Public Speaking Basics
This skill helps you advocate for ideas, influence others, and succeed in school and careers.
What is public speaking?
One physical technique that helps calm nerves before a speech.
Box breathing or tapping
Age, gender, and culture are part of this type of analysis.
What is demographic analysis?
Facts, examples, and expert opinions are types of this.
What is supporting material?
The beginning of a speech is called this.
What is the introduction?
This type of speaking helps citizens participate in democracy (debates, campaigns, community issues).
What is civic engagement?
Picturing yourself doing well on your speech as means of feeling more relaxed.
What is positive visualization?
Adapting your message to fit your audience is called this.
What is audience-centered speaking?
These sources provide firsthand information (interviews, surveys).
What are primary sources?
A story, quote, or question is used to do this.
What is gain attention?
This feeling is anxiety over prospect of speaking in front of audience
What is stage fright?
Hearing sounds is different from this active process.
What is listening?
This tells what you want the audience to learn, feel, or do and the main topic.
What is a purpose statement?
This helps determine if a source is trustworthy.
What is credibility?
When you end with an interesting sentence
What is a clincher?
This unethical practice involves using someone else’s words or ideas without credit.
What is plagiarism?
This listening style is used when evaluating arguments or evidence.
What is critical listening?
This purpose aims to influence beliefs or actions.
What is a persuasive purpose?
The 3 main filters we should use with the library database.
Full text, year, peer review
This sentence is where you explain why the audience should listen to you
What is credibility statement?
Using fake statistics or made-up quotes violates this responsibility.
What is ethics?
Looking at the speaker, nodding, and asking questions show this skill.
What is active listening?
This type of purpose aims to teach or explain
What is an informative purpose?
The type of citation format we use in communication studies.
What is APA format?
This statement is where you explain your 3 subtopics
What is the central idea statement?