Monday, April 15, 2013

Knowledge Bowl Questions



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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