Chapter 1
An Introduction to Public Speaking
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Chapter 1
An Introduction to
Public Speaking
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Studying Public Speaking. . .
. . . Helps you succeed in college.
. . . Increases your knowledge.
. . . Helps build your confidence.
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We Remember. . .
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Cited in William E. Arnold and Lynne McClure, Communication Training
and Development, 2nd ed. (Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland, 1996) 38.
we
we
we
we
read,
hear,
see, and
speak.
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Levels of Communication
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Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Group
Public
Mass
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Communication Elements Model
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Critical Thinking Skills
This skill. . .
enables you to. . .
Focusing
Define problems,
set goals,
select information
Formulate questions,
collect data
Store and retrieve
information
Arrange information
Information Gathering
Remembering
Organizing
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Critical Thinking Skills cont.
This skill. . .
enables you to. . .
Analyzing
Clarify existing information
Generating
Use prior knowledge
Integrating
Combine, summarize, and
restructure information
Evaluating
Assess the quality of ideas
Adapted from Robert J. Marzano, Ronald S. Brandt, Carolyn Sue Hughes, Beau Fly Jones, Barbara Z. Presseisen, Stuart C. Rankin, and
Charles Suhor, Dimensions of Thinking: A Framework for Curriculum and Instruction (Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development, 1988) 66, 70-112. Copyright 1988 by ACSD. Reprinted with permission of the publishers.
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