COM ARTS 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Microsoft Powerpoint, Literal And Figurative Language, Infinitive
16 Jan 2017
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Identify the major similarities between public speaking and everyday conversation. Comm arts 100 midterm review: need to organize your thoughts logically, tailor message to audience, tell story for max impact (build up, adapt to listener feedback. Discuss methods of controlling nervousness and making it work for, rather than against the speaker. Imagine your family in the audience: k(cid:374)o(cid:449) that (cid:374)er(cid:448)es do(cid:374)"t sho(cid:449, practice, acquire experience, thinking positively/visualize success, do(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)t perfe(cid:272)tio(cid:374) Identify and discuss the basic elements of the speech communication process: speaker: credibility, listener: frame of reference (pov) Goal for actual message to be as close to intended as possible: situation: context, feedback: reaction/communication from listener, message: Verbal v. non verbal: channel: medium through which speech is occurring. Define ethnocentrism and explain why speakers need to avoid it: the belief that your (cid:272)ulture is superior to others", can create bias to listeners, is not inclusive, etc. Explain why a strong sense of ethical responsibility is vital for public speakers.
