Attention Getters
Communication Process
Visual Aids
Definitions
Grab Bag
100
This attention getter uses someone else's words to get the attention of the audience.
What is a quote?
100
These are the three types of senders and /or receivers.
What are people, animals and machines?
100
This advantage of using a visual aid makes the information easier to understand.
What is clarity?
100
Your manner or style of speaking.
What is delivery?
100
These are the three parts of a well written speech.
What are introduction, body and conclusion?
200
This type of attention might be a model, an object or a picture.
What is a visual aid?
200
These are the three types of messages.
What are verbal, vocal and non-verbal?
200
This advantage of using a visual aid is the same as one of the categories in this Jeopardy game.
What is an attention getter?
200
Worthy of belief, esteem or praise.
What is credibility?
200
This type of message uses words to communicate.
What is a verbal message?
300
This attention getter is probably the most difficult to use effectively because there are so many rules about using it.
What is humor?
300
These are the four types of feedback.
What are positive, negative, neutral and mixed?
300
This advantage of using a visual aid involves memory.
What is retention?
300
The process of sending and receiving messages.
What is communication?
300
This type of message uses sounds and/or tone of voice to communicate.
What is a vocal message?
400
This attention getter uses descriptive words to get the audience to use their imagination.
What is a word picture?
400
This is a special message that the receiver sends to the sender.
What is feedback?
400
In the classroom, you should avoid using the chalkboard as a visual aid because of this.
What is turning your back to the audience?
400
Any disruption in the communication process is known as this.
What is noise?
400
This type of message uses no words and no sounds to communicate.
What is a non-verbal message?
500
This attention getter usually contains a surprising or interesting fact.
What is a startling statement?
500
This is an example of noise that doesn't make any sound.
Answers will vary.
500
You should avoid doing this with your visual aids during a speech because it can distract the audience.
What is pass things around the audience?
500
A speech that has had considerable preparation time, is not written word for word and in general is not memorized. It is a method of public speaking.
What is an extemporanous speech?
500
Give an example of the worst way to end your speech.
What is "Thank you for listening..." or "I hope you learned something..."
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