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COM 115: Public Speaking Exam 1 Exam Study Guide 2024/2025
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Four Categories of Human Comm. - ansDyadic (Interpersonal), Mass, Public Speaking, Small Group Three General Speech Purposes - ansTo Inform, Persuade, Mark a Special Occasion Reasons for Public Speaking Anxiety - ansLack of Positive Experience, Feeling Different, Being the Center of Attention Four Stages of Public Speaking Anxiety - ansPre- preparation Anxiety, Preparation Anxiety, Pre- performance Anxiety, Performance Anxiety Audience Demographics - ansAge, Gender, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnic and Cultural Background, Religious and Political Affiliations, Disablilities Parts of a Speech - ansIntroduction, Body, Conclusion Speaking Outlines - ansNote Cards/Paper, Highlight Delivery Cues, Use a Binder Functions of Introductions - ansGain Audience Attention, Preview Topic and Purpose, Preview the Main Points, Establish Credibility as Speaker Functions of Conclusion - ansSignal the Closing of the Speech, Summarize Key Points, Reiterate the Topic and Purpose, Challenge Audience to Respond Four Basic Methods of Delivery - ansManuscript, Memory, Impromptu, Extemporaneous
Elements of Vocal Delivery - ansVolume, Pitch, Rate, Pauses, Vocal, Variety, Pronunciation, Articulation The Body in Delivery (Nonverbal Communication) - ansDress Appropriately, Maintain Eye Contact, Animate Your Facial Expressions, Use Gestures That Feel Natural Special Occasion Speech - ansTo Entertain, To Celebrate, To Commemorate, To Inspire, To Set Social Agenda Functions of Presentation Aids - ansHelp Listeners Process and Retain Information, Spark Interest, Convey Information Concisely, Enhance Professional Image Types of Presentation Aids - ansProps and Models, Pictures, Graphs and Charts, Audio, Video, Multimedia Options for Displaying Presentation Aids - ansOverhead Transparencies, Flip Charts, Whiteboards and Chalkboards, Handouts, Computer-Generated Graphics Appeal to Different Learning Styles - ansVisual Learners, Aural Learners, Read/Write Learners, Kinesthetic Learners, Multimodal Learners Persuasive Speaking - ansArgument, Claim, Evidence Three Classical Forms of Proof - ansLogos, Pathos, Ethos Contemporary Persuasive Appeals - ansMaslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Expectancy-Outcome Values Theory, Elaboration Likelihood Model, Central/Peripheral Processing
Dialects - ansSub-cultural variations of the mainstream pronunciation and articulation of a language Deductive Reasoning - ansReasoning from general condition to specific instance Inductive Reasoning - ansReasoning from specific
instances to general condition