Chapter 1 “Speaking in Public”
Write out the communication model process.
Speaker- A person who communicates a message
Message- Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
Encode- translation information into a message
Decoding- turning communication into thoughts
channel- means by which a message is communicated
Listener a person who receives the message
Feedback- messages sent back by the listener or speaker
Interference- Noise that impedes the message
Situation time and place of the message conversation takes place in certain situations
What is the definition of Frame of reference?
Sum of person’s knowledge, experience, goals, values, attitudes
What is the definition of ethnocentrism, what is one way a speaker can avoid ethnocentrism with their audience.
Believing one’s group or culture is superior to all others groups or cultures
Chapter 2 “perceptions”
Perceptions differ from different noises, what are the four noises?
Physiological Factors- your make-up, hard of hearing, bad eyesight
Past-Experience and Roles- learned ex. Bad experience with b/f or g/f
Culture- Shared belief
Present Feelings/Circumstances- Frustrated, tired, bored
Personal characteristics of a person’s behavior is called what? Attribute Definitions
What is the theory called when you overemphasize the internal and underestimate the external causes of behavior we observe in others?
Fundamental attribution error
Chapter 5 “Selecting a topic & purpose”
7. Write the definition of a specific purpose and what it does for a speech?
States what speaker hopes to accomplish”
Ex To inform my audience about the benefits of eating chocolate
To persuade my audience about the issues of student parking on campus.
8. Write the definition for a thesis/central idea for a speech?
Is a concise statement of what you expect to say, part if your info
9. What is the definition of brainstorming, and how does “clustering” help with determining a speech topic? Brainstorming is planning and making ideas how it will help your speech topic and clustering help by putting all your ideas together
Chapter 6 “Analyzing your Audience”
10. What is it called when you assume that people have the tendency to be concerned with their own values, & well being?
Egocentrism
11. What are the two different types of audience analysis, and how are they different? Form and informal
Chapter 9 & 10 “Organizing your speeches & Intro/Conclusions”
12. What is the definition of the chronological organizational pattern?
Changes the formation to the progression of time
13. What are the main points of a speech? How are they obtained?
To break down their information or argument
14. Know the 6 different ways to gain attention.
Relate topic to audience
Startle audience
Arouse curiosity
Begin with a quotation
Question the audience
Tell a story