The Role of Channel and Visualization in Public Speaking Success

This presentation delves into the critical elements of channel and visualization within the transactional process of public speaking and communication orientation development. It defines 'channel' as the medium through which a message is conveyed, highlighting examples like face-to-face interaction, radio, television, and social media platforms such as Twitter. The presentation uses Twitter as a case study, illustrating how its concise message format has become a prevalent communication channel. Additionally, the presentation elucidates 'visualization' as a systematic method of mentally picturing oneself as a speaker and practicing the speech in one's mind, which helps in managing communication apprehension and fostering constructive thoughts. The example of cellist Yo-Yo-Ma is used to demonstrate how visualization aids in forming neural connections and improving speech delivery. The presentation also references Jim Carrey's success story as an example of the transformative power of visualization. The presentation concludes by emphasizing the importance of both channel selection and visualization techniques in achieving effective public communication.

SCRAPBOOK
PRESENTATION
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

Content Layout
 Chapter 1- Channel (element of transactional process of public speaking)
 Chapter 2- Visualization (element of developing a communication
orientation)

Content Discussion
 CHANNEL
Definition
channel is a conglomerate of the various mediums used to convey the message to the
listeners. Effective communication is impaired without the use of medium or channel.
Channels may be direct or indirect. Examples of channels include face to face interaction,
radio transmission, television, social medias like Facebook, skype, twitter or YouTube. The
lesser the number of intermediates the more original will be the message (Coopman and Lull
2014)
Example with explanation
Twitter is one of the common used channel used in today’s world. Twitter has rearranged the
way of conveying the message, it is a suppressed version of message formation in about a
bundle of only 140 characters. Communication is not limited by this word boundary, in fact
the fast-paced masses prefer this short and handy form of message conveyance. Study
reveals that in the past years people exchanged about 500 million tweets daily (Richards
2015, pp.5-22) Thus twitter has became one of the most used channel of message
conveyance of the present times.

Content Discussion
 VISUALIZATION
Definition
Visualization is the systematic picturization of the presenter (as the self) as the
speaker and practicing the speech with that in mind. Visualization is a vital part of
speech preparation. It helps in coping with communication apprehension and helps in
development of the constructive alternatives from the negative thoughts that set the
speaker back. Visualization help speakers in focusing and calming the nerves down.
Example with explanation
Internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo-Ma’s remark on visualization is an appropriate
example for explaining its role in public communication relations. He said that
practicing is not only playing the instrument, either by oneself or rehearsing with
others, but it also includes imagining oneself practicing. The brain forms the same
neural connection and muscle memory whether one is imagining the task or is actually
doing it. So visualization helps in better speech delivery in public (Hunter Westwick and
Haleta 2014, pp.124-135)

Scrapbook pictures
A You tube video presentation by Yo-Yo-Ma will show how visualization helps in
better message conveyance to the audience. Link-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AfxAiqi2M

Instances supporting the discussion of channel

Instances supporting the discussion of
visualization
The life of Jim Carrey is an
example where visualization
could make huge differences.
In the early years of 1990s,
Jim Carrey was no one, just
an unknown actor who is struggling to get by.
Today, Carrey is a name known to the whole world,
he is one of America’s best movie star — and
he acknowledges that his constant visualization
has helped him get in there.

References
 Coopman, S.J. and Lull, J., 2014. Public speaking: The evolving art. Cengage
Learning.
 Hunter, K.M., Westwick, J.N. and Haleta, L.L., 2014. Assessing success: The
impacts of a fundamentals of speech course on decreasing public speaking
anxiety. Communication Education, 63(2), pp.124-135.
 Richards, J.C., 2015. The changing face of language learning: Learning
beyond the classroom. RELC Journal, 46(1), pp.5-22.

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