Benefits of Public Speaking

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Personal Benefits

• learn to be more sensitive and skilled communicator
• public speaking encourages you to look inside yourself and explore what matters to you-->share
• learn to consider listeners-what do they want, need, like,care about
• learn the power of speech-words have emotional content
• words can hurt, heal, create, build, transform
• in the beginning there was only speech...learner may only have speech
• learn to focus topic, how to structure, learn to listen, critically evaluate, discriminate type of message, appeal is it valid?
• learn to be active in learning--speak up and learn

Practical Benefits

• can give or get help in class
• oral communications always one of top skills demanded by employer- what occupation doesn't need it?
• learn to speak concisely, clearly and confidently
• will help you speak out in important situations, as parent, citizen, customer, tax payer Social Benefits
• nature of human to form groups- depends on communication skills
• learn ability to persuade others---change things for better--be involved- seek civil justice, human rights-democracy-freedom of speech

Cultural Benefits

• learn to avoid ethnocentrism- one view that is right excludes many
• learn to avoid stereotype--all not one race/culture- look at many cultures- expand point of view...learn to know individual-each a unique expression of many features...what groups do you belong to?