Speak Basics
Anything that disrupts, interrupts, or interferes with the communication process.
A) Noise
B) Outcome
What is Noise?
Listening focused on understanding and remembering important information from a public speaking message.
A) Comprehensive Listening
B) Empathetic
What is Comprehensive Listening?
A statement that contains or summarizes a speech’s main points.
A) Theme
B) Central Idea Statement
What is Central Idea Statement?
The repetition of grammatical structures that correspond in sound, meter, and meaning.
A) Repeating
B) Parallelism
What is Parallelism?
The statement or question that piques the audience’s interest in what you have to say at the very beginning of a speech
A) Attention Getter
B) Citation
What is an Attention Getter?
A word, icon, picture, object, or number that is used to stand for or represent a concept, thing, or experience.
A) Inventive
B) Symbol
What is Symbol?
In using source material correctly, a speaker first should clearly ______ the source of the information?
A) Cite
B) Prepare
What is Cite?
New research, carried out to acquire data first-hand rather from previously published sources to answer specific questions or issues and discover knowledge.
A) Primary Research
B) Resources
What is Primary Research?
A phrase or sentence that connects various parts of a speech and shows the relationship between them.
A) Similarities
B) Connectives
What are Connectives?
A brief account or story of an interesting or humorous event.
A) Anecdote
B) Comedy
What is an Anecdote?
The objective or literal meaning shared by most people using the word.
A) Denotative
B) Connotative
What is Denotative?
The act of using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person.
A) Authenticity
B) Plagiarism
What is Plagiarism?
A review process in which other scholars have read a work of scholarly writing (usually articles, but sometimes books) and evaluated whether it meets the quality standards of a particular publication and/or discipline.
A) Questioning
B) Peer-review
What is Peer-review?
A type of connective that emphasizes what has come before and reminds the audience of what has been covered.
A) Internal Summaries
B) Internal Previews
What are Internal summaries?
A relationship or connection a speaker makes with the audience.
A) Analysis
B) Rapport
What is a Rapport?
The system of learned and shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish one group of people from another.
A) Message
B) Culture
What is Culture?
The broad, overall goal of a speech; to inform, to persuade, to entertain/inspire, etc.
A) General Purpose
B) Preparation
What is General Purpose?
An organizational pattern for speeches in which the main points are arranged in time order.
A) Chronological pattern
B) Historical pattern
What is Chronological pattern?
A type of connective that serves as a bridge between disconnected (but related) material in a speech.
A) Transitions
B) Relations
What are Transitions?
Something memorable with which to conclude your speech.
A) Clincher
B) Resources
What is a Clincher?
An organized, face-to-face, prepared, intentional (purposeful) attempt to inform, entertain, or persuade a group of people (usually five or more) through words, physical delivery, and (at times) visual or audio aids.
A) Glossophobia
B) Public Speaking
What is Public Speaking?
The use of a clear central idea statement, preview of the main points, connective statements, and overall summary in the conclusion to reinforce the main ideas or points of a speech; the deliberate repeating of structural aspects of speech.
A) Reinforcement
B) Planned Redundancy
What is Planned Redundancy?
An organizational pattern for speeches in which the main points are arranged according to movement in space or direction.
A) Specific Pattern
B) Spatial Pattern
What is Spatial pattern?
A type of connective that emphasizes physical movement through the speech content and lets the audience know exactly where they are; commonly uses terms such as First, Second, Finally.
A) Symbols
B) Signposts
What are Signposts?
The resources beyond the speech words and delivery that a speaker uses to enhance the message conveyed to the audience.
A) Presentation aids
B) Data
What are Presentation aids?