Chapter 1
A way of making your ideas public with the possible intention of influencing in mind.
What is public speaking?
The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
What is ethics?
One is recorded beforehand and the other is recorded or streamed as you are watching.
What is the the difference between Real-Time and recorded online speeches?
A step-by-step process for discussion in problem-solving groups.
What is the reflective-thinking method?
The lack of this preparation is the reason why Matt used personal experiences in his informational speech about hydration.
What is research?
The phenomenon that freezes the ability to conduct a speech/performance in front of a crowd.
What is stage fright?
An example of a strategic question.
“How will someone who’s never heard of my subject take in the information?”, “How can I further generalize my speech to make it more subtle for a wider audience?” or “How can I narrow my speech to only attract a specific audience?”
It is important to have this because technology often fail us, even though it is very useful.
What is a backup plan?
A set of principles or standards by which something may be judged or decided.
What does criteria mean?
The following quote was used to demonstrate this.
“Today I raise up my voice. Not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back."
What is plagiarism?
A matter of logic-being able to spot weaknesses in other people’s arguments and to avoid them in your own.
What is critical thinking?
To present another person’s work, words, or ideas as your own
What does it mean to plagiarize?
A widely known example of online speeches.
What are TED Talks?
Integrity, awareness, courage, respect empathy, and gratitude.
What determines good leadership?
Ana and Amy hate them and choose not to share information with them.
Who are Dean and Josh?
It is the belief that our own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
What is ethnocentrism?
A crucial part of ethical speechmaking because public speaking creates the assumption the speaker will be truthful and that their words can be trusted.
What is honesty?
Is to be treated as the eye of the audience?
"What is a webcam?", "What is a camera?"
Secretly holding different goals, while it appears you are in accordance with everyone else’s shared goal.
What is a hidden agenda?
A sign of arrogance in Finland.
What is crossing your arms?
The knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitude which create a perspective that differs from person to person.
What is a listener’s “frame of reference”?
The ultimate example of why the power of speech needs to be guided by a strong sense of ethnical integrity.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
An Informal way of communication, be it through text messages or social media.
What is the internet?
Set challenging but realistic tasks for each member. Encourage everyone to provide constant feedback to approve/disapprove the presentation’s progress. Also, make sure everyone receives equal workload, time to work, and attention to complaints.
How can you keep your group engaged and productive?
You have said the glass is half empty, that means you are likely a...
What is a pessimist?