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Chapter
1

Practical Speaking

Objectives www.mhhe.com/brydon6 Key Concepts

After reading this chapter and reviewing the online learning resources at In each chapter we will introduce you to
www.mhhe.com/brydon6, you should be able to: some key terms you need to know. We
place these at the beginning of each
• Describe the relationship between personal success and the ability to chapter to alert you to important terms
speak publicly. you will encounter. In this chapter look
for the following terms:
• Explain the role speaking plays in the professional promotion of self.
• Describe how speaking skills can make people better citizens. channel perception
• Demonstrate an understanding of the transactional and symbolic nature content (of relational
of the process of public speaking. messages) component
(of messages)
decoding
rhetorical situation
encoding
symbol
feedback
system
interdependence
transaction
message

“ If all my talents and powers were to be taken from me . . .
and I had my choice of keeping but one, I would unhesitatingly ask
to be allowed to keep the Power of Speaking, for through it,
I would quickly recover all the rest. ”

—DANIEL WEBSTER