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Communication
9th Grade
07/19/2011

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professional presentation
Definition
an informed, organized oral statement made to a group of professional or social peers, supervisors, clients, or members of the general public
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formal presentation
Definition
 a presentation that is scheduled in advance and usually involves indiviidual or team research and audiovisual, or AV, support
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informal presentation
Definition
a presentation thay may occur on a daily or ongoing basis
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Presenter's responsibility
Definition

selection

organization

style

memory

delivery

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Ethos
Definition

the image a presenter displays to an audience

 

three aspects:

Knowledge

Character

Good Intent

Genuineness

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Things to consider before a presentation
Definition

Consider the speaker

Consider the audience

Considering the occasion

Considering the task

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demographics
Definition
the information about a group's age, gender, education, group affiliations, ethnicity, and sociocultural background
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What to consider when choosing a topic
Definition

the audience

the occasion

the Task

availabilty of information

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informative presentation
Definition
presentation that conveys ideas and infomration  in a clear, accurate, and objective manner to gain the audience's interst
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persuasive presentation
Definition
a presentation that attempts to get an audience to voluntarily change its thoughts, beliefs, or actions on a topic.
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motivational presentation
Definition
a presentation that inspries or encourages an audience
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secondary source
Definition
an infomration source such as a book, periodical, radio or televisiion program, or an Internet article that has been written by someone else about a particular topic
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primary source
Definition
someone, including yourself, who has firsthand knowledge or expierence regarding a topic
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sample
Definition
the set of people you select to respond to a survey or question
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Advantage of spoken survey over a written one
Definition
Writen surveys have questions that are specific to an idea and have limited responses.
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What to consider for chooisng what to research
Definition

Source qualifications: how qualified the author of the source is

source credibility: a reflection of how others perceive his or her honesty and reliability

source competence

relevance of information

Timeliness of info

 

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five purposes of introduction
Definition

get the audience's attention

state the thesis

establish your ethos as a speaker

oient the audience

preview the main points

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attention devices
Definition

a tool used by speakers to grab the interest of an audience

 

7 popular ones:

humor

quotations

stories

referencse to the occasion, audience, or topic

rhetorical questions

startling statements

personal experiences

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thesis statement
Definition
a clearly written, simple sentence or question that sates the point you expect to make in your presentation
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audience orientation
Definition

provides audience members with information they liekly do not already have but will need in order to understand a persentation

 

definition 

background info

motivation

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Functions of conclusions
Definition

summarize the main points of the presentation

restate the thesis

provide a clear ending to the presentation

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Chronological order
Definition
an arrangement according to the time in which something occurs
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Sequential order
Definition
an arrangement according to the steps of a process.
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Spatial order
Definition
an arrangement according to how a topic is put toether or by the physical location of its elements
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Topical order
Definition
groups idea by some logcail theme or diviosn
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Types of motivational and persuasive presentation
Definition

Cuase-effect

Problem-solution

Monroe's motivated sequence

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Monroe's motivated sequence
Definition

a five part organizational strategy designed for speeches that seek to pursuade or motivate an audience to take immediate action

 

 

Five steps: attention

need

satisfaction

visualization

action

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logical proof
Definition
a specific piec eof verifiable information that supports a statement
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statistic(type of logical proof)
Definition
an item of information that reprsents numerical data
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Specific Instance (ToLP)
Definition
an account of an actual even or occurrence
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testimony (ToLP)
Definition
a direct quotation or a summary of a quotation
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ethical proof
Definition
a piece of supporting information that builds a speaker's credibility on a topic
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pathetic proof
Definition
a support material that gives emotional appeal to a presentation
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amplification devices
Definition

information taht extends or clarifies an idea for an audience or does both

 

descriptions, comparisons, contrasts, examples

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Oral style
Definition
the way a presenter uses language to express ideas
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Three elements of style
Definition

clarity

force

beauty

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parallelism
Definition
arranging sentences so that words and phrases are similar in length and structure
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antithesis
Definition
involves pairing opposing words or ideas together
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developing continuity
Definition

transitions

signposts

previews and summaries

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method of delivery
Definition
the way you orally send your message to your audience
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manuscript persentation
Definition
a presentation that is delivered with the full text in front of the presenter
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extemporaneous presentation
Definition

a presentation that is thoroughly prepared and rehearsed in advance and given with the use of notes

 

advantage: lot of time to prepare, , more conversational, always fresh

 

disadvantage:cant say stuff specific, takes a lot of time

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impromptu presentation
Definition

a presentation for which thre is little or no time for advance preparation

 

advantage: gives confidence to speak out on topics that concern you, regarded as leader or role model

 

disadvantage: lack of time to prepare

Term
panel discussion
Definition
a formal presentation in which a group of people discusses an announced topic in front of an audience
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panel-discussion forum
Definition
when the audience and the panel members interact and continue the discussion following the panel's presentation
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symposium
Definition
a group presentation in which indiviual speakers give prepared presentations on aspecs of a topic and have little or no interaction with the other presentors
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symposium-forum
Definition
when the audience is invited to ask questions or make comments after the individiual presentations
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Communication apprehension
Definition
fear or nervousness associated with making a presentation
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Causes of communication apprehension
Definition

its a new experience

audiences attention is on you

possible consequences of presentation

previous bad experience

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Communication Apprehension Strategies
Definition

rehearse-best one

be prepared

gain experience

think positively

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Visualization
Definition
the process of mentally picturing yourself doing something successfully
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Internalization
Definition
going over and over something until you absorb it
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Delivery
Definition

how a presenter uses his or her body and voice to communicate a message to an audience

 

gives you confidence in presentation and makes the audience percieve you as more credible

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Projecting
Definition
sending the sound of your voice to all areas of a room without shouting
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Stage presence
Definition
an illusion created by the quality of energy, poise, confidence, and control that a presenter conveys to an audience
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emphatic gesture
Definition
stresses or places special attention on what a presenter is saying
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descriptive gesture
Definition
allows a presenter to create a mental image to help his or her audience visualize what he or she is talking about
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critic
Definition
someone who, through training and experience, is qualified to analyze and make judgments about something
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critical perspective
Definition
a standard by which a presentation is judged to be successful or unseccessful
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judgement by results
Definition
evaluates whether r not a presenter accomplished the goal o fhis or her presentation
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judgment by ethical standards
Definition
determines whether a presenter behaved ethically in a presentation
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judgement by aesthetics
Definition
evaluates the overall appeearance or impact of a presentation
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judgement by multiple standards
Definition
uses two or more critical perspectives to determine the success of a presentation
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