Column One
She said, “People may not remember what you said, but they will remember how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
Best way to help you to remember presentation key takeaways is to have what?
vocal variety
These are numerical ways of conveying information
statistics
To increase your credibility as a speaker, what must you do with your sources?
cite them/citations
The purpose of including, asking a question, sharing a startling statistic or statement, and displaying a visual aid is to?
to grab audience attention
It is a specific bodily movement that sends or emphasizes a message.
a gesture
It is what a speaker should say after he has given his audience the gift of a speech.
"thank you for listening/attention"
It is also known as rate of speech, and it refers to how fast or how slow you talk.
pace
It is defined by the relative high or low sound of your voice.
pitch
It is the way in which a speaker is using his voice, and it expresses his sentiment or feeling.
tone
It is a device that evokes emotion in your audience and adds persuasive power to your speech. sometime asking a question for which you already have the answer
rhetorical device
This rhetorical device is a collection of three related elements (ex. "blood, sweat, and tears," or "I came, I saw, I conquered") How de we call it?
a triad
It is a pairing of opposites, for example, "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight." the opposite of a thesis
antithesis
Mark Twain said that this action was more effective than a well-chosen word.
a pause
A word that is used to take the place of silence in a speech, e.g. "um," "so," "like," and "well." is called what?
a filler word
If your speech is rambling, disconnected, or disorganized, it may be because it doesn't have a p------
a purpose/point
What are the three general purposes of a speech?
To inform, to persuade, to entertain.
When listeners are convinced that the speaker’s point of view is valid is a what kind of speech?
is a persuasive speech
Besides a general purpose, an effective speech needs this kind of purpose.
a specific purpose
A speech that provides information, does not express an opinion, and leaves listeners more knowledgeable about a particular topic, is what kind of speech?
an informative speech
This pre-speech introduces a new speaker to his audience, sometimes in a casual or humouristic manner, how is it called?
an icebreaker speech
What is the basic three-step speech structure?
Tell your audience what you are going to say Say what you want to say Tell your audience what you said
A speaker must do this repeatedly when preparing to give a speech.
practice
You may use them when giving a speech, but be sure to look up at your audience from time to time.
notes
It should always be included in a speech, even if the speech topic is serious.
humor/humour