GE ELECT 1 Quiz 1 Flashcards
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process of making speeches in public
public speaking
THE POWER OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
- vital means civic engagement
- a form of empowerment
- offers opportunity to make a difference
SIMILARITIES PUBLIC SPEAKING & CONVERSATION
- organizing thoughts logically
- tailoring your message to your audience
- telling a story for a maximum impact
- adapting to listener feedback
DIFFERENCES PUBLIC SPEAKING VS. CONVERSATION
Public Speaking:
- Highly structured
- Requires formal language
- Delivered to a large audience
- Specific method of delivery
- Requires more preparation and rehearsal
- Has a specific purpose or objective
Conversation:
- More informal
- Involves exchange of ideas between two or more people
- Varies in tone, style, and structure depending on the situation
- More spontaneous
anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech
stage fright
a hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical/mental stress
adrenaline
EFFECTS OF SUDDEN ADRENALINE
- heart race
- hands shakes
- knees knock
- skin perspire
TURNING NERVOUSNESS FROM A NEGATIVE FORCE INTO A POSITIVE ONE
think of it a…
- ‘stage excitement’ or ‘stage enthusiasm’
- normal part of giving a successful speech
6 WAYS TO TURN NERVOUSNESS FROM NEGATIVE INTO A POSITIVE ONE:
- acquire speaking experience
- prepare, prepare, prepare
- think positively
- use the power of visualization
- know the most nervousness is not visible
- do not expect perfection
TIPS TO DEALING WITH NERVOUSNESS IN YOUR FIRST SPEECH:
- Be at your best physically and mentally.
- Quietly tighten and relax your leg, muscles, or squeeze your hands
together and then release them. - Take a couple slow, deep breaths before you start to speak
- Work especially hard on your introduction
- Make eye contact with members of your audience.
- Concentrate on communicating with your audience rather than worrying
about your stage fright. - Use visual aids.
the ability to effectively analyze information and form a judgement
critical thinking
SPEECH COMMUNICATION PROCESS ELEMENTS
- Speaker
- Message
- Channel
- Listener
- Feedback
- Interference (Internal, external)
- Situation
refers to the belief that one’s culture is superior to or more correct or normal than, all others
ethnocentrism
set of moral principles
ethics
ETHICAL SPEAKING GUIDELINES:
- 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
the act of presenting another’s work/s or idea/s are your own
- comes form the word PLAGIARIUS — ‘kidnapper’
plagiarism
TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
- Global Plagiarism
- Patchwork Plagiarism
- Incremental Plagiarism (quotation/s, paraphrasing)
getting info in a single source
global plagiarism
two or more sources
patchwork plagiarism
quotation’s paraphrasing
incremental plagiarism
ETHICAL LISTENING GUIDELINES:
- Be courteous and attentive.
- Avoid prejudging the speaker.
- Maintain the Free and Open expression of ideas
TYPES OF LISTENING:
- Appreciate/Appreciative Listening
- Empathic Listening
- Comprehensive Listening
- Critical Listening
pleasure & enjoyment
appreciate/appreciative listening
understanding other’s feelings and perspective
empathic listening
understand messages they hear
comprehensive listening
focused, think what you’re hearing - understand it
critical listening
CAUSES OF POOR LISTENING:
- Not concentrating
- Listening too hard
- Jumping to conclusion
- Focusing on delivery and personal appearance
HOW TO BECOME A GOOD LISTENER?
- Take listening seriously
- Be an active listener
- Resist distraction
- Don’t be diverted by appearance or delivery
- Suspend judgement
- Focus your listening
- Develop note-taking skills
ADDITIONAL INFO (Based on the video)
70% of the population are fear of public speaking
- Glossophobia – fear of the tongue
TRIPPLE-P
- prepare, prepare, prepare
- posture and physicality
- pander to your audience
prepare, prepare, prepare
- Know your subject backward and forward
- Know exactly how you’re going to present it
posture and physicality
- Avoid large meals and dairy products
- Bring and drink water if necessary
- Stand naturally
Pander to your audience
- Don’t be extremely serious
- Don’t read off cards
- Throw a joke
refers to unwanted signals or noise that originate within a device or system, which can cause errors or malfunctions.
- refers to psychological or cognitive factors within individuals that disrupt the communication process
Internal interference
refers to any outside influence or disruption that affects the normal functioning of a system or process.
- involves environmental or situational factors that hinder effective communication between individuals or groups.
External interference
An act or process of understanding what the speaker is saying
listening
is the ability to detect sound vibrations
Hearing
It makes your speech structure clear and cohesive
introduction, body and conclusion
