THE TEACHING OF SPEAKING

Definition, Nature and Characteristics of Public

Speaking
Reported by: Jayson M. Blanza and Hans Cristian P. Galendez BSED EN 3-1N

Definition of Public Speaking

Public speaking is a process, an act and an art of making speech before
and audience.
ACT because the speaker is the one who is doing actions in front of the
audience.
ART because on its creativity on how to deliver speech to audience.
Public speaking is a goal that is not only limited with informing the
audience or expressing thoughts publically, but to changing emotions,
actions, attitudes and leaving the listeners moved by the words and be
touched with its meaning.

Nature of Public Speaking

Public speaking takes place in a specific context
Public speaking takes place at a certain function or occasion where people
are in attendance. Speech must be appropriate for the particular occasion or
context that it is meant for.
One participant speaks to many people and is normally the main
source of information
The speaker is one person but the receivers are many. The interaction in
public speaking is therefore mainly dominated by one person the speaker.
Requires more formal language than most other forms of speaking
It follows the standard conventions that are considered by people to be good
behavior.

Characteristics of Public Speaking

Repeating- audience are more likely to miss of forget important ideas if
repetition in not conducted.
Clear- Clarity of structure means that ideas are logically grouped into
categories the audience can easily understand. Phrases like "most
important," "I am claiming that," "the crucial point is this," call your listeners'
attention to what follows them and act as verbal underlining.
Simple- Such language gives the speech a sense of immediacy and helps the
speaker to connect with the audience. In addition, good speeches will often
use less formal language--contractions, sentence fragments, selected slang
expressions. Finally, oral language needs to be less dense and jargon-laden
then some kinds of written language, especially academic language.