After reading this chapter, you should be
able to:
1. Articulate at least three
reasons why public
speaking skills are
important.
2. Describe the difference
between the linear and
the transactional model of
communication.
3. List, define, and give an
example of each of the
components of
communication.
4. Differentiate between the
major types of speeches
5. Identify the eleven core
public speaking
competencies.
6. Apply chapter concepts in
final questions and
activities.