Study Guide for SPC 191 Comprehensive Final

Dealing with nervousness

Stage fright

Positive nervousness

Visualization

Expecting  perfection

Critical thinking

Speech communication process

Speaker

Message

Channel

Listener

Frame of reference

Feedback

External interference

Internal interference

Ethnocentrism - avoiding

Cultural diversity

Multiculturalism

Ethics

Ethical decisions

Ethical guidelines

Name-calling

Free speech

Plagiarism

Global plagiarism

Patchwork plagiarism

Incremental plagiarism

Rules for Paraphrasing/Quotes

Plagiarism & Internet

Ethical listening

Choosing a topic

Brainstorming

General purpose

Specific purpose

Central Idea

Audience-centeredness

Identification

Egocentrism

Demographic audience analysis

Situational audience analysis

Stereotyping

Attitude

Information about audience

Adapting to audience

Library research

Abstract

Reference works

Periodical database

Search engines

Virtual libraries

Government resources

Multicultural resources

Authorship sponsorship

Recency



Evaluating internet documents

Research interview

Preliminary bibliography

Tips for doing research

Bibliography formats

APA

MLA
Supporting materials

Examples

Brief examples

Extended examples

Hypothetical; examples

Tips for using examples

Statistics

Representative statistics

Correctly used statistical measures

Tips for using statistics

Expert testimony

Peer testimony

Direct quotation

Quoting out of context

Citing sources orally

Qualified sources

Strategic organization

Main points

Number of main points

Chronological order

Spatial order

Causal order

Problem-solution order

Topical order

Tips for preparing main points

Connective

Transitions

Internal previews

Internal summaries

Signposts

Introduction objectives

Rhetorical question

Credibility

Goodwill

Preview statement

Tips for preparing introduction

Conclusion functions

Crescendo ending

Dissolve ending

Ways to reinforce the central idea

Tips for preparing conclusion

Preparation outline

Guidelines for preparation outline

Visual framework

Sub-points

Sub sub-points



Bibliography

Speaking outline

Guidelines for speaking outline

Delivery cues

Nonverbal communication

Good delivery

Manuscript speech

Impromptu speech

Extemporaneous speech

Conversational quality

Volume

Pitch

Inflections

      Monotone

Rate

Pause

Vocalized pause

Vocal variety

Pronunciation

Articulation
Dialect

Speaker’s body language

Kinesics

Personal appearance

Movement

Gestures

Eye contact

How to practice

Answering questions

How to manage questions

Advantages of using visual aids

Objects

Models

Photographs

Drawings

Graphs

Line, bar, pie graph

Transparencies

Video

Multimedia presentations

Fonts

Rules for preparing visual aids

Rules for presenting visual aids

Four types of informative speeches

Relate topic to audience

Speeches that are technical

Speeches that are abstract

Description

Personalize your idea

Persuasion

Ethics & persuasion

Psychology of persuasion

      Target audience


Three major types of persuasive speeches: fact, value, policy

Speeches to gain passive agreement

Speeches to gain immediate action

Need

Burden of proof

Plan

Practicality

Problem-solution order

Problem-cause-solution order

Comparative advantages order

Monroe’s motivated sequence

Ethos

Credibility

Factors of credibility: competence/character

Types of credibility

Enhance your credibility

Create common ground

Evidence

Tips for using evidence

Pathos

Using emotional language

Vivid examples

Ethics and emotional appeals

Speech of introduction

Speech of presentation

Speeches of acceptance

Commemorative speeches

Dyad

Small group

Problem-solving group

Leadership

Implied leader

Emergent leader

Designated leader

Procedural needs

Task needs

Maintenance needs

Hidden agenda

Interpersonal conflicts

Encourage full participation

Member responsibilities

Reflective thinking model

Question of policy

Criteria

Brainstorming

Consensus

Oral report

Symposium

Panel discussion




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