Learning Objectives

UPON COMPLETING THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

1. Demonstrate how developing public speaking skills helps you realize personal, professional, and societal goals
2. Explain the context of public speaking by listing and identifying the essential elements of communication
3. Assess and build your speechmaking confidence
4. Demonstrate your understanding of basic speechmaking by approaching public speaking systematically
5. Deliver your first speech
6. Score your first speech performance to establish a baseline on which to build your skills