There are times when each of us is called upon to address a group of people. There
is no reason why we cannot approach this challenge with relative ease and self confidence.
The Purpose of Speaking
Public speeches are delivered on many different occasions, but no matter what the
occasion, the speaker hopes to get the audience to accept his point of view.
Therefore, in a certain sense, all speeches are persuasive speeches:
Persuading the audience to believe your information persuading the audience to
change its beliefs persuading the audience not only to change its beliefs, but also to
act on the changes
Public speeches are delivered on many different occasions, but no matter what the occasion, the speaker hopes to get the audience to accept his point of view. Therefore, in a certain sense, all speeches are persuasive speeches:"
