Public Speaking Overview and Techniques

When an individual speaks to a group of people, assuming responsibility for speaking for a period of time.

The audience.

When the speaker bases their speech off of the audience's expectations and situation before, during, and after the speech.

<p>The gap between countries with high levels of technology and countries with low levels of technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aristotle's term for public speaking, what we call audience centered communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The importance of adapting to different situations and audiences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Logos = Appeal based on logic, facts and numbers Pathos = Appeal to the emotions Ethos = Appeal based on the speaker's credibility and character Mythos = Appeal based on cultural values and beliefs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, Delivery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What the speaker wants to say.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organization of ideas; intro, body, conclusion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Imagery used by the speaker.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Speaker's ability to give an effective speech.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The actual presentation, how the speaker uses their voice and body gestures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A story used in a speech, one of the most powerful tools to connect to an audience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skills that can be transferred from one context to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Build confidence and manage speech anxiety 2. Become better listeners 3. Adapt to diverse audiences 4. Learn how to be credible 5. Learn how to find and use reliable information 6. Learn how to organize information to ease understanding.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Interpersonal 2. Small-group 3. Organizational 4. Mass communication 5. Public communication.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When 2+ people act individually, your friends.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>3+ people interact to reach a shared goal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flow of information within and among organizations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Information transmitted to large audiences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Presenting for a limited amount of time, speaker sends message to community outside of their reach.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Mass media 2. Mediated personal communications 3. Expressive technology 4. Face-to-face.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Visualization of the communication process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Transmission model 2. Interactional model 3. Transactional model.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Communication as information flowing from sender to receiver, one way.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adds channel and feedback.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adds noise, context, and environment to the interaction model; becomes audience centered communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Audience = People that receive the message, focus of speech Speaker = Person giving the speech Message = Words and nonverbal actions used to convey an idea or feelings Channel = Mode of communication Noise = Anything that interferes with the understanding of the message Feedback = Audience members' response to the speech Context = The situation where speech is given Environment = External events that influence speech</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Provides speaker information about how an audience understands the message based on their response to the speech.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The situation where the speech is given, the occasion, and the physical location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>External events that influence speech.</p> Signup and view all the answers