PS Midterm

Attention Getter

A quote, question, or statement that reels in the audience

Audience Appeal

being pleasing to an audience

Body Language (55%)

nonverbal cues such as gestures, facial expressions, posture, and movement

Body of Speech

main part where you develop and explain your argument or ideas

Credibility

The ability to be taken seriously

Eye Contact

Looking at the audience during your speech. Visual connection with the audience (boosts credibility)

Extemporaneous

conversation style (same message, but different deliveries)

Glassophobia

Fear of public speaking

In-Speech Citation

The presentation of evidence within a speech

• Verbal Citation

  • verbal description of source credibility

• Evidence

  • available fact, information, or statistic

Inflection

Mixture of pitch and range

Notecards

Notes to help keep you on track during your speech. Has main points and is used as a reminder

Outline

organizing your information

Preview

brief run through of the speeches main points (comes at the end of the introduction) that lets the audience know what to expect

Primary Research

collecting information directly from sources (surveys, interviews, and experiments)

Propaganda

Spreading false or biased information to promote a specific pov, cause, or agenda

Public Speaking

You send a message with a specific purpose that is appealing to the audience

Rate

Speed of your speech (fast or slow)

Riffing

Improvisation on notes that you’ve taken. it’s okay to go off track as long as it is related

Secondary Research

“research done by someone else“

Specific Purpose

What the speaker plans to accomplish 

• to.. (inform, persuade, demonstrate, memorialize, entertain, and educate)

Speech Practice

Preparing and rehearsing a speech to improve delivery, confidence, and rate

Toast

short celebratory speech

Tone of Voice

makes speech more alluring. Adding emotion and attitude which convey confidence, excitement, concern, seriousness, or sarcasm

Transitions

words or phrases that connect ideas to help the flow

Volume

Loudness; making sure everyone can hear you (not screaming)