Enhancing Public Speaking: The Impact of Personal Appearance | Central Piedmont Community College

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Central Piedmont Community College
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COM 231 | Public Speaking
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2021
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ROSHAAN AMEER DISCUSSION PUBLIC SPEAKING Personal Appearance Many studies have confirmed that personal appearance plays an important role in speechmaking. Listeners always see you before they hear you. Just as you adapt your language to the audience and the occasion, so should you dress and groom appropriately (Chapter 13 pg. 240). After reading chapter 13, this paragraph helped me select my attire for the video. I had originally not given much thought to my outfit, but after reading the chapter, it became evident that I wear the proper attire for my recording. The passage notes that the audience will see you before they hear you thus, I should dress the part. This advice is useful for day-to-day life because you always want to ensure to dress for the occasion. For example, if you are going to a job interview, you wouldn’t want to wear sports attire; you should dress to impress. You want to make sure that your outfit compliments the event you are attending.