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Chapters 1-6 Flashcards

1
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What are the two main reasons to study public speaking?

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1- empowerment

2- employment

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2
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What is one of the three reasons why public speaking is very different than conversation

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It’s much more formal.

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What are the other two?

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It has set roles-2

It has to be organized-3

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4
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Whom is the “source” of all information in a speech?

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The speaker

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5
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What are the two types of noise?

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External and internal

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6
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What is feedback and why does a speaker need to care?

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Feedback is the signs that the audience gives you such as crossing their arms and getting tense, or playing on their phones and avoiding eye contact. It lets you know how you are effecting the audience.

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7
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Define rhetoric

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Another term for the use of words and symbols to achieve a goal.

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8
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What are the three basic types of public speaking?

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One-informational, 2-persuasive, 3-entertaining.

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9
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Why do you need to be really careful about one of them?

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Stealth persuasive are super tricky

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10
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What is the 3-3-3 rule

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Humans remember things in threes the best. Use three reasons.

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11
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What do you need to remember about presentation needs?

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Don’t use any for this class.

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12
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Why do you need to practice your speech out loud?

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Because you play like you practice.

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13
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Why do you need to practice making eye contact?

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Because anything less than 50% I contact is viewed as untrustworthy

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14
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How does the flight or fight response affect your speech?

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Your biology affects your psychology.

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15
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What are three ways to channel you’re nervous energy?

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Take a walk, squeeze your chair, tense and relax your muscles.

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16
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Define ethics

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The beliefs, values, and moral principles by which we determine what we think is wrong or right.

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17
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Define attitude

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Likes and dislikes

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18
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Define beliefs

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Things you understand to be true or false

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19
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Define values

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Enduring concept of right and wrong

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20
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Why is it so important for a speaker to know the difference between them?

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It lets you know what you can and cannot change.

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21
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When did the Supreme Court ruled that speech representing a clear and present danger could be restricted?

A

1919

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22
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What is actual malice?

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You have to prove you intended to hurt me

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23
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What are the five hallmarks of an ethical speaker?

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they have a clear and responsible, they use sound evidence and reasoning, they’re sensitive to and tolerant of differences, they are honest, and don’t plagiarize

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24
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Roughly what percentage in total of people are thinking other things instead of listening to your speech

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88%

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25
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Define select

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Single out a message from several competing messages. Page 67 section 2 paragraph two lines one and two

26
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What is the difference between listening and understanding

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Listening can be like it’s going in one ear and coming out the other you’re not paying attention to it and it’s not sinking into your head.

27
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What is information overload

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Information overload is when you simply have too much stuff in your head

28
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How much emotion and speech is communicated through visual means?

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93%

29
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What are the four basic types of listeners?

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People oriented, content oriented, Time oriented, action oriented

30
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Define facts

A

Something that you can see measure or touch

31
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Define inference

A

Conclusion based on partial evidence

32
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The right to speak freely goes hand-in-hand with the obligation to speak

A

Ethically

33
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Why should you always do your own work?

A

You never sound right saying someone else’s words

34
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When you quote something what do you need to tell the audience about it?

A

Why you’re quoting them

35
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How much of a speech do you remember after just a few hours

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50%

36
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How much do you recall after 48 hours

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25%

37
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True or false, you should spend 70% of your time introducing new information into your speech and 30% of your time supporting it

A

False. Spend 30% introducing new information and 70% supporting it

38
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Define evidence

A

A fact, something you have proof of and can see, touch, or hear

39
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What are people oriented listeners?

A

People that tend to be comfortable with the expression of emotion in the speaker.

40
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Content oriented listeners are

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They don’t prefer that the speech be direct and to the point they have a lot of patients with complex information and details

41
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Action oriented listeners

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Don’t like it detailed information in the form of lengthy stories and ideas

42
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Why is it important to listen critically

A

Because someone might be trying to trick you

43
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What is active listening

A

Taking an active role

44
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What is played your phrasing?

A

A subtle for of plagiarizing. It’s changing the order of the words or replacing them with synonyms.

45
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Why do you need to be careful of glib, well polished speakers?

A

Because it’s very easy for them to trick you

46
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Time oriented listers prefer them messages to be

A

Delivered quickly

47
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What is logic?

A

A formal system for deciding

48
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What is common ground?

A

Establishing a way to relate to your audience

49
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What are demographics and why are they important?

A

Demographics are statistical information about characteristics such as age, race, or gender. You need to know what the audience is like to address their interests/ needs

50
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What is an open ended question

A

A question that makes people think

51
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What is a close ended question

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A question they can have a simple yes or no answer

52
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What is a culture?

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A learned system of knowledge, behavior, attitudes, beliefs, values, and norms shared by a group of people

53
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What is an individualistic culture

A

America

54
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What is the culture that has a high need for certainty?

A

America American

55
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What is the difference between a high-power and a low power culture

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In high power cultures rolls and chains of command are clearly defined. In low power cultures people strive for a quality rather than exulting those in positions of leadership

56
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When does credibility as a speaker start

A

The moment you can be identified as the speaker

57
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Define high need for certainty

A

People dislike ambiguous messages and want specifics.

58
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Why should you be careful of assuming everyone in the audience is just like you?

A

Because no two persons are the same

59
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What is rhetorical criticism?

A

The process of using a method or standards to evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of messages.

60
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What is reasoning?

A

The process of drawing a conclusion from evidence

61
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What is culture?

A

I learned a system of knowledge, behavior, attitudes, beliefs, values, and norms that is a shared by a group of people

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