Chapter 1 - Origins of Public Speaking Flashcards
Father of extreme ethical relativism
Gorgias
Father of argumentation
Protagoras
Who believed communication was meer cookery that made the good look bad and the bad look good?
Plato (Phaedrus)
Who is responsible for the three types of artistic proof (rhetoric)?
Aristotle
Three types of artistic proof (rhetoric)
Ethos, pathos, logos
Ethos
Ethics, confidence
Pathos
Emotional
Logos
Logic
Types of Discourse (speeches)
Deliberative, forensic, epideictic
Deliberative
Legislative
Forensic
Legal
Epideictic
Ceremonial
Types of Logic
Syllogisms, enthymemes
Enthymemes
For public speaking
Cicero is responsible for the
Five Canons of Rhetoric
Five Canons of Rhetoric
Invention, arrangement, style, memory, delivery
Competence
Knowledge, how well you know subject
Integrity
High morals
Goodwill
Care for the audience
Dynamism
All the elements to make it interesting
Levels of Communication
Intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, organizational, public
Practical benefits of public speaking
- develops interdisciplinary skills
- increases probability for professional and career success
- increases participation in the democratic process
Personal growth benefits of public speaking
- learning about yourself
- learning more about the Western intellectual tradition
- learning more about other cultures and ideas
Elements of public speaking
- speaker/sender
- message
- channels
- noise/interference
- audience/receive
- context
- culture
Who created the first hand book of public speaking?
Coral and Tisias
