COMM101 CH 15 Flashcards
(27 cards)
focus on the person’s qualities as well as achievements, show actions as well as why or how, give audience a sense of who they are, include anecdotes, quotes, and stories
PEOPLE
find new aspects of known places or describe the unfamiliar
PLACES
focus on any nonhuman topic
OBJECTS AND PHENOMENA
describe noteworthy events in history or relate a personal experience
EVENTS
show how something works or teach how to do something
PROCESSES
explain an abstract idea
CONCEPTS
remain objective to report on a social or personal problem
ISSUES
describe the important dimensions of potential courses of action
PLANS AND POLICIES
people, places, objects and phenomena, events, processes, concepts, issues, plans and policies
CATEGORIES OF INFORMATIVE SPEECHES
An approach to conveying information that involves painting a mental picture for the audience.
DESCRIPTIVE PRESENTATION
A speech that answers “how” questions by showing an audience the way something works.
DEMONSTRATION SPEECH
A presentation whose main goal is to provide answers to “what” questions by explaining to an audience what something is.
DEFINITIONAL SPEECH
Defining something by explaining what it is or what it does.
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
Defining something by telling what it is not.
DEFINITION BY NEGOTIATION
Defining something by offering concrete examples of what it is.
DEFINITION BY EXAMPLE
Defining something by using words that mean almost the same thing.
DEFINITION BY SYNONYM
Defining something by using the origin of a word or phrase.
DEFINITION BY ETYMOLOGY
A speech that answers the question “Why” or “What does that mean?” by offering thorough explanations of meaning.
EXPLANATORY SPEECH
An explanation that illuminates a concept’s meaning and use.
ELUCIDATING EXPLANATION
An explanation that models or pictures the key dimensions of some phenomenon for a typical audience.
QUASI-SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION
An explanation that helps people understand ideas that are counterintuitive and is designed to help speakers transform “theories” about phenomena into more accepted notions.
TRANSFORMATIVE EXPLANATION
finding the relevance of the subject and establish it for the audience quickly and assertively, creates information hunger
WORKING YOUR TOPIC
comparisons and personalization of the subject can help keep the audience interested, creates information hunger
AROUSING CURIOUSITY
excitement about, or at least interest in, your topic
INOFORMATION HUNGER
