Stage
Fright
Persuasive Speaking
Practice, Practice, Practice
Basics of informing/Structuring Argument
100

A type of anxiety that allows speakers to think more rapidly and express themselves more energetically.

What is Facilitative Speech Anxiety?

100

The act of motivating, convincing or emotionally moving someone into changing a belief they had about the world.

What is persuasion (or persuasive speaking)?

100

The factor in speech giving that has to do with how you look.

What is appearance?

100

Supporting material that the speaker uses to prove any type of claim

What is evidence?

200

An irrational fear about public speaking where, in the speaker’s mind, everything that can go wrong will go wrong.

What is Fallacy of Catastrophic Failure?

200

What is the persuasive sequence that involves drawing attention to a subject, establishing a problem, proposing a solution, visualizing the results of the solution, and directly appealing to the audience.

What is Monroe's Motivated Sequence?

200

_________ is a way to maintain contact with your audience members and express your confidence and enthusiasm by extending the action zone.

What is movement?

200

Words or phrases that emphasize the importance of what you are about to say

What is signposts?

300

This type of speech is planned in advance but presented in a direct, spontaneous manner.

What is an extemporaneous speech?

300

Making sure that the audience and the speaker have a common understanding and that the speaker has authority and knowledge over the subject.

What is establishing common ground and credibility?

300

Having this good habit in mind while giving a speech is important to control nervousness and thinking clearly by allowing you to breathe easier.

What is posture?

300

This fallacy unfairly attacks an argument by extending it to the extremes, making it sound ridiculous 

What is reductio ad absurdum? 

400

An irrational fear about public speaking that occurs when a person blows one poor experience out of proportion, or when a speaker treats occasional lapses as if they were the rule rather than the exception.

What is Fallacy of Overgeneralization?

400

What is the trinity of three persuasive speaking elements pioneered by an ancient Greek philosopher?

Aristotle's Triad (or Ethos, Logos, Pathos)

400

Goes along with another visual aspect of delivery in reflecting your genuine involvement with the message. It has something to do with a body part on the top half of the body.

What is facial expression?

400

The Toulmin model consists of these three concepts 

What is claim, evidence, and warrant?

500

One way to overcome debilitative speech anxiety.

Possible answers: use nervousness to your advantage, understand the difference between rational and irrational fears, maintain a receiver orientation, keep a positive attitude

500

What is the third step of Logic Ethics and the Art of persuasion?

Step 3: Describe the Solution

500

The most important aspect of nonverbal delivery that keeps your audience engaged.

What is eye contact?
500

This fallacy is based on the notion that if many people favor an idea, you should too

What is argumentum ad populum?

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