Prof. Dr. Henry Guntur Tarigan, a linguist, author and a professor at University of Indonesia, defines speaking as a language skill that is developed in child life; it is produced by listening skill, and in that period speaking is learned.
(i) What is speaking?
Speaking is a skill that one can learn to perfection with ease like swimming, cooking, driving a car, etc. One has to work at it continuously to improve speaking.
Speech is the tool used to manifest our creative thoughts, feelings, imaginations and convey information. For the output of the speech to be effective, one needs to be aware of the body language, verbal and non-verbal language, and facial expressions. The emotional state of the mind plays a crucial part in speaking.
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Care and time should be given to respond to the listener.
In the dictionary the understanding of speaking is slightly different and the learner must not confuse the meaning with managerial understanding of speaking- where it is considered a key and integral part of communication …show more content…
Great care has to be taken to be politically correct. The content should be relevant to the audience with adequate information, to make the listener focused and be able to receive the information without mental fatigue, giving thought to his attention span.
The speaker derives the best benefit when he or she has the capacity to string words together which makes much meaning and also reflects the thinking, ideas, and emotions.
The following 4 points are important while speaking:
• Informative and Persuasive: To gain audience attention one needs to speak confidently and with clarity. This provides the golden opportunity to communicate the message properly. It is useful for anyone in the profession of speaking which includes teachers, lawyers, leaders, politicians, and business men. • To be Novel: Many people have stage fear. It is the shyness and fear of talking in public. After all speaking effectively is not an ordinary ability. One needs to work on with hard work and motivation just like
(i) What is speaking?
Speaking is a skill that one can learn to perfection with ease like swimming, cooking, driving a car, etc. One has to work at it continuously to improve speaking.
Speech is the tool used to manifest our creative thoughts, feelings, imaginations and convey information. For the output of the speech to be effective, one needs to be aware of the body language, verbal and non-verbal language, and facial expressions. The emotional state of the mind plays a crucial part in speaking.
Along …show more content…
Care and time should be given to respond to the listener.
In the dictionary the understanding of speaking is slightly different and the learner must not confuse the meaning with managerial understanding of speaking- where it is considered a key and integral part of communication …show more content…
Great care has to be taken to be politically correct. The content should be relevant to the audience with adequate information, to make the listener focused and be able to receive the information without mental fatigue, giving thought to his attention span.
The speaker derives the best benefit when he or she has the capacity to string words together which makes much meaning and also reflects the thinking, ideas, and emotions.
The following 4 points are important while speaking:
• Informative and Persuasive: To gain audience attention one needs to speak confidently and with clarity. This provides the golden opportunity to communicate the message properly. It is useful for anyone in the profession of speaking which includes teachers, lawyers, leaders, politicians, and business men. • To be Novel: Many people have stage fear. It is the shyness and fear of talking in public. After all speaking effectively is not an ordinary ability. One needs to work on with hard work and motivation just like