10.6 Conclusion

Attention Statement – raise interest and motivate the listener.

Beliefs – “habits of the mind” because we come to rely on them to make decisions.

Bias – an unreasoned or not-well-thought-out judgment.

Body – address key points.

Conclusion – summarize key points.

Describing – using information that requires emphasis on language that is vivid, captures attention, and excites the imagination.

Demonstrative Speech – focuses on clearly showing a process and telling the audience important details about each step so that they can imitate, repeat, or do the action themselves.

Ethical informative speaker – expresses respect for listeners by avoiding prejudiced comments against any group, and by being honest about the information presented, including information that may contradict the speaker’s personal biases and admitting when they do not know something.

Exploitation – means taking advantage, using someone else’s story or situation for your own purposes.

Exposition – a public exhibition or display, often expressing a complex topic in a way that makes the relationships and content clear.

Honesty – or truthfulness, directly relates to trust, a cornerstone in the foundation of a relationship with your audience.

Informative presentations – focus on helping the audience to understand a topic, issue, or technique more clearly.

Informative report – a speech where you organize your information around key events, discoveries, or technical data and provide context and illustration for your audience.

Interpretation – involves adapting the information to communicate a message, perspective, or agenda.

Introduction – communicate a point and common ground.

Mutuality – means that you search for common ground and understanding with the audience, establishing this space and building on it throughout the speech.

Nonjudgmentalism – underlines the need to be open-minded, an expression of one’s willingness to examine diverse perspectives.

Objectivity – involves expressions and perceptions of facts that are free from distortion by your prejudices, bias, feelings or interpretations.

Reciprocity – a relationship of mutual exchange and interdependence.

Residual message – communicate the central theme or main point.

Respect – defined as an act of giving and displaying particular attention to the value you associate with someone or a group.

Subjectivity – expressions or perceptions that are modified, altered, or impacted by your personal bias, experiences, and background.

Trust – means the ability to rely on the character or truth of someone, that what you say you mean and your audience knows it.