One of the first teachers of public speaking who was an ancient Greek orator.
Who is Gorgias?
A Freudian technique to get "unstuck".
What is Free association?
A statement that summarizes the purpose of a speech, and is typically what a speaker would say word for word.
What is a Thesis Statement?
If you have too many of these in your speech, it can be distracting to the audience.
What is Verbal fillers?
A visual technique for brainstorming that forces you to think about the relationships between different ideas.
What is a Concept map?
Public speaking is almost always taught along with this other subject.
What is the study of Ethics?
The most important factor to consider when choosing a topic and crafting the mood of your speech.
What is the Speech situation?
What is 3?
What is Tone?
The study of the way people use their voices, including volume, pitch, articulation, pronunciation, rate, and modulation.
What is Vocalics?
The type of society that public speaking blossoms and thrives in.
What is a Democracy?
Libraries, museums, and government archives are all great places to complete this step of speech preparation.
What is Research?
To establish goodwill, to establish credibility, and to explain your purpose.
What are the 3 basic purposes of an introduction?
Gestures, facial expressions, and vocalics are all examples of this.
What is Body language?
The word ancient Greeks used to describe public speaking or oratory, which they also called “rhetoric”.
What is techne?
Research has shown that this stress reducing strategy can improve performance in sports and speaking alike.
What is Mental reframing?
At a 50th birthday party, Ted gave a speech to his partner Brian. The primary purpose of this speech is to: __________.
What is Celebrate?
The organizational pattern I would use to explain the health risks associated with processed foods.
While largely accepted as a way to connect with others in Western culture, this can be seen as inappropriate or offensive in some cultures.
What is Eye contact?
The study of touch.
What is Haptics?
An important factor when developing confidence is oneself.
What is Visualization?
Answers the question 'why' with regard to the topic, audience, and occasion, and is framed around informing, persuading, or honoring a specific occasion.
What is a General speech purpose?
Two types of outlines a speaker would need to create for extemporaneous delivery.
Sang by the famous '80s rock band group, The Police, "Don't Stand So Close To Me" discusses this type of nonverbal communication.
What is Proxemics?
Ancient Greeks and Romans coined this termed for process of coming up with ideas.