Final exam Flashcards
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What are the five functions of presentation aids?
- To assist with thinking
- To encourage retention
- To excite multiple senses
- To engage the body and create interest
- To simplify complexity
What is a prop?
a physical object that helps you illustrate a point in your speech
what are the different types of presentation aids?
- Props
- Pictures
- Data and statistical information
- Multimedia
why is a prop used in a speech?
helps to illustrate the main point in your speech
why are pictures used in a speech?
to explain, depict or otherwise clarify whatever it is that you are trying to communicate
why are data and statistical information used in a speech?
an attempt to communicate the bigger picture and reduce complexity.
what are the tips for preparing your presentation aids?
- Clarity and simplicity
- bigger is better
- keep text easy to read
- tips for using color
how can you keep the text easy to read
(1) stick to a less playful, more straightforward font, which allows you to use your voice and gestures to communicate the tone and feeling that you want.
(2) select a font that is more consistent with the tone and mood of your message
(3) Use only one font, or a limited number of fonts, to tie your aid together.
Tips for presenting your aids
- watch your back
- watch your audience
- timing (not too fast, not too slow)
- beware of the handout (handouts should be handed out at the end, not to distract the audience)
what should a typical slide feature have?
- A title”, or short phrase of a bulleted list that describes the main idea or theme you are discussing
- An object (a photo, an illustration, a chart, or graph)
- text that elaborates your main points
how should you speak whilst using slides
- use visual cues in your speech notes (such as “” so that you know when to advance to the next slide”
- Time yourself while using your slides
- Use blank slides to help you pace yourself( to avoid having a slide up for too long)
- be ready for equipment failure
How can you be prepared for equipment failure?
- Handouts
- Create Alternative Versions
- Create a PDF version
- Describe your slides
What is form?
form is the activation and satisfaction of expectations in the audience
what is genre?
Genre is a label for a widely recognized form a given culture
what are the three most common speeches?
- Celebratory speech
- Informative Speaking
- Persuasive Speaking
what were the three basic genres of public speaking for Aristotle and his colleagues in ancient Greece
- Epideictic
- Forensic
- Deliberative
What is the epideictic genre?
- The purpose is speaking to celebrate community
- Time orientation: The present
- Example: A funeral oration
What is the Forensic genre?
- Speaking about guilt or innocence
- Time orientation: The past
- Example: Speech defending oneself in court
What is the deliberative genre?
- Speaking to induce change
- Time orientation: The future
- Example: Speech in favor of invading Sparta
What is the celebratory genre?
- Speaking to celebrate community
- Time orientation: The present
- Example: A eulogy to honor a deceased relative
What is the informative genre?
- Speaking to inform
- Time orientation: The past or something known
- Example: A speech that explains how to start an organic garden
What is the persuasive genre?
- Speaking to induce change
- Time orientation: The future
- Example: A speech that argues that people should adopt animals from rescue shelters rather than buy them from breeders
what is persuasion?
Persuasion is the process of influencing others to do, think, or believe something through speaking and writing.
what is coercion?
Influencing someone to do or think something by threats, unwarranted emotion, or force, which includes distorting, hiding or preventing conscious choices