Yui Zojo

10/13/2014
COMM111
MWF 9am
Tim Black
Page 234-235
Review Questions
1. The difference between an informative speech and a persuasive speech is that an
informative speech provides information in as neutral an environment as possible,
where both the speaker and he audience typically seek to teach and learn. A
persuasive speech is meant for persuading and the audiences purpose is to create
an opinion based upon what is offered. Also, informative speeches can use more
field specific language.
2. The 4 types of informative speeches are speeches about objects, processes, events,
and concepts.
3. The 3 common situations where informative speeches occur are internal business
settings, the classroom, and within training and orientation programs.
4. The best way to organize speeches about objects is chronological, spatial, or topical.
Speeches about processes should use chronological organizational pattern.
Speeches about events use primarily an organizational pattern that is chronological,
but there are cases when event speeches can utilize topical and even spatial
patterns. Speeches about concepts should be topical.
5. Informative speeches in education can call for all 4 types of speeches depending on
the topic.
Think About It
1. Information cannot be truly objective and neutral.

2. The choice of evidence makes a speech persuasive.
3. We separate informative speeches with persuasive speeches so we know how to
structure them and know what kind of vocabulary to use.
4. Commemorative speeches try to shed a positive light on the topic and therefore may
be informative but the objective is more persuasive.

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Review Questions
1. The difference between fear of public speaking and anxiety disorder is that with the
fear of public speaking, one is at a heightened anxiety level and is common; as
opposed to anxiety disorder in which the anxiety is not just a discomfort but
prohibits functioning for no reason at all.
2. 3 major factors that cause speech-freight are that the audience is larger than
normal, the audience is unfamiliar to you, and spotlight syndrome.
3. Strategies for combatting speech anxiety include directly confronting it by
presenting speeches, visualize success, realize the audience only see a portion of
what you feel, take deep breathes for calmness, and adequately prepare and
practice.
4. The 3 listening purposes are listening for appreciation, to comprehend, and to
criticize. The 2 listening types are active and passive listening.
5. The forms of nonlistening prevalent in an audience are pseudolistening, glazing
over, ambushing, and prejudging.
Think About It

1. If someone is deaf they can still listen. They may not be able to hear to listening may
be done by paying attention.
2. When a person starts to experience abnormal levels of anxiety, such that you
recognize the irrational and illogical nature of the fear it is not speech anxiety but an
anxiety disorder.
3. You may be able to tell if a speaker is nervous or anxious if they sweat, blush,
tremble or breathe heavily, but it may also be cause by other things.
4. As an audience member, you can aid a nervous speaker by being an ethical and
effective listener and avoiding nonlistening techniques and actively paying attention
to the speaker.