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Similarities b/w public speaking and conversation pg. 6 - correct answer ✔✔1. Organize your thoughts logically

2. Tailoring your thoughts to your audience
3. Telling a story for maximum impact
4. Adapting to listener feedback How much time to people spend in conversation? pg. 6 - correct answer ✔✔30% of waking hours in conversation Differences b/w public speaking and conversation pg. 8 - correct answer ✔✔1. Public speaking is more highly structured.
5. Public speaking requires more formal languages
6. Public speaking requires a different method of delivery Dealing with nervousness pg. 10 - correct answer ✔✔Acquire speaking experience, prepare, think positively, use the power of visualization, know nervousness is not visible, and don't expect perfection. slow deep breathes, breaks cycle of tension concentrate on communicating with your audience rather than worry Speech communication process pg. 18 - correct answer ✔✔Speaker (the person who is presenting an oral message), message (Whatever a speaker is trying to communicate to someone else), channel (the means by which a message is communicated), listener (The person who receives messages), feedback (the message, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker), interference (anything that impedes the communication of a message. Can be internal or external.), situation (the time and place in which speech communication occurs.) Frame of reference pg. 20 - correct answer ✔✔sum of a person's knowledge, experiences, goals, values, and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference

Ethnocentrism pg. 24 - correct answer ✔✔The belief that one;s group or culture is superior to all other groups or countries. Myths of communication - correct answer ✔✔Quantity = quality communication is natural communication is a cure-all meaning is in words (meaning is in people!) communication is reversible (regrets in words) 8-step speech making process - correct answer ✔✔see blue hand-out General purpose pg. 82 - correct answer ✔✔The broad goal of a speech Difference b/w a general purpose of "to inform" and "to persuade" pg. 82 - correct answer ✔✔"to inform"- you act as a teacher or lecturer "to persuade"- you act as an advocate or a partisan Specific purpose pg. 82 - correct answer ✔✔A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech i.e. to inform my audience about the benefits of music therapy for people with psychological/ cognitive disabilities Thesis pg. 89 - correct answer ✔✔Central idea (one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech)

1. should be expressed in a full sentence
2. should not be in the form of a question
3. should avoid figurative language
4. should not be vague or overly general i.e. Although fad diets produce quick weight loss, they can lead to serious health problems by creating deficiencies in vitamins and minerals and by breaking down muscle tissue as well as fat.

Using own knowledge and experience pg. 120 - correct answer ✔✔People are usually an expert in something, and it's recommended they do a speech on something they care about. Doing library research: academic database pg. 123 - correct answer ✔✔a database that catalogues articles from scholarly journals. evaluating internet documents pg. 128 - correct answer ✔✔check authorship, sponsorship, and recency Before an interview pg. 130 - correct answer ✔✔define the purpose of the interview, decide whom to interview, arrange the interview, decide whether to record the interview, *prepare your questions Know 3 basic kinds of supporting materials - correct answer ✔✔example(a specific cause used to illustrate or represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences...) statistics (numerical data) and testimony (expert v. peer. quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.) brief, extended, hypothetical - correct answer ✔✔brief (specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point) extended (a story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point), hypothetical (an example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation) Tips for using statistics - correct answer ✔✔Are the statistics representative, are the statistical measures used correctly, are the statistics from a reliable source? expert testimony v peer testimony - correct answer ✔✔expert- testimony from people who are recognized experts in their field. peer- testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic. quoting v. paraphrasing - correct answer ✔✔quoting- testimony that is stated word for word paraphrasing- to restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words 3 general criteria for informative speeches - correct answer ✔✔1. Is the information communicated clearly?

2. Is the information communicated clearly?
3. Is the information made meaningful and interesting to the audience? types of informative speeches - correct answer ✔✔Objects, processes, events, concepts, How are speeches about people organized? - correct answer ✔✔choose someone everyone knows, and are famous enough you can do a speech on them Guidelines for informative speaking - correct answer ✔✔don't overestimate what the audience knows, don't be too technical, avoid abstractions, and be creative