Midterm

Question 1

5 things that made the MLK speech memorable:

Answer 1

1. Theme words
2. Setting
3. Quotes and allusions
4. Use of metaphors
5. Made it concrete
6. Anaphora

Question 2

Why should Christians strive for effective communication?

Answer 2

Most important truths are theological, those truths need to be communicated with others

Question 3

Nature of Communication:

Answer 3

Source encodes his meaning in signal
Signal is transmitted to a receiver
Receiver decodes it & attributes meaning

Question 4

What are the 2 types of communication?

Answer 4

Mediated

Non-mediated

Question 5

What is mediated communication?

Answer 5

Communication through some medium

Question 6

What is non-mediated communication?

Answer 6

Face to face communication

Question 7

What are the 3 types of non-mediated communication?

Answer 7

1. Dyadic: 1 on 1
2. Small group: 3-20
3. Public Address: Large number of people

Question 8

What is the basic speech model?

Answer 8

Introduction, Transition
Body
   - 1st point, transition
   - 2nd point, transition
   - 3rd point, transition
Conclusion

Question 9

The ingredients:

Answer 9

Practical
Interesting
Profound

Question 10

The music of speech:

Answer 10

Pitch: going up and down
Tone: tone of voice
Rate: how fast
Phrasing

Question 11

The subject:

Answer 11

The more committed you are to a subject the better you will do.

Question 12

“He is a good speaker who can turn an ____ into an ___.”

Answer 12

“He is a good speaker who can turn an ear into an eye.”

Question 13

What is the most important question to focus on in speech?

Answer 13

With whom am I trying to communicate with?

Question 14

What are the 3 elements of speech making.

Answer 14

1. Speaker
2. Subject
3. Persons Addressed

Question 15

3 external variables:

Answer 15

1. Occasion
2. Size of audience
3. Location

Question 16

Internal variables

Answer 16

1. Gender
2. Age
3. Culture
4. Comprehension level

Question 17

Speech development:

Answer 17

The topic:
-It governs the rest of your speech
The purpose:
-Approach your topic so that it can be phrased into one sentence.
The body:
-Use points development (3 so they can be easily remembered)

Question 18

“Few things are more important than that of the ___ ____.”

Answer 18

“Few things are more important than that of the human voice.”

Question 19

Henry W Beecher quote:

Answer 19

“…nothing draws men more quickly to any centre than the hope of hearing important subjects wisely discussed with fervor of manhood…”