[Dramatic Art 24-210] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (50 pages long)

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Public speaking is different from conversation in three ways: more planned, more formal then conversations, the roles of speaker and listener are more clearly defined. To make the leap, focus on your goals and commitment to yourself and others. Do(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)t perfe(cid:272)tio(cid:374) promise yourself that you will improve over time. Sender, encoding, message, channel (visual and auditory), receiver (audience), Make sure to pay attention to all parts of the audience (walk from left to right if necessary) When others are presenting, respect them stay until everyone has presented. Effective listening is a very important, critical part of the 9 part speech communication cycle. Rule #1: hate speech of any kind will not be tolerated. Public speaking anxiety is an aspect of the fight or flight syndrome. Most obvious symptoms of speech anxiety: increased heart rate, shallow breathing, perspiration. Remember the audience cannot see what is going on in your mind. Catastrophic thinking plays a large part in speech anxiety.