A Speech On Public Speaking

Working in small groups is either welcomed with excitement by individuals or dreaded with apprehension. However, group work is a fact of life. Whether in a classroom setting or workforce collaborating within small groups are experiences many will interact at some point or regularly participate in. According to the 2010 third edition of the book A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking by Dan O’Hair, Hannah Rubenstein, and Rob Stewart, small groups can be defined as “a collection of between three and twenty people” (321). Small groups, though, are interesting in that while a small collection of people communication role is imperative to the success of the group, but also demonstrates individual’s behaviors when interacting. During small groups, they way in which the member communicates with each other illustrates how individuals perform by taking on specific roles as well as exposing their leadership style. During participation in group work, there is a set of expectations individuals hold for themselves as well as members of the group. Individuals will subconsciously take on a specific role as to how they will help the group achieve their goal, whether that be cohesively or disconnected. Subsequently, the recognition of these acquired roles provides an insight into the individual’s corresponding leadership style. Depending on roles and leaderships style group work can be a consistency of either individual challenging or complimenting one another.

A. Attention Getter: How many people in this room own or have owned an IPod, IPhone, or IPad? Isn’t astounding how one man’s vision and innovation gave us all devices that have made the world today more connected than it’s ever been? Devices we NOW can’t imagine leaving behind when we walk out the front door in the morning. Whether it’s listening to music in your bedroom, reading the news on the train ride to work, checking your email at home or even sitting in a waiting room watching Netflix. It’s hard to deny the influence and impact that Steve Jobs has had on modern culture.

There is no question that after giving about four speeches, I have become a much better overall public speaker. In the beginning of the semester, I would tend to get nervous during some of my speeches and consequently the delivery of my speech would be greatly affected. If I had made a mistake, my level of nervousness would drastically increase and I wouldn’t know how to correct it. Although today I have improved on these aspects. Normally in order to control my nerves I try to think as positively as possible. This is critical because when I start to think even a little bit negatively then I severely hurt my chances of giving a good speech. Instead today, my main priority is to stay very confident and tell myself that I’m going to perform fine.

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Bill Mehlinger shares how he learned to accept the refugees. His grocery store business was doing poorly. With help from one of his employees, Hong Diep Vo, Mehlinger got the idea of making his grocery store fit the needs of the refugees. He got all kinds of ethnic food and started selling them in his store. It was convenient for the refugees because they do not need to go very far to get their food. Then his business was doing better than before. This shows how something new can change your life forever. It proves how diversity serves the goals and interests of everyone. ‘ “If it wasn’t for the refugees knowing us and knowing we go out of our way for them, we’d be gone,’ Mehlinger said” ‘ (175). Furthermore, the old Clarkston Baptist church undergoed the same experience. ‘ “ We realized that what the Lord had in store for that old Clarkston Baptist Church was to transition into a truly international church and to help minister to all these ethnic groups moving into the country,’ he said” ‘(176). As the cliche, “what comes around goes around” greatly applies to this experience. The church was on the verge to becoming broke and there was less people going to church. Then the noticed that they needed to cater to all the refugees in Clarkston. And in turn, the church was filled with people. They believed that the church was a place for everybody and they embraced the new

This paper will go over the three main goals I would like to achieve in my public speaking career. My first goal is to improve upon the structure of my speeches to ensure that the topics that I discuss are in an order that will make sense to the audience. My second main goal I have for improving my public speaking skills is to improve on my confidence before, during, and after my speech. Finally, my last goal is to raise my delivery skills when I am giving my speech to assure the audience that I am confident and that I am a credible person. Together, these goals will help improve my public speaking skills.

Faith begins by acknowledging and thanking her audience but quickly assers that she is saddened because little real reconciliation progress seems to have been made since

In the fourteenth chapter of A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking, the authors write about the property techniques to preparing introductions and conclusions. “A compelling introduction and conclusion, although not a substitute for a well-developed speech body, are nonetheless essential to its success.” (p. 110)

One of the most important skills that we can have is the skill of public speaking. Throughout life, no matter what profession, we have to use the skill of public speaking at some point. As a Christians, this skill becomes even more important. We must find ways to master and skillfully practice the art of public speaking in our society. Therefore it is important to understand what rationale can be offered for the significance of the art of public speaking in a free society and why it is especially important for Christians in particular. It is important to understand what the biblical model for a faithful speech and how to practice it. It is important to understand why listening is important to the Christian servant-speaker. It is important to understand what are ethical obligations as Christian servant-speakers are. It is important to understand how one’s faith can help Christian servant-speakers cope with the fear of public speaking. When we consider all of these elements combined, it is easier to understand the significance of public speaking for Christians.

The sermon started well: I had managed to capture my congregation's attention and had communicated all I had intended to when all of a sudden, I became self-conscious . My stage fright came rushing back and I started crying. This event prompted me to join The Lectors Association.

This public speaking course has taught me alot by helping me to become a better person and by growing me into something I never thought I could be.Speaking out loud always made me nervous, even when I was just reading a sentence from a book to some of my closest friends. Even though we are not even halfway through the school year, I have learned and improved so much. One of the first things this class had taught me was all about body language and how to present yourself to make an impression. Little things that we do can make us seem small, such as slouching, crossing our arms and legs, and looking at the ground, while others make us appear big, for instance, stretching, sitting up straight, and taking up alot space. Properly presenting yourself is important and can make a big difference in your life, whether it is for a job interview, meeting new people, or speaking in front of your peers. I have also learned to control and overcome my nervous habits, for example, playing with my hair, rocking back and forth, and moving my hands. Habits like these show the audience that you are nervous and it may turn their attention away from your speech and onto your actions. The audience-speaker relationship was also a great thing to learn. This relationship shows cause and effect, for example, when you lose the attention of your audience you may begin to second guess yourself leaving you to becoming nervous and self conscious. You then may start to panic and your speech may become a

As you know, before the semester, I traveled to Harrisburg for a Presidential rally with a group of friends to experience the atmosphere and the people in it. When we arrived, the scene was hectic and I’ve never seen so many people at a rally in my life and I’ve been to a few prior (Obama/Biden). It was electric in that so many people were passionate about the country in a way indescribable. Minutes up to the rally you could feel the buzz in the air and then, the “USA, USA, USA” chants started to break out and most of the people, including myself had begun to get goosebumps. As soon as the President emerged from the curtain behind the stage, people just erupted and it was a nonstop cheer for him for at least 5-7 minutes. I’ve never seen

I chose to take this course because I have enjoyed previous units I have had about public speaking in high school English classes and it is a requirement for my major. As a pre-pharmacy major, public speaking does not seem like a necessary class, but the more I think about how often public speaking is used, the more I understand the reasoning for public speaking as a required course. Public speaking is a major foundation for everyday communication. Growing up, I can recall several common instances where I was exposed to public speaking. A guest speaker coming to talk to our class, the priest giving a homily at mass, large assemblies with inspirational speakers, and our graduation speech are a few examples that come to mind.

When my partner teacher asked if I wanted to do a lesson on public speaking, of course I said, “Yes,” right away. My mind immediately went to how can I make public speaking interesting for students. Public speaking is a high risk activity for students, especially when they have to get up by themselves and present their learning to the class. I thought my best course of action would be to try and keep the lesson as light hearted as possible by infusing some comedy. Maybe students would not think the stakes were so high if they were expecting their peers to laugh at what they were saying. Thus, the idea of “Mad Libs Public Speaking” was born.

The chairperson assumed the dais and stepped to the fore. She paused, mobile in raised hand. The audience, chattering with speculation, failed to notice. She tapped the screen, a deep gong reverberated throughout the great hall. Although it required a couple of repeats, the chattering died away. A few self-appointed sergeants-at-arms aided the process. One-by-one they persuaded a few less compliant individuals to focus on the proceedings.