SPEECH FINAL Flashcards
What unifies the audience?
Laughter
Who was the guest speaker we looked at when “Finding your humorous voice”?
Will Rogers
Finish the quote:
“There is nothing that unifies an audience more than…”
Laughter
What is the goal of audience analysis?
Use this understanding of your listeners to adjust to them
The art of using words, gestures, and presentation to convey an idea in an effective way is called…
Rhetoric
Why should one arrive early to an event they are speaking at?
- To get to know the space
- To visualize oneself in the space
- To become master of the situation
How might one show authenticity through public speaking?
Sharing personal experiences
Explain the following term:
THEMING
A particular setting or ambience.
Describe the Nature of Communication:
- Source encodes the meaning in a signal.
- Signal is transmitted to a receiver.
- Receiver decodes it and attributes meaning
Types of Non-Mediated Communication:
Dyadic
- involving only one other person.
Small Group
- between 3-20 people.
Public Address
- formal speech occasion
- logistical advantage; able to communicate to a large number of people
- communicate in a logical programmed sequence of ideas
What do Demosthenes and Abraham Lincoln have in common?
They’re both good speakers because they studied oratory.
Finish the quote;
“The audience is…”
On your side.
Finish the quote:
“He is a good speaker who…”
Can turn an ear into an eye.
What 3 obstacles did Demosthenes have to overcome?
- Speech impediment
- Vocalization
- Breathing
What is Non-Mediated Communication?
A Communication involving some sort of face-to-face Communication.
What are the Internal Variables of speech preparation?
- Gender
- Age
- Social
- Cultural; Ethnic Background
- Comprehension Level
The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences is called…
Anaphora
What is the single most important element of public speaking?
Action