COM 114 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Explain the differences between public speaking and presentational speaking - Answer
--Pu affects the community at large with a public audience and Pr is more inclusive such
as politicians speaking or presentations that occur within organizations
-pu is formal and more scripted while pr is less formal and can occur anywhere and can
be outlined
-pr s more interactive with the audience
-pr are made to smaller audiences than pu speeches which could be broadcasted to
many other mediums
Explain the elements of effective presentation - Answer -*Goal directed
*Audience centered
*Ethical-pursue in an ethical manner, good and solid evidence, don't hide evidence tell
them everything, don't cheat the audience
Understand the different types of plagerism - Answer -*Misrepresentation- when you
take something someone has written and claim it as your own
*Cut-and-Paste- when you take info from several sources and patching it together in
one document
*Incremental-don't give proper credit for small parts such as misuse of quotations and
paraphrasing
*Excessive collaboration-when you write an assignment with a friend or family
*Self-plagiarism- text recycling
Describe the presentational process - Answer -*Select at topic- pick topics and adapt to
audience
*Determine the purpose- write purpose and thesis statement
*Research the presentation- evidence for your goal
*Organize the presentation- main points and outline
*Practice the presentation-practice and refine
Define communication apprehension - Answer -Fear associated with real or anticipated
communication with others. It could be a big group or small
describe methods for addressing communication apprehension - Answer -*Skills
training- if you feel deficient in training for something learning about it can help you feel
confident
*Systematic desensitization-muscular relaxation techniques and then visualization
*Cognitive restructuring/modification- fixing someone's fear by replacing their negative
thoughts with positive ones
Explain why audience analysis is important - Answer -allows you to achieve your goals
because it assists you in identifying with your audience
, Explain and apply demographic audience anaylysis - Answer --age, gender, religion,
location, sexual orientation, socioeconomic
-based on the traits of the audience
Explain and apply physiological audience analysis - Answer -why your audience
members are there
how they think about your topic
what they already know about your topic
how motivated they are about your topic
Explain and apply learning styles - Answer -sensing/intuitive-practical and like facts/like
the theoretical
visual/verbal-like seeing thing/prefer written- verbal messages
active/reflexive- engaged/ prefer to work alone
sequential/global- small steps/big picture, big chunks
Adapt to different environmental constraints when speaking - Answer -physicals setting,
time of day, occasion, order of speakers, length of presentation, technology
Use direct and indirect methods to gather material about an audience - Answer -
Interviews
close-ended questions
open ended
focus groups
surveys
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interview the individual arranging the presentation
interview other speakers who have addressed the group
examine organizational web sites and social media sites
examine organizational pamphlets and other material
Explain how a speaker can adapt to the audience before the presentation - Answer -
use indirect methods to adapt to the audience
Explain how a speaker can adapt to the audience during the presentation - Answer -
stay tuned to audience feedback
Explain the qualities of a good topic - Answer -*interests you
*interests your audience
*significant
*fresh
*covered in allotted time
*Audience appropriate-- cant be something too traumatic
*can be easily researched
*Timely. (something new)
Explain the differences between public speaking and presentational speaking - Answer
--Pu affects the community at large with a public audience and Pr is more inclusive such
as politicians speaking or presentations that occur within organizations
-pu is formal and more scripted while pr is less formal and can occur anywhere and can
be outlined
-pr s more interactive with the audience
-pr are made to smaller audiences than pu speeches which could be broadcasted to
many other mediums
Explain the elements of effective presentation - Answer -*Goal directed
*Audience centered
*Ethical-pursue in an ethical manner, good and solid evidence, don't hide evidence tell
them everything, don't cheat the audience
Understand the different types of plagerism - Answer -*Misrepresentation- when you
take something someone has written and claim it as your own
*Cut-and-Paste- when you take info from several sources and patching it together in
one document
*Incremental-don't give proper credit for small parts such as misuse of quotations and
paraphrasing
*Excessive collaboration-when you write an assignment with a friend or family
*Self-plagiarism- text recycling
Describe the presentational process - Answer -*Select at topic- pick topics and adapt to
audience
*Determine the purpose- write purpose and thesis statement
*Research the presentation- evidence for your goal
*Organize the presentation- main points and outline
*Practice the presentation-practice and refine
Define communication apprehension - Answer -Fear associated with real or anticipated
communication with others. It could be a big group or small
describe methods for addressing communication apprehension - Answer -*Skills
training- if you feel deficient in training for something learning about it can help you feel
confident
*Systematic desensitization-muscular relaxation techniques and then visualization
*Cognitive restructuring/modification- fixing someone's fear by replacing their negative
thoughts with positive ones
Explain why audience analysis is important - Answer -allows you to achieve your goals
because it assists you in identifying with your audience
, Explain and apply demographic audience anaylysis - Answer --age, gender, religion,
location, sexual orientation, socioeconomic
-based on the traits of the audience
Explain and apply physiological audience analysis - Answer -why your audience
members are there
how they think about your topic
what they already know about your topic
how motivated they are about your topic
Explain and apply learning styles - Answer -sensing/intuitive-practical and like facts/like
the theoretical
visual/verbal-like seeing thing/prefer written- verbal messages
active/reflexive- engaged/ prefer to work alone
sequential/global- small steps/big picture, big chunks
Adapt to different environmental constraints when speaking - Answer -physicals setting,
time of day, occasion, order of speakers, length of presentation, technology
Use direct and indirect methods to gather material about an audience - Answer -
Interviews
close-ended questions
open ended
focus groups
surveys
-------------------------------
interview the individual arranging the presentation
interview other speakers who have addressed the group
examine organizational web sites and social media sites
examine organizational pamphlets and other material
Explain how a speaker can adapt to the audience before the presentation - Answer -
use indirect methods to adapt to the audience
Explain how a speaker can adapt to the audience during the presentation - Answer -
stay tuned to audience feedback
Explain the qualities of a good topic - Answer -*interests you
*interests your audience
*significant
*fresh
*covered in allotted time
*Audience appropriate-- cant be something too traumatic
*can be easily researched
*Timely. (something new)
