Chapter 1
To help with stage fright, one might help themselves by trying to change their fright into what?
What is Excitement or Enthusiasm
The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs is called what?
What is Ethics
As a member of the audience, your most important role is what?
What is listening?
The first speech used to get students up and speaking in front of the class is known as what?
What is the Ice Breaker Speech
Using things from your personal inventory of experience, clustering ideas and topics, and using the internet are ways to help someone do what?
What is Brainstorming of Thinking of Speech Topics
A standard rule of thumb, each minute of your speech should be prepared and practiced for how long?
What is 1-2 hours
As a speaker, your first responsibility is to ask yourself whether the goals of your speech are what?
What is Ethically Sound
Trying to remember every word and detail said by the speaker may result in losing the main point of the speech, this is called what?
What is Listening Too Hard
Posing a question, telling a story, making a startling statement, or opening with a quotation is know as what?
What is the Attention Getter or Hook
When choosing a topic, you need to determine the _______ _______ of your speech. Usually it will fall into one of two categories-to inform or to persuade.
What is General Purpose
For every one negative thought about giving a speech, someone should counter with at least how many positive thoughts?
What is Five
Presenting another person's language or ideas as your own is called what?
What is Plagiarism
Listening to a speech for pleasure or enjoyment, as one would do while listening to music or a comedy routine is know as what?
What is Appreciative listening?
Combining the careful preparation and structure of a manuscript presentation with the enthusiasm of an unrehearsed talk is called what?
What is Extemporaneous Speech
Using the topic and general purpose of your speech, you must narrow your choices to determine the ________ _______.
What is Specific Purpose
Distinguishing fact from opinion, judging the credibility of statements, and assessing the soundness of evidence is called what?
What is Critical Thinking
Failing to give credit for particular parts or increments of a speech borrowed from someone else is called what?
What is Incremental Plagiarism
Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it, as when we listen to the sales pitch of a car salesperson is called what?
What is Critical Thinking
Gestures, eye contact, and your voice are all key parts of what?
What is Giving or Presenting a Speech
The concise statement of what you expect to say, otherwise known as the thesis statement or subject sentence of the speech is known as what?
What is the Central Idea
While giving a speech, an ambulance passes by with its sirens on, this is called what kind of interference?
What is External Interference
The use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups of people is called what?
What is Name Calling
Listening to understand the message of a speaker, as when we attend a classroom lecture or listen to directions for finding a friends house is called what?
What is Comprehensive Listening
A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics is called what?
What is Topical Order
What the speaker wants the audience to remember after they have forgotten everything else in a speech.
What is Residual Message