PSPMT

What kind of topic should to speaker choose to have a speech on?

A topic the speaker has strong feelings about

Public speaking is considered a craft rather than a science because

Adaptable based on circumstance

Definition of Noise

Anything that interferes with a message

Example of alliteration

Being a Big Brother or Big Sister bring big benefits

Transition

Change of topic

Which organizational pattern might you want to use when giving a speech about the history of LSU campus?

Chronological speeches are best because they are organized in which the main points follow a time pattern

If a speaker wants to reference a song in their speech, it would be most efficient:

Describe the song and the feeling it evokes

When visual artists are asked about their work, they would probably use which strategy to inform an audience about a painting?

Description

What is Juliana doing when she mentions on the first day of class that she was a financial adviser for twenty years?

Establishing her credibility

How might you establish credibility on a topic?

Explain to the audience why I am qualified to speak on the topic, talk about if you were educated or have personal experience with the topic. You may also cite sources of where you got your information from and what resources you used.

Which statement about gestures is true?

Gestures include movement of the hands, head, face, and arms to communicate an idea or a feeling

Concise language is best described as the:

Inclusion of only the highlights

What type of speech is used when telling students about the types of majors their school provides?

Informative

Preview

Main Idea

What technique is most likely to help the audience remember all points from a speech?

Organizing the content into chunks

Spatial

Pattern of organizing main points in order of physical proximity or direction relative to each other, geographically

Thesis

Purpose of the speech

Main Points

Related argument in order to believe your thesis

Viewpoints presented that only align with the viewer's beliefs

Selective Exposure

What can a organizational pattern is appropriate for a speech that maps the path of migration of people living in the Neolithic Era?

Spatial

Which statement about speaking rate is true?

Speaking rate includes pauses is speaking

When a speaker is preparing a presentation, the most important thing the speaker should consider is whether the aid:

Supports the message of the speech

What aspect of public speaking is directly affected by the size of the space?

The need for identification with the audience

Best advice a friend can give to you if you're nervous

Think of the audience as an ally, they understand what its like to be a speaker

Attention Getter

To start engagement to the audience

Problem and Soultion

Used in persuasive writing, where the writer's general purpose is to convince the reader to support a certain course of action.

Which attention getter is Sahil using when he asks the audience to imagine a world without disposable packaging?

Visualization

Based on their life crisis stage, which speech topic would be most appropriate for an audience of high school students?

Ways to gain financial independence

Free Association

What comes to mind

Temporal

chronological pattern of arrangement pattern of organizing speech points in natural sequential order

Topical

contains several ideas that are interrelated in such a way that one flows naturally to the next

Rambling

proceeding without a specific goal, purpose, or direction

cause and effect

used to identify one or more causes followed by one or more effects or results.