COMM 111 Public Speaking Exam 1

COMM 111 Public Speaking Exam 1 Questions and Answers What is stage fright (Speaking Apprehension)? - Anxiety over the prospect of speaking in front of an audience What makes us nervous? - Fear of humiliation Being unprepared Pressure to perform How to reduce Speech Anxiety (8 ways) - Acquire experience Prepare, prepare, prepare.. Think positively Select appropriate topic Focus on message Channel nervous energy Visual aids Move around Positive Nervousness - controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation Main points: Major points developed in the body of the speech - Logical Reasons Specific steps Speech Organizational Patterns: ways to arrange the main points in the body of the speech * - Chronologically Topically spatially Cause and Effect Problem/Solution Types of Connectives (4 types and their usages) - -Transitions --Indicates speaker finished thought and is moving to another -Internal Preview --Brief statement referring to a point you're going to make -Internal Summary --Briefly alludes to information introduced previously -Signpost --statement used to orientate the audience inside your speech to show them where you're going with it Components of an introduction - Attention getter Establish Credibility/goodwill Relate to Audience Preview Statement (central idea and main points) Types of attention getters * - anecdote startling fact/action quotes