Public Speaking Exam 1

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3 From the Classical Roots of Public Speaking

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Epideictic
Forensic Oratory
Deliberative

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5 Canons of Rhetoric

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invention
arrangement
style
memory
delivery

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What did the Greeks call a public square or marker place

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Agora

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Know elements of communication

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useful to put in theory and concept what we take for granted

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Encoding vs. decoding

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o Encoding: process of taking ideas or thoughts and putting them into symbols
o Decoding: attempting to access those arbitrary symbols and decode them and turn them into thoughts

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• What is “ethnocentrism”

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o Believing that your culture is superior to others

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Pinpointing onset of anxiety

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o Pre-preparation
o Preparation
o Pre-performance
o Performance

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Gaining public speaking confidence

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• Modifying thoughts and attitude
o Try to find pleasure in situation
o Don’t personalize the situation
o Practice!

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Typical listening success rate (guess a little overstated)

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• Immediately after: 50% retained
• 24 hours later: 35%

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Dialogic communication

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• Speakers and listeners reach conclusions together
• Speakers don’t force solutions on others

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When verbal and nonverbal communications are at odds, which one is typically seen as more honest?

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• Nonverbal is more honest

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critical thinking

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• Thinking on more of a higher level; participating as an audience member to question evidence and thoughts of speaker

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What is the Greek word for “character

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ethos

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Distinguish between types of plagiarism:

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• Wholesale: taking entire speech
• Patchwork: use same organizational pattern and not giving credit for ideas

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Important plagiarism check (much better to over cover citations than to under cover)

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• Always acknowledge other people’s ideas
• Even if paraphrasing of any kind
• Make special acknowledgement of direct quotations

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Know distinction between an audience’s:

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• Demographics: statistical characteristics
o Traits that are measurable and/or categorize-able
• Age, socioeconomic status, religious affiliation, gender ethnicity
• Psychology:
o Traits are less measureable: attitudes, beliefs, and values

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Know distinction between

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• Belief: what is true and false
o Reading is key to intelligence
o Value (and enduring value—central to who we are)
• Intelligence is of the utmost importance
o Attitude (specific application)
• I like to read

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Know individualism versus collectivism

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• Examples of countries ranking high on individualism
o U.S., Australia, Great Britain, and Canada
o Examples of countries ranking high in collectivist tendencies
• Venezuela, Peru, Taiwan and Pakistan

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“Lewis’s Cultural Types Model”

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• Linear-active cultures (on thing at a time)
• Multi-active cultures (many things at once—people oriented
• Reactive cultures (prefer to listen first)

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Know types of examples

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• Brief: single illustration of point
• Extended- multifaceted illustration of an idea

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When verbal and nonverbal communications are at odds, which one is typically seen as more honest?

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• Nonverbal is more honest

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critical thinking

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• Thinking on more of a higher level; participating as an audience member to question evidence and thoughts of speaker

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What is the Greek word for “character

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ethos

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Distinguish between types of plagiarism:

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• Wholesale: taking entire speech
• Patchwork: use same organizational pattern and not giving credit for ideas

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Important plagiarism check (much better to over cover citations than to under cover)

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• Always acknowledge other people’s ideas
• Even if paraphrasing of any kind
• Make special acknowledgement of direct quotations

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Know distinction between an audience’s:

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• Demographics: statistical characteristics
o Traits that are measurable and/or categorize-able
• Age, socioeconomic status, religious affiliation, gender ethnicity
• Psychology:
o Traits are less measureable: attitudes, beliefs, and values

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Know distinction between

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• Belief: what is true and false
o Reading is key to intelligence
o Value (and enduring value—central to who we are)
• Intelligence is of the utmost importance
o Attitude (specific application)
• I like to read

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Know individualism versus collectivism

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• Examples of countries ranking high on individualism
o U.S., Australia, Great Britain, and Canada
o Examples of countries ranking high in collectivist tendencies
• Venezuela, Peru, Taiwan and Pakistan

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“Lewis’s Cultural Types Model”

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• Linear-active cultures (on thing at a time)
• Multi-active cultures (many things at once—people oriented
• Reactive cultures (prefer to listen first)

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Know types of examples

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• Brief: single illustration of point
• Extended- multifaceted illustration of an idea

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Difference between primary and secondary research

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• Primary: i.e. interviews you do related to impact
• Secondary: i.e. newspaper commentary on it

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domains” of internet

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• .gov
• .edu
• .org
• .com

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Know distinction between: information, propaganda, misinformation, disinformation

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Information: “data set in a context for relevance”
Propaganda: Could be true information but taken out of context for purpose of creating bias
Misinformation: reference to something that is not true
Disinformation: “deliberate falsification of information”

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Know functions of the conclusion

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Re-state purpose
Reiterating relevance to audience
Leave audience with something to think about
(Textbook)

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Know that a speech should contain unity, coherence, and balance

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ya

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Types and Functions of Organizational Arrangements:

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Focus specifically on Topical and Spatial
But, will need to be familiar with all of them

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Know that full-sentence outlines offer most protection against memory lapses

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ya

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The conclusion should comprise about 1/6th of the presentation

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ya

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A presentation aid should be simple
The background color of a presentation aid should be neutral
The typeface or font in a presentation aid should be simple, easy, and consistent with the message

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ya

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Transitions and animations in power point slides can be effective if used sparingly
Know that a lot of things can be inserted into power point slides
You might review specifics in the text

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ya

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Know about Plato’s general attitude towards rhetoric

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hates it

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Which of the following functions of rhetoric best represents Aristotle’s perspective?

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conveys, creates or interprets