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What are the similarities of public speaking and conversation?

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Organize your thoughts; tailor message to audience; tell your story for maximum impact; and adapt to listener feedback

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What are the differences between public speaking and conversation?

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Public speaking is highly structured; requires more formal language, requires a different method of delivery

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What is stage fright?

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Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience

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What is adrenaline?

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A hormone released into the bloodstream in responds to physical or mental stress

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What is positive nervousness?

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Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation

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What are some ways to deal with nervousness?

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Acquire speaking experience; prepare; think positively; use visualization; know nervousness is not visible; don’t expect perfection

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What is mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation?

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Visualization

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What is the belief that one’s own group or culture is superior to all the groups or cultures?

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Ethocentrism

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How can you avoid ethnocentrism?

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Show respect for the cultures of the people they address

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Avoiding ethnocentrism is important as well as for speakers? True or False

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True

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What are the guidelines for ethical speaking?

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Make Sure Goals are ethically sound
Be fully prepared
Be honest in what you say
Avoid name-calling and abusive language
Put ethical principles into practice
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Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one’s own is?

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Global Plagiarism

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Stealing ideas or language from tow or three sources and passing them off as one’s own is?

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Patchwork Plagiarism

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Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people is?

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Incremental Plagiarism

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What are ways to brainstorm for a speech topic?

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Take personal inventory
Clustering
Internet Search

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What is the broad goal of a speech?

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General Purpose

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Write the purpose statement in a fragment is a good tip for writing a specific purpose statement? True or False

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False

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Express your purpose as a statement, not as a question is a good tip for writing a specific purpose statement? True or False

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True

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Use figurative language is a good tip for writing a specific purpose statement? True or False

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False

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Limit your purpose statement to one distinct idea is a good tip for writing a specific purpose statement? True or False

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True

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Be vague and general is a good tip for writing a specific purpose statement? True or False

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False

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What are some questions to ask about your specific purpose?

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Does my purpose meet the assignment?
Can I accomplish my purpose in the time allotted?
Is the purpose relevant to my audience?
Is the purpose too trivial for my audience?
Is the purpose too technical for my audience?

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What are some tips for writing a central idea (thesis statement)

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Should be expressed in a full sentence
Should not be in the form of a question
Should not be vague or overly general

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What is a method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas?

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Brainstorming

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What is a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in her or his speech?
Specific Purpose
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What is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the main points of a speech?
Central Idea
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What are examples of audience demographics?
``` Age Gender Religion Sexual Orientation Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Group Membership ```
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What are some factors of situational analysis?
``` Size Physical Setting Disposition toward topic Disposition toward speaker Disposition toward occasion ```
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The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
Denotative meaning
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The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
Connotative meaning
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An implicit comparison, not introduced with the word "like" or "as" between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Metaphor
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A explicit comparison, introduced with the word "like" or "as", between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Simile
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The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words, phrases, or sentences
Parallelism
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Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
Alliteration
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The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structure
Antithesis
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What are the six c's of language?
clarity, color, concreteness, correctness, conciseness, and cultural sensitivity
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What is onomatoepia?
the formation of a word, as cuckoo
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What are methods of speech delivery?
Reading from manuscript Reciting from memory Speaking impromptu Speaking extermoraneosly
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The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice
Pitch
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Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice
Inflections
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A constant pitch or tone of voice
Monotone
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The speed at which a person speaks
Rate
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A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
Pause
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A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as "uh," "er," and "um"
Vocalized pauses
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When you give a speech you should focus on vocal variety? True or False
True
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The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language
Pronunciation
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The physical production of particular speech sounds
Articulation
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A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar or vocabulary
Dialect
49
The study of body motions as a systemic mode of communication
Kinesics
50
What are the types of visual aids?
``` Objects and models Photographs and Drawings Graphs Charts Video The Speaker Powerpoint ```
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Visual Aids should be small. True or False
False
52
You should display visual aids where listeners can see. True or False
True
53
When should you pass out handouts?
At the end of the speech
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What is a method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas?
Brainstorming
55
What is a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in her or his speech?
Specific Purpose
56
What is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the main points of a speech?
Central Idea
57
What are examples of audience demographics?
``` Age Gender Religion Sexual Orientation Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Group Membership ```
58
What are some factors of situational analysis?
``` Size Physical Setting Disposition toward topic Disposition toward speaker Disposition toward occasion ```
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The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
Denotative meaning
60
The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
Connotative meaning
61
An implicit comparison, not introduced with the word "like" or "as" between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Metaphor
62
A explicit comparison, introduced with the word "like" or "as", between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Simile
63
The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words, phrases, or sentences
Parallelism
64
Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
Alliteration
65
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structure
Antithesis
66
What are the six c's of language?
clarity, color, concreteness, correctness, conciseness, and cultural sensitivity
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What is onomatoepia?
the formation of a word, as cuckoo
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What are methods of speech delivery?
Reading from manuscript Reciting from memory Speaking impromptu Speaking extermoraneosly
69
The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice
Pitch
70
Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice
Inflections
71
A constant pitch or tone of voice
Monotone
72
The speed at which a person speaks
Rate
73
A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
Pause
74
A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as "uh," "er," and "um"
Vocalized pauses
75
When you give a speech you should focus on vocal variety? True or False
True
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The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language
Pronunciation
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The physical production of particular speech sounds
Articulation
78
A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar or vocabulary
Dialect
79
The study of body motions as a systemic mode of communication
Kinesics
80
What are the types of visual aids?
``` Objects and models Photographs and Drawings Graphs Charts Video The Speaker Powerpoint ```
81
Visual Aids should be small. True or False
False
82
You should display visual aids where listeners can see. True or False
True
83
When should you pass out handouts?
At the end of the speech

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