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why should you study public speaking? - correct answer ✔✔empowerment and employment
differences between conversation and public speaking - correct answer ✔✔speaking is more prepared
and formal than conversation; the roles of speaking are more clearly defined for the speaker and
audience
define source - correct answer ✔✔the speaker
define encode - correct answer ✔✔job of the speaker; to translate ideas/images that constitute a
message
define message - correct answer ✔✔the content of a speech plus the way in which it is said
define channel - correct answer ✔✔the visual and auditory means by which a message is transmitted
from sender to receiver
define receiver - correct answer ✔✔a listener or an audience member
define noise - correct answer ✔✔anything that distracts the speaker or audience
define context - correct answer ✔✔the environment or situation in which a speech occurs
define feedback - correct answer ✔✔verbal/nonverbal responses provided by an audience to a speaker
, how does your biology affect your psychology? - correct answer ✔✔public speaking apprehension is
both a trait (general tendency you have from your genetic makeup) as well as a state.
how does your psychology affect your biology? - correct answer ✔✔your view of the speaking
assignment, your perception of your speaking skills, and your self-esteem interact to create anxiety.
what are strategies to help nervousness? - correct answer ✔✔know your audience; don't procrastinate;
select an appropriate topic; be prepared; know your intro and conclusion; make practice real; breathe;
channel your nervous energy; visualize success; mental pep talks; seek speaking opportunities; etc
define general purpose and give the 3 types of it - correct answer ✔✔the overarching goal of your
speech; to inform, persuade, or entertain.
define specific purpose - correct answer ✔✔a concise statement indicating what you want your listeners
to be able to do, remember, or feel when you have finished your speech
define central idea - correct answer ✔✔identifies the essence of your message; a one-sentence
summary of a speech
what are the 3 major divisions of a speech? - correct answer ✔✔introduction, body, conclusion
why is it so important to practice your speech beforehand? what are some strategies for doing so? -
correct answer ✔✔you need to be comfortable with what you want to say; strategies are rehearsing out
loud, practice eye contact, make stylistic decisions, rehearsing for an audience, etc
what are ethics? - correct answer ✔✔the beliefs, values, and moral principles by which we determine
what is right or wrong
what is credibility? - correct answer ✔✔the speaker's believability
what is plagiarism? - correct answer ✔✔stealing ideas; to use someone else's ideas as your own
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