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Ag Com Chapter 7
Ag Com Chapter 7 Public Speaking
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Public Speaking | One of the many ways you can communicate a message to an audience; valuable because people still like a "human touch" provided through interpersonal communication |
| Interpersonal Communication | the process of sending and receiving information between two or more people; usually divided into dyadic communication, small-group communication, public speaking, and mass communication |
| Dyadic Communication | involves only two people; also called one-on-one communication |
| Small-group Communication | takes place among members of a group or team, such as the members of a student organization, an athletic team, a church youth group, or a work team. |
| Mass Communication | involves communicating to an audience through a media channel that reaches large numbers of people at the same time; the audience is not present with the speaker or is so large that there is no interaction between the speaker and the audience |
| Thesis Statement | states your main point and purpose for writing; a way of getting your key message across to the reader |
| Vocal Delivery | how you use your voice to communicate your message in a public speech |
| Volume | the loudness or softness of your voice |
| Pitch | the high and low sounds of your voice |
| Rate | the speed at which someone talks |
| Articulation | making vocal sounds distinctly; the distinct pronunciation of words |
| Impromptu speech | unpracticed, spontaneous, or improvised speech |
| Extemporaneous speech | requires considerable preparation before the speech is given, but the speaker waits until the actual presentation to select the exact wording of the speech |
| Informative speech | the purpose of the speech is to define, explain, describe, or demonstrate |
| Persuasive speech | given to reinforce people's belief about a topic, to change their beliefs about a topic, or to move them to act |