Exam 1 Flashcards
According to Jerry ___ most people are better off _____ than ________
Seinfield, in the casket, giving the eulogy
What is the hormone released in the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress
adrenaline
Difference between nervousness and positive nervousness
Nervousness can negatively affect your speech, positive nerrvousness can be used to your own benefit
Channel?
Means by which a message is communicated
speaker?
Person presenting oral message
Feedback?
Messages sent from listener to speaker
Message?
whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
situation?
time and place in which speech communication occurs
listener?
person who receives message
interference
anything impeding the communication of a message
Four types of informative speeches?
About objects, events, concepts (plato), processes
three orders used to write main points?
Topical (different headings, subheadings), spatial (how things are placed), chronological (in order)
four methods of delivery?
reading from manuscript, speaking from memory, speaking impromptu, speaking extemporaneously
eight aspects used for the speaker’s voice?
pitch,rate, articulation, dialect, volume, pauses, vocal variety, pronunciation
four aspects of the speaker’s body used to affect the outcome of speech delivery?
appearance, gestures, eye contact, movement
Difference between specific purpose and central idea?
Specific- what the speaker hopes to achieve by the end of their speech.
Central idea-main topic that everything the speaker says revolves around
six guidelines for informative speaking?
Don’t overestimate the audience, relate subject to audience, don’t be too technical, personalize ideas, avoid abstractions, be creative
What is a filler word and how can they be prevented?
words used to fill in pauses during speech such as “like” or “umm.” closing your mouth and pausing can prevent filler words
techniques to use to make your intro engaging
start with hook, anecdotes,statistics
difference between general and specific purpose statement?
general is “To persuade”, “to inform” but the specific purpose is what the speaker hopes the audience will know at the end of their speech
