Abstract
When teaching public speaking, instructors are faced with the challenge of teaching their students about issues related to both the content of the speech (e.g.: the introduction and conclusion, organization, supporting evidence, etc.), and issues related to physical and vocal delivery (e.g.: appearance, gestures, eye contact, volume, rate, vocal variety, etc.). In public speaking courses, we usually have the opportunity to teach our students about these topics in classroom lectures and discussion, and to further explore these issues in oral and written critiques that we provide our students in classes in which they actually perform speeches. This pilot study continues the query into issues related to the relationship between content and delivery when teaching public speaking. Specifically, this study examines how much emphasis instructors of public speaking place on content and delivery when conducting lectures and classroom discussion, and when delivering oral and written critiques.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
33
Issue
2
First Page
97
Last Page
105
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Siddens, Paul J. III
(2001)
"Content Versus Delivery in Public Speaking Instructions,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 33:
No.
2, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol33/iss2/10
Copyright
©2001 Iowa Communication Association
