Orations
Public speaking, also called oratory, is the act or skill of delivering speeches on a subject before a live audience. Public speaking has played an important cultural, religious and political role in human history. For all that, it is important to use a speaker's rhetorical skills.
Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher and prominent public-speaking scholar, believed that a good speech should impact individual lives, including those who are not in the audience. He believed that words could lead to actions that influence the world. Public speaking was also studied in Ancient Greece and Rome, where it was analyzed by prominent thinkers as a central part of rhetoric.
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle indicated three types of speeches: deliberative (political speech), forensic (courtroom speech), and epideictic (speech of praise or blame). Similarly, the Roman statesman and philosopher Cicero defined three purposes for public speaking: judicial (courtroom speech), deliberative (political speech), and demonstrative (a ceremonial form of speech, similar to Aristotle's epideictic).
In contemporary times, public speaking has become a highly-valued means of communications and persuasion in government, industry, and advocacy. It also has been transformed by digital technologies, including video conferencing, multimedia presentations, and other non-traditional forms of presentation,
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