Public Speaking

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Description

Public speaking is the element in which learners present ideas aloud to an audience with attention to clarity, organization, evidence, and delivery. It is useful when learning includes oral communication and rhetorical performance.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• A message, purpose, and audience
• Opportunities to rehearse and get feedback

Constraints

• Performance anxiety can interfere if scaffolds and norms are weak

Target Learning Goals

• Build oral communication, audience adaptation, and delivery skill.

Affordances

• Rhetorical Skill Development
• Engagement

Claims

Related Elements

• Persuasion
• Rebuttals
• Justification

Patterns That Use This Element

• Debate
• Discussion-Based Learning

Examples

• Short presentations, oral defenses, and persuasive speeches with peer feedback.

Key Sources

• Lucas, S. E. (2014). The art of public speaking (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

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