Speech Anxiety
Audience & Credibility
Speech Organization
Persuasion
Speech Delivery
100

This common public speaking challenge involves nervousness before or during a speech.

What is speech anxiety (or communication apprehension)?

100

This is the audience’s perception of whether the speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic

What is credibility?

100

These are the three main parts of a speech.

What are the introduction, body, and conclusion?

100

This type of speech is designed to influence beliefs, attitudes, or actions.
 

What is a persuasive speech?

100

A brief, keyword outline for delivering a presentation is called this

What is a Speaking outline?

200

One physical symptom of speech anxiety.

  • avoidance of situations where you may have to speak in public
  • increased heart rate
  • feeling flushed
  • sweating
  • shaking
  • body tension
  • nausea
  • fear of making mistakes
200

A speaker builds credibility by showing these three qualities

Effective delivery by building trust with your audience.

  • Knowledge
  • Logical reasoning and evidence
  • Citing non-biased sources
  • Create unity with your audience
  • Use evidence-based facts, information from reliable sources and real-life examples to back up your opinion.
  • Show passion for the topic through word choice.
200

How many main ideas are typical for a speech?

Three

200

This appeal relies on logic, evidence, and reasoning.
 

What is logos?

200

This term refers to how a speaker uses pitch, rate, volume, and pauses.

What is vocal variety?

300

Ways to reduce speech anxiety include these three things:

  • Mindfulness
  • Deep breathing
  • Physical Movement
  • Affirmations
  • Visualization
  • Practice
300

These are three non-verbal ways a speaker can connect with the audience

more smiling, eye contact, open posture, physical proximity,

300

This part of the speech should summarize the main ideas and provide closure.

What is the conclusion?

300

The four purposes of Persuasive Speeches are:

Adoption 

Discontinuance

Deterrence

Continuance

300

Name one component of vocal variety.

hat is pitch / rate / volume / pauses?

400

Nervousness can be helpful to a speaker because it does this

What is it shows that you care about your audience, your purpose, and your message?

400

These are three ways to connect with your audience through your content:

Use language that is easy to understand

Establish common ground with your audience/perceived similarities

Demonstrate that you understand the audience members’ interests

Be authentic

storytelling

400

This part of the speech should gain attention and preview the main points.
 

What is the introduction?

400

Dewey’s problem-solving sequence begins with this step.

What is identifying the problem?

400

These are 3 ways to begin a speech

Share a quote

Highlight a news event that illustrates your point

Refer to a historical event related to the topic

Share a brief, amusing story, parable, or fable

Share a relevant startling fact such as “The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.”

Audience involvement: Have you ever thought about backpacking in Europe?

Share a personal story. My grandmother raised 12 children.

500

This is the technical term for the fear of public speaking

What is Glossophobia ?

500

This is when the audience is evaluating the validity of the arguments and information and deciding whether the speaker’s message should be accepted.

What is critical thinking?

500

These help a speaker move smoothly from one main point to another while providing guidance to the audience

What are transitions?

500

This persuasive organizational pattern includes the steps Attention, Need, Satisfaction, Visualization, and Action.

What is Monroe’s Motivated Sequence?

500

When the general purpose of your speech is to do this, you act primarily as a teacher or lecturer.

Inform