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CL111 ACTIVITY 4 Public speaking, also called oratory or oration, has traditionally meant the act of speaking face to face to a live audience. Today it includes any form of speaking (formally and informally) to an audience, including pre-recorded speech delivered over great distance by means of technology Confucius, one of many scholars associated with public speaking, once taught that if a speech was considered to be a good speech, it would impact the individuals' lives whether they listened to it direct, of not. His idea was that the words and actions of someone of power can influence the world Public speaking was developed as a primary sphere of knowledge in Greece and Home, where prominent thinkers codified it as a central part of rhetoric. Today, the art of public speaking has been transformed by newly available technology such as videoconferencing, multimedia presentations, and other nontraditional forms, but the essentials remain the same The function of public speaking depends entirely on what effect a speaker intends when addressing a particular audience. The same speaker, with the same strategic intention, might deliver a substantially different speech to two different audiences. The point is to change something, in the hearts, minds, of actions of the audience. Despite its name, public speaking in frequently delivered to a closed, limited audience with a broadly common outlook. Audiences may be ardent fans of the speaker, they may be hostile (affending an event unwillingly, or out of spile); or they may be random strangers (indifferent to a speaker on a soapbox in the street). All the same, effective speakers remember that even a small audience is not one single mass with a single point of view but a variety of individuals As a broad generalization, public speaking seeks either to reassure a troubled audience, or to awaken a complacent audience to something important. Having decided which of these approaches is needed, a speaker will then combine information and storytelling in the way most likely to achieve it QUESTIONS 1. What is the best title of the text? TITLE: 2. Write all the topic sentences TOPIC SENTENCES: 1. 2. 3. 4 5. 6 3. Write main idea of each topic sentence. ​

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TITLE: The Evolution and Function of Public Speaking

TOPIC SENTENCES:

Public speaking has traditionally meant the act of speaking to a live audience

Confucius taught that a good speech can impact individuals' lives even if not listened to directly

Public speaking was developed as a primary sphere of knowledge in Greece and Rome

The art of public speaking has been transformed by technology but the essentials remain the same

The function of public speaking depends on the speaker's intention and the audience

Effective speakers consider the diversity of views within a small audience

MAIN IDEA OF EACH TOPIC SENTENCE:

The traditional definition of public speaking

The impact of a good speech according to Confucius

The history of public speaking as a primary sphere of knowledge

The transformation of public speaking through technology

The influence of speaker's intention and audience on public speaking

The consideration of diversity of views in a small audience for effective public speaking.

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