SPCH 1315 Midterm Exam Review
(lecture) Handouts - ANS-Printed materials distributed to the audience.
Analogy - ANS-comparison of two things; analogies may be literal (in which items from
the same class are compared) or figurative (in which items from different classes are
compared)
Analogy - ANS-comparison of two things; analogies may be literal (in which items from
the same class are compared) or figurative (in which items from different classes are
compared)
appreciative listening - ANS-for pleasure or enjoyment, such as listening to music
Attitude, Belief, Value - ANS-All forms of persuasion, the characteristics of the audience
Attitude - a predisposition to respond for or against an object, person, or position
(easiest of the audience attributes to change)
Belief - Confidence in the existence or truth of something; conviction. (2nd hardest to
change)
Value - indicator or what you feel is good or bad, ethical or unethical, just or unjust, right
or wrong, The relative worth of an object; a quality that makes something desirable or
undesirable
(hardest to change)
Authority Statistics - ANS-
backchanneling cues - ANS-verbal and nonverbal signals that tell the speaker you're
listening
Brainstorming - ANS-a technique for generating ideas either alone or, more usually, in a
small group
channel - ANS-the medium through which messages pass (text, hug, gesture, yell)
Channel - ANS-the vehicle or medium through which signals are sent
, Chart Board - ANS-Large semi-rigid boards that come in a variety of colors and sizes
and are useful when you have one or two relatively simple graphs, a few word charts, or
diagrams that you want to display during your speech
Cognitive restructuring - ANS-a theory for substituting logical and realistic beliefs for
unrealistic ones; used in reducing communication apprehension and in raising
self-esteem
collectivist culture - ANS-a culture in which the group's goals rather than the individual's
goals are given primary importance and where, for example, benevolence, tradition, and
conformity are given special emphasis.
communication apprehension - ANS-fear of communicating with another person or
persons
comprehensive listening - ANS-to understand the message
contextual/situational analysis - ANS-know
1.Physical environment - outdoors/indoors, classroom, theatre, etc, how it will influence
your delivery of the speech
2.Size of Audience
3. Cultural Occasion - social, religious, work related events
4. Time of the speech - early on Monday or late on Friday etc
critical listening - ANS-a style of listening that includes analyzing and evaluating the
message rather than simply receiving it
criticism - ANS-the reasoned judgment of some work; although often equated with
faultfinding, criticism can involve both positive and negative evaluations
Cultural context (What are the expectations) - ANS-the cultural beliefs and customs of
those communicating
Definition by authority - ANS-A type of definition advanced by an expert.
Definition by Negation - ANS-A type of definition in which a word is defined by what it's
not
Definition by: Etymology - ANS-a type of definition that refers to the origin and
development of the word's meaning
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