Ultra Handout - 3 Flashcards
A speech with dramatic emphasis and gestures; intended to evoke emotion in the listener
Declamation
A formal speech given on a specific topic; to persuade or inform the audience
Oration
unrehearsed and are delivered on the spot; not memorized
Impromptu
Delivered with prepared notes and can have preparation time from a few minutes to half-an-hour; not memorized
Extemporaneous
Oral reading activity with speakers presenting literature in a dramatic form
Readers Theater/Reading Concert
Theater approach to performing narrative literature done by one or multiple actors
Chamber Theater
Ensemble reading technique where a group of readers recite as one in coordinated voices and related interpretation
Speech Choir
- Declamation
- Oration
- Impromptu
- Extemporaneous
Oral Interpretation
- Readers Theater/Reading Concert
- Chamber Theater
- Speech Choir
Group Interpretation
Levels of Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Intrapersonal Communication
- Group Communication
- Mass Communication
self-talk
Intrapersonal Communication
Our everyday exchanges (both formal and informal); feedback is immediate
Interpersonal Communication
More than 2 individuals (small number of people) are involved
Group Communication
Communication takes place simultaneously with the help of an electronic device — mass media: print, radio, television, the Internet, etc.
Mass Communication
Happens when we speak with to others (f to f or virtual)
Verbal Communication
Involves movements
Non-verbal Communication
A powerful way of communicating (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
Written Communication
Images and Videos
Visual Communication
What are the types of communication?
- Verbal
- Non-Verbal
- Written
- Visual
Dreaming of instrospecting
Intrapersonal Communication
It is your opinion of yourself and your worth and more on how you feel about yourself as a person.
Self-confidence
It is your view on your abilities to accomplish something
Self-esteem
It is self-confidence in a specific situation. This is the expectation that you will be competent and successful in a particular task.
Self-efficacy
Intends to educate the audience on a particular subject. It gives information to others to enhance understanding or knowledge of the concepts and ideas presented.
Informative Speech
Makes a topic or a subject clear through concrete illustrations and examples
Explanatory Speech
Creates vivid pictures in the audience’s mind regarding a person, an object, an event, a place or an animal
Descriptive Speech
Can be done through giving and explaining the synonyms and antonyms, functions, examples, and etymology
Definition Speech
Explains or illustrates how something is done
Demonstration Speech
What are the types of informative speech?
- explanatory
- descriptive
- definition
- demonstration
Types of Persuasive Speech
- Factual Persuasive Speech
- Value Persuasive Speech
- Policy Persuasive Speech
Seeks to change or reinforce listeners’ attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior.
ex. Ads on TV, radio, and the internet.
Persuasive Speech
Attempts to persuade the audience to believe whether something happened is true or false and is backed with strong evidence
Factual Persuasive Speech
Tells whether something is right or wrong, beautiful or ugly, moral or immoral, good or bad
Value Persuasive Speech
Used to convince the audience to either accept or reject a certain policy, candidate or rule
Policy Persuasive Speech
Designed to captivate an audience’s attention and amuse or regale them while delivering a message
Entertainment Speech
A speech given on different occasions, occasions that bring people together to celebrate, thank, or praise someone, or to mourn
Ceremonial/Epideictic Speech
The circumstances surrounding or the occasion for a speech
Kairos (Greek)
Types of Ceremonial Speech
- introduction
- nomination
- toast
- keynote address
- award presentation
- acceptance
- eulogy
- commencement address
A person/speaker provides information to the audience about the main speaker
Introduction
It officially names someone as a candidate for an office or position
Nomination
A short message of congratulations, appreciation, and remembrance that is usually followed by a round drinks — raising or clinking together of goblets or glasses
Toast
Usually presented at or near the beginning of a meeting or conference
Emphasizes the significance of the topic — purpose of the meeting — motivates the audience to work harder
Keynote Address
The audience came to see and listen to the winter of the award, not the presenter
Award Presentation
Given to express gratitude
Acceptance
A speech given at a memorial service to pay tribute to the deceased
Eulogy
A speech delivered at a graduation or commencement ceremony of an educational institution
Commencement Address
A method of delivering a speech from a text written word-for-word
Manuscript speech
A speech that is committed to memory
Memorized Speech
A speech that is delivered without notes or a plan, and without any formal preparation
Impromptu Speech
The speech is delivered by speaking from a written or memorized general outline as a guide
Extemporaneous Speech
Methods of Speech Delivery
- Manuscript
- Memorized
- Impromptu
- Extemporaneous
Elements of Stage Arts
- Script/Text, Scenario, Plan
- The Process
- The Product
- The Audience
- Playwright
The domain of the playwright in the theater — what the director uses as a blue print to build a production
Script, scenario or plan
The playwright’s work is brought to realization by the director, actors, designers, etc. that come together on the script, scenario, or plan
The Process
The end result (final product) of the process of work involved; what the audience will witness as they sit in the theatre and view the work
The Product
Can change a performance, inspire actors, and create expectation
The Audience
The initial creator of the script, scenario, or plan
Playwright
Is present at all performances; communicates remotely with technical crew — calls all cue for lighting, sound effects
Coordinate the run crew for any scene changes
Stage Manager
Responsible for making sure that all the technical aspects of a show are carried out in a timely fashion
Technical Director
Takes a concept drawing or description from the Stage Director and produces a detailed design — close collaboration with the Lighting Designer and Master carpenter
Set Designer (scenic artist, set painter, assistant set designer)
Turns a completed set design into the actual set pieces needed for a show
Master Carpenter (set crew)
responsible for coordinating the deployment of lighting instruments at put-in as well, along with the Master Electrician
Lighting Designer
Responsible for controlling the lights during the show
Takes cues from the stage manager to change the lighting at the right times during performances
Light Board Operator
finds, makes, and/coordinates costumes for the cast
Costume Designer (master stitcher, tailor, seamstress, costume crew)
Responsible for ensuring that we have the proper makeup for the cast
Makeup Artist
Responsible for designing dances that may be needed and teaching them to the cast
Choreographer
Responsible for locating anything (weapons, bottles, luggage, wands, teapots, etc) — carried by the actors on stage
Props Manager
Performs set changes and other miscellaneous tasks necessary during the show
Run Crew
The ability of a room to direct or absorb sound waves based on its size , shape, and materials used.
Acoustics
The part of the stage that stretches beyond the proscenium arch toward the auditorium
Apron
Also known as “in the round” (the playing space is surrounded with seating on four sides)
Arena Stage
Pipe that stretches across the stage
Batten
The performance space in which the seating and playing space are reconfigurable
Black Box
replacement for the unlucky, “good luck”
Break a Leg
A vertical wall of a set
Flat
Typically with a bare light bulb, a lamp center stage once the theatre “goes dark” every night — for practical reasons, to prevent someone from walking into a dark theatre and tripping
Ghost Light
A sunken area at the front stage where the orchestra performs during the show
Orchestra Pit
An imaginary line that runs across the stage along the upstage side of the proscenium arch, often made of plaster
Plaster Line
A horizontal surface on a set or portable staging unit
Platform
The arch, or frame around the stage, a portal between backstage and the apron
Proscenium
Toward the audience
Downstage
Away from the audience
Upstage
The ACTORS left facing the audience
Stage Left
The ACTORS right facing the audience
Stage Right
The AUDIENCE left facing the stage
House Left
The AUDIENCE right facing the stage
House Right
Toward the centerline of the stage
Onstage
Away from the centerline of the stage
Offstage
Retractable, nesting, seating risers for flexible spaces
Telescopic Seating
Playing space surrounded by audience seating on 3 sides
Thrust Stage
Playing space surrounded by audience seating on 2 sides
Traverse/Ally Stage
An ally used as an entrance or exit, behind or alongside seating in the auditorium
Vomitorium
Have an architectural frame, known as the proscenium arch, although not always arched in shape
Proscenium Stage
The auditorium with the audience sitting on 3 sides — not always square but may be semi-circular or half a polygon with any number of sides
Used to increase intimacy between actors and the audience
Thrust Stages
Have a central performance area enclosed by the audience on all sides — arrangement is rarely round, more usually the seating is in a square or polygonal formation
Theatres in the Round
Are large scale auditoria and have a central stage area with audiences on all sides, similar to theatres in-the-round
— usually rectangular (more like a sports arena) with tiered seating
Arena Theatres
Are flexible performance spaces which when stripped to their basics are a single room painted black, the floor of the stage at the same level as the first audience row
Black-box or Studio Theatres
Usually consist of a raised rectangular platform at the end of a room
Platform stages
Are similar to circuses and have a central circular arena surrounded by concentric tiered seating
Hippodromes
Usually performed in a non-traditional theatre space such as a pub, home or warehouse
Site-specific Theatre
Depends on emotional appeal
Persuasive Writing
A subjective response to personal experience
Expressive Writing
Conveys specific information about a special subject to a specific audience
Technical Writing
Exposes a topic analytically or objectively such as news reports
Expository Writing
Content: factual, straight-forward
Audience: specific
Purpose: inform, instruct, persuade
Style: formal, standard, academic
Tone: objective
Vocabulary: specialized
Organization: sequential
EXPECTS A RESPONSE OR ACTION FROM THE READER
Technical Writing
Content: imaginative, metaphoric, or symbolic
Audience: general
Purpose: entertain, provoke, captivate
Style: informal, artistic, figurative
Tone: subjective
Vocabulary: general, evocative
Organization: arbitrary, artistic
DOES NOT NECESSARILY EXPECT A RESPONSE OR ACTION FROM THE READER
Creative Writing
Properties of Technical Writing
-subject matter
-audience
- expression
-style
-arrangement of materials
What will I write about?
Subject Matter
Who am I writing for? Or who are my intended readers?
Audience
Refers to two basic modes in which a technical report has to be delivered — writing it or reading it
Expression
How the material is written
Style
How ideas should be organized in chronological, spatial, or logical order, from general to specific or specific to general
Arrangement of Materials
Five important principles in Good Technical Writing
- Always have in mind A SPECIFIC READER
- EXACT PURPOSE
- Use language that is SIMPLE, CONCRETE, and FAMILIAR
- Check your writing according to this principle: “First you tell the reader what you’re going to tell him, then you tell him what you’ve told him.”
- Attractive report
