Selecting a Topic
Why should you limit your topic?
To broad of a topic will equal a surface level speech. It will a deep the topics. Better to go deeper on a narrow topic than to stay at the surface level.
Never confuse lack of knowledge with?
Never confuse lack of knowledge with lack of ability to understand
What is a primary source?
accounts written or spoken by someone with direct experience
The main value of __________ is that they allow you to bring an abstract concept down to specifics
examples
Primary reason to use Visual Aids?
get and maintain audiences attention
What are the two methods for narrowing and limiting your topics?
Topoi and Subdivision
The larger the number of the audience the more?
the more formal
This is a vast repository of information.
Libraries
Make your examples only as long as necessary to ensure that your purpose is achieved. This is an example of?
Limit the Length
What is the first step in creating effective aids?
Know your aids- be familiar with your presentation aids.
What are the three main types of speeches?
Informative Speeches
Persuasive speeches
Special Occasion Speeches
What should you do if you can’t interview the audience or hand out questionnaires?
In most cases, you may have to interview the person who invited you
What is the deep web?
contains that collection of documents that are not accessible through simple searches on the internet
What is the term for comparing two things?
analogies
Why should you stress the relevance of the visual aid?
highlights how they support your message
What is the thesis of your speech?
Your thesis is your central idea, the essence of your speech.
Two principles of audience analysis
All audiences are unique
What is a scientific source vs popular source?
Popular sources are easier to read and understand and often will be more of an overview of the issue. Scientific sources are harder to read and will have data or reliable information.
What are the three measures of center?
Mean- arithmetic average of a set of numbers
Median- the middle score
Mode- the most frequently occurring score
What is an easy way to create effective presentation aids and keep consistency?
Use templates
What are the differences between Theses and Purposes as it pertains to focus?
the purpose is audience focused, it identifies the change you hope to achieve and the thesis is messaged-focused, it identifies the the main idea
When an audience is unfavorable, you should build on?
Commonalities
According to the University of Idaho’s literacy website, research is undertaken, almost always, to discover an answer to one of several types of questions.(pg 74)
Research for specifics: research for specific facts, examples, illustrations
Research to discover what is known: answer the question “how” this will help get to the heart of the informative speech
Research to support a position: revolves around a certain stance of an issue. Heart of the persuasive speech.
What are the 3 guidelines for using testimony and give a small definition.
Stress the competence of the person - make sure to tell if the person is an expert or a witness.
Stress the unbiased nature of the testimony - if the listeners perceive the testimony to be biased, whether or not it is, it will have little effect
Stress the recency of the testimony- let the audience know how recent
What are the types of Presentation Aids?
Objects and Models
Diagrams and Charts
Graphs