HNRS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ethnocentrism, Fokker E.Ii, Eye Contact
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Oldest known handbook on effective speech=4,500 years ago. Greece & rome=public speaking=central role in education & civic life: similarities between public speaking & conversation, average adult spends 30% of hours in conversation, skills employed when talking to people b. i. b. ii. b. iii. b. iv. Person"s verbal, facial, and physical reactions: people who communicate well in daily talk can learn to communicate just as well in public speaking, differences between public speaking and conversation, public speaking is more high structured a. i. a. ii. a. iii. Speaker must anticipate questions before speech: public speaking requires formal language b. i. Listeners react negatively to speakers who don"t elevate & polish their language when addressing an audience: public speaking requires a different method of delivery c. i. Effective speakers c. i. 1. adjust their voices to be heard clearly throughout the audience c. i. 2. c. i. 3. Public speaking was the greatest fear: nervousness is normal d. i. Greatest speakers in history (abraham lincoln, oprah winfrey, winston.
