COMM test #2

verbal fillers

"uh," "um," "er"

Monroe's Motivated Sequence

5-step organization pattern that attempts to persuade an audience. The five steps of the motivated sequence are attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action.

public speaking anxiety

A type of communication apprehension that produces physiological, cognitive, and behavioral reactions in people when faced with a real or imagined presentation.

skills training

Strategy for managing public speaking anxiety that focuses on learning skills that will improve specific speaking behaviors.

formal outline

a full sentence outline of your speech

positive visualization

a technique used to enhance success in a variety of situations by teaching people to visualize themselves positively

state CA

anxiety related to communication that occurs in a particular situation and time

Trait CA

anxiety related to communication, is essence incorporating it into a person's personality

spatial pattern

arranges points based on their layout / proximity

speaking for clarity

articulation, pronunciation, fluency

cognitive restructuring

changing a pattern of thought

Informing through Definition

defying concepts clearly and concisely

problem-solution pattern

entails presenting a problem and offering a solution

Delivery Methods

impromptu, extemporaneous, manuscript, memorized

speaking outline

keyword/phrase outline that helps you deliver your speech (gives cues like "pause","make eye contact"

coordinate points

points at the same level in an outline

subordinate points

points supporting a main point

primary effect

presenting your best info first to make a positive impression

speaking for engagement

rate, volume, pitch, vocal variety,

cause-effect pattern

sets up a relationship between ideas that shows a progression from origin to result

Informing through Explanation

sharing how something works, came to be, or why something happened

Informing through Demonstration

speaker gives verbal directions about how to do something while also physically demonstrating the steps

chronological pattern

structure speech based on time/sequence

addressing public speaking anxiety

systematic desensitization cognitive restructuring skills training

communication apprehension (CA)

the fear or anxiety associated with real or anticipated communication with another or others

signpoints

transitions in a speech that help an audience understand the speaker's organization

communication-orientation modification therapy (COM therapy)

type of cognitive restructuring that encourages people to think of public speaking as a conversation rather than a speech

Fluency Hiccups

unintended pauses, usually when you lose your place

informing through description

verbal pictures(??)

systematic desensitization

we fear something less the more we do it