Delivery
What defines a manuscript speech?
Manuscript speeches are read word for word from a prepared text
What is the fallacy of catastrophic failure?
If something bad can happen, it probably will.
What are Visual Aids?
Visual aids are graphic devices that may be used to illustrate and support speech ideas.
An appeal to an audience's sense of reason. What type of appeal does this illustrate?
Logos
What is a claim?
An expressed opinion that the speaker would like the audience to accept.
What is an example of an impromptu speech?
This delivery style is spontaneous by definition, but is necessary for informal talks, group discussions, and comments on others’ speeches.
What is another technique for building a positive attitude?
Visualization
What is the major advantage of handouts?
Audience members can take away the information they contain after your speech.
What are some techniques for effective informative speaking?
using clear language, emphasizing important points, generate audience involvement
What are the 3 parts to the Toulmin Model?
Claim, Evidence, and Warrant
What is an extemporaneous speech?
An extemporaneous speech is planned in advance but presented in a direct, spontaneous manner.
What is the fallacy of perfection?
Speakers expect to deliver a flawless presentation.
What is not a presentation variable?
Appearance
Explain the difference between an informative and persuasive speech.
Speeches are informative if they seek to describe, explain, or instruct about a noncontroversial topic, without trying to change audience beliefs, attitudes, or behavior. Speeches are persuasive if they seek to change audience beliefs, attitudes, or behavior, usually about a controversial topic.
What is the purpose of the visualization step in Monroe’s Motivated Sequence?
To get the audience to see the benefits of the solution.
What (defined by the book) is considered the least effective type of speech?
Because of their excessive formality, memorized speeches are considered the least effective
What type of speech anxiety causes speakers to think more rapidly and express themselves more energetically?
Facilitative speech anxiety
What are some rules for using Visual Aids effectively?
Keep it simple
Should be brief
Should be attractive
What is one way not defined in the book to handle a question-answer period? Listen to the substance of the question, paraphrase confusing or quietly asked questions, or question credibility of the asker.
Question credibility of the asker.
What is the bandwagon fallacy?
Fallacy based on the notion that, if many people favor an idea, you should too.
What is articulation and how can it be improved?
Articulation is ,or our purposes here, pronouncing all the parts of all the necessary words and nothing else and can be improved by saying the entire word, pronouncing each sound correctly, not adding extra sounds, speaking clearly
What are the two main sources of debilitative speech anxiety?
Past negative experiences and irrational thinking
What is perhaps the most important nonverbal behavior?
Articulation
How does an audience judge a speaker as credible (3 C’s) ?
competence , character, and charisma
What is the fallacy where the speaker attacks the integrity of a person in order to weaken the argument?
ad hominem fallacy