Fill in the Blanks Public TalkOnline version 5.1. Read the following text and fill the gaps with the words given in the box according to the text. by Montse Luna 1 was undertaken addition forms which running perhaps been at which of early wrote considered such to Public Talks One of the most familiar of science communication is the public lecture . The traditional format is very similar to a normal taught class or lecture , with a single speaker presenting on a specific topic , and the audience listening . Use of question and answer sessions the end of the presentation can allow for some interaction between the speaker and the participants , however generally public lectures are a ? transmission' form of communication . The Christmas Lectures hosted by the Royal Institution of Great Britain ( the RI ) are one of the best known and longest established examples , ( apart from a short break for the second world war ) have been continuously since 1824 ( James , 2007 ) . In to the live audience , since 1966 the Christmas Lectures have televised annually , reaching international audiences more than one million people . In the days Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday ( and others internationally as Hans Christian Ørsted in Denmark ) introduced innovations to the public lecture format greater improve their popularity , included targeting ? juveniles' ( people aged 15 - 20 ) and incorporating demonstrations and practical experiments that wowed the audience members ( James , 2007 ; Pearce Williams , 2008 ) . This popularity widely perceived ; in a public profile of Faraday , the Illustrated London News ( 1861 , cited by James , 2007 ) : For the last eight seasons Professor Faraday has this task with a modesty and power which it is impossible to praise too much .
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