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Student Resource
Gamble, The Public Speaking Playbook, 2nd Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018
Discussion Questions
Chapter 13: Wording the Speech
1. What is the relationship between language and culture? Why does the speaker need to
know something about the cultural background of the target audience?
2. How might you utilize some of the figurative devices to obtain the audience’s attention in
your next speech?
3. Describe the relationship between language, meaning, and thought using Ogden and
Richards’ Triangle of Meaning.
4. Select a news or magazine article and identify any examples of racist, sexist, or ageist
language that is present.
5. How might a speaker utilize connotative meanings to his or her advantage in a speech?
6. What does it mean when we say that oral style is more adaptive than written style?
