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Public Speaking
Chapter 4
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Debate/Speech
Undergraduate 1
09/29/2011

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demographics
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statistical info about age, race, gender, sexual orienation, education level, religious views of audience
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open-ended questions
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allow for unrestricted answers by not limiting answers to choices of alternatives
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closed-ended questions
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offer alternatives from which to choose (true/false, agree/disagree, multiple choise)
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audience analysis
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process of examining info about those expected to listen to speech
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common ground
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similarities between speaker and audience members in attitudes, values, beliefs or behaviors
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relationship
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an ongoing connection you have with another person
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audience adaption
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process of ethically using info about audience in order to adapt one's message so that it is clear and achieves the speaking objective
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sex
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person's biological status as male or female as reflected in his/her anatomy and reproductive system
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gender
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culturally constructed and psychologically based perception of oneself as feminine or masculine
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gender
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culturally constructed and psychologically based perception of oneself as feminine or masculine
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culture
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a learned system of knowledge, behavior, attitudes, beliefs, values and norms shared by a group of people
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ethnicity
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portion of persons cultural background that includes nationlaity, religion, language, ancestral heritage
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race
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biological heritage
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ethnocentrism
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assumption that one's own perspectives and methods are superior to those of others
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socioeconomic status
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person's percieved importance and influence based on income, occupatino and educatioin level
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target audience
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specific segment of an audience that you most want to influence
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psychological audience analysis
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examinimng attitudes, beliefs, values and other psychological info about audience i order to develop a clear and effective message
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situational audience analysis
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examining of the time and place of speech, audience size, speaking occasion in order to develop a clear and effective message
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nonverbal cues from audience
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frequent applause and nods of agreement
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inattentive audience
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tell a story, relate to audience, personal examples, remind why they should be interested, eliminate abstract facts and statistics, humor, audience, examples and names, ask questions, show of hands, pick up pace, energy, pause for dramatic effect
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confused audience
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redundancy, rephrase, concrete exmples, visuals, speak slowly, clarify, ask if they understand, ask what is unclear, ask for summary of main point
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