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Terminology
Terminology I
Terminology III
Terminology IV
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Talks about sharp metal objects in your teeth, drills, lips hanging, and rinsing.
What is Billy Cosby's Dentist routine?
100
These show what is going to be said leading to the body of the speech and wrap up the speech leading to the closure.
What are internal previews and reviews?
100
It captures audiences attention or it could distract/draw away from the speech.
What is strengths and weaknesses of humor?
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What you want your audience to know/understand after they've listened to your speech.
What is specific purpose?
100
Presenting a unique number to catch the audience's attention at the beginning of a speech.
What are statistics?
200
The “missing-in-action” listener: This type of listener is “detached” during communication exchanges. This is the person you meet at a dinner party who constantly looks over your shoulder at the front door, more concerned with observing who’s walking through the front door, rather than focusing on your story. The “distracted” listener: This type of listener is too mindful of distractions. This is the person at a political gathering more interested in getting a good picture of a speaker than listening to the speaker. The “selective” listener: This type of listener prejudges. This is the communicator who tells the school board that though they have asked for a smaller levy (due directly to public concern) they are really just more tax and spend nutjobs. The “contentious” listener: This is the listener who is so pre-prepared to reject others and their ideas before actually attending to the actual conversation, that they miss out on what the speaker actually says. This is the speaker who misses hearing a restaurant manager explain the meal is free because he is too busy yelling at the manager
What are Harry Chambers four particularly problematic types of listeners public communicators should work to avoid?
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Finding ways for the speaker to fail.
What is ambushing?
200
The processes of selecting, attending, understanding, and remembering.
What are principles of of listening?
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Through a sender and receiver, both send messages through a channel to each other.
How is communication expressed?
200
Online, databases, library, interviews.
What are places to find resources?
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A speech about ethnic equality and asking if anybody really wants it.
What is Bill Cosby's Pound Cake speech?
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To avoid plagiarism and show originality.
Why is it important to cite sources?
300
Preparation outline is general while presentation outline is specific and follows what you are saying.
What is the difference between a preparation outline and a presentation outline?
300
Characteristics of your audience such as: Age Gender Ethnicity, race, and cultural background Education Religious and political affiliations Economic status Sexual orientation Family background Group membership
What is demographic information?
300
If you go too long, sometimes you bore the audience. If you go to short, not enough information may have been given to better support your point.
Why the time limit is an important consideration for a speech?
400
A speech about receiving the male leading actor reward and dedicating the award to Heath Ledger.
What is Daniel Day-Lewis's acceptance speech?
400
Physical noise is a noise you can hear from another person. Psychological noise is a noise that you hear in your head preventing or helping you speak.
What is the difference between physical noise and psychological noise?
400
Mind speed is inside your head and typically faster. Speaking speed is slower than your mind speed and tries to relay everything your mind says.
What is the difference between mind speed and speaking speed?
400
The branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others.
What is proxemics?
400
A way to end your speech.
What is closure?
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(1) Adapt to the speaker’s delivery (2) Listen with eyes and ears (3) Avoid overacting (4) Avoid jumping to conclusions (5) Listen for major ideas (6) Identify listening goals (7) Practice listening (8) Be a selfish listener (9) Become active
What is listening tips by Beebe and Beebe?
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Gain their attention. Remind them why they are listening. Repeat. Use examples. Speaking in threes or in primes. Solicit feedback. Tell stories. Make eye contact. Have fun and be passionate. Repeat
What are things you should keep in mind when trying to keep others attention?
500
Motivation: understanding interesting retention Types: Powerpoint Graphs line graph (over time) bar graph pie graph Pictures Video Posters Objects Handouts People Costumes Dry Erase Board?
What is visual aid?
500
False listening: Hurts others if you are caught. Might miss important information. Deceptively lying. Suck it up and listen to it if you care about the person. Deception can backfire by making more conversations like that.
What is pseudo-listening?
500
Attend Perceive Interpret Assess Feedback
What are the stages of listening?