COM 110 Midterm Exam Review

Internal previews, internal summaries and signposts providing links to claims throughout speech

Views communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving or messages that occur in context

The denotative meaning is the emotional and cultural response to a word

The time of day, location, or social situations surrounding the communication encounter

Which of the following is an element in the communication process model?

Speaker and listener involved in the communication encounter

Language that is specific to a particular group

Ability to critically evaluate what is heard and seen in the mass media

A person't experiences, goals, values, beliefs, culture, etc. they bring to the com. encounter

This theory explains that people pay more attention and remember ideas presented first and last

Figure of speech that uses implied comparisons between two unlike things

Feedback for the speaker that acknowledges need for improvement in the speech and how to do so

Feeling anxious temporarily due to a particular event at a particular time

Communication apprehension strategy to learn about steps needed to plan and present a speech

Behavioral issues such as avoidance or disfluency that can stem from communication apprehension

Speech read word for word

Statement indicating the direction or focus the speaker will take with his/her topic

Direct comparison of unlike things using the words like or as

Repetition of sounds that are near each other.

Strategy used to manage psychological effects of com. apprehension; restructures thoughts

Speech designed to make an important point or have a serious message given in a creative way

Age, education, income, and group membership are all examples of what?

Views communication as a linear process

Guidelines to help us make responsible decisions. Standards based on different perspectives

Credibility before a speaker gives a speech

Process by which we gather and analyze info about listeners and adapt our message to them

This type of plagiarism is taking entire passages or speeches from another source

Brief review of what has just been discussed before moving on to the next point

Ethical standard that guides our responsibility to ourselves and to others be open, gentle, etc

Words or phrases demonstrating key relationships among ideas

Highness or lowness of voice

A genetic predisposition for feeling anxious in most situations

Method of collecting information about audience members; asking them specifically

Intentionally taking entire passages or speeches from some else's work

Words/phrases used to fill gaps of time that can decrease a speaker's credibility; like or um

Causes speaker or listener to lack concentration; includes personal concerns, stress, conflict

Explains metaphors in detail; speaker recalls the previous example and extends it

ability to find appropriate sources, analyze, evaluate and cite sources ethically and legally

Static or noise that distracts the speaker or listener from the message such as loud music

Technique for managing apprehension where the speaker imagines giving a successful presentation

Literal dictionary meaning of a word

Speaking engagement where speaker has little to no time to prepare remarks

Statement that is verifiable as true

Relaxation technique used to manage physical symptoms of communication apprehension

Specific, detailed and tangible language choice

Delivery through the eyes, face, body, and movement

Info speaker says during speech giving author, credibility of author, date info was published

Feedback for the speaker saying they did a good job, doesn't describe how task was accomplished

Person's anxiety specifically associated with giving presentations

Speech that presents information that contributes something of significance to the audience

Feeling anxious in certain settings, such as one-on-one, groups, meetings or public speaking

Speech given as part of celebrations: anniversaries, holidays, or important dates

Perception is the process by which we select, organize, and interpret the world around us

Language choices that avoid excluding anyone for any reason; considers and respects everyone

General characteristics about each person; age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, income, etc.

Statement to audience explaining why a speaker's interested, connected or an expert on a topic

Brainstorming technique creating a visual organizer of narrowing down ideas to create a topic

Detailed outline to help speaker prepare speech; title, purpose, org pattern, intro, etc

Word choices that are appropriate to the topic, occasion and audience.

This ethical perspective says we have a responsibility to be open, gentle, and compassionate

Apprehension caused by lack of knowledge of the skills involved in public speaking

Knowingly stealing someone else's ideas or words and passing them off as your own

Theory suggesting people pay more attention to & remember info that is presented first & last

Beginning of speech preparing audience to listen to the speech; includes attention getter etc

Feedback for speaker saying they did well and describing how they accomplished their task

The medium through which we communicate.

An ethical standard used to understand ethical practices based on a value system

Psychological issues that may become physical due to communication apprehension

A cause of communication apprehension resulting from an enduring personality trait

Source that provides opinion that is slanted to one perspective and unfair. 

Questions that guide the research process; probes researcher and audience's knowledge on topic

The responses to either the speaker's or the listener's verbal or nonverbal message

Speakers should plan meaningful times to move during a presentation

Application of our ethical standards to the messages we produce and consume

Verbally varying volume, rate, pauses and pitch

Neglecting to cite sources appropriately, due to careless note-taking during research

Brief statement of what the speaker will discuss next

Words that signal the next point to be made

Organizational strategy that arranges ideas by a time sequence

This organizational pattern arranges your main points as subtopics of the larger topic

Speaker gives human qualities to an inanimate object, idea or animal

Set of standards that offer guidance about the choices we make and why we behave as we do

Well-timed moment of silence; can be used to emphasize point or to transition to new point

Views feedback as part of communication process

Statement made to audience explaining how the speech will specifically relate to the audience

A clear and concise sentence that provides an overviews of the entire presentation

Internal sources of interference when our minds get in the way of our ability to concentrate

Techniques used to generate topic ideas.

Speech given with outline or speaking notes; allowing speaker to get audience feedback to adapt

Use of pauses, clear articulations and pronunciation & varied volume, rate, pitch & inflection

Purposefully looking at your audience to both communicate with them and receive feedback from

Apprehension that is learned through modeling or past experience

Extra adrenaline that provides speaker with added energy before a presentation

Presenting someone else's words or ideas as if they were your own

Which of the following is NOT considered a good way to generate ideas for a speech topic?

How a word is said and stressed

External forces of interference distracting from the speaker or the message. i.e.: noises

One who has decreased apprehension in public, personal and professional contexts

Speech committed to memory

An ethical standard used to promote the development of self, personality, and knowledge

Organizational strategy that arranges ideas according to place or position

Feeling anxious to interact with a specific person(s)

Loudness or softness of voice

Not varying pitch

Using your face to communicate consistency between a verbal and nonverbal message

Brief statements establishing the quality of the information you're using to support your ideas

Process of gathering & analyzing info about listeners & adapting our speech to them

"The learned ability to interpret visual messages accurately and to create such messages"

End of a speech summarizing the key points of the presentation, providing a memorable close

Anything that gets in the way of shared meaning between the speaker and listener

Group of individuals attending a presentation without a particular interest in doing so

Speed with which you speak

Irrationally taking key words & phrases from someone else's work & using them in your speech

Feedback for the speaker criticizing the speech w/o providing suggestions for improvement

A clear and concise sentence that provides an overview of the entire presentation

Describes how your audience feels about your topic

Review of main points that prepares your audience for the end of the message

Actions or behaviors; how you say your words and use gestures

Varying pitch

Organizational strategy that arranges each main point by subtopic of a larger topic

Quotes or paraphrases from authoritative source

Clear formation of words

Question posed aloud to audience with the purpose of having them think not state the answer

Last statement in speech indicating a powerful way the presentation is complete

Using words that are specific and familiar to your audience

If an action is legal, it is also ethical

An ethical standard using context to guide a decision

An oral citation consists of the following information

Repeating a phrase or word

Strong opening statement using a creative device to capture & motivate the audiences attention

Strategy uses sounds that mimic the meaning of words such as "tick tock" or "snap"

Portion of the speech containing the main points.

elements necessary for any com event: people, message, channel, inference, feedback & context

General and vague language choice.

Brainstorming technique organizing thoughts by creating different categories & listing topics