Public Speaking
What are 3 characteristics to effective speeches?
Either good eye contact, effective hands, body movement, posture, facial expressions, or vocal delivery.
What are the 5 canons?
Inventio, disposito, elocutio, memoria, and pronuntiatio/actio
What is ethical philosophy?
The idea of finding happiness while living the "good life".
What is an Anaphora?
Repetition at the beginning of consecutive clauses in a writing.
Who found the 5 canons? when?
Cicero and Quintilian in 50 BC
Who was the first Greek philosopher, where was he from, and what type of argument did he lean more on?
Thales was the first in Ionia, and he leaned more towards Logos when the greeks relied on mythology.
What are rhetorical devices and why to we use them?
Techniques used in speaking and writing to convey meaning, offer perspective, and engage the audience.
Memoria involves memory of your argument and what else?
Remembering references, quotes, or stories for improvisation (if necessary)
What should you avoid in speaking?
Ethnocentrism, or focusing specifically on your experiences.
What is stoicism, who found it an where?
Zeno found it in Athens, and it's the idea humans should live in obedience to the divine will.
What percent of a message's meaning is based on nonverbals?
83%
What are the 3 types of understatements?
Modest, comedic, polite