Chapter 13: Preparing your Speech
Consensual validation
When other sources agree with or use the same information you're considering using
Secondary resources
Works that analyze and interpret primary resources
Special-occasion Speeches
to entertain, celebrate, commemorate, inspire, or set a social agenda
General Purpose
your reason for giving the presentation
Information interview
A meeting in which you ask questions to gain knowledge or understanding about a particular topic
Voluntary audience
An audience that attends out of self-interest or to fulfill some personal need
When planning your research strategy, consider which background content, such as definitions or historical context, your audience may need explained. This is part of _________.
Identifying your information needs.
Plagiarism
Misrepresenting others' work as your own
Your specific purpose statement is influenced by all of the following except _________.
Research Strategy.
During which step of the speech preparation process can you use critical self-reflection to improve your content and delivery?
Revise.
During your audience analysis, you may consider your listeners demographics in adopting your speech as needed. However, it is important to avoid ________ during this process.
Stereotyping.
Revise
The fifth step in preparing your speech. Process feedback from others and self-reflection, write a final outline and speaking notes
Think
The first step in preparing your speech. Determine the purpose of your speech, choose the topic, and consider how to adapt it to your audience.
Rehearse
The fourth step in preparing your speech. Create speaking notes, practice aloud, work on delivery.
Investigate
The second step in preparing your speech. Includes planning your research strategy, conducting your research, and evaluating the resources you find.
Compose
The third step in preparing your speech. Develop your speech structure and supporting materials, prepare your visual aids.
Social bookmarking
free Web-based services that let you save, organize, and keep brief notes about your online resources
Demographics
include age, sex, education level, group memberships (religious or political associations), socioeconomic status, family status (single, marries, divorced, partnered, with or without children), and cultural background
Persuasive Speeches
reinforce or change listeners' attitudes and beliefs and may motivate them to take certain actions
Public Speaking
the process of preparing and delivering a message to an audience to achieve a specific purpose4
Speech Topic
the specific content you will present
Belief
A conviction regarding what is true and untrue
Concept Map
A drawing showing connections among related ideas
Primary resources
Direct accounts, straight from the original source
Informative Speeches
Educate your audience about a topic, describe an object, demonstrate how something works, or explain a concept
Attitude
In evaluation that makes a person respond favorably or unfavorably toward an issue, a situation, or a person.
While researching your speech check that your sources are _________ to ensure that they are providing biased information
Objective.
Specific purpose statement
One complete sentence summarizing the goal of your speech
Brainstroming
a creative problem-solving strategy that involves coming up with as many ideas as possible in a defined period of time
Audience Analysis
a process of identifying important characteristics about audience members, and using this information to prepare a speech
Captive audience
an audience that is required to attend the presentation