PERSONAL
BENEFITS OF STUDYING PUBLIC SPEAKING
This course
can benefit you personally in three ways.
Such as analyzing,
researching, organizing, wording and delivering. These are
skills
You will
use in constructing and delivering your speeches. They are also transferable
Skills;
they can help you throughout your academic studies, as well as your chosen
career.
Second
Public Speaking can help you become more knowledgeable. According to one study
we remember:
10 percent
of what we read,
20 percent
of what we hear,
30 percent
of what we see, and
70
percent of what we speak.
Consider
for a moment two ways of studying lecture notes for an exam. One method
Is to read
and reread your notes silently. An alternative is more active and makes you a
sender of messages. You stand in your room, put your lecture notes on your
dresser, and
Deliver the
lecture out loud, pretending you are the instructor explaining the material
To the class. You maybe surprised to know that it is the second method.
In this
course, you will learn a lot about the topics on which you choose to speak, By
learning how to construct an effective public speech, you will also become a
better listener to others’ speeches, oral reports, and lectures, and this will
further increase your
Learning.
Third
personal benefit of this course it can help build your confidence and
self-esteem. The most common fear of
Adult Americans: the fear of speaking to a group of people.
In this
course you will learn to turn this apprehension into confidence. You will do so
by reading the textbook, listening to your instructor and the most important,
by doing. You will gain confidence and poise that will help you in giving oral
reports in your other classes.
Numerous
studies document a strong relationship between communication competence and
career success. Effective speaking skills enhance your chances of first
securing employment and then advancing in your career. In 1999 report, the
National Association of Colleges and Employers listed characteristics employers
consider most important when hiring an employee. At the top of the list was communication skills.
In another
study three speech and business professors surveyed 1,000 randomly selected
human resource managers to determine the “Factors most important in helping
graduating college students obtain employment.” Oral Communication skills
ranked first with written communication second and listening third. This course will instruct you on two of those
vital skills: Public speaking and listening. Once you are hired, your speaking
skills continue to work for you, becoming your ticket to career success and
advancement.
A
survey of 500 executives found that speaking skills “rated second only to job
knowledge as important factors in a businessperson’s success. That same study also showed that effective
communication helped improve company productivity and understanding among
employees.
Although
you are likely to spend only a small portion of your communication at work
giving presentations and speeches, your ability to stand in front of a group of
people and present your ideas is important to your career success. One survey of 66 companies found that 76% of
executives gave oral reports. Oral
communication and public speaking
Clearly
plays a critical role in your professional life.
Symbol: Anything to which people attach
meaning. They can be pictures, drawings or objects. We know, for example that a
sign I an airport showing a fork, and a spoon means we
can find a restaurant or a snack bar.
Psychological
Noise- The type of
noise refers to mental rather than bodily distractions.
Anxiety,
worry, daydreaming, and even joy over some recent event can distract you from
the message at hand.