Public Speaking

ChaPter

ChaPter

2

This ChapTer Will

help You

• Acquire skills to over-
come process anxiety

• Explain the five canons
of rhetoric: invention,
disposition, style,
memory, and delivery

• Develop strategies to
deal with performance
anxiety

• Develop strategies to
deal with physiological
anxiety

• Develop strategies to
deal with psychological
anxiety

• Learn skills for
effective rehearsal

WHEN ASKED “What’s the worst part about giving a speech?,” these students

responded:

Knowing what to speak about.

Jonathan

I turn red and I think that’s embarrassing.

Malia

English is not my first language.

DMitry

I’m very shy and I don’t like to talk much to a single person, let alone a group.

reese

ChaPter 2 Giving Your First Speech: Developing Confidence

Developing Confidence

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Review the

chapter

Learning

Objectives

and Start

with a quick

warm-up

activity.

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