Chapter 1- Public Speaking

Communication skills, including public speaking, are often more important to employers than a job candidate’s undergraduate major.

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In specialized fields, technical knowledge is more important to employers than communication skills when deciding whom to hire and promote.

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As your textbook states, texting, tweeting, and other forms of electronic communication have significantly reduced the need for public speaking.

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As your textbook states, public speaking is a form of empowerment because it gives speakers the ability to manipulate people.

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The teaching and study of public speaking began more than 4,000 years ago.

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Both public speaking and conversation involve adapting to listener feedback.

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Public speaking requires the same method of delivery as ordinary conversation.

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Public speaking usually requires more formal language than everyday conversation.

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Public speaking is more highly structured than everyday conversation.

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When you adjust to the situation of a public speech, you are doing on a larger scale what you do every day in conversation.

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