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Reading #1: Service-Learning

Exam #1 does not contain questions from this chapter.

Reading #2: Organization

Sellnow's "Organizing Your Main Ideas" chapter

Identify and explain the patterns of organization.

Informative- Topical, Geographical, Sequential

Persuasive- Prob/Sol, 5 step

Be prepared to identify organizational patterns (similar to the Organizing the Message assignment).

According to Sellnow, how should you integrate supporting material?

Sort among main points, add subdivisions when necessary P 11

According to Sellnow, how should you use connectives during a speech? P 16

Link these items in a way that makes your speech flow fluently.

Transitions.

Reading #3: CA & PSA


Butler's "Understanding CA" chapter

What is CA? Communication Apprehension is a type of anxiety that involves the fear and avoidance

of other people. P3

Identify and explain the potential causes of CA. P4 Hereditary? Evironmental reinforcers, Personality

traits

How can culture affect someone's level of CA? P6 Collectivism v individualism affects CA

What are the current research findings regarding high CA and academics? p7 Lower grades,

Standardized test scores, and class selection. College grad rates lower fro High CA

Identify and explain the strategies for reducing the effects of CA. Postive self talk, visualization,

kinesic inputs p10

What has research revealed about the self-talk of individuals with high CA? It is negative

How can you use facial expressions to reduce the effects of CA? Act confident to be confident p10

Hodgson's "Just BREATHE"

Identify and explain the Breathe process.

B- Brain and the FEAR response R-Reframe with new thoughts E- Evision yourself

successful by reprogramming your brain A- Apply through practive T0Test your plan for speech day

H- Handle your negative thoughts E-End your fear cycle

Identify and explain what the Fear is. False Evidence Appearing Real

Identify and explain the different types of self-talk. ??

Identify and explain the four ways that you can reframe thoughts.1. Acknowledge fear thoughts 2.
accept thoughts are based on old beliefs 3. know about new skills 4. state new beliefs and repeat

How should you handle your thoughts while you are waiting to speak? Reprogam negative thoughts

to positive

How should you handle your thoughts during the speech? Acknowledge mistakes and know that

youre prepared

How should you handle your thoughts after your speech? Immediatey reframe and repeat positive

thoughts. Celebrate yourself.

What is the worst thing that you can do during a speech?

Reading #4: Adapting to Audiences

Verderber, Sellnow & Verderber's "Adapting to Audiences" chapter

Exam #1 does not contain questions from this chapter.

Reading #5: Orally Citing Sources

Identify and explain the method for orally citing a source. Credit the source Integrate source citation

Take yor time Establish credentials

Identify and explain the reasons why we orally cite sources. Estabish credentials of source and data.

Enable audience to retrieve material. Give gredit to others.


Review Information for Class Meetings

It is important to review your notes from class meetings. The following review will help you to identify

the key points for each class meeting and the online module. Be sure to review the key terms so you

can apply them appropriately. The review information is provided so you have some guidelines to

help you study. Not all of these questions may appear on the exam.

Public Speaking Delivery Styles

Identify and explain each delivery style's strengths.

Identify and explain each delivery style's weaknesses.

Which delivery styles is the focus of this course? Why?

Identify and explain the 4 Cs of Extemporaneous Delivery.

Public Speaking Anxiety

What is the difference between public speaking anxiety and communication apprehension?

Speech Organization

Identify and explain the organizational patterns for informative speeches.

Identify and explain the organizational patterns for persuasive speeches.

Why is a specific purpose important when deciding which organizational pattern to utilize for a

presentation?

Identify and explain the five components of an introduction.

How should the five components of an introduction be organized?


What should the body of the speech contain?

How should evidence be integrated into a speech?

How should transitions be used in a speech?

How should a conclusion be constructed?

What is the "magic number" for organizing speeches? Explain how speakers use the "magic

number" and why it is important.

Audience Analysis - Dimensions of Cultural Diversity

Identify and explain Hofstede's dimensions.

How did Hall contribute to research about cultural ideas?

How did Bond contribute to research about dimensions of cultural diversity?

How did Minkov contribute to research about culture?

Identify and explain the criticisms of Hofstede's dimensions?

How did Herdin contribute to our understanding of individualism and collectivism?

Orally Citing Sources

Identify and explain the method for orally citing a source.

Identify and explain the reasons why we orally cite sources.

How does orally citing sources benefit the presenter?

How does orally citing sources benefit the audience?

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