Midterm

Question 1

Value of Public Speaking

Answer 1

Success in college Increased knowledge Builds confidence/employment Flexibility getting a job

Question 2

Similarities between Public Speaking and Conversation

Answer 2

Organizing your thoughts logically Tailoring your messages to your audience Telling the story for the maximum impact Adapting to listener feedback

Question 3

Differences

Answer 3

Public speaking is more structured, required more formal language, different method of delivery

Question 4

Cannons Of Rhetoric (Invention)

Answer 4

Invention – The process of formulating a topic and finding information and arguments

Question 5

Cannons of Rhetoric (Style)

Answer 5

Style – the process of selecting the proper words to convey a message

Question 6

Cannons of Rhetoric (Arrangement)

Answer 6

Arrangement – The process of arranging ideas for maximum impact

Question 7

Cannons of Rhetoric (Memory)

Answer 7

Memory- The ability to hold the message in one’s mind

Question 8

Cannons of Rhetoric (Delivery)

Answer 8

Delivery- The process of presenting the message in a natural, varied, and appropriate way

Question 9

Periods in the History of Rhetoric

Answer 9

Classical Period (500 B.C- 400 A.D) Medieval Period and the Renaissance (400-1600) Modern Period (1600-1900) Contemporary Period (1900-present)

Question 10

Rhetoric in the Modern Period (Classical Approach)

Answer 10

Classical Approach- Set out to recover insights from ancient Greece

Question 11

Rhetoric In the Modern Period (Psychological/Epistemological Approach)

Answer 11

Psychological/Epistemological Approach- Explores the relationship between thought and communication

Question 12

Rhetoric in the Modern Period (Belletristic Approach)

Answer 12

Belletristic Approach- Focused on writing and speaking as art forms

Question 13

Rhetoric in the Modern Period (Elocutionary Approach)

Answer 13

Elocutionary Approach- Elaborate instructions for verbal & nonverbal

Question 14

Ethics

Answer 14

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Question 15

Global Plagiarism

Answer 15

Stealing the whole thing

Question 16

Patchwork Plagiarism

Answer 16

Patches together a speech by copying verbatim from 2-3 resources

Question 17

Incremental Plagiarism

Answer 17

Failing to give credit where credit is do

Question 18

Types of Listening

Answer 18

Appreciative Empathetic Comprehensive Critical

Question 19

Cause of Poor Listening

Answer 19

-Not concentrating -Listening too hard -Jumping to conclusions -Focusing in delivery and personal appearance

Question 20

Types of Organization

Answer 20

-Chronological -Spatial -Causal -Problem/solution -Topical

Question 21

Elements of a Speech

Answer 21

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Question 22

Specific Purpose

Answer 22

A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech

Question 23

Guidelines for the Specific Purpose

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-Write a full infinitive phrase -Express as statement, not question -Avoid Figurative language -Limit to one distinct idea -Avoid being too vague or general

Question 24

Guidelines for Central Idea

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-Avoid being too vague or general -Express as a complete sentence -Do not write as a question -Avoid figurative language

Question 25

Connectives

Answer 25

A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them

Question 26

Types of Connectives

Answer 26

-Transition -Internal Preview -Internal Summary -Signpost

Question 27

Ways to avoid Communication Apprehension

Answer 27

-Know how your react under stress -Know your strengths and weaknesses -Know speech principles -Know it always looks worse from inside -Know your speech

Question 28

Informative Speaking

Answer 28

A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding Process, events, objects, concepts