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Giving Your First
Speech
Chapter Objectives
After reading this chapter, students should be able to:
1. Explain the major factors involved in developing and organizing their first
classroom speech.
2. Explain the nature of extemporaneous delivery and how they can work on speaking
extemporaneously as they rehearse their first classroom speech.
3. Explain the elements discussed in the textbook with regard to delivering the first
classroom speech.
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2. Are there occasions outside the classroom on which you might give a speech of self-
introduction? Identify such an occasion and explain how you might apply the principles of in-
troductory speeches discussed in this chapter.
Discussion: This is a good exercise to assign for homework or to use for a classroom dis-
Additional Exercises and Activities
1. Show the class one or more of the speeches of self-introduction from the DVD of student
speeches that accompanies this edition of The Art of Public Speaking. Use the DVD to illus-
trate points about how students can prepare and deliver effective introductory speeches.
Discussion: The DVD of student speeches that accompanies this edition of The Art of
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