Chap 1 Flashcards
When an individual speaks to a group of people, assuming responsibility for speaking for a defined length of time.
public speaking
A public speaker who consciously selects relevant topics, adapts to the audience, speaks personally and conversationally, and uses technology when appropriate.
optimized speaker
Acknowledging an audience’s expectations and situations before, during, and after a speech.
audience centered
The gap between groups that have a high level of access to and use of digital communications technology and groups that have a low level of access and use.
digital divide
The ability to access, select, evaluate, and use information effectively and responsibly.
information literacy
Aristotle’s term for public speaking.
rhetoric
Using the ability to recall information about all aspects of public speaking to give an effective speech.
memory (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)
The presentation of a speech to an audience.
delivery (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)
A story used in a speech or other form of communication.
narrative
The planned and structured presentation of ideas transmitted from one physical location to other locations by means of information and communications technology.
distance speaking
The ability to access and share information in multiple forms from multiple locations in ways that transcend conventional ways of thinking about time and space.
pervasive communication environment
When people interact in multiple communications spheres simultaneously.
convergence
The intended recipients of a speaker’s message.
audience
The person who assumes the primary responsibility for conveying a message in a public communication context.
speaker
The words and nonverbal cues a speaker uses to convey ideas, feelings, and thoughts.
message
A mode or medium of communication.
channel
Anything that interferes with the understanding of a message.
noise
Audience members’ responses to a speech.
feedback
The situation within which a speech is given.
context
The external surroundings that influence a public speaking event.
environment
The way ideas presented in a speech are organized.
arrangement (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)
Discovering what you want to say in a speech, such as by choosing a topic and developing good arguments.
invention (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)
The language or words used in a speech.
style (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)
