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Oral communication midterm
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Undergraduate 1
10/16/2011

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audience centeredness
Definition
keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
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identification
Definition
a process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values, goals, and experiences
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demographic audience analysis
Definition
audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, group membership, and racial, ethnic, or cultural background
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stereotyping
Definition
creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike
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situational audience analysis
Definition
audience analysis that f ocuses on situation factors such as the size of the audience, the physical setting, the disposition of the topic to the audience, and the occasion
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attitude
Definition
a frame of mind in favor of or oppsed to a person, policy, belief, institution, etc
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fixe alternative questions
Definition
questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
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scale questions
Definition
questions that require responses at fixed intervals along the scale of answers
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open ended questions
Definition
questions that allow respondents to answer however they want
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the seven elements of speech communication
Definition

1. speaker 

2.message

3.channel

4.listener

5.feedback

6.interference

7.situation

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Hollingworth's types of audiences
Definition

1.pedestrian:interest level is unknown

2. passive:interest level is low

3. selected: interest level is there, but audience is in need of knowledge

4.concerted: lacking motivation

5. organized: audience knows why they are there

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demographics
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1. age

2. gender

3. ethnicity

4. origin

5.etc

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continium
Definition

always move audience to the LEFT

knowledgable<----unknowledgable

favorable<------------------unfavorable

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stratetic organization
Definition
putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
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main points
Definition
the major points developed in the body of a speech
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chronological order
Definition
a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a TIME pattern
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spatial order
Definition
a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a DIRECTIONAL pattern
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causal order
Definition
a method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause and effect relationship
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problem-solution order
Definition
method of speech organization in which the main points deal with a problem and solution
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topical order
Definition
a type of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
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supporting materials
Definition
materials used to support a speakers ideas. Types are: examples, statistics, and testimony
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connective
Definition
a word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
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transition
Definition
a word or phrase that indicated when a speaker has finished one though and is moving onto another
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internal preview
Definition
a statement in the bodt of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
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internal summary 
Definition
a statement in the body  of the speech that summarizes the speakers preceding point or points
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sign post
Definition
a very brief statemnet that indicateds where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
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important attention gettters
Definition

1. relate the topic directly to your audience

2. ask a question

3. arouse the curiousity of your audience

4. state the importance of your topic

5. shock or startle your audience(statistics)

6. use a quotation

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model
Definition
an object, usually built to scale, that represents another object in detail
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graph
Definition

visual aid to show statistical trends and patterns

1.line graphs-to show growing patterns

2-pie graph-simple illustrations for distributing

3-bar graph-for comparing 2 or more items

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charts
Definition
used to summarize large blocks of information usually in list form
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transparency
Definition
visual aid drawn, written, etc on overhead
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video
Definition

no more than 30 seconds

cue to exact place you want it

beware of low resolution videos

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multimedia presentation
Definition
speech that combines several kinds of visual aid and or audio aids into the same talk
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your body as a visual aid
Definition

communicated with the audience

clarify your ideas

maintain eye contact

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Notecard rules
Definition

1. do NOT write complete sentences

2. DELIVERY reminders[Ex:eyes for eye contact]

3. Don't clutch cards in both hands

4. Write quotes, statistics, etc

5. Only write on ONE side of the card

6. write neatly

8. don't try to hide your cards

9. keep cards in order

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visual aid notes on powerpoints
Definition

don't overcrowd slides

don't put too many bullet points

go to class early

use a wireless clicker

blank slides between ideas

use BIG pictures

 

 

 

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about MIKE
Definition
likes to play guitar
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global plagiarism
Definition
stealing a speech entirely from a single source and saying it's your own
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patchwork plagiarism
Definition
stealing ideas of language from two or three sources and passing them off as your own
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incremental plagiarism
Definition
failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech  that are borrowed from other people
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paraphrase
Definition
to restate or summarize an authors ideas in own words
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