Chapter 13 - Presenting a Speech Confidently & Competently
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Barbara is having trouble paying attention to a conversation with her sister because she feels tired and sick. What is the name of the phenomenon that interferes with their conversation?
What is noise
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This pattern of organization allows speakers to organize their points so they describe a problem and then offer one or more solutions for it.
What is problem-solution pattern?
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The literal meaning of a word, the way a dictionary defines it is it's ____________ meaning, while the ideas or concepts a word suggests is it's __________ meaning.
What is denotative and connotative.
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The __________ is a time when you make clear how the topic is relevant to your audience.
What is the reason to listen
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This delivery style is designed around quickly organizing a theme with little or no preparation, but can lead to problems if the speaker does not gauge time correctly.
What is an impromptu speech?
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What model of communication describes communication as a process in which everyone is simultaneously a sender and receiver?
What is the transaction model?
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In a speech, a speaker uses ________ to distinguish one point in your presentation from another.
What are transition statements
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A theory that language shapes a person's views of reality.
What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
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In an informative speech, you can remain _______ to avoid crossing the line from informative to persuasive by basing your speech on facts rather than opinion.
What is objective?
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Better known as stage fright, this stress can be caused by psychological or physiological experiences when public speaking.
What is public speaking anxiety?
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John has the thought "Don't forget to e-mail mom about my holiday travel plans." This type of communication with oneself is ________ _________.
What is intrapersonal communication?
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This rule suggests that you must have at least two sub points to have an effective outline.
What is The Rule of Division?
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An informal, and frequently judgmental, talk about people who are not present that allows us to connect to others through the share of social information.
What is gossip?
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In his informative speech, Jake defines the word romance by detailing the word's origin and history. Jake is choosing to ____________ as his method of defining terms in his speech.
What is provide etymology
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Humans are born with the natural ______________ response when faced with threats or stress.
What is fight or flight
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Many graduate students suffer from health problems due to their isolation in studying and doing extensive research. This lifestyle affects which one of their communication needs?
What are physical needs?
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These are specific items, persons, or events that help explain or illustrate an idea, clarify a difficult concept, or make anything you say more interesting or real to your audience.
What are examples?
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DAILY DOUBLE
A persuasive speaking tactic where the speaker suggests a large claim to their audience so by contrast their own claim seems reasonable.
What is anchor and contrast
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Describing a series of events in sequence.
What is narration.
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An element of effective delivery that helps include the audience through personalization while boosting the speaker's ethos.
What is eye contact?
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Communicators that are able to assess what is going to be appropriate and effective in a given context then modify their behaviors accordingly are _______?
What is adaptable?
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In an attempt to draw his audience's attention, Billy recounts the tale of his battle with a millipede before starting a speech about Instagram. What method of speech organization is Billy not performing correctly?
What is attention getter?
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The word 'seven' is a(n) ______ because it represents the idea of a quantity but does not constitute the quantity itself.
What is a symbol
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Creating this through informative speeches shows listeners "what's in it for them" and sparks listener's desire to learn.
What is information hunger.
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These should enhance your speech without distracting from your speech.