Question | Answer |
Plagiarism | Process of passing off work of others as your own, or without acknowledging them. |
Communication Apprehension | Fear of anxiety over communicating, regardless of specific situation. Appears in small groups, conversations, and public speaking. |
Systematic Desensitization | You reduce fear through a process of gradually adapting to lessen and then successively greater versions of what you fear. |
Brain Storming | Method of generating a topic in a relatively short time. Record all ideas. |
Supporting Materials | used in public speaking, enlarging a concept or principle through examples |
Testimony | Form of support using opinions of others to clarify or support assertions. |
Spatial Origination Patterns or examples | Front matter contains preface
Text proper contains chapters
Back matter contains glossary, bibliography, & index |
Example | A relatively brief specific instance |
Statistics | Summary figures that help you communicate the important characteristics of a complex set of numbers such as mean and mode. |
Transitions | Words, phrases, or sentences that help your listeners follow the development of your thoughts and arguments and get an idea of where you are in your speech |
Extemporaneous Delivery | Recommended for classroom speeches, no commitment to exact wording but thorough preparation. |
Impromptu Delivery | You talk without preparation. You hear topic for first time then start speech. Interview |
Thesis Central Idea | allow one and only one idea. "and" ";" mean there is two |
Cliche | Phrases that have lost their novelty and part of their meaning through overuse |
Tips reducing Apprehension | 1. Gain experience
2. Reduce Self focus visualize casual conversation
3. Emphasize similarities between audience and yourself
4. Moving about and breathing deeply
5. Avoid chemicals and tension relievers. |
Chemicals that relieve | Tranquilizers, marijuana, and artificial stimulants |
Criteria for selecting topics | Substantive (is it relevant), Appropriate, and culturally sensitive. |
Informative Speech | Rely on examples, illustrations, definitions, testimony, and visual aids. Seek understandings |
4 Sociological Barriers | 1. Cultural Factors
2. Age
3. Gender
4. Affectional Orientation
5. Religion |
Oral Festnote | Informational conversation as apposed to formal style of writing. |
Primary Effect | First hand written of spoken by someone who had direct experience or witnessed. |
Motivated Sequence Pattern | 1. Attention Step
2. Need Step
3. Satisfaction Step
4. Visualization Step
5. Action Step |
Functions of conclusion | audience remembers the most and is the image you leave. 3 major functions; Summarize, motivate, and provide closure. |
how long should introduction be? | 1-1:30 |
Tips to effective delivery | -Natural
-presentation style
-dress appropriately
-vary presentation
-be conversational
-be expressive
-avoid common mistakes
-use notes appropriately |
Dimensions of Voice | volume, rate, and pitch |
each main point should be | 1 minute at least |
cant identify source | dont use it |
speaker make eye contact | 95% |
1st step to analyzing a speech | Select topic, purposes, and thesis |
2nd Step to analyzing a speech | Analyze your audience |
3rd step to analyzing a speech | Research your topic |
5th Step to analyzing a speech | Develop main points |
4th Step to analyzing a speech | Collect supporting materials |
6th step to analyzing a speech | Organize speech materials |
7th step to analyzing a speech | construct Introduction, conclusion, and transitions |
8th step to analyzing a speech | word your speech |
9th step to analyzing a speech | rehearse your speech |
10th step to analyzing a speech | present your speech |