COM 181 – Public Speaking
Exam #1 Review (75 points)
Riley
Exam Date: 9/22/14
Overview of Exam
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Information from the following chapters/sections will be included: Chapter 1-10.
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To prepare for the exam, you may wish to review your class notes & the textbook information.
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The exam may include questions that are recall, conceptual, and application oriented.
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This is a closed book/closed note exam.
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This review handout represents things of particular interest, but does not necessarily represent EVERYTHING that you will need to know
for the exam. Be sure that you fully understand the following concepts, can give examples of them, and recognize them in situations. You
will want to carefully read the chapter and review the material discussed in class. This handout is designed to help you review some of the
key aspects.
Chapter 1 – Speaking in Public
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Key Terms:
Adrenaline
Feedback
Message
Channel
Frame of reference
Positive
Critical thinking
Interference
nervousness
Ethnocentrism
Listener
Situation
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Consider the power and tradition associated with public speaking.
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How is public speaking similar to and different from conversation?
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Discuss methods of dealing with nervousness.
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How does public speaking relate to critical thinking?
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Understand the communication process and its implications for public speakers.
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Consider the way public speaking works in the multicultural world.
Chapter 2 – Ethics & Public Speaking
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Key Terms:
Bill of Rights
Global plagiarism
Name-calling
Ethical decisions
Incremental
Paraphrase
Ethics
plagiarism
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Why is ethics important to public speakers?
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Discuss the guidelines for ethical speaking & ethical listening.
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Consider the different types of plagiarism and their implications for speakers.
Chapter 3 – Listening
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Key Terms:
Active listening
Comprehensive
Empathic listening
Appreciative
listening
Hearing
listening
Critical listening
Key-word outline
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Why is listening important?
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Discuss the different kinds of listening and their connection to critical thinking.
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Consider the causes of poor listening.
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What can a person do to become a better listener?
Chapter 4 – Giving Your First Speech
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Key Terms:
Body
Extemporaneous
Chronological order
speech
Conclusion
Eye contact
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What are the basic steps in preparing a speech?
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What should you consider when getting ready to deliver a speech?
Gestures
Ice breaker speech
Introduction
Speaker
Stage fright
Visualization
Patchwork
plagiarism
Plagiarism
Listening
Spare “brain time
Main points
Topical order
Transition
Chapter 5 – Selecting a Topic & a Purpose
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Key Terms:
Brainstorming
General purpose
Residual message
Central idea
Personal inventory
Specific purpose
Clustering
Reference search
Topic
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What are the 4 major steps involved in selecting a topic & purpose for a speech?
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What should you consider when choosing a topic for a speech? What steps should you go through as you choose a topic?
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Consider how a general purpose and specific purpose are determined.
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Understand how a central idea should be constructed.
Chapter 6 – Analyzing the Audience
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Key Terms:
Attitude
Egocentrism
Open-ended
AudienceFixed-alternative
questions
centeredness
questions
Scale questions
Demographic
Identification
Situational
audience analysis
audience analysis
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Why is audience-centeredness important?
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Discuss the psychology of audiences.
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Consider the information gained from a demographic audience analysis & situational audience analysis.
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How can you get information about the audience?
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What kinds of questions can you ask to get information about the audience?
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Discuss how you can adapt to the audience before & during a speech.
Chapter 7 – Gathering Materials
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Key Terms:
Abstract
Newspaper &
Primary source
Academic database
periodical database
Reference work
Call number
Preliminary
Research interview
Catalogue
bibliography
Secondary source
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How does your own knowledge and experience influence the research process?
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Consider the different resources you have for doing research.
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What is the difference between primary & secondary sources?
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Discuss the steps for choosing support?
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Consider the types of Internet resources available & special considerations for evaluating them.
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What should you do before, during, & after an interview?
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Discuss additional tips for doing research.
Chapter 8 – Supporting Your Ideas
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Key Terms:
Brief example
Hypothetical
Paraphrase
Direct quotation
example
Peer testimony
Example
Mean
Quoting out of
Expert testimony
Median
context
Extended example
Mode
Statistics
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What does it mean to have a “responsible knowledge”?
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Discuss the three main types of support used during speeches?
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How do you evaluate each type of support?
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What does each type of support offer the speaker?
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What information needs to be included in a verbal citation? How do you choose what to include?
Chapter 9 – Organizing the Body of the Speech
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Key Terms:
Causal order
Main points
Signpost
Chronological order
Problem-causeSpatial order
Connective
solution order
Stock issues format
Internal preview
Problem-solution
Strategic
Internal summary
order
organization
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Why is organization important?
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Understand the basics of good form.
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Consider the different organizational patterns.
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How do you choose an organizational pattern? What are some issues to consider while choosing main points?
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Discuss the use of connectives.
Chapter 10 – Beginning & Ending the Speech
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Key Terms:
Credibility
Dissolve ending
Preview statement
Crescendo ending
Goodwill
Rhetorical question
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Why are introductions important? How much of your speech should the introduction make up?
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What should an introduction do? What should be included in an introduction?
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How do you select an introductory tactic?
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Why is a conclusion important? How much of your speech should the conclusion make up?
• What should a conclusion do? What should be included in a conclusion?
Stereotyping
Sponsoring
organization
Virtual library
Supporting
materials
Testimony
Supporting
materials
Topical order
Transition