COMM107 FINAL EXAM REVIEW 5601 5701 FALL 2012 As I said in class this exam will be less multiple choice and fill in the blank and more writing and critical thinking It is designed to test your ability to construct and evaluate effective public speaking Chapter 11 1 Know the elements of a listenable speech a Logical structure that includes an introduction a statement of a central idea a body that consistently follows a pattern of development and a conclusion that summarizes the presentation is a suitable length and uses examples that are appropriate for that particular audience 2 Know the ethics of public speaking know fabrication and plagiarism a Does not expose an audience to falsehood or half truths b Does not premeditatedly alter the truth c Presents the truth as he or she understands it d Raises the listeners level of expertise by supplying necessary facts definitions descriptions and substantiating information e Employs a message that is free from mental as well as physical coercion by not compelling someone to take an action against his or her will f Does not invent or fabricate statistics or other information intended to serve as a basis for proof of a contention or belief g Gives credit to the source of information and does not pretend that the information is original when it is not h Shows respect for human dignity i Plagiarism when a speaker uses the ideas and words of others as his or her own without giving credit to the originator of the material j Fabrication making up information or guessing at information and making it 3 Know importance of and differences between demographics psychographics and a Demographics listeners characteristics based on their descriptions and appear true rhetorographics backgrounds i Age gender religion ethnicity education occupation and race b Psychographics the audience s attitudes and beliefs i Attitudes conservative liberal and political affiliation c Rhetorographics the place time limit time of day and emotional climate 4 Know the elements of and how to write a central idea a Defines the subject and develops the criteria by which to evaluate the material to 5 Know the differences between impromptu adlib extemporaneous manuscript and be included in the speech memorized modes of speaking a Impromptu speaker uses information acquired from experience speaks with little or no preparation and organizes ideas while he or she is communicating b Adlib speaker has no time to organize ideas and responds immediately when answering a question volunteering an opinion or interacting during a Q A c Extemporaneous developing a set of talking points in notes or an outline to assist them in presenting their ideas d Manuscript material is written out and delivered word for word e Memorized speech is written out word for word and then committed to memory 6 Know how to construct an extemporaneous speech outline Chapter 12 1 Know how to write citations and in text citations for articles and books a 2 Know different types of supporting material stories specific instances etc a Stories specific instances exposition statistics analogies and testimony 3 Know the 9 Cs to evaluate Internet resources and how to identify a credible Internet source a Content credibility critical thinking copyright citation continuity censorship connectivity and context b Check URL author s credentials date organization credentials avoid urban legends 4 Know Internal summaries forecasting signposting supplementary aids a Internal summaries short restatement or what has just been said in the section that you are about to leave b Forecasting statement that alerts the audience to ideas that are coming c Signposting speaker reviews where listeners have been states where they are presently and forecasts where they are going d Supplementary aids visual audio audiovisual and computerized aids 5 Know the elements of an effective PowerPoint presentation a Simplicity b 5 words per line no more than 5 lines c Avoid writing out the speech d Font is large enough e Fonts and color readability f Phrases over sentences g Bullets h Avoid distracting animation i Carefully select colors backgrounds and designs j Add interest devices k Final slide of visual and content sources used Chapter 13 1 Know the following elements of a speech Introduction attention material orienting material central idea body and conclusion summary clincher call to action a Introduction gain listeners attention and orient them to the material that will be presented b Attention material personal references humorous stories illustrations rhetorical questions action questions unusual or dramatic devices quotations stating the theme c Orienting material historical background defining terms personal history and or tie to the topic importance to the listeners d Central idea intended to keep the speaker on course for developing a purposeful e Body develops through major points as well as any subpoints needed to develop the and well organized speech speaker s central idea f Conclusion used to summarize and or motivate listeners to take a prescribed action g Summary restates the major points to recap what has been covered h Clincher gives the speaker one more chance to reinforce the major ideas presented and then wraps up the presentation with a final message to clinch the selling of the central idea 2 Know different ways to organize a speech a Partitioning method deductive format in which as the speech proceeds the speech is partitioned into a number of points b Unfolding method inductive style in which the speaker lays out supporting evidence and then draws a conclusion leading the listeners to be drawn into the argument c Case method the speaker discusses the central idea without breaking it into subpoints Chapter 14 1 Know the definition of informative speaking a Informative speaking discourse that imparts new information secures understanding or reinforces accumulated information 2 Know the relationship between informative and persuasive speaking a A speaker generally wishes to share new information and also use that information to influence the audience s attitudes and behaviors 3 Know the types of informative speaking speeches about objects processes etc a Speeches about objects describe a particular thing in detail b Processes instruct the audience about how something works is made or is done so c Events inform the audience about something that has already happened is that they can apply the skills learned happening or is
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