Midterm Review
TRUE OR FALSE: AS YOUR TEXTBOOK EXPLAINS, IF YOU WANT TO SOUND ELOQUENT, YOU SHOULD USE WORDS THAT ARE UNFAMILIAR TO THE AUDIENCE.
False
TRUE OR FALSE: IT IS OVERLY REPETITIOUS TO RESTATE THE MAIN POINTS IN THE CONCLUSION OF A SPEECH
False
JESSICA WENT TO THE BEACH INSTEAD OF STAYING IN TOWN TO WORK ON HER SPEECH. WHEN SHE REALIZED HOW SOON THE SPEECH WAS DUE, SHE ASKED A FRIEND WHO HAD ALREADY TAKEN PUBLIC SPEAKING TO LOAN HER AN OLD OUTLINE, WHICH SHE USED VERBATIM FOR HER CLASS SPEECH. WHICH KIND OF PLAGIARISM IS JESSICA GUILTY OF?
Global Plagiarism
KIND OF CONNECTIVE: "IN DISCUSSING THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, WE WILL LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PARENTS WHO DON'T VACCINATE THEIR CHILDREN, THE REASONS THEY GIVE FOR THEIR DECISION, AND THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BECOME SICK OR DIED AS A RESULT.
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT: "DO YOU LIKE WOLVES?" (THREE REASONS)
Not a full infinitive phrase (to+verb) - Question (not a statement) - Too vague
THE FOUR TYPES OF INFORMATIVE SPEECHES
Objects, processes, events, concepts
TWO THINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR A GOOD CONCLUSION
Signal the End & Reinforce the Central Idea
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: I. COFFEES GROWN IN SOUTH AMERICA ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR ACIDIC TASTE. II. COFFEES GROWN IN AFRICA ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR EARTHY TASTE. III. COFFEES GROWN IN ASIA ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR WELL BALANCED TASTE.
Spatial
TRUE OR FALSE: IN THE US, PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO ESTABLISH STRONG EYE CONTACT ARE USUALLY PERCEIVED AS MORE CREDIBLE THAN SPEAKERS WHO HAVE WEAK EYE CONTACT.
True
TRUE OR FALSE: IT IS POSSIBLE TO DISAGREE ENTIRELY WITH A SPEAKER'S IDEAS BUT STILL SUPPORT THE SPEAKER'S RIGHT TO EXPRESS THOSE IDEAS
True
TRUE OR FALSE: REGARDLESS OF WHAT OTHER METHODS YOU USE TO GAIN ATTENTION, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS RELATE THE TOPIC OF YOUR AUDIENCE IN THE INTRODUCTION OF YOUR SPEECH.
True
TRUE OR FALSE: THE MOST EFFECTIVE ORDER FOR THE MAIN POINTS OF A SPEECH DEPENDS UPON THE TOPIC, THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE, AND THE AUDIENCE
True
ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY. This is an example of what
antithesis
SOFIA HAS PREPARED HER SPEECH IN GREAT DETAIL. SHE IS PRACTICING TO DELIVER IT FROM A BRIEF SET OF NOTES, AND EVERY TIME SHE GOES THROUGH THE SPEECH SHE USES SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WORDING. WHAT TYPE OF DELIVERY IS SOFIA PLANNING TO USE?
extemporaneous
TRUE OF FALSE: YOU SHOULD SELECT A TOPIC THAT YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT OR WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT.
true
THE SIX GUIDELINES FOR INFORMATIVE SPEAKING
• Don't overestimate what the audience knows • Relate the subject directly to the audience • Don't be too technical • Avoid abstractions • Personalize your ideas • Be creative
FIVE WAYS TO STRATEGICALLY ORDER YOUR MAIN POINTS
1. Chronological 2. Spatial 3. Causal 4. Problem-Solution 5. Topical
THE THREE WAYS YOUR BOOK HIGHLIGHTS TO CREATE IMAGERY WITH LANGUAGE
1. Concrete words 2. Simile 3. Metaphor
WHAT IS ONE QUESTION TO ASK ABOUT YOUR SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT?
1. Does my purpose meet the assignment? 2. Can I accomplish my purpose in the time allotted? 3. Is the purpose too trivial for my audience? 4. Is the purpose too technical for my audience?
7 WAYS TO GAIN ATTENTION AND INTEREST IN YOUR INTRODUCTION
1. Relate the topic to the audience 2. State the importance of your topic 3. Startle the audience 4. Arouse the curiosity of the audience 5. Question the audience 6. Begin with a quotation 7. Tell a story
AS A PUBLIC SPEAKER, YOU FACE ETHICAL ISSUES WHEN: - SELECTING A TOPIC -RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC ORGANIZING YOUR SPEECH -ALL OF THE ABOVE -NONE OF THE ABOVE
All of the above
what is: LISTENING TO EVALUATE A MESSAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ACCEPTING OR REJECTING IT.
CRITICAL LISTENING
THIS BREAKS WHICH TIP FOR MAIN POINTS: I. KARATE GIVES YOU DISCIPLINE. II. YOU WILL BECOME PHYSICALLY STRONGER THROUGH KARATE. III. TAKING KARATE LESSONS WILL TEACH YOU SELF DEFENSE.
doesn't have the same pattern of wording for the main points
