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SPH 106 (English Linguistics) EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATED
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SPH 106 (English Linguistics) EXAM 1 STUDYGUIDE LATEST UPDATED
Types of Communication Apprehension
✔✔Trait like
Generalized
Person
Situational
Anxiety occurs in most situations when communicating
✔✔Trait like
anxiety occurs in certain settings/context
✔✔Generalized
Anxiety occurs when communicating with a particular person/group
✔✔Person-Group
Emotional response to communicating with person(s) at a given time
✔✔Situational
Ways to Overcome Anxiety
✔✔Practice
Work hardest on intro./conclusion
Think positively/visualize success
,Use Visual Aids
Accept anxiety/mistakes
Prepare for constructive Criticism
You are not alone
✔✔3 out of 4 people are fearful or anxious when giving a speech
The Book of Lists ranks the fear of public speaking as the number one
"common fear" in America, even above the fear of dying
Types of Delivery
✔✔Extemporaneous
Impromptu
Manuscript
Memorized
planned in advance but presented in a direct, spontaneous manner
Uses a conversational tone
Most common type of speech
Researched, organized, and practiced in advance, but he exact wording is
not memorized
Disadvantages: difficult to keep exact time or to be grammatically perfect
✔✔Extemporance
given off the top of the head without preparation
, Necessary for informal talks and group discussions
Can teach you to think on your feet and organize thoughts quickly
Disadvantage: lack of preparation
✔✔Impomptu
Read word for word from a prepared text
Necessary when speaking for the record
Disadvantage: lack of spontaneity
✔✔Manuscript
Learned by heart
May be necessary for special occasions
Used in some political situations
Disadvantage: most difficult and often least effective
✔✔Memorized
Rehearse
Reveal only when being discussed
Enlarge
Keep it simple
Talk to listeners, not to visual aid
✔✔Visual aid
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