Views of public speaking

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VIEWS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING 

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PUBLIC SPEAKING
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Public speaking, also called oratory or oration,has traditionally meant the
act of speaking face to face to a live
audience
. Today it includes any form of
speaking (formally and informally) to an audience, including pre-recorded
speech delivered over great distance by means of technology.

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Confucius
, one of many scholars associated with public speaking, once
taught that if a speech was considered to be a good speech, it would
impact the individuals' lives whether they listened to it directly or
not.
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His idea was that the words and actions of someone of power can
influence the world

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Public speaking was developed as a primary sphere of knowledge
in
Greece
and
Rome
, where prominent thinkers codified it as a central part
of
rhetoric
. Today, the art of public speaking has been transformed by newly
available technology such as
videoconferencing
,
multimedia presentations
,
and other nontraditional forms.