Quiz 5 Week 5

Audience members decide in the first five seconds of a speech whether they will give their full attention to the speaker and believe what he or she has to say.

The first challenge a speaker faces in developing an introduction is to win the audience's attention.

Using a story in an introduction can make the speaker's ideas concrete and colorful.

In the conclusion, the speaker should not reiterate the topic and speech purpose.

Speakers should avoid using quotations from poetry during conclusions.

A speaker can effectively signal closure by adjusting the manner of delivery.

Examples in a speech weaken understanding by making ideas less concrete.

Citing the sources for your supporting material is equally important to the types of supporting material you select.

Most people require some type of evidence before they will accept a speaker's position or claims.

A source is likely to be more credible if it includes information about the methods used to generate the data and why the data was collected.