Term
| Intrapersonal Communication |
|
Definition
| Communicating with yourself through your thoughts |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Learning about the diverse characteristics of the people who make up the audience |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| System you use to prepare a speech |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Communication between people about general information, such as saying “hi” to someone in the hallway |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Process of giving a speech to the audience |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Using various vocal techniques so you sound a bit more dramatic than you would in casual conversation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Language techniques that create and hold audience attention and help audience members remember what you said in your speech |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| To make more confident and assertive |
|
|
Term
| Interpersonal Communication |
|
Definition
| Communication between two people who have a relationship with each other |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Stealing and passing off the ideas, words, or created works of someone else as your own |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A set of moral principles that a society, group or individual holds that distinguish right from wrong and good behavior from bad behavior |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The way you stand when giving a speech and the way you use your eyes, face and hands |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A formal presentation made by a speaker to an audience |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Receiving spoken communication from another person and making an effort to hear and understand what the person is saying |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Length of time you can concentrate and listen effectively |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An unchanging tone without rise or fall in the speaker’s voice |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Evaluate what the speaker is saying and decide on the value of the message |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The ability to assign accurate meaning to what was said |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Being able to recall and retain the information you heard |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Includes identifying how ideas are organized, asking questions, silently paraphrasing, watching nonverbal clues and taking notes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Restating the speakers meaning in your own words |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Investigating a subject to learn the facts about it |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Your experience or education that qualify you to speak with authority on a specific subject |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| First-hand accounts that you conduct or those written by people who were part of the original event or research |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A question you ask during an interview that results from the answers to your primary questions |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Broad based questions that ask the interviewee to provide perspective, ideas, information, values, goals or opinions |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Narrowly focused questions that require only brief answers such as yes or no |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Questions asked in a way that does not direct a person’s answer |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Questions asked in a way that suggest you have a preferred answer |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The process of evaluating what you have heard to determine a speech’s completeness |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A speaker’s ability to inspire trust and belief |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A formal assessment of a speech that requires you to analyze and evaluate a speech’s effectiveness according to how well the speaker meets specific key criteria |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An analysis of a speech that evaluates how well a speaker meets a specific speaking goal while following the rules for good speaking and recommends how the speech might be improved |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A strategy for achieving your speech goals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A statement of what you want your audience to know, believe or do |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Process of writing your speech to meet the needs and interests of the listeners |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Characteristics of a group of people |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A plan of main points and supporting detail that you want to cover in your speech |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A method of arranging things in relation to when they happen in time |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A method of arranging information by subjects, facts or points |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An object, picture, photo, chart or other image that the audience can see |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A form of nonverbal communication that occurs when two people look at one another for a few seconds |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A lively, energetic, enthusiastic and dynamic delivery |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Speaking so the audience can make out what you are saying |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| How high or low the sound of your voice is |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The tone that distinguishes your voice from everyone else’s |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The speech habits of people from a specific country, region of a country or even a state or city |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The way you use your mouth and lips to form words |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The variety you create in your voice through changing pitch, volume and rate; the expressing of certain words; and using pauses |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| To emphasize certain words by speaking them more loudly than they rest of the sentence |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A moment of silence that enhances the meaning of an idea |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| How you move your hands, arms and fingers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Changing the position of your entire body |
|
|
Term
| The Communication Process |
|
Definition
|
|
