Principles of Public Speaking

Unit Twelve: Presenting Your Persuasive Speech

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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This week your work will focus on delivering your persuasive speech and assessing the success of this effort.

Key topics for the week include:

· Interacting with your audience during a talk;
· Giving and receiving feedback;
· Receiving Exam #2; and
· Evaluating your talk based upon your experience and those of your audience.

What to do:

· Attend class and deliver your talk. Be sure to bring your videotape;
· Following the talk, review the feedback you receive as well as the tape; and
· Begin to work on your speech critique and Exam #2.

Consider This

What were the strengths of your persuasive speech?

What areas could use further improvement?

Assess your delivery skills, the content, and the organization of your talk.

Assess your level of communication apprehension. Compare this with previous talks.
You are on Unit Twelve of the Course Guide.
Watch television commercials to see how advertisers seek to persuade you.
What is more important to you? Ethos, pathos or logos? Why?
To learn more about persuasive communication, go to the National Archives's online exhibit, the Powers of Persuasion at http://www.archives.gov/
Click here to move to Unit Thirteen of the Course Guide.
Copyright 2001-2003
Contact Nan Peck at npeck@nvcc.edu
Updated 4/15/03