1. The Communication Process
Public Speaking

2. Benefits to Public Speaking
The ability to speak confidently and convincingly IN PUBLIC is an asset to anyone who wants to take an active role in his or her classroom, workplace or community.

3. Benefits to Public Speaking
3. Increase your Interpersonal Skills (how you relate to others) 2. Honesty/Integrity will strengthen (others will respect you more) 1. Better COMMUNICATION SKILLS (both written and verbal)

4. Benefits to Public Speaking
Whether you are concerned about the environment or lower taxes, public speaking offers a way to communicate your concerns with others.

5. The Communication Process
Encoding
Decoding
Sender (Speaker)
Message
Feedback
Noise
Noise
Decoding
Encoding
Receiver (Audience)
Verbal
&/or
non verbal
Verbal
&/or
non verbal

6. The Communication Process
SENDER (speaker)
– The person that creates the message
The speaker takes ideas and thoughts and turns them into messages sending them to a receiver or audience.
The speaker decides what messages are to be sent and how they will be sent.
ENCODING – The process of organizing the message, choosing the words and sentence structure and verbalizing the message
Encoding
Sender (Speaker)
Message
Noise
Decoding
Receiver (Audience)
Verbal
&/or
non verbal

7. The Communication Process
THE MESSAGE
– The content of the communication process
thoughts and ideas put into meaningful expressions
verbally and non-verbally messages
Miscommunication happens when…
- audience misinterprets the speaker’s message
- speaker misreads the audience feedback

8. The Communication Process
RECEIVER (Audience)
– The receiver interprets the message in ways that are unique to that person
DECODING – Process of interpreting the message
Although the sender/speaker may intend a message to carry a specific meaning, the receiver/audiences interprets the message based on their own experiences and attitudes
Decoding
Sender (Speaker)
Feedback
Encoding
Noise
Receiver (Audience)
Verbal
&/or
non verbal

9. The Communication Process
FEEDBACK
– The audiences response to the message
Can be conveyed both verbally &
non-verbally
Indicates whether a speakers message has been understood
Decoding
Sender (Speaker)
Feedback
Encoding
Noise
Receiver (Audience)
Verbal
&/or
non verbal

10. The Communication Process
VERBAL
Denotative
Connotative
Slang
Jargon
Accent
Dialect
Vocalization
NON-VERBAL
Facial Expressions
Gestures
Mannerisms
Posture
Body Movement
Applause

11. The Communication Process
Feedback is actually a message whereby the receiver now becomes the sender
This role reversal represents the interactive nature of public speaking
Encoding
Decoding
Sender (Speaker)
Message
Feedback
Noise
Noise
Decoding
Encoding
Receiver (Audience)
Verbal
&/or
non verbal

12. The Communication Process
THE CHANNEL
–The Medium through which the speaker sends a message: VERBAL or NON VERBAL
Sight – message is seen; ie: text
Sound – message is heard; ie: Telephone lines
Touch – written correspondence
Daily communication is a combination of several.
Encoding
Decoding
Sender (Speaker)
Message
Feedback
Decoding
Encoding
Receiver (Audience)
Verbal
&/or
non verbal
Verbal
&/or
non verbal

13. The Communication Process
Physical noise
air conditioning, door open-close, fire alarm
Psychological noise
personal emotions; ie: “F” on test
Semantic noise
Emotionally charged words
Encoding
Decoding
Sender (Speaker)
Message
Feedback
Noise
Noise
Decoding
Encoding
Receiver (Audience)
NOISE
–Any interference with the message

14. Speech #1 Introduction Speech – Getting To Know You!
Answer the attached questions and present your partner to the rest of the class.
You will receive points for this exercise.