３．Similarities Between Public Speaking and
Conversation:
The skills you already employ in your daily life when talking to people : 1. Organizing your thoughts logically. 2. Tailor your message to your audience. 3. Telling a story for maximum impact. 4. Adapting to listener feedback. Whenever you talk with someone, you are aware of that person’s verbal, facial, and physical reactions. All these communication skills are among the most important skills you will need for public speaking.
Chapter I
Speaking in Public
１．The
Power of Public Speaking :
Public speaking is a way of making your ideas public-of sharing them with other people and of influencing other people. During morden times many men and women around the world have spread their ideas and influence through public speaking. Eg., The need for public speaking will almost certainly touch you sometime in your life-maybe tomorrow, maybe for five years. Can you imagine in any of those situations? -In many fields of businesses, employers consistently rank the ability to communicate above technical knowleadge when deciding whom to hire and whom to promote. Eg., -Public speaking is a vital means of civic engagement. Eg., The point is that public speaking is a form of empowerment. It can and often does-make a difference in things people care about very much. The key phrase here is make a difference. This is what most of us what to do in life- to change the world in some small way. Public speaking offers you an opportunity to make a difference in something you care about very much.
