Public Speaking Exam 1

What does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with stage fright? (6)

By turning nervousness from a negative force to a positive one. This can be done by acquiring speaker experience, preparing adequately, thinking positively, using visualization, knowing that most nervousness isn't visible, and not expecting perfection.

Define ethnocentric

Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.

What are the two types of testimonies you are able to use in your speeches?

Expert and peer testimony

Know and be able to describe the four types of connectives

Transitions, Internal Previews, Internal Summaries, and Signposts

Define an abstract.

A summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author.

Define preview statement.

Statement in the introduction that identifies the main points that will be discussed in the body

What is the first thing you should do when delivering a speech in order to build rapport with the audience?

Take a moment to look over at your audience and smile

Define credibility and know where you should include it in your speeches

The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic. It should be included in the introduction and in the body when providing evidence.

What is the formula for building a specific purpose statement? (5)

Write it as a full infinitive phrase, write it as a statement, avoid figurative language, have one distinct idea, and make sure its not too vague

Know the three types of examples and be able to explain why they are particularly effective as supporting materials in speeches.

Examples, statistics, and testimony

What are the three kinds of plagiarism discussed in your textbook?

Global, Patchwork, and Incremental

Audience adaptation is an important factor when?

In preparation and during the speech

Know how to build oral citations

Include the title of the piece or title of where it was published, the author, the author's credentials, and the date published

The three most important factors to consider when determining an audience's disposition toward a speaker's topic are the audience's... (3)

Interest, knowledge and attitude

Define critical listening

Listening to evaluate a message for the purpose of accepting or rejecting it

Define comprehensive listening.

Listening to understand the message of the speaker

Know the difference between mean, median, and mode.

Mean is the average. Median is the middle value, when ordered from smallest to largest. Mode is the most frequently occurring value.

What do you do if you can't find the date on which a Web document was created or last modified?

Search for another work whose recency you can verify

What should you do if an Internet document identifies its author but says nothing about her or his qualifications?

Seek it out and if nothing is found, don't use it

What does your textbook say about preparing an effective speech conclusion? (3)

Signal the end, reinforce the main idea, and end by making a lasting impression

Incremental Plagiarism

failing to give credit for particular parts of the speech that are borrowed from others

When should you work out the exact wording of your introduction?

once you have finished preparing the body

Global Plagiarism

stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own

Patchwork Plagiarism

stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing it off as one's own

What does your textbook recommend that you do when rehearsing your first speech?

Concentrate on gaining control of the ideas, rehearse it aloud, and practice with family and friends