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1
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2 views of communication

A

Mediated and Unmediated

2
Q

Knowledge on a topic lends ____

A

authority and credibility

3
Q

Your ____ have a greater impact than the words you speak

A

actions

4
Q

Comedy ____ your audience

A

relaxes

5
Q

Name some of the musical tendencies in speech

A

pitch, tone, rate of speech, and phrasing

6
Q

Anaphora

A

Repetition of words or phrases in your speech

7
Q

What is the goal of audience analysis?

A

To use this understanding of your listeners to adjust to them and thereby maximize your potential for reaching them with you message.

8
Q

Nothing unifies the audience more than ______.

A

laughter

9
Q

What do Demosthenes and Abe Lincoln have in common?

A

they both studied oratory

10
Q

Who said this?

“Oratory is a skill that can turn a commoner into a king.”

A

Winston Churchill

11
Q

What is effective in a speech?

A

personal connection to the subject

12
Q

Great speakers should be willing to _____

A

talk about/show their mistakes.

13
Q

Signs of public speaking anxiety

A

sweaty palms, shortness of breath, shaky knees

14
Q

What is the relaxation response

A

stretching out your arms and breathing deeply

15
Q

Humor in your speech should reflect ____

A

your personality

16
Q

Nothing draws men closer to the center than ____

A

…hearing important discussions wisely discussed in the fervor of manhood

17
Q

The single most important part of your speech is ____

A

action

18
Q

What made Queen Elizabeth’s speech so impactful?

A

She admitted her weakness

19
Q

Nothing is more powerful than that of the _____

A

human voice

20
Q

Jokes in your speech should ____

A

reflect the point you are making, not distract from it

21
Q

Vocal pitch is used to keep words from becoming

A

monotonous

22
Q

List 3 external factors to consider when making a speech

A

Location, size of audience, and occasion

23
Q

“He is a good speaker who can…”

A

“…turn an ear into an eye.”

24
Q

Name the 4 types of comedy in speech

A

build up, surprise, hyperbole, and incongruity

25
Q

Language and learning are _____

A

inseparable

26
Q

What is the most important question in preparation for your speech?

A

“With whom am I trying to communicate?”

27
Q

Name Aristotle’s 3 elements of speech:

A

The speaker, subject, and person in address (the most important)

28
Q

Describe the nature of communication

A
  1. The source encodes his/her meaning in a signal (speaker)
  2. Signal is transmitted to a receiver (how you send the signal)
  3. The receiver decodes it and attributes meaning