ch.1 Welcome to Public Speaking

Question 1

Strategic Planning

Answer 1

the way a speaker identifies their goals and then determines how best to achieve them

Question 2

what are the parts needed in a strategic plan?

Answer 2

General and Specific Purpose

Thesis

Question 3

Critical Thinking

Answer 3

the ability to form and defend your own judgments rather than blindly accepting or instantly rejecting what you hear or read.

Question 4

What are two things critical thinkers can do?

Answer 4

1) analyze or understand various points of view

2) quickly recognize the difference btw fact and opinion

Question 5

facts

Answer 5

statements that can be verified by someone other than the speaker

Question 6

opinions

Answer 6

subjective statements based on experience or expertise, not capable of being verified by someone else

Question 7

how does critical thinking help our ideas?

Answer 7

it places them into a broader context, showing how they relate to the other things that you already know or believe

Question 8

Rhetorical Solution

Answer 8

a situation in which people’s understanding can be changed through messages

Question 9

Audience

Answer 9

the body of people that listen to the speaker

Question 10

Occasion

Answer 10

the place and event where the speech is given

Question 11

what are the different speech occasions?

Answer 11

• ceremonial
• deliberative
• forensic

Question 12

Ceremonial

Answer 12

speaking that focuses on the present and is usually concerned with praise

Question 13

Deliberative

Answer 13

speaking that focuses on the future and is usually concerned with what should be done

Question 14

Forensic

Answer 14

speaking that focuses on the past and is usually concerned with justice

Question 15

Ethos

Answer 15

it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader.

Question 16

Exigence

Answer 16

a problem that cannot be avoided but that can be solved, or at least managed, through the development of an appropriate message

Question 17

Purposes for public speaking

Answer 17

• inform
• persuade
• entertain

Question 18

Informing

Answer 18

provides listeners with new info or ideas

Question 19

Persuading

Answer 19

influences listeners’ attitudes and behavior (either to strengthen existing beliefs or to support new ones)

Question 20

Entertaining

Answer 20

stimulates a sense of community by celebrating common bonds among speaker and listeners

Question 21

Public

Answer 21

open to or accessible by others; affects others

Question 22

Public Forum

Answer 22

a space (imagined, rather than physical) in which citizens gather to discuss issues affecting them; discussion characterized by certain assumptions about the need for cooperative action and subjective judgement to resolve a problem

Question 23

What are some characteristics of the Public Forum?

Answer 23

1. Some problem affects people collectively as well as individually
2. cooperative action is needed to address the problem
3. the decision requires subjective judgement
4. a decision is required

Question 24

Respect for listeners

Answer 24

speaking in a way that allows the audience to be actively involved in the speech

Question 25

What are some general rules of respect for your listeners?

Answer 25

• meet listeners where they are
• don’t insult listeners’ intelligence or judgement
• make sure your message merits the audience’s time
• respect listeners’ ability to assess your message
• respect the cultural diversity of your audience

Question 26

Meet Listeners where they are

Answer 26

willingness to acknowledge the audiences’ current position and to make it your point of departure- agree or disagree.

Question 27

Don’t insult listeners intelligence or judgement

Answer 27

avoid talking down to the audience

Question 28

respect listeners’ ability to assess your message

Answer 28

do not mislead listeners about your purpose, or conceal what you want them to believe

Question 29

ethnocentrism

Answer 29

the tendency to imagine that one’s own views are typical of everyone elses

Question 30

what is meant by the phrase “responsibility for your statements”?

Answer 30

you must take responsibility for your accuracy and integrity of your statements.

Question 31

What is an irresponsible thing you can do as a speaker?

Answer 31

commit plagiarism

Question 32

Plagiarism

Answer 32

present another person’s words or ideas as though they were your own

Question 33

what are four ways to avoid plagiarism?

Answer 33

1. never present someone’s ideas without crediting the source first
2. specify who developed the ideas or said the words that you present
3. paraphrase statements in your own words rather than quoting them directly
4. draw on several sources rather than on a single source for your speech