Q: Just as a traveler needs a map for a journey, a speaker
needs a map for a speech. This detailed map of a speech is? |
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A: A preparation outline
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Q: Writing down your main ideas, sub points, and supporting
material, then using geometric shapes and arrows to indicate logical
relationships is a technique known as? |
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A: Mapping
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Q: The delivery outline is? |
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A: Much shorter than the preparation outline and tailored to
the individual speaker
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Q: According to the text, what is the purpose of using
complete sentences in a preparation outline? |
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A: This will help you judge the coherence of the speech
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Q: What does your textbook state is the major benefit of
using standard outline form? |
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A: It points out relationships between ideas and supporting
material
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Q: What tip does your textbook suggest regarding the use of
speaking notes? |
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A: Type or print information so that it can be easily read
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Q: A general rule of thumb when estimating the time frame
for your introduction and conclusion is to remember that? |
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A: The introduction and the conclusion should each represent
10 percent of your speaking time.
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Q: On the evaluation for your previous two speeches, you
received a comment about a “speedy vocal delivery.” You want to make sure not
to repeat that mistake on your next speaking assignment, so you write in the
margins of your note cards “slow down.” Is this proper for speaking notes? |
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A: Yes; comments like this are effective delivery reminders
on speaking notes?
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Q: Delivery a speech in a conversational style from a
well-developed and researched outline is termed? |
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A: Extemporaneous delivery
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Q: Behaviors such as eye contact, appropriate gestures, and
physical closeness that enhance the quality of the relationship between the
speaker and listeners is known as? |
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A: Immediacy behaviors
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Q: An attitude that one’s own cultural approaches are
superior to those of other cultures in termed? |
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A: Ethnocentrism
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Q: When asked to deliver a speech at the last moment, the
type of delivery style you will use is? |
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A: Impromptu
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Q: Which of the following statements is the best guideline
for using gestures in a speech? |
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A: Make your gestures appropriate to the situation and
audience
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Q: The minister pounds his fist on the podium when he says
the words “sin” and “evil”. What function does this form of nonverbal
communication serve? |
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A: Emphasizing
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Q: Words such as ”dint,” “morning,” “gunna,” and “wanna” are
all examples of poor? |
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A: Articulation
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Q: A lengthy illustration with a plot beginning, climatic
point, and end-is called? |
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A: An extended illustration
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Q: A figurative analogy is? |
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A: In the form of a metaphor or simile
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Q: When someone, who is a recognized authority in a
specialized area, states his/her opinion, this is considered? |
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A: Expert testimony
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Q: Using sensory information, or “word pictures”, which
allows your audience to mentally see, hear, smell, touch, or taste something is
a process known as? |
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A: Description
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Q: Government agencies, independent survey organizations, or
scholarly research reports can be considered reliable sources because they are? |
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A: Reputable
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Q: When using a literary quotation as supporting material,
it is best to? |
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A: Be sure and keep the quote brief
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Q: In his speech about date rape on college campuses, Ryan
cites statistics from state county law enforcement documents; then he includes
statistics from incidents on his own campus. Which principle of selecting the
best supporting material is Ryan using? |
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A: Proximity
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Q: When Jessica cited the number of people dying everyday in
Sudan’s civil war, her audience responded apathetically. Jessica made every
attempt to support her topic in provocation, ethical ways, but just couldn’t
seem to elicit the interest she wanted from her listeners. What textbook
suggestion regarding the use of supporting material best relates to this
situation? |
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A: The information may not have had enough proximity to
people’s lives to generate interest
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Q: The method speaker uses to arrange her or his main idea is
termed? |
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A: The organization pattern
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Q: Organizing speech ideas according to direction and
location is a? |
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A: Spatial pattern
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Q: Words and gestures, that allow you to move smoothly from
one idea to the next throughout the speech, are known as? |
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A: Signposts
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Q: In addition to using a preview that the beginning of the
speech, speakers can use ______ previews at various points throughout the
speech? |
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A: Internal
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Q: After speakers have organized their main points, what is
the next step? |
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A: Dividing main points into sub points.
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Q: The main reason to use previews, summaries, and signposts
is to? |
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A: Keep your audience on track with your speech
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Q: In his speech on varying explanations of how the earth
came into existence, Eduardo begins with opinions, moves to inferences, and
uses scientific facts in support of his last point. What principle of
supporting material organization is Eduardo reflecting in his speech? |
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A: “soft” to “hard” evidence
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Q: In her presentation to the school board about plans for
the new physical fitness facilities, Miss Anderson described the various
workout areas, gyms, locker rooms, and physical therapy facilities. Which
organizational patter was Miss Anderson using in her presentation? |
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A: Spatial
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Q: Every speech you give will have three basic parts; the
first part is? |
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A: The introduction
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Q: Credibility is? |
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A: The attitude listeners hold toward a speaker
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Q: What is the purpose of the technique when a speaker makes
reference to the introduction in the conclusion? |
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A: Providing a sense of closure
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Q: A speaker who describes her or his main points as part of
the introduction is utilizing what device? |
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A: A preview statement
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Q: What should a speech conclusion do? |
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A: Summarize the main ideas
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Q: When Gloria said, “So we must all do something to end
domestic violence; we must all be prepared to confront this issue in our own
neighborhoods and homes, so that we become part of the solution, not part of
the problem,” you recognize this as? |
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A: A statement to motivate the audience to respond
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Q: In developing her speech on scuba diving, Rachael is
trying to decide whether or not to tell the audience in her introduction that
she has been a diver since she was a freshman in high school. She wonders if
this will help or hurt her credibility. What textbook advice applies here? |
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A: Rachael should give a brief, credibility-building
explanation of her experience with the topic.
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Q: In his speech about registering to vote, Dan explains the
new legislation that allows voter registration to coincide with driver’s
license renewal. But he concludes the speech by stating that any person who is
not registered should go by several locations that he has listed on the
chalkboard and register in time for the next election. Finally, Dan reiterates:
“Everyone please register to vote; it’s your right and your duty as a citizen.”
What aspect of effective conclusions has Dan utilized? |
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A: An appeal to action on the part of the audience
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Q: A consistent style of pronouncing words that is common to
an ethnic group or geographic region is? |
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A: Dialect
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