Unit 1
What should you cite when speaking or giving a presentation?
Author, book, magazine, article, etc.
How do people learn best when using a PowerPoint presentation?
Material is presented in short phrases; the speaker talks about the information on the slide.
What is hyperbole?
To exaggerate -- ex. I am so tired I could sleep for 10 years.
Name 1 of the 4 types of listening
appreciative listening, empathic listening, comprehensive listening, critical listening
Define derived credibility
The credibility of a speaker produced by everything they say or do during the speech.
Define conviction in persuasive speeches
A firm belief
Name a technique used for product pitch.
Statistics, rhetorical questions, list of 4, personal pronouns, etc.
(Google Classroom -- Dec. 11, structuring pitches)
You have to tailor your message to your audience; you have to organize your message.
How do you make an emotional appeal?
Use emotional language; develop vivid examples; speak with sincerity and conviction
(Oct. 22, speaking to persuade -- google classroom)
Define persuasion
the act of creating, reinforcing, or altering people's beliefs or actions
Explain the difference between verbal and non-verbal communication.
Verbal communication is the words you speak.
Non verbal communication doesn't use words, but body language, hand gestures, and facial expressions
Name the 3 types of evidence.
examples, statistics, testimony
Motivating people to change their minds or behaviors is based on the assumption that all people have...
needs
Explain the 3 differences between public speaking and conversation.
public speaking is more highly structured, public speaking requires more formal language, and public speaking requires a different method of delivery
Define credibility.
the audience's perception of whether or not the speaker is qualified to speak on the topic.
What are the two factors that affect credibility?
competence and character