Speech Tradition
Who is Aristotle?
The sentence between two points in a speech that signals one idea is ending - and another is beginning.
What is a transition sentence?
Rules of conduct all human beings should possess that reflect what's right and just.
What are ethics?
Source, channel, receiver.
What are the components of linear communication?
Informative, persuasive, entertaining
What are the three categories of public speaking?
Persuasive techniques used in rhetoric.
What are logos, ethos and pathos?
Four components of an organized speech.
What are introduction, body, conclusion and transitions?
The right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations.
What is freedom of speech?
What is encoding?
Principle that suggests a trio of events, characters or words is more memorable, satisfying and effective than fewer or more.
What is the Rule of Three?
Greek term that refers to your credibility as a speaker.
What is Ethos?
Four categories of informative speeches.
What are objects, events, processes and concepts?
Presenting the words, thoughts and ideas of another as your own, without proper attribution.
What is plagiarism?
Distractions - internal or environmental - that make it difficult for listeners to pay full attention to a speech.
What is noise?
Language that appeals to the senses: Sight, sound, smell, touch.
What is vivid language?
Greek term that means the use of emotional appeals.
What is Pathos?
The longest and most important part of your speech.
What is the body?
The foundation of the 'Ethics Pyramid'.
What is intent?
Any verbal or nonverbal stimulus that is meaningful to a receiver.
What is a message?
Component of body language that conveys directness and trustworthiness among your audience.
What is eye contact?
Greek term that refers to the use of reason and logic in a speech.
What is Logos?
A verbal cue that indicates where the speaker is going next, like 'first,' 'next,' or 'finally.'
What is a signpost?
Freedoms protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
What are speech, religion, press, assembly and petition?
A receiver's observable verbal and nonverbal responses to a source's message.
What is feedback?
Figure of speech where a term or phrase is applied to something in a nonliteral way to suggest a resemblance.
What is a metaphor?