Coursera: Introduction to Public Speaking

By Dr. Matt McGarrity from University of Washington.

3 Types of speeches: Impromptu, Informative & Persuasive.

5 Cannons of Rhetoric: 1. Invention, 2. Arrangement, 3. Style, 4. Memory, 5. Delivery.

Performance Orientation vs. Communication Orientation (by Michael Motley's work) = Literacy/read/memorized vs. Orality/practised but interactive =
Speaking at vs. Speaking with the audience

Quotes prof. used:

“If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would soon regain all the rest” ~ Daniel Webster

"A speech is not an essay on its hind legs" ~ James A. Winans

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" ~ attributed to Seneca the Younger

 

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