Public Speaking
What is not a characteristic of speaking, but is very important to know?
Your audience
What are the 4 aims of rhetoric?
To persuade, to inform, to express, to entertain
What appeal relates to emotion and emotional connections to your audience?
Pathos
When is a block quotation used?
When you quote 3 or more lines of poetry or more than 40 words.
What are the 6 characteristics of effective speech delivery?
Good eye contact, effective hand gestures, good body movements, structured posture, strong facial expression, effective vocal delivery
What are the 3 types of persuasive discourse
Deliberative, forensic, and epideictic
What is the word for the moral principles that guide a person's behavior and actions; related to Ethos?
Ethics
What is hyperbole and why is it used?
A rhetorical device that is used to purposefully exaggerate statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is nonverbal communication?
Communication other than written or spoken that creates meaning.
What are the 2 deliberative discourse arguments?
Worthy and good, advantageous and useful
What is the appeal that makes arguments clear and understandable?
Logos
List the Topoi categories.
Definition, comparison, relationship, circumstances, testimony