Unit-2
Presentation and Interacting Skills.
Q-1 WHAT IS SPEECH DELIVERY?
A-1 In the context of public speaking, delivery refers to the presentation of the speech you have researched, organized, outlined, and practiced. Delivery is important, of course, because it is what is most immediate to the audience. Delivery relies on both verbal communication and nonverbal Communication. While some rhetoricians separate style from delivery, we have found it useful to discuss the two together, as the style of the speech should be connected to its presentation.
Delivery can communicate your confidence and preparedness to your audience. Effective delivery shows your audience that you have researched your topic and understand what you are speaking about. An effective delivery allows you to pull it all together—to showcase your work and to speak with confidence during your delivery.
Q-2 Write short note on Group discussion.
A-2 Group discussion is a compound word made up of two words- group and discussion. The word group refers to more people who repeatedly interact together. Another word 'discussion' refers to some sort of evaluation of a subject- matter, done so as to reach to some conclusion. Thus, the composite term ' group discussion' means “to discuss a problem or an issue to arrive at a decision and to exchange information on a significant matter related to the function, growth or expansion of a professional organization.” ( Sharma and Mohan). Group discussion are now - a- days being used for discussing any problem by the professional in an organization.
Q-3 How many phases are there for preparing for Group discussion?
A-3 Phases for preparing for group discussion are:
1.Selecting a subject: The first phase before the discussion is selecting the problem.
2. Statement of the problem: The second phase is to give words to the subject/ problem.
3. Collection of the material: The third phase is of collection of the relevant material, required for discussion.
Q-4 Describe the methods to be followed while organizing a Group discussion.
A-4 John Dewey has suggested five steps to be taken for group discussion:
1.Define and limit the problem.
2. Analyze the problem.
3. List all possible solutions.
4. Evaluate and analyze the solutions.
Q-5 What is Brainstorming?
A-5 Brainstorming is a technique that generates the free expression of ideas within a group setting. It is generally used at the early stages of group discussion when each and every member of the group plays an active role in discussion.
Advantages of Brainstorming
Some advantages of brainstorming are:
1.It generates abundant ideas.
2. It presents the diversity of views.
3. It brings out abundant acceptance of a solution.
4. It finally leads to higher performance level.
Disadvantages if Brainstorming.
Some disadvantages of brainstorming are:
1.Sometime members of a group agree to unwise decision.
2. Sometimes it leads to group think, i.e. the members curb their own right of free thinking. Teamwork requires co-operation and sometime the members close their mind and do not express their personal views.
Q-6 What do you mean by argumental skills?
A-6 Argumentation is defined as,
Q-7 Bring the difference between debate and discussion.
A-7 Main Difference – Debate vs Discussion
Debate and discussion are two terms that are often used interchangeably since many people do not realize that there is a difference between the two. This misconception stems from the loose interpretations of debate, i.e., debates are often defined as discussions in which different opinions are expressed. However, debate and discussion are not the same; there are many differences between debates and discussions. The main difference between debate and discussion is the competitiveness of debates. A discussion is an exchange of opinions and ideas whereas debate is a form of formal contest of argumentation between two people or groups.
Q-8 What is unity coherence and emphasis?
A-8 A good paragraph has the characteristics of unity, coherence and emphasis.
Unity:
In unity a paragraph must be unified on its structure. Unity in a paragraph means that the entire paragraph should focus on one single idea. The supporting details should explain the main idea. The concluding sentence should end the paragraph with the same idea.
Coherence:
In coherence a paragraph must establish continuity within or towards the other paragraph. Coherence refers to a certain characteristic or aspect of writing. Literally, the word means "to stick together." Coherence in writingmeans that all the ideas in a paragraph flow smoothly from one sentence to the next sentence.
Emphasis:
In emphasis the idea within the paragraph should be given importance and made to stand. The emphasis naturally comes at the end of the sentence. Thus, when writing, a simple, effective way to emphasize main ideas and important concepts is to structure your sentence so that the words you want emphasized come at the end of the sentence.
Q-9 Explain the importance of audience analysis.
A-9 Audience analysis include identifying the audience and adapting a speech to their interests, level of understanding, attitudes and beliefs. For good and effective speech-making, it required for the speaker to know the audience both before and during the presentation. For it, two things are to be done: Preliminary Analysis and Analysis during the presentation.
1.Preliminary Analysis includes to look for audience characteristics that will affect the speech- things like size, gender, age, education and knowledge of the audience.
2. Analysis during Presentation refers to analyzing audience reaction during the speech called feedback. Facial expression, movements and noises give feedback information that helps the speaker adapt to the audience.
Q-10 Write a note on Public Speaking.
A-10 Public Speaking, which also means oratory or oration, is the practice of delivering a speech to the live audience. It is commonly called as formal, face- to- face speaking of a single person to a group of attentive listeners.
Public Speaking is an art of speaking to a group of people in a systematic and purposeful manner intended to simply transmit information, to motivate people to take a particular course of action or to simply tell a story.
The effectiveness of the public speaking depends upon how an orator is successful in changing the emotions/ though process of the listeners. In present times, public speaking for business and commercial events is often done by professionals. Public Speaking is considered as one of the ways of persuasion and inducement.
Q-11 What do you mean by interview? What are the objectives of an interview?
A-11 An interview is a two way process. It provides an opportunity to the employer and the applicant to sit face-to-face and interact on certain points related to job.
An interview is usually called a formal meeting. It provides an opportunity to the participants to exchange views and also to evaluate others.
Objectives of interview:
