Public Speaking Final

Monroe's motivated sequence and all the different components and what they mean

- Made for speeches about questions of policy by Alan Monroe that seek immediate action. Attention: gain audiences attention Need: make audience feel a need for change Satisfaction: Solution to problem Visualization: list the benefits, how the audience will profit from this Call to action: what you want the audience to do.

Explain why speaking to persuade is much more challenging than speaking to inform

- When speaking to persuade, you have to make sure your goals are ethically sound in order to have an effective speech. - The objective of a persuasive speech is more ambitious and audience analysis and adaptation become more demanding. - Your speech must be backed up by credible facts. Opinion is not strong enough to back up a persuasive speech.

What is the difference between a persuasive speech and an informative speech?

- an informative speech conveys knowledge, while a persuasive speech creates, reinforces, and changes people's beliefs - for persuasive, you want the listeners to do something in the end, a call to action

What are the 5 steps of Monroe's motivated sequence

1. Attention 2. Need/problem 3. Satisfaction/solution 4. Visualization 5. Call to action

Chapter 18: Guidelines for speeches of introduction, list 3

1. Build enthusiasm for the upcoming speaker 2. Build enthusiasm for the speaker's topic 3. Establish a welcoming climate that builds the speaker's credibility

Types of persuasive speeches?

1. question of fact 2. question of value 3. question of policy

Special occasion speeches

1. speeches of introduction 2. speeches of acceptance 3. speeches of presentation 4. commemorative speeches

Be able to determine how much time you need to spend on time, need, and practicality based on a given mean score pg. 308 of textbook

<__________________________________________> strongly opposed Neutral Strongly in favor

What did we use in this class to determine how much time we needed to spend on time, need and practicality?

A persuasion scale

Who created ethos, logos, and pathos

Aristotle

Give an example of a specific purpose statement of each type of persuasive speech

Fact: to persuade my audience that an earthquake of 9.0 will hit Florida in the next 10 years Value: to persuade my audience that bike riding is the best form of transportation. Policy: To persuade my audience to participate in annual blood donations.

Understand that persuasion is not just logic, but it also involves _____

First, logos, then emotions

Define ethos, logos, and pathos

Logos: logical; evidence and reasoning; Ethos: ethical appeal, used credible people to prove your point Pathos: emotions

What is ethos, logos, pathos?

Modes of persuasion used to persuade an audience

A. Describe each step in Monroe's motivated sequence as it appears in the commercial. B. How does the commercial use ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade the viewer to take action?

PART 1: 1. Attention-getter: The audience is drawn in with a cute unicorn doing something hilarious (pooping). 2. Need: We cannot poop without struggling in a non-squatting position. 3. Solution: The Squatty Potty 4. Visualization: The unicorn is much more relaxed with the squatty potty and the poop comes out easier and faster. It is guaranteed to give you the "best poop of your life" and prevents haemorrhoids and bloating. 5. Call to action: You should buy a squatty potty today. PART 2: Ethos: A lot of reliable people/companies recommend the squatty potty (such as Shark Tank, The Doctors, Howard Stern, etc.). The product is also rated 5 stars by over 2,000 Amazon reviewers. Logos: The squatty potty fits right under your toilet seat and allows you to poop more efficiently in a shorter amount of time. Pathos: The commercial uses cute kids eating ice-cream at the end to appeal to your emotions.

Define Plan

The second basic issue in a question of policy. If there is a problem with the current policy, does the speaker have a plan to solve it?

Define practicality

The third basic rule in question of policy. Will the speaker's plan solve the problem? Will it create more problems?

What does it mean to engage in a mental dialogue with your audience?

To anticipate possible objections your listeners are thinking and address them directly

Define straw man fallacy

When the speaker responds with a weak point and then moves on to something else

Define Red herring

finds a way to distract the speaker from the actual problem by bring up something else unrelated Ex: Topic- cat population in the park. Why should we care about the cats when we should care about all the homeless people in the park

How did the mean score of the persuasion scale help you understand/ figure out how much time you needed to spend on time, need and practicality

it allowed us to see were the majority of our audience stood on each of our topics and the mean score told us where we should focus most of our time on either time, need or practicality.

What are the 3 main issues you discuss when giving a persuasive speech about question of policy

need, practicality, and plan

Define what each of the types of persuasive speeches are

question of fact: a question about the truth or falsity of an assertion question of value: a question about the worth, rightness, morality, of an action or idea question of policy: a question about whether a specific course of actions should/n't be taken

What is credibility?

the audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic or not

Define need

the first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy. is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from the current policy?

Define false cause

when a speaker assumes that because one event follows another, the first event causes the second Ex: Dr. A's dad's trip to Hawaii, came back with a rock and thinks that the rock caused his stroke

Define Hasty generalization

when a speaker jumps to conclusion using the words never or always

Define Ad hominem

when the speaker attacks their opponent rather than dealing with the real issue at hand Ex: The president has a lot of good ideas, but let's not forget that child he hit.