Public Speaking Exam 1
Which resources should you use when trying o find peer reviewed sources?
- Academic Databases - The catalogue - Reference works
Body delivery aspects
- appearance - stance - movement - gestures - eye contact
situation factors
- audience size - physical setting - dispostion toward topic - dispostion twoward speaker - disposition toward occasion
Avoid abstraction through...
- description - comparison - contrast - personalization
testimony types
- expert - peer - quote - paraphrase
Ways to assess you audience
- fixed alternative ?'s - scale ?'s - open-ended ?'s
steps in developing a speech
- focus your topic - develop your topic - organize your speech - rehearse your speech - speak extemporaneously
intro objectives
- get attention of audience - reveal topic - establish credibility - preview body content
speech title/ outline
- intro - general purpose (inform, persuade...) - specific purpose - central idea - Intro - Body - main points - transitions - summarize - preview - conclusion
guidelines for ethical speaking
- make sure your goals are ethically sound - be honest - avoid name calling
4 methods of delivery
- manuscript - memory - impromptu - extemporaneously
Which guidelines should you follow for giving an informative speech?
- relate the subject directly to the audience - avoid abstraction - don't overestimate what the audience knows
ways to get the attention of your audience
- relate the topic to them - state importance - startle them - arouse their curiosity - question them - tell story
ways to reinforce central idea
- summarize your speech - end with a quotation - make a dramatic statement - refer to the introduction
What should you look at in order to decide if a source is credible?
- the URL - the "About Us" section - other supporting articles and their sources
voice delivery aspects
- volume - pitch - pauses - rate - pronunciation - articulation - dialect
questions your speech should answer
- what do you mean - why should I believe you - so what
central idea
1 sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech your thesis
Max is smiling and nodding his head as he listens to a toast at a friend's wedding. According to your textbook, Max is engaged in __________ listening.
Appreciative listening
Which type of listening are you expected to use most when listening to a persuasive speech?
Critical Listening
Ansel is giving a speech on how to make a waffle. Which of the following is NOT a good main point for his speech?
Different types of syrup
What presentation tip SHOULD you follow?
Display visual aids when discussing them
"Do you think gun control is a workable solution to the problem of violence in US schools" is an example of...
Fixed Alternative Questions
Which step for developing your speech should you do first?
Focus your topic
During Clay's speech on the environment, he reviewed and re-emphasized points previously discussed. What is this called?
Internal Summary
According to your textbook, upon reaching the front of the room to start your speech you should...
Make eye contact with your listeners
Communication based on a speaker's body and voice, rather than on the use of words, is...
Nonverbal Communication
"Our mission is to serve justice, to right wrong, and to protect democracy" is an example of ?
Parallelism
Which type of plagiarism involves stealing ideas or languages from two or three sources and pasting them off your own?
Patchwork Plagiarism
What is it called when a speaker has a controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his or her presentation?
Positive Nervousness
alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Which of the following elements have the greatest impact on the length of a speech?
Speaking rate of the Speaker
What is NOT a way to avoid abstraction?
Theorize
What is the point of a specific purpose?
What you want to accomplish in your speech
Good Speech delivery has....
a conversational quality
informative speech
a speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding
extended example
a story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
Ethnocentrism
belief that ones own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
Ethics
branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong affairs
speaking outline
brief outline used to jog the speakers memory during presentation
crescendo ending
building to zenith of power, intensity
support materials
examples statistics testimony
incremental plagiarism
failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
dissolve ending
generating emotional appeal by fading to dramatic final statement
timing for speech
into : 10-20% body: 70-85% conclusion: 5-10%
audience-centeredness
keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
critical listening
listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it
Empathetic listening
listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
comprehensive listening
listening to understand the message of a speaker
main points
major points developed in the body of the speech (2-5)
brief example
referred to in passing to illustrate a point
conclusion
reinforce mental idea, end speech on strong note
body
reveal and explain your topic - organize logically -limit # of main points to time given (2-5 main points)
global plagiarism
stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it on as your own
antithesis
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure
denotive meaning
the literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
connotative meaning
the meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
What is a visual framework?
the pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline
egocentrism
the tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values, beliefs, and well-being
connectives
transitions, internal previews, internal summaries,
repetition
using the same word or words more than once for emphasis
media literacy
ability to access and critically analyze media of all forms
hypothetical example
an example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
types of Listening
appreciative, empathetic, comprehensive, critical
introduction
captures the attention and interests of the audience - preview what's to come
Stage Fright
controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for their presentation