Public Speaking test Flashcards
What are the stages in the listening process?
Selecting, Attending, Understanding, and Remembering and responding
What are the 5 barriers to effective listening, and how can they be overcome?
Information overload (giving them too much information), personal concerns (distracted by personal life), outside distractions (people talking, cellphones) , prejustice, difference in speech rate and thought rate
Listening mindfully
Putting your own thoughts aside. Being on task is the huge one. you are either on task or off task
What are the four listening styles
- ) relational oriented
- ) task oriented
- ) analytical
- ) critical
What are the listening styles, and which one are you? How can improving listening help improve critical thinking skills?
relational-orientated listener. (someone comfortable listening to others express feelings and emotions) task orientated listener (prefers well organized, brief tasks, list.) analytical (prefers messages supported with facts) critical (someone who likes to evaluate)
What is audience analysis? 3 questions to ask yourself
gathering information about your audience. Ask yourself three questions. 1) How are audience members similar to one another 2) How are audience members different from one another 3) How can I establish common ground with them
When analyzing the information given to you by your audience, what sort of things might you look for in the data?
similarities and differences in the audience and common ground
What does “audience adaptation” mean, and how might a speaker do it?
ethically using information to adapt to your audience
What is “demographic analysis,” and what characteristics of audience members are considered “demographic”?
it is developing demographic information in order to develop a clear and effective message. age, gender, sex orientation, race, culture, ethnicity
What’s the difference between attitudes, beliefs, and values, and how might you adapt your speech to these elements?
attitude-reflects likes and dislikes
belief- what you hold to be true or false
value- an enduring concept of good and bad. and right and wrong
What elements of the situation affect your speech?
time, location, size of audience, occasion
How does a speaker analyze the audience while they speak? (five of them)
Eye contact, Facial expression, movement, nonverbal responsiveness, verbal responsiveness
What are some practical ways to customize your speech to the audience?
Refering to the town or an organization that the town is affiliated in
What are three guidelines for selecting a speech topic?
- ) consider your audience
- ) consider the occasion
- ) consider your own interests
What are the three main types of general purposes for speeches?
- )speak to inform
- ) speak to persuade
- ) speak to entertain
What is the difference between a general purpose and a specific purpose?
a specific purpose is what you want your audience to be able to do or know at the end of your speech
What are three guidelines for developing a statement of purpose?
- ) Use words that refer to an observable or measureable behavior
- ) Limit the specific purpose to a single idea
- ) Make sure your specific purpose reflects the interests, expectations, and knowledge level of your audience
A specific purpose?
a statement of what listeners should be able to do by the end of the speech
A central idea
final meaning of speech…what you want them to take away from the speech
How can you ensure your topic is audience-centered?
By talking directly to the audience about stuff that is important to them
What is a blueprint of a speech and why is it beneficial?
blue print is a guideline to what you will be talking about
What are the five main ways a speaker might organize a speech? Can you provide examples of each?
topical-primacy, Recency, and Complexity
chronological
special- based on location
cause and effect- focuses on situations
problem solution- focuses on problems and solutiions
Why is subdividing main ideas important, and how does a speaker do that?
an audience will more easily remember if the information is divided into blocks. The speaker has to break down the topic into two or more sub topics
What are some ways of effectively integrating supporting material? 4 ways
- ) primacy or Recency
- ) Specificity
- ) complexity
- ) soft and hard evidence