A public speaker must know the “rules” about speaking to specific groups of people
What is a culturally governed act?
100
To persuade, to entertain and to inform are all examples of this
What are general purposes?
100
The thinking process in which people generate meaning from the sounds they hear
What is listening?
100
The tendency to respond either positively or negatively to people or ideas
What are attitudes?
100
Connection between two things
What is association?
200
To develop new skills, a place for practice, to work on your listening skills
Why do people take public speaking courses?
200
The controlling thought in your speech is also called this
What is the central idea?
200
Requires interpreting AND evaluating the message
What is critical listening
200
Age, gender, education
What are observable traits?
200
Easier for the speaker, appear more credible, more persuasive
How does organization help?
300
Facial movement, body tension, voice
How is speaking with someone is different than texting, emailing etc. because of these ideas?
300
This helps a speech writer take the first steps to write their speech, discover the main points of the speech and organize theirthoughts
What is an outline?
300
Listening for entertainment
What is appreciative listening
300
The recognition that many cultures exist and respond to one another, while having the ability to live on their own terms
What is multiculturalism?
300
Patterns based on the way people think
What are audience centered patterns?
400
The speaker, the message, the listener and the context are these.
What are the four major elements of public speaking?
400
What interests you? What do you feel confident with? What does your listener want to hear?
What are the first steps a speech writer takes when choosing a topic?
400
The questions, how is the situation effecting my understanding? how is the physical environment effecting my understanding, how believable is the speaker fall under what kind of listening?
What is critical listening
400
Can trigger emotional responses from a group
What are stories?
400
Cause and effect organization
What is a causal pattern?
500
Good sense, good will and good morals.
What are the components of ethics?
500
A subtopic
What is a way to break down a "big idea?"
500
Giving advice, asking questions and not tuning main points out.
What is helping critical thinking
500
The study of observable characteristics in groups of people