COMM 203 FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2023 NEW UPDATE

COMM 203 FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2023 NEW UPDATE Speech of Introduction - ANS-A short speech that introduces someone to an audience. - Not for the audience to learn about the event but talk about the person and the TRAIT and then how it relates to the individual and uses a personal example. Starts wide and then narrow down to the event and specific scene and then a who and what. Persuasion - ANS-Identify with the audience and make them leave with something new to think about. - Context: public speaking is bound by context: not the speech but what it contains. The attitude we give towards the conversation or subject will change the situation or setting. Fear - ANS-Comes from the standard expectation of you, and this will make you successful, average, or fail (act and make you perform in a certain way. The standard expected of/from you. Audience Centered - ANS-Make them focus on you and your idea/subject. Problem - ANS-Technical: math questions (know it or you don't) Rhetorical: can identify the problem but you do not know how to solve it (what happens when you depend on something like technology). Behavior - ANS-Changes with the type of speech Public Speaking - ANS-Oral: Circular (right here & now) Written: Linear (logic) Electronic: Quick, fast, billboards (to be seen/pleasurable) Sources - ANS-- Help you sort and organize your speech. - Direct and specific to information - Credibility: sources are people (powerful allies) and they are important, helpful if relevant. - Examples: Scholarly journals, interviews with experts, books, national news sources. Citing Sources - ANS-Giving credit to someone or something when what you use is not your own original work. - Must cite sources verbally, on work cited page, and parenthetically in citations. Plagiarism - ANS-To avoid - Signpost: provide transitions - State Source: to give credit - State Context: direct quotation, paraphrase, summary. - Give Anaylsis Research - ANS-Primary: Original or 1st hand research (conducted by me, like interviews) Secondary: Information gathered by others; newspapers journals, books, interviews, etc (not google, majority of research you will collect for speeches). Authority - ANS-Is there: - an author - are they qualified, and expert - domain, .net/.gov/.edu Accuracy - ANS-Reliable and error free, has an editor for information Objectivity - ANS-Does information show any bias, is it designed to sway opinion, and advertisement on page? Currency - ANS-Page dated? How and When? Last updated? How currents are the links provided. Speech 1 - ANS-On this Date... - Informational speech: Talked about event close to B-Day and w specific trait taken from it to relate to personal life. Outline Workshop: - Introduction: Attention step(interesting), include event, person, preview statement (road map of each main point), citations. - Event Description: Broader situation (interesting with clear problem), specific event (clear action/quality), main point is in argumentative form. - Quality & Impact: Quality is being extracted from event (relatable, unique, well defined), impact of event on world today (societal level, personal level), clear argumentative claim with citations. - Conclusion: Clear review of each main point, circles back to intro, final thought. Positive and Productive Relationship - ANS-Have a situation: - Pull one event within it and describe it. Come up with a quality/trait and then use this to describe me in a way others in the audience can relate to. Introductory Speech - ANS-- The audience should learn something from the speaker. - Has a big picture: situation, event, trait, relates to speaker and provide a personal example. - Event: Confined specific place and time, happening and important, events have meaning of what we give to then, heart of all events are the action, we give elements which provide meaning. Informative Speaking - ANS-Audience Dependent - Audience has prior knowledge about the situation you are talking about (trait) - Give them something that will influence their decisions in the future. - Provide something similar beforehand Factual Claim - ANS-x is y Argumentative Claim - ANS-x is y because of z (provide your reasoning, forms an argument) Thesis - ANS-Like an umbrella. - Main points: reasoning - Variables & ideas: Yourself, event, quality I identify with in order to maximize the quality. - What the speech is about, what the audience will learn (like a trailer with spoilers) - By knowing and understanding this even you can get to know me better. Outline of Speech - ANS-Introduction - Name, title, specific purpose - Attention getter - Thesis - Preview Transition Body - Main Argument - Sub-points - Supporting evidence Transtion Conclusion - Review - Restate Thesis - Final Thought Rhetoric & Public Speaking - ANS-Rhetoric (cause) and Public (effect) - Thinking before you speak, start with an idea Rhetorical Questions/Politics (negative & speech) - Rhetoric has nothing to do with speech, it is the capacity to observe (see rhetoric) - Aristotle: Speech, thinking, rhetorical process Muhammad Ali: Actually speaking, shaping context for the audience can understood. Invention (three things to think about)... - ANS-Audience: Make appeals to audience through shared identifications. Evidence: Material things, find evidence and the topic. Argument: Practical truth, put concepts to work, the material becomes evidence by arguments. - Structure: orient the audience, like describing a dream, idea is not your argument. The Method - ANS-Asking questions to arrive at a point at hand. - Types of questions can be fact, definition, quality, procedure. - I am the product of my experience, create a defintion for yourslef, quaily of character I identify with. Topics of invention: Definition, comparison , cause & effect, circumstance Arrangement - ANS-Organizing the language to ensure maximum persuasion. - Introduction: Who are you? What is your topic? What is your thesis? Why are you credible? What are you going to talk about? Why should I listen to you? (short & sweet) - Body: **Narrative: action + storytelling (tells a story to create an action to let people apply that to life. - Summary: Signpost + repetition (transitions in speech). - Conclusion: Sum up argument memorably, matters because when people pay attention. Style - ANS-Eloquence: how we say what we say, clear and purposeful speech vs ornate and colorful speech, do more with less Memory - ANS-***Ancient art of recitation - Memorization - Improvisation: get to point, provide a reason, give an example to back up reasoning, paraphrase (get back to point and conclude). - Extemporaneous speaking Strategies for memory: 1. Practice out loud 2. Practice with the whole body 3. Record and listen to yourself. 4. Take breaks 5. Small sections at a time 6. Graphic conceptualizations 7. Identify key points Delivery: the mechanics of SPEECH over the style of LANGUAGE. - Demosthenes: the art of practice - Audience-centered: tailor your speech Delivery Strategies: - Rehearse nonverbal, know your audience, yourself and environment, break speech into dramatic acts, rehearse for time. ***Memory vs. Memorable: - Compiling quotes, facts, anecdotes - The "memory house" Tips when presenting - ANS-Be Organized - Gives direction, Intro... Clear transitions with 1st & 2nd, then & now, before & after... Present Minded Continues...