PSPMT
What kind of topic should to speaker choose to have a speech on?
A topic the speaker has strong feelings about
Public speaking is considered a craft rather than a science because
Adaptable based on circumstance
Definition of Noise
Anything that interferes with a message
Example of alliteration
Being a Big Brother or Big Sister bring big benefits
Transition
Change of topic
Which organizational pattern might you want to use when giving a speech about the history of LSU campus?
Chronological speeches are best because they are organized in which the main points follow a time pattern
If a speaker wants to reference a song in their speech, it would be most efficient:
Describe the song and the feeling it evokes
When visual artists are asked about their work, they would probably use which strategy to inform an audience about a painting?
Description
What is Juliana doing when she mentions on the first day of class that she was a financial adviser for twenty years?
Establishing her credibility
How might you establish credibility on a topic?
Explain to the audience why I am qualified to speak on the topic, talk about if you were educated or have personal experience with the topic. You may also cite sources of where you got your information from and what resources you used.
Which statement about gestures is true?
Gestures include movement of the hands, head, face, and arms to communicate an idea or a feeling
Concise language is best described as the:
Inclusion of only the highlights
What type of speech is used when telling students about the types of majors their school provides?
Informative
Preview
Main Idea
What technique is most likely to help the audience remember all points from a speech?
Organizing the content into chunks
Spatial
Pattern of organizing main points in order of physical proximity or direction relative to each other, geographically
Thesis
Purpose of the speech
Main Points
Related argument in order to believe your thesis
Viewpoints presented that only align with the viewer's beliefs
Selective Exposure
What can a organizational pattern is appropriate for a speech that maps the path of migration of people living in the Neolithic Era?
Spatial
Which statement about speaking rate is true?
Speaking rate includes pauses is speaking
When a speaker is preparing a presentation, the most important thing the speaker should consider is whether the aid:
Supports the message of the speech
What aspect of public speaking is directly affected by the size of the space?
The need for identification with the audience
Best advice a friend can give to you if you're nervous
Think of the audience as an ally, they understand what its like to be a speaker
Attention Getter
To start engagement to the audience
Problem and Soultion
Used in persuasive writing, where the writer's general purpose is to convince the reader to support a certain course of action.
Which attention getter is Sahil using when he asks the audience to imagine a world without disposable packaging?
Visualization
Based on their life crisis stage, which speech topic would be most appropriate for an audience of high school students?
Ways to gain financial independence
Free Association
What comes to mind
Temporal
chronological pattern of arrangement pattern of organizing speech points in natural sequential order
Topical
contains several ideas that are interrelated in such a way that one flows naturally to the next
Rambling
proceeding without a specific goal, purpose, or direction
cause and effect
used to identify one or more causes followed by one or more effects or results.