Week 5 Flashcards
What makes a good public speaker?
good with material, loud, logical, posture, sense of humour. Connection with audience, eye contact etc.
Purpose for public speaking?
Demonstrative/informative: educational, explanatory
Persuasive: influence
Ceremonial: honouring, remembering, witnessing, introducing, thanking Extemporaneous: impromptu /debate
Entertaining/dramatic: emotional Specialized: to teach
Storytelling: captivating
Final Notes: Communications
Newscasting/broadcasting: media related
Methods of delivery in public speaking
Manuscript: reading with minimal eye contact Extemporaneous: cue cards
Memorization
Impromptu: not planned
“Appearing competent: A study of impression management in U.S. and European CEO profiles” Article take aways
article deals with impression management; which is how competent and powerful a CEO appears to be, specifically how companies and CEO’s create impressions of CEO competence on corporate websites.
CEO’s charisma, reputation and symbolic power is shown to have a positive effect on:
- Corporate Reputation
- Corporate Performance
- Organizational Effectiveness
What is impression management?
method in which people seek to influence the impressions that others hold of them (resumes are a form of impression management)
What are Facets of Competence
functional competence (performing job) personal competence (acting appropriately) cognitive competence (possessing knowledge) ethical competence (appropriate values)
“Universal dimensions of social cognition: warmth and competence. Trends in Cognitive Sciences”
This article deals with the two dimensions of social cognition, warmth and competence,
which are essentially the two factors that people judge others on.
Key Takeaways:
Warmth encompasses: fair, generous, helpful, honest, righteous, sincere and tolerant
Competent encompasses: clever, creative, efficient, foresighted, intelligent,
knowledgeable
Proxemics: Personal Space
Intimate (0-2 ft)
Personal (2-4ft)
Social 94-12ft)
Public ( 12ft +)