Quiz 4 Week 4

Speakers who show enthusiasm for their topic draw their audience's attention into the message.

The most effective way to hold an audience's attention is to vary speaking rate.

According to one study, listeners may derive only 7 percent of a message's meaning from the words a speaker uses.

When describing information, the speaker should provide an array of details that paint a mental picture of the topic.

Attitudes and beliefs are shaped by values.

Speech topics should be relevant to the age interests of an audience.

Audience analysis is the process of gathering and analyzing information about listeners.

To narrow a speech topic, you need to consider time constraints, audience expectations, and the nature of the occasion.

Brainstorming is a problem-solving technique involving the spontaneous generation of ideas.

The thesis statement is the theme or central idea of the speech.