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    1. we must attempt to understand the cultural makeup of our audience

      Being curious about other cultures will help with public speaking so that you can have a two way respect relationship with the audience

    2. Therefore, it is wise to plan on being sensitive to previous topics and be prepared to ease your way subtly into your message if the situation so dictates.

      this situation would make me very stressed out because you would have to edit some of your speech so last minute without practicing beforehand. A good skill to also add would be to be able to work good under pressure

    3. It’s amazing how impatient audience members get once hunger sets in.

      i have heard this which was wild to think about it because i have never thought about it before. it is so true though!

    4. but we always need to take it into account when planning and delivering our messages.

      we can take account but some things are out of our hands, how is our speech going to make someone feel less hot? would you just mention it in the speech as a joke to make them feel seen and create more connection?

    5. have different experiences and levels of knowledge

      if you were making a speech to a group of individuals who spoke a different language maybe you would word your sentences differently so that you used more simpler words so more people would understand

    6. we must know quite a bit about our audience so we can make language choices that will be the most appropriate for the context

      this can also be situational, if someone is making a speech at a graduation they could be homing in on the negatives of school when a graduation is about celebration and growth

    7. functions as feedback for speakers and contributes to a dialogue

      audience members are craving a connection with the speaker just as much as the speaker is craving a connection with the audience

    8. Our goal as public speakers is to build upon shared fields of experience so that we can help audience members interpret our message. Dialogic Theory of Public Speaking

      this is a very useful guide, this will deter from "selfish" speeches, some speeches i notice the speaker is more talking for themselves rather than speaking for others to inspire and grow

    9. all aspects of our field of experience, which we bring to every interaction

      i agree with this statement because our past is all that we know and whatever we have learned and experienced then will help us live now, thats why sometimes its easy to tell how someone was raised just after spending some time with them.

    10. the transactional model assumes that meaning is cocreated by both people interacting together.

      are they saying that they assumed the public speakers would be having an interactional conversation with their audience while their speech was being made?

    11. Passion is the extra spark that draws people’s attention

      not only does this account for public speaking but almost every aspect of your life, think about us as students and the majors that we picked, we had passion behind those majors which made us very determined in our work and it shows

    12. message is ambiguous, people will often stop paying attention.

      i remember there was one assembly we had in elementary school where there was a man with a yo-yo and while he was giving his speech before the performance he was saying all of these little tidbits about very deep topics but i was left confused because there was no main message just a bunch of ideas lined up

    1. buying public speaking books

      even if you were to be someone who is the voice of an audiobook, there is such attention to detail to emphasize certain parts in certain ways in order to convey a specific message. The pace that you are speaking at etc

    2. expressing this effectively

      i reflect on myself and i think this is going to be the thing most struggle with because sometimes i have a difficult time expressing all of my thoughts in a non confusing way. i hope that there are some tips that can help me place everything together.

    3. if you don’t like something, be the force of change you’re looking for

      this sentence demonstrates the energy that needs to be brought behind our speeches that we make to be a true leader

    4. power of speech

      even in the constitution it states that we the people have the right to "overthrow" the government with our freedom of speech. This just shows that its way more important than we realize

    5. some anxiety when engaging in public speaking

      i bet that even individuals who have to speak to the public a lot have signs of being nervous even after such a long time.

    6. professional feedback will help you become a better overall communicator

      even feedback from the audience is good as well, they can possibly have feedback that a professional might not have just because they are seeing the speech at face value and not over analyzing.

    7. But after thinking and researching further

      a good public speaker is a good planner and good at analyzing. you need to find and solve the problem before the audience can even think about the problem.

    8. speaking in a ceremonial context

      I wish i was able to see videos of old speeches that occured back when no technology was available so that we could compare and contrasts the details of both

    9. speaking to an audience is to persuade others

      i am curious to know the specific tactics that public speakers have discovered and used to be more persuasive in their speech to their audience

    10. Teachers find themselves presenting to parents as well as to their students

      a good example that some jobs although have to do repetitive public speaking to their students, there are times where your audience is a little bit different and you have to be able to navigate the best way to set up your speech so that the audience can absorb the material youre saying more.

    11. report to a group of managers how your latest project is coming along

      This is the most nerve wracking type of public speaking that i could be apart of. I wonder if for some this would be the easiest

    12. Vital Speeches of the Day

      Although social media can be seen as a bad thing, im glad that there are sites like this that can help is connect rather then distract us from the real meaning things of life

    13. knowledge in the world will double every seventy-three days

      I would have to say that she is most likely not wrong in her guess. there is a wave of uncontrollable high amounts of content.

    1. understanding your audience

      i really need to hone on this aspect for my speech so that i can move my classmates in the correct way that will have the effect i want it to

    2. many books written about public speaking are intended for very specific audiences

      very interesting that even the ones publishing these books about public speaking are following the guidelines too! it makes sense but its nice to see that

    3. it continues to be relevant even with the growth of technological means of communicatio

      If anything it is more relevant now, its more of a rare thing to be able to have this ability and people are even more inspires by it then ever before