Oral Communications Oral Exam

Front 1

Four Causes of Poor Listening

Back 1

1. Not Concentrating
2. Listening Too Hard
3. Jumping to Conclusions
4. Focusing on Delivery and Personal Appearance

Front 2

Three Ways to Use Language More Clearly

Back 2

1. Use Familiar Words
2. Choose Concrete Words
3. Eliminate Clutter

Front 3

Demographic Traits of an Audience (6)

Back 3

1. Age
2. Gender
3. Sexual Orientation
4. Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Background
5. Religion
6. Group Membership

Front 4

Aspect of a Speaker's Voice (8)

Back 4

1. Volume
2. Pitch
3. Rate
4. Pauses
5. Vocal Variety
6. Pronunciation
7. Articulation
8. Dialect

Front 5

What are the two types of outlines?

Back 5

1. Preparation Outline
2. Speaking Outline

Front 6

What is a Preparation Outline?

Back 6

A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title, specific purpose, central idea, introduction, main points, sub points, connectives, conclusion, and bibliography of a speech

Front 7

What is a Speaking Outline?

Back 7

A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech

Front 8

Six Elements of Communication Structure

Back 8

1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
4. Delivery Cues
5. Overall Evaluation
6. Non-Verbal Communication

Front 9

Two Ways to Better Maintain Eye Contact

Back 9

1. Experience
2. Discover the Method of Delivery Best for Me

Front 10

Three "C"s for the Foundation

Back 10

1. Confidence
2. Clutter- take out the trash and leave the good stuff
3. Credibility- build and establish it

Front 11

Three Types of Persuasive Presentations

Back 11

Question of...
1. Fact
2. Value
3. Policy

Front 12

Question Of Fact

Back 12

-Situation where audience is entertaining serious doubts about the facts
- Prove story is true with evidence

Front 13

Question Of Value

Back 13

- Judgement based on persons belief about what is good/bad, right/wrong, moral/immoral
- What the speaker thinks

Front 14

Five Boxes In Introduction For Informative

Back 14

1. Gained Attention and Interest
2. Introduced Topic Clearly
3. Related Topic to Audience
4. Established Credibility
5. Previewed Body of Speech

Front 15

Seven Boxes in Body

Back 15

1. Main Points Clear
2. Main Points Fully Supported
3. Organization Well Planned
4. Language Accurate
5. Language Clear
6. Language Appropriate
7.Connectives Effective

Front 16

Three Boxes in Conclusion

Back 16

1. Prepared Audience for Ending
2. Reinforced Central Idea
3. Vivid Ending

Front 17

Examples of How to Prepare the Audience for Conclusion

Back 17

1. Summarize Your Speech
2. End With a Quotation
3. Make a Dramatic Statement
4. Refer to the Introduction

Front 18

Why do we have a time limit?

Back 18

The audience members always have a time limit

Front 19

Credibility

Back 19

The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic. the two major factors influencing a speaker's credibility are competence and character.

Front 20

Clutter

Back 20

Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express and idea.

Front 21

Time limit for:
1. Entertainment
2. Four Point
3. Informative
4. Persuasive

Back 21

1. 1-3 minutes
2. 2-4 minutes
3. 3-5 minutes
4. 4-6 minutes

Front 22

What was the objective of the informative speech?

Back 22

To choose a topic and inform the audience about the topic based on the communication structure.

Front 23

What is the objective of the entertainment?

Back 23

The point is to see how it feels when we do/ don't have the audience's attention.

Front 24

What three ways are we evaluated for the entertainment speech?

Back 24

1. How well you verbally grab the audience's attention
2. How well you keep the audience's attention
3. Getting off stage with a time limit