PUBLIC SPEAKING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Rhetoric (Aristotle) - Answer-"the faculty of observing in any given case the available
means of PERSUASION"
5 Canons of rhetoric (Quintilian)...I,A,S,M,D - Answer-invention, arrangement, style,
memory, and delivery
two others linked to the tradition of public speaking - Answer-Francis bacon and
Kenneth burke
developing confidence-2 issues - Answer-1)speech anxiety is normal and important
2)dealing with anxiety
ways to deal with anxiety- A,P,C,T - Answer-acquire speaking experience, prepare
thoroughly, choose a topic you care about, think positively
the eight elements of the speech communication process - Answer-speaker (credibility,
enthusiasm, preparation), message (both verbal and non verbal), channel, listener,
feedback, interference, occasion, and culture
public speaking used to be considered linear but is now considered... - Answer-
reciprocal
2 issues to public speaking in a multicultural world - Answer-1) culture-bound
2) avoid ethnocentrism (acting like your culture is better than others)
3 broad categories of selecting a topic - Answer-1) subjects you know a lot about
2) subjects you want to know more about
3)brainstorm
-personal inventory, clustering (free association) , reference search, internet search
General purpose - Answer-to inform, persuade, and entertain or aspire
Specific purpose - Answer-what you want to accomplish in your speech
the 4 guidelines to forming a specific purpose statement...I, A, S, 1 - Answer-use full
infinitive phrase (to inform my audience of...), avoid figurative language, should not be
vague- SPECIFIC, have ONE distinct idea
3 questions to ask about your specific purpose C,T,A - Answer-is it consistent to your
general purpose, time limit, appropriate for audience
AND ANSWERS
Rhetoric (Aristotle) - Answer-"the faculty of observing in any given case the available
means of PERSUASION"
5 Canons of rhetoric (Quintilian)...I,A,S,M,D - Answer-invention, arrangement, style,
memory, and delivery
two others linked to the tradition of public speaking - Answer-Francis bacon and
Kenneth burke
developing confidence-2 issues - Answer-1)speech anxiety is normal and important
2)dealing with anxiety
ways to deal with anxiety- A,P,C,T - Answer-acquire speaking experience, prepare
thoroughly, choose a topic you care about, think positively
the eight elements of the speech communication process - Answer-speaker (credibility,
enthusiasm, preparation), message (both verbal and non verbal), channel, listener,
feedback, interference, occasion, and culture
public speaking used to be considered linear but is now considered... - Answer-
reciprocal
2 issues to public speaking in a multicultural world - Answer-1) culture-bound
2) avoid ethnocentrism (acting like your culture is better than others)
3 broad categories of selecting a topic - Answer-1) subjects you know a lot about
2) subjects you want to know more about
3)brainstorm
-personal inventory, clustering (free association) , reference search, internet search
General purpose - Answer-to inform, persuade, and entertain or aspire
Specific purpose - Answer-what you want to accomplish in your speech
the 4 guidelines to forming a specific purpose statement...I, A, S, 1 - Answer-use full
infinitive phrase (to inform my audience of...), avoid figurative language, should not be
vague- SPECIFIC, have ONE distinct idea
3 questions to ask about your specific purpose C,T,A - Answer-is it consistent to your
general purpose, time limit, appropriate for audience
