Key Terms
A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.
What is a Transition.
Listening for pleasure or enjoyment such as attending a concert is what type of listening?
What is Appreciative Listening.
A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding yet not to specifically advocate for the cause is known as what type of speech?
What is an Informative Speech.
A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.
Hint: These notes are written on your notecards.
What is a Speaking Outline.
A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech.
What is a Signpost.
A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes is what type of speech?
What is Extemporaneous.
Listening to evaluate a message for the purposes of accepting or rejecting it, for example, listening to a politician at a campaign rally is considered what type of listening?
What is Critical Listening.
Every activity has its own jargon, if you use jargon or a technical term in a speech, how should the speaker use it?
What is explain the jargon or technical term in a brief phrase.
An oral citation from Taylor Swift on how medical facilities are operated is known as what type of testimony?
What is peer testimony.
Note: Taylor is a music professional and performer not a medical professional. So, in this case, Taylor would not be an expert.
While Jane is delivering a speech, a maintenance worker is starts mowing the grass outside the classroom. The sound is loud preventing the audience from fulling hearing all Jane's words. This is considered...
What is Interference.
Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from people is considered what type of plagiarism?
What is Incremental Plagiarism.
Listening to provide a emotional support to a speaker, for example listening to a friend discuss a recent death of a family member is considered what type of listening?
What is Empathetic Listening.
A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
What is Topical Order.
A detailed outline developed during the process of the speech preparation that includes the title, specific purpose, central idea, introduction, main points, subpoints, connectives, conclusion and bibliography of the speech.
What is known as a Formal Outline.
OR
What is known as a Speaking Outline.
Either answer is acceptable.
What focal points in the room does your instructor suggest you look at to help maintain eye contact with audiene?
What is Butterfly, Clock, Blinds.
The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language is
What is Spare "Brain Time."
If someone is listening to understand the message of the speaker, what type of listening are they using?
What is Comprehensive Listening.
What are the 4 types of informative speeches?
What is
Objects
Processes
Events
Concepts
Other answers are not acceptable. Note: explain objects would be considered a person, place or thing.
Dr. Abe Strong of the American Medical Association advises all children under the age of 12 to receive a annual well visit exam by a pediatrician as well as access to mental health resources. This oral citation is considered what type of testimony?
What is expert testimony.
What is the average rate (numerically) of words which people speak per minute?
What is 120 to 180 words per minute.
Connectives are words or phrases that connect ideas of a speech and indicate the relationships among them. Name at least two of the many types of connectives.
What is -- listening any two of the following are acceptable answers:
-Transition
-Signpost
-Internal Preview
-Internal Summary
If a speaker does not pronounce all the letters in a word, it makes it difficult for the audience to understand the message clearly. What should the speaker practice to prevent this?
What is enunciation.
OR
What is practicing enunciating certain letters.
As long as the answer includes a form of the word enunciate, the answer is correct.
A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.
What is Spatial Order.
Explain the difference between a Central Idea and a Residual Message.
Answers will vary.
Central Idea is a one sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of the speech.
Residual Message is what the speaker wants the audience to remember after they have forgotten everything else in the speech. Basically, the take away message.
What is:
Situation
Speaker
Listener
Message
Channel
Feedback
Interference