SPAM
The people to whom a speech is directed
What is audience?
The production of sounds to form words
What is Articulation?
The use of limbs or body to express or emphasize ideas or emotions
What are gestures?
A type of speech characteristic of a region or group
What is dialect?
Statistical descriptions of the characteristics of population groups
What are demographics?
An essay ____________ is the equivalent of a speech purpose statement
What is a thesis statement?
What type of delivery is a memorized presentation of a speech manuscript
Memorized Presentation
Purpose
What is the goal a speaker hopes to achieve with his or her speech
Volume
What is the softness or loudness of your voice?
Movement
What is the physical moving a speaker does to indicate to the audience that he or she is moving to a new place in a speech
Tone
What is the speaker's attitude toward a subject or audience?
A lack of feeling or concern, often used to describe an audience.
What is apathy?
3 Types of Speech Purposes
- to entertain
- to inform
- to persuade
A form of speech delivery in which every word of the speech is written out
Manuscript delivery
Method
What is the way in which a speaker tries to accomplish his or her speech purpose?
Pitch
What is the highness or lowness of sounds, as on a musical scale?
Paralinguistics
What are vocal cues, such as volume, rate, or inflection, that tell a receiver how to interpret spoken words?
The way something is said or done, rather than what is said or done
What is style?
What does it mean to read an audience?
A speaker must try to understand the audience's background so that they can attempt to relate to them while speaking.
Before you speak, you should know if an audience agrees with you, disagrees with you, or is uninterested in your topic.
The main purpose of a speech
What is controlling purpose?
Impromptu delivery
Delivery that is not rehearsed and does not involves notes or prior planning
Situation
What is the place and time in which all communication occurs?
Intensity
What is the act of conveying emotional feelings in a speech?
This nonverbal cue shows the audience sincerity and establishes credibility
What is eye contact?
This vocabulary word is a reference to literature, religion, mythology, or history
These four components make up an ethnic group
What are religion, race, culture, and/or national origin?
Reasons why you should be interested in your topic
- So that you are not biased
- So that your audience is interested
- So that you don't mind researching about the topic
What is extemporaneous delivery?
Delivery from an outline or notes containing key words or phrases
SPAM stands for AND is used for...
What Situation | Purpose | Audience | Method
What is the model for creating a good speech?
This method is used to draw attention with a slight pause before and after a keyword or phrase
What is framing?
The relationship between verbal and nonverbal is important for this reason
What is nonverbal should enhance and support a verbal message; Matching verbal and nonverbal creates a message that is believable and engaging.
If nonverbal contradicts your verbal message, it could cause the audience confusion, misunderstanding, and possibly mistrust in the speaker.
The definition of connotation and denotation
Connotation is the meaning the word suggests; the meaning people associate with a word.
Denotation is the actual dictionary definition of a word.
List 8 demographics
What are:
age, gender, race, religion, culture, ethnicity, language, occupation, education level, political affiliation, economic (income) status, employment, location (where you live), Home owner/renter, marital/family status
Reasons why you should consider the audience when selecting your topic
You want to speak about something that the audience
- will also be interested in
- can relate to
This is a reliable process for memorizing a speech
- memorize one paragraph at a time
- as you recite a new paragraph, go back and practice the previous one