techniques

• Don’t claim the work of others
• Consult a variety of sources
• Identify sources of information and ideas
• Provide oral citations
• Give credit where credit is due

Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism