Public Speaking Final
There is no transition to the conclusion in the outline
(Betty Crocker Example) How does the author transition to the conclusion?
Yes. In fact, this outline should receive an excellent grade.
(Betty Crocker Example) If you were to submit an outline of this quality, should you expect a passing grade?
How Betty got started How she changed over the years How she has impacted American kitchens
(Betty Crocker Example) Place the following items in the order that they appear in the outline.
Those particular elements are not to be said out loud, they are simply labels for the parts of the speech
(Betty Crocker Example) The author consistently chooses to bold and underline specific parts of the outline. What is implied by this formatting choice?
The author does a good job efficiently reviewing the main points. The author plans an appropriate and memorable closing idea.
(Betty Crocker Example) What feedback would be appropriate considering the author's conclusion?
2
(Betty Crocker Example)How many transitions does the author include?
Chronological. The author explains the beginning, middle, and end of the artifact's history.
(Betty Crocker Example)What type of organization best describes the author's approach?
Formal sentence outline
(Betty Crocker Example)What type of outline did the author create?
The speaker should avoid clasping their hands behind their back.
(Soccer Ball Example) What feedback would be appropriate for the speaker's use of hand gestures?
The speaker did well using a single note card with an outline.
(Soccer Ball Example) What feedback would be appropriate given the speaker's choice of notes they use during the speech?
Values My Life Culture
(Soccer Ball example) Place the following body points in the order they appeared in the speech.
The speaker should start with something more engaging than stating their name.
(Soccer Ball example) What advice would be appropriate to improve the attention-getter for this speech?
15-20
(Soccer Ball example)Approximately how many fillers ("uh", "um") did the speaker have in their speech?
This speaker's conclusion is virtually non-existent, making the speech unnecessarily short. The speaker should avoid phrases like "that's it" to end their speech.
(Soccer Ball example)What feedback would be appropriate for this speaker's conclusion
The speaker fidgets with the visual aid for over a minute, and distracts the audience. The speaker should conceal the visual aid when they are done with it.
(Soccer Ball example)What feedback would be appropriate to improve the use of a visual aid for this speaker?
Extemporaneous
(Soccer Ball example)What method of delivery best describes the speaker's approach in this video?
Interference
According to the communication model, what term refers to anything that impedes communication?
True
All human societies, past and present, use language.
3:00
At what time in the video does the speaker transition from the first body point to the second body point? (Sarah Beydourn)
2:20
At what time in the video does the speaker transition from the first body point to the second body point? Ian
1:55
At what time in the video does the speaker transition from the introduction to the first body point? (Sarah Beydourn)
1:39
At what time in the video does the speaker transition from the introduction to the first body point? Ian
3:57
At what time in the video does the speaker transition from the second body point to the third body point? (Sarah Beydourn)
3:20
At what time in the video does the speaker transition from the second body point to the third body point? Ian
4:15
At what time in the video does the speaker transition from the third body point to the conclusion? Ian
5:13
At what time in the video does the speaker transition from the third body point to the conclusion? Sarah B
It will help you land a job, and It will help you advance in your career
Communication, or the "soft skills," are seen as invaluable to companies. How can communication help your career?
Power Poses
Dr. Amy Cuddy suggests that people "fake" confidence by standing with their feet slightly apart, and hands on their hips. What does Dr. Cuddy call this technique?
It can help open doors for your career, It can help you become a better writer, and it can help you in other classes
How can studying public speaking help you in other areas in life?
With practice
How can you combat communication apprehension?
It helps you build groups, It potentially helps you accomplish something larger than yourself and your team, It helps you work well with others, and It helps you share your vision
How does communication help you to become a great leader?
3 times for, for each body point
How many times does the speaker do a transition walk? Ian
No, plenty of familiarity (practice and memorization) with your detailed outline is sufficient.
If prepared properly, do you need any more than a detailed outline in order to give a speech?
They doubled the price
In the speaker's third example, she state Cards Against Humanity changed their price on Black Friday. How was the price changed?
False
It is best to start speeches with your name.
Language Games
Ludwig Wittgenstein is famous for a concept that describes how language is used and learned. He argued that people learn simple uses of language, into which language is woven. What name does he give this concept?
Language is an activity that forms relationships and generates behaviors
Ludwig Wittgenstein popularized the idea of language games. What did he mean by this concept?
Impromptu: very conversational and natural sounding Extemporaneous: conversational and natural but well-organized Manuscript: precise, deliberately chosen language without risk of memory lapse Memorized: precise, deliberately chosen language, without requiring notes or equipment
Match the benefit to each method of delivery
Hearing: Passive; Sound-waves hit eardrums Listening: Active; Complex process (6 steps)
Match the descriptions with the appropriate terms
Pretending to listen: Pseudo-listening Choosing to listen to parts of a message you think are important: Selective listening Turning an informative message into a personal attack: Defensive listening
Match the following non-listening habits with their definitions.
Preparation Outline: Tenative outline; this is where you decide things like topic, organization, and purpose. Key Word Outline: Linear organization; thisis where you use phrases so that information can easily be moved around for the ideal structure. Formal Sentence Outline: Fluid outline; this is where you have a structure and are developing ideas fully so that you are prepared to deliver your speech.
Match the outline types with their descriptions.
Manuscript: A speech written word for word and then read to an audience. Memorized: A speech written word for word and then recited to an audience without notes. Impromptu: A speech that is delivered with little to no preparation. Extemporaneous: A speech delivered using only an outline, or a brief set of notes.
Match the provided terms with their definitions
Appreciative: Listening for pleasure or enjoyment. Empathetic: Listening to provide emotional support. Comprehensive: Listening to try and understand a message. Critical: Listening to evaluate a message.
Match the type of listening with its definition.
False
Non-verbal communication is synonymous with "body language".
Attention getter Significance Purpose Preview
Place the 4 parts of an introduction in the correct order
Mindfulness Receiving Organizing Interpreting Responding Remembering
Place the following steps for listening in the correct order.
Review Restate Tieback
Put the 3 parts of a conclusion in the correct order
Transactional, Linear, and Interactive
The communication model has undergone revisions ever since its creation and is best described in what three stages?
Sidney Frank, an entrepreneur Herion chic, a popular '90s style Cards Against Humanity, a their famous marketing strategy
The speaker called their 3 body points, "lenses of analysis." In what order does the speaker discuss these 3 lenses.
Restate the Quotation Restate the Interpretation Review the "Lenses of Analysis" Review the attention-getter
The speaker delivered the key points of the conclusion in which order: (Sarah Beydourn)
They moved the factories to France
The speaker's first example was about Grey Goose Vodka. How did the speaker say Grey Goose improved their image?
Past Present Future
There are two chronological organizations covered in this lesson. What are the 3 main points in chronological organization 1?
Beginning Middle End
There are two chronological organizations covered in this lesson. What are the 3 main points in chronological organization 2?
Artifact Culture Implications
There are two topical organizations covered in this lesson. What are the 3 main points in topical organization 1?
Concrete Behavioral Symbolic
There are two topical organizations covered in this lesson. What are the 3 main points in topical organization 2?
Bill Nye
This famous scientist has made a career using public speaking as a means to explain and generate interest in science.
Active listening
This is a communication technique that emphasizes concentrating on, responding to, and remembering a speaker's message.
True
Tropes and schemes are also known as figures of speech
False
True or False: Communication skills are not typically skills that employers are looking for.
True
True or False: It is normal to experience anxiety when preparing to speak in public.
False
True or False: There is no way to train the mind and body to prepare for a public speech to overcome fear.
Concrete Behavioral Symbolic
What are Nitza Hildalgo's 3 levels of culture?
Characteristic of people.
What are demographics?
Attitudes, beliefs, and opinions.
What are psychographics?
They tend to be made by humans They give information about a group of people, and their way of life They are significance to a culture
What are some characteristics that cultural artifacts share with each other?
Start preparing your visual aids as early as possible. Keep your visual aid simple, so it requires little to no explanation. Don't use more than 1 or 2 simple fonts
What are some good strategies to use as a speaker if you choose to include any type of visual aid in your speech?
Have your video cued up to the exact moment you want to use in the speech. Make sure the length of the video is a fraction of the time you have allotted for your speech.
What are some good strategies to use as a speaker if you choose to include video into your speech?
Increase the font size. Number your notecards. Only use 3.5"x5" notecards (too small or to big will be distracting). Do not split notecards mid-sentence.
What are some notes to remember when using notecards?
The Joy Luck Club Florence Foster Jenkins Pharaoh Ramses II
What are the three examples that the speaker references in the body of his speech? Ian
Character and Competence
What are the two components of credibility?
Gender and gender display. Attitudes, beliefs, and opinions your audience shares. Height and weight. Ethnicity. Age, physical characteristics, and obvious disabilities. Religion.
What are the ways we analyze audiences?
Cortisol
What chemical is released into the body when a person is feels fear or stress?
It is the idea that some concepts are "supporting ideas" rather than main body points.
What does subordination have to do with outlining your speech?
Linguistics
What field of study is Noam Chomsky famous for revolutionizing?
It is a figure of speech where the arrangement of words are modified for effect
What is a scheme?
A figure of speech that modifies the meaning of a word, phrase, or section of language for artistic effect
What is a trope?
It means that it can refer to things that don't actually physically exist.
What is meant by "language is abstract"?
That words or messages can be interpreted in multiple ways.
What is meant by "language is ambiguous"?
It means that there is no inherent relationship between the sounds or letters that form an object and the object being referenced,
What is meant by a "language is arbitrary"?
Ask: To whom am I speaking? Ask: What do I want my audience to know/do/believe? Ask: What is the best ways to accomplish these goals?
What is the best order to ask the following questions when we analyze an audience?
Technology allows people to reach greater audiences, and Technology lets people share their messages
What is the connection between technology and public speaking?
Glossophobia
What is the greatest barrier to becoming a great public speaker?
It does not matter, as long as you are consistent.
What kind of symbols should you use when outlining?
Channel
What part of the communication model deals with the means by which a message is communicated?
Situation
What part of the communication model describes the time and place where communication occurs?
Audience size Importance Time Occasion Environment
What situational factors should be considered when analyzing an audience?
Communication Aprehension
What term refers to the "fight or flight" reaction that one has to communication situation?
Bar chart
What type of chart, or graph, is the best to use when comparing different quantities of things?
A popular movie
What was the speaker's attention-getter? (Sarah Beydourn)
A current Event
What was the speaker's attention-getter? Ian
Dunning Kruger Effect
What was the topic, or quotation given to the speaker they were required to on? Ian
Display your visual aid only when you need it, but conceal it when it's not needed
When should you display your visual aid?
Mechanical Engineer
Where did Bill Nye work before he became the Science Guy?
Public Speaking
Which of the following subjects most readily translates across disciplines, often understanding of the others.
Sender
Which part of the communication model focuses on a person's credibility in speaking situations?
Line Graph
Which type of chart/graph is the best to use when showing change over time?
Topical
Which type of organization puts a speech in order according to broad categories?
Chronological
Which type of organization puts a speech in order according to time?
Persuasive
Which type of organization puts a speech order of problem-cause-solution, or cause-effect-solution?
It trivializes what culture means
While your friends and family are important people in your life, why is it best to NOT label them as a culture in-and-of-themselves?
