Ch. 1 & 4

Question 1

What are some similarities between public speaking and conversation?

Answer 1

1. Organizing your thoughts logically
2. Tailoring your message to your audience
3. Telling a story for maximum impact
4. Adapting to listener feedback

Question 2

What are the THREE major differences between public speaking and conversation?

Answer 2

1. Public speaking is more highly structured [more planning]
2. Public speaking requires more formal language
3. Public speaking requires a different method of delivery

Question 3

What is a way to stop being nervous about speech making?

Answer 3

Turn that anxiety into positive nervousness, which is controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for their presentation. Think ENERGIZING vs DEBILITATING

Question 4

For each minute a speaker speaks during a presentation, how much time should they spend preparing?

Answer 4

Each minute of speaking time requires 1 to 2 hours of prep.

Question 5

What is visualization?

Answer 5

Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation.

Question 6

What is critical thinking?

Answer 6

Focused, organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and the differences between fact and opinion.

Question 7

What are the 7 elements of speech communication?

Answer 7

1. Speaker
2. Message
3. Channel
4. Listener
5. Feedback
6. Interference
7. Situation

Question 8

What is ethnocentrism?

Answer 8

The belief that one’s own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures (avoid accidentally sounding this way)

Question 9

What is a extemporaneous speech?

Answer 9

A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes