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We are taught to understand our identities and the identities of others through a variety of what type of agents, which includes families, media, school, and places of worship.
What is/are: socializing (agents)?
To combat CA before a speech, a student always stands in their room and pictures themselves giving their speech and doing well on it.
What is: visualizing success?
Demographics, surveys, informants, and direct observation help with this.
What is: audience analysis?
Name two steps that help you prepare for an interview.
What is: Preparing your Resume (proofreading, using quantifiable/precise ways to describe experience), Writing a Strong Cover Letter (elaborate on your accomplishments and explain how they fit the specific job qualifications. First impression!), Preparing Thoughtful and Relevant Questions for the interview team (stuff you really want to know, that is also phrased professionally)
The difference between a signpost and a transition.
What is: a signpost is a word signaling you are moving on in your speech (next, first, finally), and a transition has a review of what you just said, then a signpost, and a preview of what's coming up. (a review/preview transition in my words :)
How the specific purpose is different from the thesis statement.
What is: The specific purpose indicates the general purpose, the focus of the topic, and the audience. The audience should understand what it should think/know as a result of hearing the speech.
The three artistic proofs (thanks Aristotle), and one more that is timely
What is: logos, ethos, pathos, and kairos
When "You bet” becomes “you betcha," the speaker needs to improve this.
What is: Articulating?
Also accepted: Anyone mentioning Minnesota phrases
These types of questions asks you to dig into your past experiences.
What is: Behavioral questions?
When responding to someone’s argument, you say, “if we do x, they y will happen” and possibly insinuate this would cause all things to go downhill, you are committing this logical fallacy.
What is slippery slope?
The main difference between the Interaction model of communication and the Transaction model of communication
What is: Both parties are simultaneously the sender and the receiver
Concept mapping is useful in narrowing a topic for these reasons.
What is: Concept mapping is the process of taking a topic and dividing it into more narrow topics, until finally the topic is narrowed down enough to fit the time constraint and have enough supporting information.
This variable level of your voice helps convey emotions and interest.
What is: tone?
The most common type of interview, where finalists meet face to face with members of the hiring committee or Human Resources staff
What is: In-person interview?
Arguments that use observations of small details or use specific instances of a phenomenon to make an argument about a more general or broad phenomenon.
What is: Inductive arguments?
This theory measures how likely an audience is to agree with your persuasive speech based on their judgmental anchor—it may give you some “latitude”
What is Social Judgment Theory
After a classmate has given a successful speech, you raise a glass to them and speak some words of praise, utilizing this type of speech and its specific category
We use extemporaneous delivery, but these three modes are also ways to deliver speeches.
What is: Manuscript, Impromptu, and Memorized
Looking for two answers here. This is raw quantitative data; this is summaries of that data, often helpful when trying to visualize the info being shared.
What is: Numbers and Statistics?
When giving a persuasive speech, trying to change someone's attitudes about something is using this question.
What is: Question of Value?
When there is a change in language, this part of the semiotic triangle is affected the most
What is:
The sign?
This type of audience is preferred when speaking
What is: favorable?
Though incredibly inclusive with regards to ideas and concerns and having the ability to build trust, downfalls to this leadership style are the length of compiling input, endless meetings, and a slow pace.
What is: Democratic Leadership?
I want you to do well on the final. By saying, “if you pay attention today, study, and ask me any questions you have, you will likely do well,” what support material did I use to bolster my argument?
What is a hypothetical example?
Mozzie, queen of the world, endorses the solution you offer in your speech and you make sure to mention this. This is a (n) what?
What is: Appeal to authority