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ACG5216 Professional Public Speaking

ACG5216 Professional Public Speaking. Speaking to Persuade at Work and in the Community Session 1 Lecture Dr Eloise Brook eloise.brook@vu.edu.au. Key issues in this lecture. What is public speaking ? (What are we talking about?) The approach in this unit.

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ACG5216 Professional Public Speaking

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  1. ACG5216Professional Public Speaking Speaking to Persuadeat Work and in the Community Session 1 Lecture Dr Eloise Brook eloise.brook@vu.edu.au

  2. Key issues in this lecture What is public speaking? (What are we talking about?) The approach in this unit. Unit Guide, Readings, and other Resources. Assessment. Wrap-up and work ahead…

  3. What is public speaking? Ancient Greek Huh? Latincommunication KusDilli Language of the Deaf Uh-uh!

  4. What is Public Speaking? QUESTION: What do you think the percentage of communication falls into these categories? WORDS INTONATION GESTURE

  5. What is Public Speaking? 7% of message pertaining to feelings and attitudes is in the words that are spoken. 38% of message pertaining to feelings and attitudes is paralinguistic (the way that the words are said). 55% of message pertaining to feelings and attitudes is in facial expression, gesture, eye-contact. (Albert Mehrabian)

  6. What is Public Speaking? To Inform Or to Persuade? (Rhetoric)

  7. What is so important about spoken communication? • Think about almost any aspect of public life: • E.g. government (parliamentary debate; court hearings). • E.g. business (pitch/sales presentations; contract negotiations). • E.g. media (news reporting; entertainment; sports commentary). • And for you as graduates: • Job interviews (an obvious one!) • What employers say they want. • These are situations for the pursuit of rhetoric. • ‘The art of persuasion’ – meaning persuasion through speech (Aristotle). • The focus of our lecture and essential readings in Week 5.

  8. The approach in this unit • Learning both public speaking and public listening in three key settings: • Speeches. • Interviews. • Committee work. • Praxis – both practical and theoretical knowledge. • Ethical approaches to spoken communication. • Building confidence the only way that works — practice.

  9. Assessment Short speeches x 8 – Sessions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 (individual work, worth 8 x 5% = 40%). Scripted speech exercise – Session 8 (small groups, worth 20%). Major group presentation – Session 9 then 12 (small groups, worth 40%).

  10. Unit Guide, Readings, and other Resources • Unit Guide. • Readings: • Stephen Lucas (2009), The Art of Public Speaking. • ‘Unit Readings’ on WebCT/Blackboard. • Lectures through Lectopia (slides on WebCT/Blackboard). • Other Resources: • Student learning support. • Teaching staff. • Each other.

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