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comm 111z midterm 2

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stage fright anxiety over prospect of speaking in front of an audience
three benefits of public speaking 1. personal empowerment 2. social empowerment 3. professional empowerment
what three things make us nervous? 1. fear of humiliation 2. being unprepared 3. pressure to perform
6 ways to reduce speech anxiety 1. aquire experience 2. prepare 3. think positively 4. select appropriate topic 5. focus on message 6. channel nervous energy 7. visual aids 8. move around
positive nervousness controlled nervousness that helps energize speaker for presentation
where should you start organizing a speech? the body
what are the three aspects of main points? 1. logical divisions 2. reasons 3. specific steps
what are 5 speech organizational patterns, ways to arrange the main points in the body? 1. chronologically 2. topically 3. spatially 4. cause and effect 5. problem/solution
what are 4 types of connectives? 1. transitions 2. internal preview 3. internal summary 4. signpost
what is a transition? indicates speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
what is an internal preview? statement in body of speech indicating what speaker will discuss next
what is an internal summary? statement in body of speech summarizing preceding points
what is a signpost? brief statement showing where speaker is or focusing attention on key ideas
what the the 4 components/purposes for an introduction 1. attention getter 2. establish credibility/goodwill 3. relate to audience 4. preview statement (central idea and main points)
what are 8 types of attention getters? 1. anecdote 2. startling fact/action 3. quote 4. humor 5. question 6. personal experience 7. reference to recent event or occasion 8. activity
what is establishing credit/goodwill? perception of whether speaker has best interests of audience in mind
preview statement maps out points and what will be discussed
what are the 4 purposes and components of a conclusion 1. signal end of speech 2. reinforce central idea and summarize 3. motivate audience to respond (call to action) 4. memorable ending
6 types of memorable endings 1. quotes 2. humor 3. anecdotes 4. questions 5. reference introduction 6. appeal to action
what are 4 types of supporting material 1. examples 2. statistics 3. testimony 4. analogies
what is the purpose of using examples? 1. engage mind's eye 2. interest 3. connect to audience qualify ideas
what are 3 types of examples? 1. brief 2. extended (anecdote) 3. hypothetical must be realistic and use stats
what are the 4 tips for using statistics? 1. reliable sources 2. use to quantify ideas 3. use sparingly 4. identify sources
what is a testimony? quotation or paraphrase used to support main points
what are two types of testimony? 1. expert testimony 2. peer testimony (ordinary people with firsthand experience/insight on topic)
what are 3 aspects of analogies? 1. comparisons 2. compare known to unknown 3. helps listeners understand unfamiliar ideas
what are 5 advantages of using visual aids? 1. clarify 2. interest 3. retention 4. credibility 5. persuasiveness
what are 10 types of visual aids? 1. objects 2. models 3. another person 4. drawings 5. graphs 6. charts 7. videos 8. the speaker 9. multimedia presentations 10. photographs
what is the nonverbal expectancy theory? suggest that if listeners expectations about how communication should be expressed are violated, listeners will feel less favorable towards the communicator or message
what are 4 aspects that show the power of delivery? 1. audience loses interest without good delivery 2. speaker loses credibility without good delivery 3. emotional connections (emotion contagion theory) 4. audience believe what they see
what are 4 methods of delivery? 1. manuscript 2. memorized 3. impromptu 4. extemporaneous
what are 7 methods of effective delivery? 1. eye contact 2. gestures 3. movement 4. posture/stance 5. facial expressions 6. voice 7. personal appearance
what are two good things about eye contact? 1. credibility 2. establish in introduction
what are 6 types of gestures? 1. repeating 2. substituting 3. complementing 4. emphasizing 5. regulating 6. contradicting (bad)
what are 3 things that movement adds to a speech? 1. paragraphs message 2. invites interest 3. immediacy
what are two good things that good posture provides? 1. strength 2. credibility
what are two things to know about facial expressions? 1. expresses thoughts, emotions, attitudes 2. should be consistent with message
what are 2 details about using your voice in a speech? 1. one of the most important delivery tools 2. extends meaning of words
what are 6 components of voice? 1. pitch 2. pauses 3. volume 4. articulation 5. pronunciation 6. rate affects learning, interest, memory
what are two things to know about personal appearance? 1. affects how audience responds to you and your message 2. enhances credibility
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