Speech Communication Chapters 1-3

Front 1

Similarities between public speaking and conversation

Back 1

organizing your thoughts logically, tailoring your message to the audience, telling a story for maximum impact, adapting to listener feedback

Front 2

Differences between public speaking and conversation

Back 2

public speaking is more highly structured, requires more formal language, requires a different method of delivery

Front 3

Stage Fright

Back 3

anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience

Front 4

adrenaline

Back 4

a hormone released into the blood stream in response to physical or mental stress

Front 5

positive nervousness

Back 5

controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation

Front 6

Dealing with nervousness

Back 6

acquire speaking experience, prepare, think positively, use the power of visualization, can't see nervousness, don't expect perfection

Front 7

visualization

Back 7

mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures herself or himself giving a successful presentation

Front 8

critical thinking

Back 8

focused, organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and differences between fact and opinion

Front 9

the speech communication process

Back 9

speaker, message, channel, listener, feedback, interference, situation

Front 10

speaker

Back 10

the person who is presenting an oral message to the listener

Front 11

message

Back 11

whatever a speaker communicates to someone else

Front 12

channel

Back 12

the means by which a message is communicated

Front 13

listener

Back 13

the person who receives the speakers message

Front 14

feedback

Back 14

the messages, usually non-verbal sent from a listener to a speaker

Front 15

interference

Back 15

anything that impedes the communication of a message, interference can be external or internal to listeners

Front 16

situation

Back 16

the time and place in which speech communication occurs

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ethnocentrism

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the belief that ones own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures

Front 18

Ethics

Back 18

The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs

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Ethical decisions

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Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines

Front 20

Guidelines for ethical speaking

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make sure your goals are ethically sound, be fully prepared for each speech, be honest in what you say, avoid name calling & other forms of abuse language, & ethical principles into practice

Front 21

Name calling

Back 21

The use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups

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Plagiarism

Back 22

Presenting another persons language or ideas as one's own

Front 23

Global plagiarism

Back 23

Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own

Front 24

Patchwork plagiarism

Back 24

Stealing ideas or language from two or 3 sources and passing them off as ones own

Front 25

Incremental plagiarism

Back 25

Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people (quotations & paraphrases)

Front 26

Paraphrase

Back 26

To restate or summarize an authors ideas in one's own words

Front 27

Listeners have ethical obligations

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1) listen courteously and attentively, 2) avoid prejudging the speaker, 3) maintain the free and open expression of ideas

Front 28

Hearing

Back 28

The vibration of sound waves on the ear drums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain

Front 29

Listening

Back 29

Paying close attention to and making sense of what we hear

Front 30

Appreciative listening

Back 30

Listening for pleasure or enjoyment

Front 31

Empathetic listening

Back 31

Listening to provide emotion support

Front 32

Comprehensive listening

Back 32

Listening to understand the message

Front 33

Critical listening

Back 33

Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it

Front 34

Spare "brain time"

Back 34

The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language

Front 35

Rate of words spoken

Back 35

120-150 words a minute

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Rate at which brain can process language

Back 36

400-800 words a minute

Front 37

4 causes of poor listening

Back 37

Not concentrating, listening too hard, jumping to conclusions, focusing on delivering and personal appearance

Front 38

Tips to become a better listener (know 5 out of 7)

Back 38

Take listening seriously, be an active listener, resist distractions, don't be diverted by appearance & delivery, suspend judgement, focus your listening, & develop note taking skills

Front 39

When focusing your listening...

Back 39

listen for main points, evidence, and technique

Front 40

The basic questions to ask about a speaker evidence (know 3 out of 4)

Back 40

1) is it accurate? 2) is it taken from objective sources? 3) is it relevant? 4) is it sufficient in supporting?

Front 41

Key-word outline

Back 41

An outline that briefly notes a speakers main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form