Chapter 4

Question 1

6 dimensions of the speaking situation

Answer 1

-speaker
-audience
-occasion
-time
-environment
-immediacy

Question 2

speaker

Answer 2

Without a speaker, there can be no public speech, For instance, much of what can or will be said in a speech is determined by who the speaker is

Question 3

audience

Answer 3

a gathering of individuals addressed by a speaker whom are asked to change their opinions or actions based on the speaker’s address

Question 4

occasion

Answer 4

the event or moment that a speech is meant to mark (decorum)

Question 5

time

Answer 5

time of day, time of year, time during the program, the time allotted

Question 6

environment

Answer 6

Environment clearly can have an impact on a speaker’s speech plan

Question 7

immediacy

Answer 7

In the public speaking situation, we should be concerned with exactly this: how close or proximate are we the speaker to our audience?

Question 8

when speaking, you should match

Answer 8

the occasion and the energy of the environment