🎤 SPEECH CLASS FLASHCARDS
Delivery Techniques: Methods used to enhance speech presentation, including vocal variety, body language, and eye contact.
🟡 SOURCES & WORKS CITED
Q: What is a source?
A: A place where you get reliable information (website, book, person).
Q: How many sources must you verbally cite?
A: At least 2 sources.
Q: What phrase is commonly used before citing a source?
A: “According to…”
Q: If you cite a source in your speech but not on Works Cited, what is it?
A: Plagiarism ⚠
Q: What format is required for Works Cited?
A: MLA format
Q: Name 3 MLA rules
A: No bold, no underline, double spaced, 12pt Times New Roman, alphabetized
Q: How should dates be written in MLA?
A: Day Month Year (6 Sept. 2025)
🔵 SUPPORTING IDEAS
Q: What are supporting materials?
A: Materials that make ideas clear or persuasive
Q: What does verbatim mean?
A: Word-for-word quoting
Q: What is paraphrasing?
A: Restating in your own words without changing meaning
Q: Changing the meaning while paraphrasing is called?
A: Plagiarism ⚠
Q: When should you use verbatim?
A: When it’s powerful OR controversial
Q: What is an example?
A: A real situation used to support a point
Q: What is a hypothetical example?
A: A made-up scenario to illustrate a point
🟣 AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
Q: What is audience analysis?
A: Collecting info about audience characteristics, values, and attitudes
Q: When do you do audience analysis?
A: BEFORE writing your speech
Q: What are demographics?
A: Basic facts (age, gender, education)
Q: What are psychographics?
A: Beliefs, values, opinions
Q: Give 1 psychographic question
A: “Do they agree with my topic?”
Q: What is a contiguous audience?
A: In-person audience
Q: What is a media audience?
A: Audience through TV/internet
Q: What is common ground?
A: Shared connection between speaker and audience
🔴 LISTENING
Q: What is hearing?
A: Passive process of sound entering ears
Q: What is listening?
A: Active process of understanding and responding
Q: What does “other-oriented” mean?
A: Focusing on others, not yourself
Q: Give 2 examples of responding
A: Eye contact, nodding, posture, asking questions
Q: What is an external barrier?
A: Noise, overload, complexity
Q: What is an internal barrier?
A: Preoccupation, prejudgment, lack of effort
Q: What is pseudo listening?
A: Pretending to listen
Q: What is monopolizing?
A: Making conversation about yourself
Q: Name 1 monopolizing behavior
A: Interrupting or rerouting conversation