Chapters 1 & 2 Recap/Lecture

 A valuable skill  “means of civic engagement” (p. 5)  An ethical responsibility  A common fear (ranked higher than death by many)

SimilaritiesDifferences  Organize ideas  Tailor message  Tell story for max. impact  Adapt to listener  Structure  Formal vs. informal  Method of delivery

 Short Clip: How did she handle her nervousness? Positives? Negatives?  How to deal? ◦ Experience ◦ Prepare ◦ Think positively ◦ Visualize Success ◦ Remember, they can’t tell most nervousness ◦ Don’t aim for perfection; doesn’t exist ◦ Sleep, breath, and focus!

 Public Speaking and Critical Thinking ◦ Relationship?  Evaluation of self as speaker ◦ Effective vs. Ineffective speakers? (pg. 27; #2 & #3) ◦ Strengths? Weaknesses? ◦ Will use evaluation to create goals

 Speaker  Message (verbal and nonverbal)  Channel  Listener (frame of reference)  Feedback (verbal and nonverbal)  Interference (external vs. internal)  Situation (time and place)

 What type of feedback would be helpful?  Any potential interference?  How does our class “situation” help? Hurt?

 Prepare for and respect diversity ◦ Ethnocentrism = good or bad?  Make and strive for ethical goals  Be prepared  Be honest  Avoid abusive language (e.g. name calling)

 Plagiarism ◦ Global Plagiarism ◦ Patchwork ◦ Incremental  Applies only to direct quotes?

 Pick a partner  GA tour guides  Why should we visit?  Must discuss 2 “hotspots”

 Create a speech around the statement: “Public speaking is ___________”  With a partner, create a short speech ◦ Audience: Draw from hat ◦ Angle: Your choice—informative, encouraging, or persuasive ◦ Must create slogan  Be creative!!  Critique groups