| A | B |
| Noise | anything that gets in the way of communication |
| Internal Noise | distractions in your mind |
| External Noise | distractions in your surroundings |
| Thesis | a brief statement which states your main purpose |
| Chronological order | organizing your ideas according to time |
| encoding | taking a message or idea and translating it into words |
| decoding | interpreting a message and creating meaning from it |
| articulate | speaking clearly and announciating |
| anecdotes | brief stories which make your point and create interest and personlize your topic |
| plagiarism | using other people's ideas or words w/out giving proper credit |
| introduction | an overview of your speech which grabs attention and creates interest |
| conclusion | summarizing your main points in a memorable way without introducing new information |
| credibility | being believeable so the audience trusts you |
| rate | the speed that someone talks |