Short Talks/Radio Talks/Debate Speeches Flashcards

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1
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How formal would your language be if you were speaking to UN or world leaders?

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Very formal

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2
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How formal would your language be if you were speaking to classmates?

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Informal

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3
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How formal would your language be if you were speaking to the principal and parents?

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Slightly informal

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4
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What are the techniques used when writing a talk or speech?

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  1. Address the audience
  2. Introduce yourself
  3. Open with a fact, anecdote or quote
  4. Present your topic and opinion immediately
  5. Pronouns/inclusive language
  6. Rhetorical questions
  7. Repetition
  8. Connecting phrases
  9. Concrete examples
  10. Facts/ statistics
  11. Refute counter arguments
  12. Structure - triad
  13. Contrast
  14. Identify problems, but offer solutions
  15. End with a call to action
  16. Return to original idea
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5
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What techniques would use to persuade the audience in a persuasive speech?

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  • Vivid imagery will arouse an emotional response
  • Hyperbole
  • Emotive language
  • Evoke big ideas
  • Use quotes to support your ideas
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6
Q

Who said:

“I don’t want to earn my living; I want to live”

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Oscar Wilde

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Who said:

“Whatever you are, be a good one”

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Abraham Lincoln

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8
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Who said:

“Be the change you wish to see in the world”

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Unknown

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9
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Who said:

“Love the life you live, and live the life you love”

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Bob Marley

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10
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Who said:

” Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”

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Albert Einstein

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Who said:

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions. Their passions a quotation”

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Oscar Wilde

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12
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Who said:

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”

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Plato

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13
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Who said:

“Some cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go”

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Oscar Wilde

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14
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Who said:

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money”

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Indian proverb

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15
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Who said:

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid”

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Albert Einstein

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16
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Who said:

“Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind”

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Dr Seuss

17
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Speech

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A speech can look at an issue from all sides (balanced view) or can take a one-sided view point (revealing a bias)-it’s up to the writer. You have to appeal to the audience’s emotions

18
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Debate

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A debate differs from a speech in that you are specifically asked to speak for/against a motion/topic. You must pick a side. You appeal to the audience’s reason and intelligence. Here the purpose is not to discuss an issue in a balanced way, but to convince the audience through logical arguments your point of view is the correct one

19
Q

Is a radio talk formal or informal is?

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A radio talk tends to be more informal

20
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Who do you address in a radio talk?

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You address the listeners, rather than the audience/photo students/world leaders