ch14 Flashcards
Four classifications of informative speech
- Objects
- Speeches and process
- Speech of events
- Speech about concepts
describes something that is visible, tangible and stable in form. May have moving parts
Objects
explains a process so the audience will understand it better
speeches about processes
deal with any kind of happening or occurrence. May be historical or everyday in nature
speech of events
conveys information concerning beliefs, theories, principles or other abstract subjects.
speech about concepts
Five guidelines for effective informative speak
- be wary of overestimating what the audience knows
- Relate the subject directly to the audience
- Avoid being to technical
- Avoid abstractions
- Personalize your ideas
Advantages of visual aid
- strengthen clarity of message
- increase interest speakers information
- make speakers message easier for listeners to retain
- enhance speakers credibility
- improve speakers persuasiveness
- helps speaker combat stage fright
6 basic guidelines to visual aid
- Prepare visual aid in advance
- keep it simple
- make visual add large
- use limited number of fonts
- use color effectively
- use fonts that are easy to read
Presenting visual aid
- Avoid chalkboard
- Display so the audience can see them
- Avoid passing visual aid among the audience
- Display while discussing them
- talk to audience not the visual aid
- explain visual aid
- practice with visual aids when rehearsing the speech
___________ is a branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs
Ethics
Guidelines for ethical speaking
- make sure your goals are ethically sound
- Be fully prepared for each speech
- Be honest in what you say
- Avoid name calling and other forms of abusive language
- Put ethical principles into practice
Guidelines for ethical listening
- Be courteous and attentive
- Avoid prejudging the speaker
- Maintain the free and open expression of ideas
________ is the use of language to demean other individuals or groups.
Name-calling
Why is name calling bad in a speech?
- Degrade the personal dignity of the people being attacked.
- Conveys negative, stereotyped, and misleading information about those people
- Creates problems in public speaking when it is used to silence opposing voices
_________ is the use of someone else ideas or words without giving them credit
Plagiarism
What are the 3 types of plagiarism?
- Global
- Incremental
- Patchwork
____________ plagiarism is taking an entire speech from a single source and passing it off as ones own.
Global