INAG 110 Study Guide PDF

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This study guide looks over what has been learned including how we communicate through different speeches such as informative and persuasive ones....

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December 17, 2014 INAG 110 Study Guide Purpose of a speech to inform  Impart knowledge, deepen understanding and permit application The purpose of a persuasive speeches is to influence another person’s values, beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors. Informative speech topics People, Objects, Places, Activities/Events, Processes, Concepts, Conditions, Issues How they are organized: Casual, Spatial, Pro-Con, Topical, and Chronological. Types of special speeches  The Speech of Introduction  Speech of Presentation  Acceptance Speech  Speech to Entertain  The Speech of Tribute  The Impromptu Speech Types of Persuasive speeches  Speech to convince- influence listeners’ beliefs or attitudes  Speech to actuate- influence listeners’ behaviors  Speech to inspire- influence listeners’ feelings Maslow’s hierarchy of needs  Physiological needs- basic human requirements for water, food, and sleep  Safety needs- everything that contributes to the “safe, orderly, organized world” that we depend on  Belongingness and love needs- relationships with people around us  Esteem needs- feelings of individual self-worth  Self-actualization needs- goals we must achieve in order to feel like we reached our potential Strategies for Persuasive Speeches  Establish credibility  Focus your goals  Connect with your listeners  Organize your arguments  Support your ideas  Enhance your emotional appeals Strategies for Informative Speeches  Stress your informative purpose  Be Objective, Specific, Clear, and Accurate  Limit your Ideas and Supporting Materials  Be Relevant  Use Appropriate Organization and forms of support

 Use effective Delivery Elements of Vocal Delivery  Rate- the speed at which a speech is delivered  Pause- an intentional or unintentional period of silence in a speaker’s vocal delivery  Volume- the relative loudness or softness of a speaker’s voice  Pitch- the highness or lowness of a speaker’s voice  Articulation- the mechanical process of forming the sounds necessary to communicate  Pronunciation- how the sounds of a word are to be said and which parts Elements of Physical Delivery  Appearance- a speaker’s physical features, including dress and grooming  Posture- the position of a speaker’s body while delivering a speech  Facial expression- the tension and movement of various parts of a speaker’s face  Eye contact- gaze behavior in which a speaker looks at listeners’ eyes  Movement- a speaker’s motion from place to place during speech delivery  Gestures- movements of a speaker’s hands, arms, and head while delivering a speech...