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| public speaking or presentational speaking |
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| a teachable, learnable, process-a process of developing, supporting, organizing, and presenting ideas orally |
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| Audience-centered presentational speakers |
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| consider and adapt to the audience at every stage of the speaking process |
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| anxiety about speaking in public that is manifested in physiological symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, butterflies in the stomach, shaking knees and hands, quivering voice, and increased persperation |
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| the mistaken belief that the physical manifestations of a speakers nervousness are apparent to an audience |
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| most public speakers become progressively more comfortable as they speak |
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| systematic desensitization |
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| which helps you learn to manage anxiety through a combination of general relaxation techniques and visualization of successful and calm preparation and delivery of a presentation |
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| performance visualization |
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| viewing videotape of a successful effective speaker, becoming familiar enough with the videotaped presentation that you can imagine it, and eventually visualizing yourself as the speaker |
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| a technique used by small groups to generate creative ideas |
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| the broad reason for giving your presentation: to inform, to persuade, or to entertain |
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| a concise statement of what your listeners should be able to do by the time you finish your presentation |
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| this makes a definitive point about your topic |
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| a complete sentence that makes a statement, as opposed to asking a question |
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| these parts of a presentation correspond to the paragraph topics of a paper. They support or subdivide the central idea and provide more detailed points of focus for developing the presentation |
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| visual illustrations, explanations, descriptions, definitions, analogies, statistics, and opinions-material that will clarify, amplify, and provide evidence to support your main ideas and your theses. visual supporting material includes objects, charts, graphs, posters, maps, models, and computer generated graphics. You can also support your speech with audio aids such as music sounds from a cd-rom or dvd |
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| a web search in which words are tied together so that a search engine can hunt for the resulting phrase |
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| hypothetical illustration |
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| one that has not actually occured |
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| the opinion of someone who is an acknowledged expert in the field under discussion |
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| quoting firsthand witnesses of dramatic or traumatic events |
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