Exam 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
An audience that listens to your presentation because its members have personally chose to be there
voluntary audience
testimony that comes from one’s self and is enhanced by one’s connection to the audience
personal testimony
the unintentional betrayal of internal feelings through nonverbal communication
leakage
the study of space and distance in communication
proxemics
the study of proxemics in non verbal communication would include…
how people claim space and territory.
t/f
the conclusion is more important than the introduction and body of a presentation
t/f
pathos involves the use of speaker credibility t/f
f
god terms
powerfully evocative terms that are viewed positively in a society
devil terms
powerfully evocative terms that are view positively in a society
encoding
the act of using non verbal symbols to convey meaning
decoding
the act of assigning meaning to nonverbal symbols you receive
the study of movements of the face and body that take place during an interaction
Kinesics
vocal characteristics that provide information about how verbal communication should be interpreted and how the speaker is feeling
vocalics
the study of specific non verbal behaviors involving touch
haptics
balance principle
the principle of organization that maintains that the points of the body of a presentation must be relatively equal in scope and importance
guidance principle
a speaker must guide and direct the audience throughout the entire presentation
unity principle
a speaker should stay focused and provide only information that supports the thesis and main points of a presentation
expository presentation
provides the audience with a detailed review of an object, a creation, a place, a person, a concept, or an event
process demonstration
describes the procedure or method through which something is accomplished without the expectation that the audience will actually perform the process
extemporaneous delivery
a style of speech delivery that involves the use of few notes
