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