*Chapter 1*Public Speaking and the Challenge of Communication*Four Different Categories of Human Communication* D* S* M* P*Public Speaking is Powerful*Important Communication Skill*Effecting an audience*Creative activity
*Gain self-confidence*Influence success in college and the real world*Develop critical thinking skills*Communication Defined*Definition of Communication is…*Communication Process*Speaker*Message*Channel*Occasion
*Cultural Context*Audience*Feedback*Noise*Interactive CommunicationProcess*Speaker*Initiates the message*Establishes credibility*Variables***Image makes a statement!*Needs of both the speaker and audience
*Message*What is communicated by the speaker***What is perceived by the audience*