Exam 2 Study Guide

What step in Monroe's motivated sequence occurs when a speaker asks for an audience to approve the speaker's proposal?

Action

An attitude is an individual's perception of the usefulness, importance, or worth of something.

False

Eyewitness testimony is more reliable than expert testimony.

False

It's a good idea to define every term in your speech.

False

Persuasion is the use of communication to get a person to behave in a manner or embrace a point-of-view related to values, attitudes, and/or beliefs that he or she would not have done otherwise.

True

The correct ordering of Monroe's motivated sequence is: attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action.

True

The goal of a comparative advantages speech is to compare items side-by-side and show why one of them is more advantageous than the other.

True

You should use a variety of support types in your speech.

True

A vocal cue is:

a meaningful variation in pitch, tone, volume, or pace.

A theory is:

a proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested.

Four criteria used to evaluate source options are:

accuracy, authority, currency, and objectivity.

During an after-dinner speech on emergency rooms, the speaker referred to a patient as an FDGB (Fall Down, Go Boom). This is an attempt at what type of humor?

acronym

What type of speaking is informative or persuasive but also designed to elicit laughter from an audience?

after-dinner speaking

Which of the following is NOT a tip for using humor in a speech?

always apologize if a humorous anecdote doesn't get laughs

Research is:

an investigation conducted in order to discover, revise, or report facts.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four ingredients for an entertaining speech?

be adaptive to the rhetorical situation

As a listener, you should:

be as open-minded as you can.

When you report secondary information to your audience, you must:

cite both the primary and secondary sources clearly.

A positive example is used to:

clarify or illustrate a principle, method, or phenomenon.

Language is a system through which we strive to:

communicate our thoughts and meanings.

Public speaking should sound:

conversational

Whenever a microphone is provided:

decide for yourself whether you need it.

A general principle that promotes ethical speech is:

deciding whether a behavior is beneficial for most people.

Truthfulness, accuracy, and honesty mean:

distortions and exaggerations are violations of the relationship with the audience.

Repetition can be used to:

emphasize the importance of a specific idea.

In an extemporaneous speech you:

engage your audience with your message, eye contact, facial expressions, and gestures.

The conversational public speaking style is:

expressive and perceived by the audience as natural.

The three end results that researchers strive toward are:

facts, theories, and applications.

What is a persuasive claim arguing the truth or falsity of an assertion?

factual

A source is objective when the information is:

factual, fair, reasonable, and based on sound research.

A problem-cause-solution speech format has a speaker weigh the problems and causes of two or more items or ideas.

false

A success speech is given by someone who is considered a hero in society.

false

Acceptance speeches and toasts can be relatively long (typically over five minutes).

false

Having ethical intent is important:

from the outset, so a speaker tells the truth as fully as possible. You Answered

What are the three parts of an effective attention step (in order)?

gain audience attention, introduce the topic, explain why the audience should care

If your audience is small, you can:

generate greater audience contact.

What is an intangible asset that is made up of the favor or reputation of an individual or organization?

goodwill

Many professional organizations have codes of ethics that contain:

guidelines for how employees should interact with suppliers or clients.

Repeated words and phrases:

help listeners recall information after the end of a speech.

What kind of speakers should attempt to use manuscript speaking?

highly skilled and experienced speakers

What type of speech is given to elicit or arouse an emotional state within an audience?

inspirational

Plagiarism:

is always serious, even if done by mistake.

Audiences have a right to:

know the difference between fact and opinion.

Language that is appropriate for the audience is:

language they are able to understand.

Practicing your speech:

means standing up and rehearsing the speech out loud.

Plagiarism is:

never permissible under any circumstances.

"Ends" are:

outcomes you seek to achieve.

A research strategy is a:

plan for doing the various steps toward completing a speech.

Which of the following is not a typical context for an entertaining speech?

political rally

When speaking in an unfamiliar space such as a large auditorium, you should:

practice your entire speech in that location.

A good delivery is:

presenting a clear, coherent message in an interesting way.

Carrying your full manuscript as a safety net:

presents a strong temptation to read the speech.

Supporting claims means:

providing evidence for each claim you make in your speech.

Reading is different from listening because a:

reader can reread a sentence or look up a word.

Paraphrasing:

requires that you represent the original meanings accurately.

The nonverbal part of your speech:

reveals your credibility, sincerity, and knowledge.

Oral communication should be:

simple enough to be understood by your audience

Informative narratives are:

stories that help audiences understand complicated phenomena.

A metaphor is used to:

suggest a resemblance between two different things.

A connotative meaning is:

the idea suggested by or associated with a word.

Saying that research is a process, not an event, means:

the steps taken to do research require an investment of time.

Which of the five parts of the satisfaction step in Monroe's motivated sequence asks a speaker to show how the solution you have proposed meets the need or problem?

theoretical demonstration

Freedom of expression, diversity of perspective, and tolerance of dissent are important:

to gaining an understanding of events and issues from many perspectives.

"Means" are:

tools or behaviors we employ to achieve a desired outcome.

When paraphrasing the work of an expert, it is important to:

understand and convey the expert's meanings.

Using language variety in a speech refers to:

using a range of words and phrases.

What step in Monroe's motivated sequence occurs when a speaker asks his or her audience to visualize a future where the need has been met or the problem solved?

visualization

During the middle of a speech, the speaker talks about a new medical device as "being about as useless as a football hoop." This is an example of what type of humor?

word combination with unusual visual effects

Citing your sources of research information is important because:

you are ethically obligated to give credit to the source.

You can hurt your credibility if:

you use support from questionable sources.