Intro To Fundamentals of Communication
Communication Studies
Quick overview
Basically.....
What is public speaking?
It's speaking to other humans!
In this class:
- practiced
- recorded
- formal
- directed to a larger audience
In the workplace:
- Is often for small groups
- professional but informal
- individual and group
- dependent on workplace culture
In your personal life:
- informal
- unexpected
- continual
In Teams discussion today
What about you?
- get to know you better
- Overview of syllabus
- understand comfort level with public speaking
- Go over multimedia and accessibility
The Basics
What will we learn?
Delivery
Delivery
- Combat nervousness
- Learn to use skills such as articulation, tone, rhythm.
- Practice
- Learn to craft useful visual aids
Organization
Organization
- How to organize
- How different organizational patterns help to achieve different results
- How good organization affects your speeches
Argument
Argument
- Build a solid case
- See multiple angles to a situation
- Avoid flawed reasoning.
- Use critical thinking
- Critical thinking skills
- Listening skills
- Comfort speaking
- Self-reflexivity
- Social skills
Other skills
- To identify transferable skills
- To organize your thoughts
Summary
- To craft a logical argument