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Chapters 13-15 Flashcards

1
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Informative Speeches

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Aim to increase the audience’s understanding and knowledge of a topic

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Persuasive Speeches

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Are intended to influence the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of an audience

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Special-Occasion Speeches

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Are given at common events (like weddings and funerals), and many of us will deliver such a speech at some point in time

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Audience Analysis

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It’s important to understand and appreciate your audience’s expectations for the speech as well as key situational factors

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Demographics

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The quantifiable characteristics of your audience

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Psychographics

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Psychological measures that will help you identify topics that the audience would be interested in learning about

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Homogeny

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Seeking a common ground by determining prior exposure and considering dispositions

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You can learn more about your audience by:

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Observing people, getting to know people, conducting interviews, using surveys, and using the internet

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Brainstorming or Clustering

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To amass information, think creatively, and consider problems and solutions related to your topic

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Specific Purpose Statement

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Expresses the topic and the general speech purpose in action form and in terms of the specific objectives you hope to achieve with your presentation

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Thesis Statement

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A summary of your central idea

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12
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Expert Testimony

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The opinion of an authority

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13
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Lay Testimony

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Opinion based on personal experience

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Scientific Research Findings

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Carry weight in topics on medicine, health, media, and the environment

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Statistics

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Information in numerical form that can clarify your presentation

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Anecdotes

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Relevant personal stories, bring the human experience to the speech

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Surveys

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Will add the point of view of larger range of people

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Directory, Library Gateway, Search Engines, and Research Search Engines

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Databases to find materials

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Credibility

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The quality, authority, and reliability of each source you use

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Plagiarism

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Presenting someone else’s intellectual property as your own

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Running Bibliography

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The list of resources you have consulted

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Main Points

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The central claims that support your specific speech purpose and your thesis statement

23
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Subpoints

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Support your main points, using the statistics, stories, and other forms of research you discover on your topic

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Chronological Pattern

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Presents main points in a systematic, time-related fashion

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Topical Pattern

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Based on categories, such as person, place, thing, or process.

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Spatial Pattern

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Arranges points according to physical proximity or direction from one to the next

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Problem-Solution Pattern

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First presents an obstacle, and then gives suggestions for overcoming it

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Cause-Effect Pattern

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Moves from the cause of a phenomenon to the results or vice versa

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Narrative Pattern

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Uses a story line to tie points together

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Motivated Sequence Pattern

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Uses a five-step plan to motivate listeners: attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action

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Transitions

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Sentences that connect the points so that topics flow naturally

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Signposts

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Key words or phrases that signify transitions

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Internal Previews

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Primes the audience for the content immediately ahead

34
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Internal summaries

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Crystalize points in one section before moving on

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Delivery Cues

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Brief reminders about important information to your speaking outline

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Oral Citations

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References to source materials to be included in your narrative, and should be included in your speaking outline

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Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA)

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The nervousness we experience when we know we have to communicate publicly to an audience

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Communication Apprehension (CA)

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The general fear or anxiety surrounding communication with others, and is a common barrier to effective delivery

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Anxiety Triggers

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Upsetting past experiences, fear of evaluation, and distaste for attention

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Oratory

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Speaking from memory

41
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Impromptu Speaking

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Speaking spontaneously with no warning beforehand

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Extemporaneous Speaking

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Makes speech look easy and spontaneous, but is actually based on an outline of key points and practice

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Monotone

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No variation in voice (same tone)

44
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Speaking rate

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The speed of your speech

45
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Pronounciation and Articulation

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Speaking clearly: avoid mumbling

46
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Verbal Fillers

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“Um, uh, ah, so, you know, okay, like,” etc.

47
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Upspeak

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The tendency to raise one’s voice at the end of sentences

48
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Scanning

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Making brief eye contact with almost everyone in the room

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