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Public Speaking Flashcards

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1
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3 important elements of public speaking

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Message, audience, speaker

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The heart of public speaking
Without it there can no be communication

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Message

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3
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Group of people to whom the message is being addressed

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Audience

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4
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Acting of communicator

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Speaker

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5
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3 factors of public speaking

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To inform
To persuade
To entertain

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4 guidelines for effective public speaking

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Avoid signs of nervousness
Develop good body language
Gesticulate for success
Make eye contact to engage audience

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7
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Signs of nervousness

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Fidgeting
Pacing
Hands shaking

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8
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Qualification that the public speaking always strive for

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Quality and relevance of message
Clarity of delivery
Connection with the audience

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9
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Making a movement with your body usually your hands and feet

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Fidgeting

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10
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To walk with often show or measured thread

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Pacing

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11
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Thickness or thinness

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Pitch

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12
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Loudness and softness

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Volume

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13
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Emphasis

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Stress

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14
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Increase and decrease. Rising intonation and falling intonation

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Intonation

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15
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Pausing

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Rate

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16
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Blending of words

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Phrasing

17
Q

Creates an instant rapport to the audience

A

Smiling

18
Q

Stand up straight with your feet slightly apart while your arms loose

A

Posture

19
Q

Avoid
placing your hand on your hips
or swaying while youre talking

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Movement

20
Q

He needs to kill the Cicones to proceed to the second island and accomplish the second task.

A

Island of Ismarus

21
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He and his men need to eat all the lotus flowers.

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Island of the Lotus-eaters

22
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He needs to blind and kill Polyphemus

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Island of Cyclops

23
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He needs to get the trust of King Aeolus

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Island of king aeolus

24
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He needs to kill the giant cannibals

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Island of Laestrygonians

25
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He needs to sleep and have sex with
Circe

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Island of circe

26
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He needs to look for the lost family and friends of Tiresias.

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Underworld

27
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-He needs to Pass by the island of sirens

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Island of sirens

28
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Odysseus must choose between sailing either Scylla, a six-headed monster or Charybdis, a giant whirlpool.

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Scylla and charybdis

29
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Odysseus and his men need to bypass the sea in the island of the Sun alive: they need to avoid eating the cattle.

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Island of sun

30
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He must not let himself fall in love with Calypso.

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Island of calypso

31
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-He needs to look for Nausicaa and talk with her.

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Island of scheria

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