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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| name the four types of speeches to inform | speeches about objects, speeches about processes, speeches about events, speeches about concepts |
| speeches about something visible tangible and stable in form | speeches about objects |
| systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product | speeches about processes |
| speeches that explain how something is made, done, or how it works | speeches about processes |
| what are the two types of speeches of processes | one explains a process so audience will understand, explains how to perform the process themselves |
| the process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people's beliefs or actions | persuasion |
| when speaking, always make sure your goals are ethically sound and use ethical methods to communicate ideas | ethics and persuasion |
| persuasion occurs in a situation when | two or more views exist |
| must be __ or there would be no need for persuasion | disagreement |
| __ is the most complex and challenging speech | persuasive |
| __ is a mental dialogue with your audience | persuasive speech |
| mental give and take between speaker and listener | persuasive |
| part of the audience that you want to reach with your speech | target audience |
| questions about the truth or falsity of an assertion | questions of fact |
| example of question of fact | how far is it from ny to sd, will the economy be better next year |
| the situation for an informative speech on a question of fact is | nonpartisan |
| speaker acts as lecturer or teacher | nonpartisan |
| aim to give informative as impartially as possible | nonpartisan |
| situation for a persuavive speech on a question of fact is | partisan |
| speaker acts as an advocate | partisan |
| present one view of the facts as persuasively as possible | partisan |
| the means by which a message is communicated | channel |
| feedback is affected by ones | frame of reference |
| success on a speaker depends upon | personal credibility, knowledge of the subject, preparation of speech, manner of speaking, sensibility to audience, ocassion |
| organized thinking about relationships among ideas, soundess of evidence, differences between fact and opinion | critical thinking |
| sum of a persons knowledge experience goals values and attitudes | frame of reference |
| belief that ones own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures | ethnocentrism |
| the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs | ethics |
| sound ethical | |
| use of language to defame demeans or degrade people or groups | name calling |
| 3 types of plagiarism | global, patchwork, incremental |
| stealing a speech entirely from single source and passing it on as one | global |
| stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as ones own | patchwork |
| failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people | incremental |
| not using quotations for direct quotes and even paraphrases | incremental |
| vibration of sound waves on eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain | hearing |
| paying close attention to , making sense of, what we hear | listening |
| four kinds of listening | appreciative, empathetic, comprehensive, critical |
| listening for pleasure or enjoyment | appreciative |
| listening to provide emotional support for a speaker | empathetic |
| listening to understand the message of a speaker | comprehensive |
| listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it | critical |
| what is required for comprehensive listening | critical thinking |
| the difference between the rate at which people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language | spare |
| spare is also known as | brain time |
| an outline that briefly notes a speakers main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form | key word outline |
| the 2 categories of potential topics | subjects you know about, subjects you want to know about |
| method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas | brainstorming |
| 4 ways of brain storming | personal inventory, clustering, reference search, internet search |
| list you experiences interests hobbies skills beliefs and then from this list may come a general topic | personal inventory |
| make 9 column: people places things event processes concept, natural phenomena, problems, and plans and policies. then list in each column thin that comes to mind | clustering |
| browse thorugh reference work until you come across good subject | reference search |
| using a search | internet search |
| broad goal of speech which will either be to inform or persuade | general purpose |
| goal is to convery info clearly accuratley and interestingly and to enhance the knowledge and undertanding of of listeners by giving them knowledge they didnt have before | inform |
| act as an advocate by both giving info to change or structure attitudes or actions of your audience and to get them to believe something or do something as a result of your speech | persuade |
| after choosing topic and general purpose, then determine your | specific purpose |
| single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech | specific purpose |
| the specific purpose of a speech is what you hope to | accomplish |
| one sentence statement that sums up the major idea of a speech | central idea |
| central idea is usually expressed as a simple declaritive statment that sharpens the | specific purpose statment |
| the central idea is your __ which is what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in the speech | residual message |
| keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation | audience centeredness |
| a process in which speakers seek to creae a one with with the audience by emphasizing common values goals and experiences | identification |
| what are the two types of messages in a speech | one sent by speaker one recieved by listener |
| people are going to hear what is most important to them | egocentrism |
| tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values beliefs and well being | ecocentrism |
| audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age gender religion sexual orientation group membership and racial ethnic or cultural backgrond | demographic audience analysis |
| creating an oversimplified image of members of a group that are alike | sterotyping |
| features of demographic audience analysis (5) | age gender sexual orientation religion group membership |
| audience analysis that focuses on situational factors such as the size of the audience, physical setting of the speech, dispotition of the audience toward the topic, speaker, and the occasion | situational audience analysis |
| parts of situational audience analysis (5) | size, physical setting, interest, knowledge, audience |
| the more cometend an audience believes the speaker to be, the more likely they are to accept what he or she says | disposition towards the speaker |
| listeners will always set some sort of attitude towards the speaker until they are proven otherwise | dispotition towards the speaker |
| listeners have definite ideas abouts peeches or topics they think are appropriate for the occasion, if the speaker seriously violates those expectations they have to be prepared for a negative reaction from their audience | dispotition towards the occasion |
| questions that offer a fixed choice btw two or more alternatives | fixed alternative questions |
| questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers | scale questions |
| questions that allow respondents to answer however they want | open ended questions |
| experts in their field of library use and research methods | librarians |
| listing of all books, periodicals, and other resoources owned by library | catalogue |
| used in libraries to classify books periodicals to indivate where they can be found on the shelves | call number |
| research aid that catalogues articles from large number of journals or magazines | periodical database |
| summary of the magazine or journal article written by someone besides the author | abstract |
| a work that synthesized a large amount of related info for easy access by researchers | reference work |
| comprehensive reference work that provides info about all branches of human knowledge | general encyclopedia |
| comprehensive reference work devoted to specific subject | encyclopedia |
| comprehensive reference work devoted to specific subject | special encylopedia |
| reference work published annually that has info about previous year | yearbook |
| reference work that provides info about people | biographical aidss |
| search engine that combines an internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data | virtual library |
| organization that in absense of author is responsible for content of document online | sponsoring organization |
| interview conducted to gather information for a speech | research interview |
| before interview you should | define the purpose, decide whom to interview, arrange interview, decide if your going to record the interview, prepare questions |
| formulate a purpose for what you would like to get from the interview | purpose |
| materials used to support speakers ideas | supporting material |
| three major kinds of supporting materials | example statistic testimony |
| a specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like | example |
| specific case referred to in passing to illustrate point | brief example |
| story narrative or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate point | extended example |
| an example that describes an imaginary situatio | hypothetical example |
| numerical data | statistics |
| the average value of a group of numbers | mean |
| middle number in a gorup of numbers arranged from highest to lowest | median |
| number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers | mode |
| quoations and paraphrases used to support a point | testimony |
| testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields | expert testimony |
| testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a emotional impact | peer testimony |
| ___ is a testimony represented word for word while __ is restating or summarizing a sources ideas into one own words | quoting, paraphrasing |
| putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience | strategic organization |
| central features of the speech | main points |
| order of main points (5) | chronological, spatial, causal, problem solution, topical |
| follow a time pattern, narrate sequence of events in the sequence they happened | chronological |
| directional pattern, main point proceed from top to bottom, left to right | spatial |
| show cause and effect relationship, there are two main points (dealing with caus, with effect) | causual |
| divided into two main parts: seriousness of a proble, solution of problem | problem solution |
| divide the speech into subtopics, each becomes a main point in the speech | topical |
| materials used to support speakers idea | supporting material |
| 4 types of connectives | transitions, internal previews, internal summaries, signposts |
| words or phrases the indicate when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another | transition |
| let the audience know what the speaker will take up next, but more detailed that transition | internal preview |
| remind listeners of what theyve already heart | internal summary |
| brief statement that indicates exactly where you are in the speech | signposts |
| steps of introduction | attention-getter, reveal topic, credibility, audience relative statement, preview body |
| steps to conclusion | signal end, reinforce central idea, |
| 2 types of outline | detailed preparation outline, brief speaking outline |
| a brief outline used to jog a speakers memory during the presentation of a pseech | brief speaking outline |
| directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how they want to deliver key parts of the speech | delivery cues |
| 2 types of meaning a word has | denotative, connotative |
| literal or dictionary meaning of word or phrase | denotative |
| literal and objective | denotative |
| meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase | connotative |
| more figurative or subjective | connotative |
| words that refer to tangible objects | concrete words |
| words that refe to ideas or concepts | abtract words |
| example of abstract words | humility, philosophy |
| discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea | clutter |
| use of vivid language to create mental images of objects, actions, or ideas | imagrey |
| explicit comparison between things that are essentally different yet have something in common using like or as | simile |
| trite or overused expression | cliche |
| implicit comparison not using like or as | metaphor |
| pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words | rhythem |
| 4 devices to improve rythem | parallelism, repetition, alliteration, antithesis |
| reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences | repetition |
| similar arrangement of a pair of series of related words phrases or sentences | parallelism |
| repetition of initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words | alliteration |
| juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in paralleled structure | antithesis |
| does not sterotype, demean or patronize people on the basis of gender race relgion disability etc | inclusive language |
| __ is communication based on a persons use of voice and body | nonverbal communication |
| word for word e.g. religious proclamation, report for professional meeting | reading from manuscript |
| little or no immediate preperation delivery | speaking impromptu |
| carefully prepared and practiced in advance | speaking extemporaneously |
| presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed | conversational quality |
| loudness or softness of the speakers voice | volume |
| highness or lowness of the speakers voice | pitch |
| changes in the pitch or tone of a speakers voice | inflections |
| constant pitch or tone of voice | monotone |
| speed at which a person speaks | rate |
| momentary break in the vocal delivery of speech | pauses |
| pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as uh er um | vocalized pause |
| changes in a speakers rate pitch and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness | vocal variety |
| the accepted standard of sound and rhythem for words in a given language | pronunciation |
| phyrical production of particular speech sounds | articulation |
| variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent grammer or vocabulary | dialect |
| study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication | kinesics |
| evoke a favorable first impression | personal appearance |
| motions of a speakers hands or arms during a speech | gestures |
| direct vidual contact wtih the eyes of another person | eye contact |
| if the object you wanted to bring is too large small or unavailable you should try to use a | model |
| in the absense of object or model use | pictures |
| diagram sketches or other __ can illustrate points exactly | drawing |
| summaraizing large blocks of info | charts |
| visual aid drawn written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector | transparencies |
| font types | serif, sans serif |
| what font is easier to read in large patches of text | serif |
| what font is better for headings or short bursts of text | sans serif |
| little tails on each letter, no tails | serif, sans serif |
| 4 types of informative speeches | objects, processes, events, concepts |
| speech about anything that ahppens | speeches about events |
| speeches about beliefs theories ideas principles and likes | speeches about concepts |
| the process of creating reinforcing or changing peoples beliefs or actions | persuasion |
| questions about the worth rightness morality etc | questions of value |
| question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken | questions of policy |
| goal of __ is to gain agreement or motivate immediate action | questions of policy |
| types of speeches on questions of policy | speech to gain passive agreement, speeches to gain immediate action |
| get audience to agree that certain policy is desirable but not necessarily encourage the audience to do anything | speech to gain passive agreement |
| motivate audience to action | speeches to gain immediate actions |
| 3 issues of question of policy | need plan practicality |
| convince audience there is a seirous problem with things as they are | need |
| type of question of need | burden of proof |
| obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is neccessary | burden of proof |
| once you have identified that a problem exists you must explain your plan for solving it | plan |
| will the plan solve the proble? | practicality |
| show that the plan is workable, audence wants assurance that a speakers plan will solve the problem | practicality |
| 4 types of organization of question of policy | problem solution, problem cause solution, comparative advantages, monroes motivated sequence |
| first main point demonstrates the need for a new policy by showing the extent and seriouusness of the problem. second point explains planf or solving problem and show its practicality | problem solution order |
| speech with three main points- identifying problem, analyzing causes of the problem, present a solution of problem | problem cause solution order |
| audience already agrees a problem exists, speaker compares advantages and disadvantages of of competing solutions | comparative advantages order |
| seeks immediate action- attention need satisfaction visualization and action | monroes motivated sequence |
| gain attention using attention getter intro | attention |
| shows a serious problem with the existing situation | need |
| provide a solution to the problem- present plan and show how it will work | satisfaction |
| having given your plan, intesify desure for by visualizing benefits | visualization |
| say exactly what you want audience to do and how to do it | action |
| introduces main speaker to the audience | speeches of introduction |
| presents someone a gift award or public recognition | speeches of presentation |
| speech that gives thanks for a gift award or some other form of public recognition | speeches of acceptance |
| speeches that pay tribute to a person group of people institution or an idea | commemorative speech |