Midterm Flashcards
Impromptu speaking
Speech that is not planned or prepared in advanced
Manuscript speech
Speech that is read to an audience from a written text
Dialect
Pattern of speech that is shared by an ethnic group or people from specific geographical location
Eye Contact
Visual contact with another person’s eyes
Proxemics
Use of space during communication
Pronunciation
A act of saying words correctly according to the accepted standards of a language
Articulation
Physical process of producing specific speech sounds to make language intelligible
Extemporaneous Speaking
Speech that is prepared and practiced from brief notes rather than from memory or a written manuscript
Conclusion
Logical outcome of an argument that results from the combination of the major and minor premises
Topical pattern
Pattern of organization that allows the speaker to divide a topic into subtopics, each addresses a different aspect of the larger topic.
Spatial pattern
Pattern of organization that arranged ideas in term of location or direction
Problem-solution pattern
Organization Pattern Tagus focuses on persuading an audience that a specific problem exist and can be solved or minimized by specific solutions
Internal summary
Statement in the body of speech that details what the speakers plans to discuss
Transitions
Phrase that indicates a speaker is finished with one idea and is moving on to a new one
Testimony
Opinions or observations of others