Public Speaking Basics
What is an organized, face-to-face, prepared, intentional (purposeful) attempt to inform, entertain, or persuade a group of people (usually five or more) through words, physical delivery, and (at times) visual or audio aids.
A. Public Speaking
B. Private conversation
Public Speaking
The outward characteristics of the audience.
A. Audience analysis
B. Demographic characteristics
Demographic characteristics
The branch of philosophy that involves determinations of what is right and moral.
A. Ethics
B. Logic
Ethics
The broad, overall goal of a speech; to inform, to persuade, to entertain, etc.
A. Entertainment purposes
B. General purpose
General purpose
An organizational pattern for speeches in which the main points are arranged in time order.
A. Chronological order
B. Spatial order
Chronological order
_______ is a severe fear of public speaking.
A. Globophobia
B. Glossophobia
Glossophobia
_____ is generalizing about a group of people and assuming that because a few persons in that group have a characteristic, all of them do.
A. Stereotyping
B. Totalizing
Stereotyping
A false statement of fact that damages a person’s character, fame, or reputation.
A. Plagiarism
B. Defamatory speech
Defamatory speech
An infinitive phrase that builds upon the speaker’s general purpose to clearly indicate precisely what the goal of a given speech is.
A. Central idea statement
B. Specific purpose statement
Specific purpose statement
The repetition of grammatical structures that correspond in sound, meter, and meaning.
A. Connectives
B. Parallelism
Parallelism
Sharing meaning between two or more people.
A. Communication
B. Suppression
Communication
A mixture of different types of people and demographic characteristics within a group of people.
A. Heterogeneous
B. Homogeneous
Heterogeneous
A speaker’s credibility and trustworthiness (as judged by the audience members) throughout the process of the speech, which also can range from point to point in the speech.
A. Derived Credibility
B. Initial Credibility
Derived Credibility
In infinitive phrase; to inform, to explain, to demonstrate, to describe, to define, to persuade, to convince, to prove, to argue
A. Specific communication word
B. The content
Specific communication word
A type of connective that emphasizes what is coming up next in the speech and what to expect with regard to the content.
A. Internal previews
B. Internal summaries
Internal previews
______ is the system of learned and shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish one group of people from another.
A. Context
B. Culture
Culture
The inner characteristics of the audience; beliefs, attitudes, needs, and values.
A. Demographic characteristics
B. Psychological characteristics
Psychological characteristics
The act of using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person.
A. Plagiarism
B. Terminal Credibility
Plagiarism
A statement that contains or summarizes a speech’s main points.
A. Main focus
B. Central idea statement
Central idea statement
A type of connective that emphasizes physical movement through the speech content and lets the audience know exactly where they are; commonly uses terms such as First, Second, Finally.
A. Transitions
B. Signposts
Signposts
Direct or indirect messages sent from an audience (receivers) back to the original sender of the message.
A. Feedback
B. Channel
Feedback
Listening for understanding the feelings and motivations of another person, usually with the goal of helping the person deal with a personal problem.
A. Comprehensive listening
B. Empathetic listening
Empathetic listening
What was public speaking originally called?
A. Rhetoric
B. Talking
Rhetoric
Is this statement broad or specific?
"To explain to my classmates the history of ballet."
A. Broad
B. Specific
Broad
A type of connective that emphasizes moving the audience psychologically to the next part of a speech.
A. Bridging statements
B. Connective statements
Bridging statements