Key Terms
A speech intended to amuse, interest, and engage listeners
What is a speech to entertain
To be credible you need to...
Be informed about the topic you are discussing
Be a good communicator
Be ethical
This increases the effectiveness of a speech
What is organization
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A speech intended to increase listeners’ understanding, awareness, or knowledge of some topic.
What is a speech to inform
How does one improve their credibility throughout a speech
What is derived credibility
This part of the speech should get the listeners’ attention, demonstrate the speaker is credible, give the listeners a reason to be listening, and provide a thesis.
What is the introduction
The participants of this study are from this country
What is Germany
A speech intended to change listeners’ attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors or to motivate listeners to action.
What is a speech to persuade
Name someone who has high initial credibility and why
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This part of a speech is the last chance for the speaker to emphasize an idea, improve their credibility, and get listeners to support them
What is the conclusion
There was this effect of speaker age on overall credibility ratings
What is no significant main effect
The ability of a person to engender belief in what he or she says or does. Listeners confer or refuse to confer credibility on speakers.
What is credibility
This credibility can be greater or less than initial credibility
What is terminal credibility
Words/phrases/sentences that help with connecting ideas in a speech
What are transitions
Female listeners found these speakers to be more credible
What is the adult male speaker
Material used to support claims; statistics, examples, comparisons, and quotations.
What is evidence
The cumulative expertise and trustworthiness listeners attribute to a speaker as a result of initial and derived credibility; may be greater or less than initial credibility, depending on how effectively a speaker has communicated.
What is terminal credibility
Provide three examples of transition words
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The university at which the participants studied
What is the University of Tübingen