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comm 111z midterm

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Major points developed in the body of the speech 1. Logical Divisions 2. Reasons 3. Specific Steps
Ways to arrange the main points in the body of the speech 1. Chronologically 2. Topically 3. Spatially 4. Cause and Effect 5. Problem/Solution
Words or phrases linking ideas together in the speech 1. Transitions 2. Internal Preview 3. Internal Summary 4. Signpost
4 Purposes/Components of an introduction 1. Attention getter 2. Establish Credibility/Goodwill 3. Relate to audience 4. Preview statement (central idea and main points)
What are types of attention getters? 1. Anecdote 2. Startling fact/action 3. Quotes 4. Humor 5. Question 6. Personal Experience 7. Reference to recent event/occasion 8. Activity
4 components of a conclusion 1. Signal end of speech (transition signal) 2. Reinforce central idea 3. Motivate the audience to respond (call to action) 4. Memorable ending
Types of memorable endings 1. Quotes 2. Humor 3. Anecdotes 4. Questions 5. Reference introduction 6. Appeal to action
Anecdote meaning Short account of a particular incident (life story)
What does it mean to establish credibility in a speech? To establish whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
What does a transition do in a speech? Indicates the speaker has finished one thought
What is an internal preview? Statement in body of speech summarizing preceding points
What is signpost? A brief statement showing where the speaker is or focusing attention on key ideas
Types of supporting material 1. Examples 2. Statistics 3. Testimony 4. Analogies
What is the purpose of an example? 1. Engage the mind's eye 2. Interest 3. Connect (relate) to the audience
Tips for using statistics 1. Reliable sources 2. Use to quanitfy ideas 3. Use sparingly 4. Identify sources
Types of testimony 1. Expert (recognized) 2. Peer (people with first hand experience)
Purpose of analogies 1. Comparison 2. Known to unknown 3. Help listeners understand unfamiliar ideas
Advantages of visual aids 1. Clarify 2. Interest 3. Retention 4. Credibility 5. Persurasiveness
Types of visual aids 1. Objects 2. Models 3. Graphs 4. Photographs 5. Drawings 6. Another person 7. Charts 8. Videos 9. The speaker
Tips for using photos 1. Enlarge photos 2. Show with doc camera 3. Show with multimedia 4. Use quality photos
What is a single infinitve phrase that states what a speaker hopes to accomplish in their speech? Specific purpose
What are the two types of brainstorming methods? Personal inventory and clustering
What kind of listening does the listener simply enjoy themselves? Appreciative listening
What kind of listening does the listener decide to accept or reject the speaker's message? Critical listening
True or false: There are several different causes of poor listening True
True or false: A story by definition is the way an individual puts together events that occurred over a given time period True
True or false: According to the textbook, researchers have found that humans process narrative information differently than other types of information True
Neurobiologist Paul Zak found that when a person is engaged in a story, their brain produces which hormone? Oxytocin
Story functions within a speech 1. Presentation 2. Attention getter 3. Establihing relevance 4. Establishing credibility 5. Creating rapport 6. Supporting evidence
True or false: Just like a speech, a story must be delivered well to be the most effective True
When writing the speech outline, you should begin with which part? Body
What are the 3 principles of outlining? 1. Subordination 2. Division 3. Coordination
True or false: You should use full sentences for all points in the outline True
True or false: Source citations and a works cited list are required for the informative and persuasive speeches True
True or false: The communication process includes several factors, such as sender, receiver, channel, and message True
True or false: The textbook estimates that up to 75% of people suffer from some level of communication apprehension True
What situational cause of public speaking anxiety are discussed in the textbook? 1. Fear of failure 2. Fear of judgement 3. Lack of preparation 4. Lack of experience
True or false: Adequate preparation and practice can help reduce public speaking anxiety True
True or false: When choosing or narrowing a topic, you must only consider the audience False
True or false: When looking for outside sources, you should validate the information you read, and check the credentials of the author/source/organization, etc. True
True or false: The peer-review process for a journal is stringent, and these articles are believed to be the most prestigious True
True or false: Statistics cannot be easily manipulated False
True or false: A speaker must use oral citations to give appropriate credit to their sources during their presentation True
How many sources are required for the informative speech? 4
True or false: Your source citations should be evident in three places, 1. on the works cited, 2. in-text throughout the outline, 3. orally throughout the presentation True
True or false: When citing a source with three-plus authors, you may use "et al." after the first author's name to denote that "and others" have contributed too True
True or false: You may need to briefly explain qualifications when giving an oral citation, depending on how well-known a source/organization/individual is.
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