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What are the three benefits of public speaking?
What are the three benefits of public speaking?
Personal, Professional, Public
According to Dr. Wood, what are the three common patterns for organizing a speech?
According to Dr. Wood, what are the three common patterns for organizing a speech?
Chronological, Categorical, Spatial
What are the four methods of delivery according to Dr. Wood?
What are the four methods of delivery according to Dr. Wood?
Manuscript, Impromptu, Memorized, Extemporaneous
What is one professional reason for developing speaking skills?
What is one professional reason for developing speaking skills?
What is one public reason for developing speaking skills?
What is one public reason for developing speaking skills?
What is one personal reason for developing speaking skills?
What is one personal reason for developing speaking skills?
What is 'the fear of public speaking' referred to in the communication field?
What is 'the fear of public speaking' referred to in the communication field?
According to the author, ____________ is a type of anxiety that is derived from the external situation in which individuals find themselves.
According to the author, ____________ is a type of anxiety that is derived from the external situation in which individuals find themselves.
According to the author, _______ is the context, viewpoint, or set of presuppositions within which a person's perception and thinking occur.
According to the author, _______ is the context, viewpoint, or set of presuppositions within which a person's perception and thinking occur.
Name two techniques for building confidence.
Name two techniques for building confidence.
What is the first step of ethical speech preparation?
What is the first step of ethical speech preparation?
According to the author, _______ is an internal process through which individuals can deliberately adjust how they perceive an action or experience.
According to the author, _______ is an internal process through which individuals can deliberately adjust how they perceive an action or experience.
According to the author, _______ is plagiarism that occurs when a speaker uses an entire work that is not their own.
According to the author, _______ is plagiarism that occurs when a speaker uses an entire work that is not their own.
According to the author, _______ is plagiarism that occurs when most of the speech is the speaker’s original work, but quotes or other information have been used without citation.
According to the author, _______ is plagiarism that occurs when most of the speech is the speaker’s original work, but quotes or other information have been used without citation.
According to the author, an ______ is one who actively interprets shared material and analyzes the content and speaker's effectiveness.
According to the author, an ______ is one who actively interprets shared material and analyzes the content and speaker's effectiveness.
According to the author, _____ isolates a particular person or group in a derogatory manner.
According to the author, _____ isolates a particular person or group in a derogatory manner.
According to the author, fostering an appreciation for differences among individuals and groups is known as fostering ______.
According to the author, fostering an appreciation for differences among individuals and groups is known as fostering ______.
What are the three T's in speech delivery?
What are the three T's in speech delivery?
What is the range of main points of a speech?
What is the range of main points of a speech?
What is the ideal number of main points?
What is the ideal number of main points?
What does AMC stand for?
What does AMC stand for?
What are the two models of communication?
What are the two models of communication?
According to the author, message can be intentional or ______.
According to the author, message can be intentional or ______.
What are the four types of noise discussed in Chapter 1?
What are the four types of noise discussed in Chapter 1?
What is encoding?
What is encoding?
What is decoding?
What is decoding?
What are the 7 elements of the communication process?
What are the 7 elements of the communication process?
What are the 5 components to our worldview?
What are the 5 components to our worldview?
What is epistemology?
What is epistemology?
What is ontology?
What is ontology?
What is axiology?
What is axiology?
What is cosmology?
What is cosmology?
What is praxeology?
What is praxeology?
What are the three general purposes for a speech?
What are the three general purposes for a speech?
Name three speaking competencies.
Name three speaking competencies.
What is parallelism?
What is parallelism?
What are the three types of communication apprehension?
What are the three types of communication apprehension?
Define trait-anxiety.
Define trait-anxiety.
Define scrutiny fear.
Define scrutiny fear.
What are the two frames of reference?
What are the two frames of reference?
Define the habitual frame of reference.
Define the habitual frame of reference.
Define the personal frame of reference.
Define the personal frame of reference.
Define process anxiety.
Define process anxiety.
Define performance anxiety.
Define performance anxiety.
What does SEMDR stand for?
What does SEMDR stand for?
What is morality?
What is morality?
Define ethics.
Define ethics.
Define an ethical dilemma.
Define an ethical dilemma.
According to the author, _______ is plagiarism that occurs when one 'patches' together bits and pieces from one or more sources.
According to the author, _______ is plagiarism that occurs when one 'patches' together bits and pieces from one or more sources.
What are the five speech goals?
What are the five speech goals?
What is an ethical listener?
What is an ethical listener?
What is oral-based listening?
What is oral-based listening?
What is literate-based listening?
What is literate-based listening?
What is stock piling?
What is stock piling?
Define hearing.
Define hearing.
Define listening.
Define listening.
What is auditory association?
What is auditory association?
_________ is turning our attention to a song we like or a poetry reading.
_________ is turning our attention to a song we like or a poetry reading.
________ is listening to a friend or family member to provide support.
________ is listening to a friend or family member to provide support.
_________ is how therapists and conflict mediators are trained.
_________ is how therapists and conflict mediators are trained.
________ is done at political events, enduring a salesperson's pitch.
________ is done at political events, enduring a salesperson's pitch.
_________ is focused on gaining information from a teacher or speaker.
_________ is focused on gaining information from a teacher or speaker.
Name some academic benefits of listening.
Name some academic benefits of listening.
Name some professional benefits of listening.
Name some professional benefits of listening.
Name some personal benefits of listening.
Name some personal benefits of listening.
What are the three A's of active listening?
What are the three A's of active listening?
What are the three barriers to effective listening?
What are the three barriers to effective listening?
Name the four strategies to enhance listening.
Name the four strategies to enhance listening.
What are some examples of nonverbal feedback?
What are some examples of nonverbal feedback?
What is an example of verbal feedback?
What is an example of verbal feedback?
What are some ways to encourage effective listening?
What are some ways to encourage effective listening?
What are signposts?
What are signposts?
What are the two main areas of communication?
What are the two main areas of communication?
Describe speech in terms of an area of communication.
Describe speech in terms of an area of communication.
Describe mass in terms of an area of communication.
Describe mass in terms of an area of communication.
Public speaking requires an audience.
Public speaking requires an audience.
What are the four myths about listening?
What are the four myths about listening?
_____________ reflects the speaker's character and her ability to speak to the values of the listener.
_____________ reflects the speaker's character and her ability to speak to the values of the listener.
_______ is an appeal to the audience's emotions.
_______ is an appeal to the audience's emotions.
What three things make up the rhetorical triangle of appeals?
What three things make up the rhetorical triangle of appeals?
What is wide band listening?
What is wide band listening?
What is narrow band listening?
What is narrow band listening?
Study Notes
Benefits of Public Speaking
- Personal, professional, and public advantages are key benefits of public speaking.
Speech Organization
- Three common patterns for organizing a speech: chronological, categorical, and spatial.
Delivery Methods
- Four methods of speech delivery: manuscript, impromptu, memorized, and extemporaneous.
Professional Speaking Skills
- Essential for job performance, as many careers require effective public speaking.
Public Speaking Importance
- Critical for understanding speeches related to government and democracy.
Personal Speaking Situations
- Includes personal events like weddings and funerals requiring speeches.
Fear of Public Speaking
- Known as communication apprehension (CA).
Types of Anxiety
- State-anxiety arises from specific situations, while trait-anxiety relates to personality.
Frame of Reference
- The context or viewpoint influencing an individual's perception and thinking.
Building Confidence
- Key techniques: thorough preparation, visualization of success, avoiding gimmicks, mindful breathing, minimizing memorization, practicing aloud, and customizing practice sessions.
Ethical Speech Preparation
- First step involves taking notes.
Cognitive Restructuring
- An internal process to adjust perceptions or interpretations of experiences.
Plagiarism Types
- Global plagiarism uses complete works from others. Incremental plagiarism involves uncredited quotes within original content. Patchwork plagiarism combines bits from multiple sources misrepresenting them as original.
Ethical Listener
- An ethical listener analyzes content and assesses speaker effectiveness.
Hate Language
- Language isolating individuals or groups negatively.
Fostering Diversity
- Encouraging appreciation for individual and group differences.
The Three T's
- A speech structure guideline: Tell them what you're gonna tell them, tell them, and then tell them what you told them.
Main Points in a Speech
- Optimal range of main points: three to five, with three being ideal.
Message Preparation
- Follow the POD approach: Prepare, choose an Organizational pattern, and Delivery.
Communication Models
- Two primary models: linear and transactional.
Communication Noise Types
- Four types: physiological, psychological, physical, and cultural.
Encoding vs. Decoding
- Encoding transforms ideas into verbal messages, while decoding interprets those messages into mental images.
Communication Process Elements
- Seven elements: encoding, decoding, communicator, message, channel, noise, and context.
Worldview Components
- Five components: epistemology, ontology, axiology, cosmology, and praxeology.
General Speech Purposes
- Aim to persuade, inform, or entertain (PIE).
Speaking Competencies
- Key competencies include selecting a useful topic, engaging introduction, clear organization, well-supported ideas, and effective language use.
Importance of Parallelism
- Utilizes similar sentence structures for coherence and audience engagement.
Communication Apprehension Types
- Three forms: trait anxiety, state anxiety, and scrutiny fear.
Ethical Dilemmas
- Situations involving contrasting "right" choices.
Listening Types
- Various forms include appreciative, relative, empathetic, critical, and informational listening.
Barriers to Effective Listening
- Common obstacles: anticipating responses, judging the speaker, and emotional reactions.
Active Listening Components
- Three A's: Attention, Attitude, and Adjustment.
Enhancing Listening Strategies
- Maintain open-mindedness, minimize distractions, come prepared, and take notes.
Feedback Types
- Nonverbal feedback: body language indicating engagement. Verbal feedback: questions demonstrating understanding.
Communication Areas
- Two main areas: speech (personal communication) and mass communication (media-based).
Listening Myths
- Misconceptions include the beliefs that reading equals listening and that preparation is unnecessary.
Rhetorical Appeals
- Ethos (character), Pathos (emotion), and Logos (logic) constitute the rhetorical triangle of appeals.
Listening Focus
- Wideband listening identifies patterns while narrowband listening focuses on details.
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Test your knowledge on the fundamentals of public speaking with these flashcards covering key concepts from Chapters 1, 3, 4, and 11. Topics include the benefits of public speaking, organizational patterns for speeches, and methods of delivery as outlined by Dr. Wood.
