Speech

Question 1

Sketch the nature of communication

Answer 1

Encodes
Sends
Receives
Decodes
Attributes meaning

Question 2

What is the basic speech model?

Answer 2

Introduction
Body
   Point 1 
   Point 2 
   Point 3
Conclusion

Question 3

Discuss internal variables that one has to deal won when delivering a speech.

Answer 3

Gender, age, social, cultural, ethnically background, comprehension level

Question 4

List the 4 components to public speaking (musical)

Answer 4

Pitch
Tone
Rate of speech
Phrasing

Question 5

What 3 things did Mark Twain do in order to overcome stage fright?

Answer 5

Went to theater 45 mins early
Planted friends in audience
Tucked manuscript under a flag

Question 6

List the 3 external variables when giving a speech.

Answer 6

Size of audience
Occasion
Location

Question 7

“He is a good speaker who can _____.”

Answer 7

Turn an ear into an eye

Question 8

“The audience is _________”

Answer 8

On your side

Question 9

“___ of understanding comes from body language, ___ of understanding is tone of voice, and ___ of understanding comes from content.”

Answer 9

55%
38%
7%

Question 10

“Nothing unifies faster than ____.”

Answer 10

Laughter

Question 11

“________ is one of the most important dynamics of public speaking.”

Answer 11

Personal connection

Question 12

“Never laugh at someone with out first _________.”

Answer 12

Laughing at yourself

Question 13

Know the weight of your topic and the _________.

Answer 13

Impact that will have in your speech

Question 14

“If truth is the arrow, ____________”

Answer 14

Man is the bow that sends it home

Question 15

What were the cross training exercises Demosthenes of Athens practiced?

Answer 15

Practiced speaking with level in mouth
Ran hills to keep breath
Practiced speaking over the waves by the sea

Question 16

List the types of non-mediated communication.

Answer 16

Dyadic - involving only one other person
Small group - between 3 & 20
Public speaking - formal speech (20+)

Question 17

What made Patrick Henry’s speech so memorable?

Answer 17

He theatrically made people listen (pretended to stab himself)
Repeated words in his favor

Question 18

What is the most important question to ask when preparing a speech?

Answer 18

Who am I speaking to?

Question 19

What are the 3 elements of public speaking as defined by Aristotle?

Answer 19

Speaker
Subject and persons addressed
The hearer (determines how he speeches end and object)

Question 20

Define quorum.

Answer 20

Quorum- minimum number of members required to conduct business

Question 21

Define bylaws.

Answer 21

Bylaws- regulations governing the organization

Question 22

Define standing rules.

Answer 22

Standing rules- details concerning admin of the organization

Question 23

Define motion.

Answer 23

Motion- formal proposal to have an action be taken

Question 24

Define presiding officer.

Answer 24

Presiding officer- meeting leader that sees rules are observed

Question 25

“Never say anything _______________.”

Answer 25

that can’t stand as the last thing you say. -Benjamin Zander

Question 26

Why was MLKJ’s speech so memorable?

Answer 26

Setting
Historical facts
Repetition
Concrete illustrations
Allusions