1. What are four forms of public speaking?
a. The four forms of public speaking are
informative—convey knowledge and understanding; commemorative—pays tribute to a
person, a group of people, an institution, or an idea; persuasive—the process
of creating, reinforcing, or changing people’s beliefs or actions; and
entertainment.
2. Define the following: rhetoric, audience
centeredness, central idea, and specific purpose statement.
a. Rhetoric is finding all the available
means of persuasion.
b. Audience centeredness is keeping the
audience foremost in mind at every step of the speech preparation and
presentation.
c. Central idea is a one-sentence statement
that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
d. Specific purpose statement is a single
informative phrase that states precisely what the speaker wish to accomplish.
3. What are four requirements of an
introduction?
a. The four requirements of an introduction
are to get the attention and interest of the audience, reveal the topic of the
speech, establish credibility and goodwill, and to preview the body of the
speech.
4. What is the difference between an
informative speech and a persuasive speech?
a. The purpose of a person giving an
informative speech is to inform the audience. The informative speaker must be
cautious to not take any side, and to provide the information objectively.
Unlike the informative speaker, the persuader can be bias and present their
position to the audience.
5. What are three requirements of a conclusion?
a. The three requirement of a conclusion is
for the speaker to signal the end of the speech, reinforce the audience’s
understanding of commitment to the central idea, and call the audience to
action.
6. What percent of meaning is communicated
non-verbally?
a. 65% of more of meaning is communicated
non-verbally.
7. Know general characteristics of left and
right brain processes.
a. The general characteristics of left and
right brain processes are that the right side of the brain is more analytic, such as that it processes verbal communication as in language, and the left
side of the brain is gear more towards processing non-verbal communication.
8. List attention-getters for introductions
a. Relate the topic to the audience
b. State the importance of the topic
c. Startle the audience
d. Arouse the curiosity of the audience
e. Question the audience
f. Tell a story
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