Chapter 1 - Speaking in Public
Both speakers and listeners should avoid ___, the belief that one's group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.
Ethnocentrism
One way to identify a speech topic is through ___ - generating ideas by free association.
As a speaker, you will likely draw information for your speeches from two broad areas: ___, and other people.
Yourself/your personal experiences
Name three types of supporting material a speaker might use in their speech.
Examples, statistics, and testimony
___ refers to organizing a speech in a way that achieves a particular result with a particular audience.
Strategic organization
___ is anxiety associated with speaking in front of others, while ___ is controlled nervousness that energizes a speaker for their presentation.
Stage fright/speech anxiety & positive nervousness
The general purpose is the broad goal of a speech: name the different types of general purposes a speech can have.
To inform, persuade, or entertain
___, such as Academic Search Premier, grant users easy access to a wide range of material from magazines, journals, and books.
Name three types of examples a speaker might include in their speech.
Brief, extended, and hypothetical
This is the number of main points a speech should have.
2 to 5 (2 or 3 is ideal)
Unlike conversation, public speaking is more highly structured, requires a different method of delivery, and ___.
Requires more formal language
A speech's specific purpose should be a single ___ phrase that states what the speaker hopes to accomplish.
Infinitive
True or False/Explain: Wikipedia is a credible source that you should cite in your work.
False: Wikipedia can be a useful place to become familiar with a topic, but isn't the source you should cite
One specific type of statistic a speaker might use is the ___, or the average value of a group of numbers.
Mean
Most speeches use a ___ order - organizing main points into logical, consistent subtopics.
Topical
Like conversation, public speaking requires you to organize your thoughts logically, tailor your message to the audience, tell stories for maximum impact, and ___.
Adapt to feedback
A speech's ___ is a one-sentence statement that encapsulates the major idea of the speech.
Central idea
When researching academic journal articles, it's helpful to read the ___ (a short summary of the article's scope and findings) before reading the entire article.
Abstract
Name three contexts or occasions when you should cite your sources in this class.
Outline (parenthetical/in-text and bibliography) & orally in your speech (PowerPoint citations optional)
"The first sport we will discuss is basketball, the second sport we will discuss is baseball, and the final sport we will discuss is football." The italicized parts of the sentence are examples of this type of connective.
Signposts
Name the seven components of the communication process.
Speaker, listener, message, channel, feedback, interference, & situation
"Ireland is a dope place to go on vacation" is an ineffective central idea because it uses ___ language.
Figurative
While researching her speech about the coronavirus pandemic, Michelle decides to include some articles she found that contain information from the CDC's web site. This is an example of a speaker evaluating the ___ of an Internet source.
Sponsorship
A newspaper article about potential COVID-19 treatments that quotes scientists and doctors is using ___, whereas an article that quotes people who have recovered from the virus is using ___.
Expert testimony and peer testimony
Henry is giving an informative speech about the different parts of the central nervous system, and how they interact with one another - this is an example of a speech using a ___ order.
Spatial