Public Speaking 1315 Final Review Chapters 8-13

During a demonstration speech since you're displaying an object that everyone in your audience can see, you don't have to also tell your audience about that object.

False

If a person isn't well known, they won't be a suitable topic for an informative speech.

False

If you speak very slowly or with many long pauses, your audience is better able to follow all of your thoughts.

False

If you're the featured speaker at a high school graduation and say "High school is like a team sport," you're effectively using a technique called "metaphor."

False

If your speech is about an everyday topic, you should make your speech seem more important by using complicated metaphors and examples.

False

If a person asks a question you don't know the answer to, which of the following responses is most appropriate?

Tell them you don't know.

PechaKucha speeches require a specific format that includes 20 slides shown for 20 seconds each.

True

Persuasion is the use of speech to influence the actions of others through reason, credibility, and identification.

True

Presenting new information is the sole purpose of an informative speech.

True

Public speaking skills are learned throughout a person's life.

True

Running through your speech in your mind is not considered a form of practice.

True

Supplementary media helps the audience directly experience something you are speaking about.

True

When you stand unevenly on your feet during a speech, you are more apt to wiggle, tap your feet, or engage in other nervous habits.

True

The responsibilities of the informative speaker include _______.

explaining why information is relevant and developing expertise on the topic

Which of the following actions is most appropriate for a transition in your speech?

pausing in your speech to move slightly

Connecting the material to the audience's needs is generally not necessary for informative speeches.

False

"Studies show that more study produces higher grades, and less studying produces lower grades," is an example of which kind of argument?

Casual Argument

All questions should be treated as a threatening challenge, even if they seem to be friendly.

False

As long as an informative speech is factually correct, presenting the information in a clear and accessible manner isn't important.

False

Because presentation aids are supplemental to your speech it's not necessary to cite their source.

False

Inductive reasoning uses if-then statements to create logical conclusions.

False

Logos is a kind of argument, much like a disagreement that ends in a shouting match.

False

One of the keys to effective repetition is to cluster repetitions consistently throughout the speech.

False

Over-enunciation of words is an important part of vocal delivery, because it makes you seem sophisticated.

False

Pacing back and forth can be helpful during the most impassioned parts of a speech.

False

Personification is used to focus an audience's attention on the actual speaker, rather than an imaginary speaker.

False

Since the informative speaker may only be giving a speech on their topic once, it's not their responsibility to develop an expertise through research on the topic.

False

Supplementary media can't be used to boost a speaker's credibility.

False

Supplementary media should be a part of every speech.

False

The more information you can present on your topic, the more effective your speech will be.

False

The post hoc fallacy argues that when one event follows another event, the first event likely has nothing to do with the second event.

False

When giving an informative speech about an object, a speaker should always bring in the object.

False

When you carefully consider your style choices you're influencing your audience's perception of your speech, therefore style choices are manipulative and should be avoided.

False

When you present a counterargument, you should tell your audience why that argument has merit and why your audience should accept it.

False

When you're answering audience questions, you should do so as quickly as possible.

False

When you're giving a graduation speech, you should deliver your address as if you're speaking to only one graduate.

False

While speaking from memory is rarely used, it is the most effective technique to sound spontaneous.

False

With deductive reasoning, the more instances of evidence you have, the stronger your conclusion will be.

False

Explain the figures of repetition and contrast, and construct your own

False?

When making choices about the appropriate style for your speech, your textbook suggests you should ask yourself which of the following questions?

If an audience remembers only two things, what would I want those two things to be?

A figure is a change to the structure of a phrase that lends an ear-catching quality and highlights important content.

True

A presentation aid should not be used if it is a barrier to audience interaction.

True

A trope is a change in the way words and concepts are used that gives those words and concepts a new meaning.

True

An ad hominen fallacy is an argument appeal based on an attack of a person's intelligence or character

True

An argument from analogy compares two things and asks the audience to believe that one of them has the characteristics of the other.

True

An important factor in deciding whether or not to use digital media is if the room is properly equipped to present your digital media.

True

Both overstatement and understatement are acceptable means of ironic exaggeration that put a particular perspective on an event.

True

Ethos, logos, and pathos are all tools of persuasion known as "proofs."

True

Explaining the complicated processes behind global warming by separating them into smaller steps is an example of what is called "breaking it down."

True

Extemporaneous speaking, the most common form of formal speaking for students, includes using a mixture of notes and memory.

True

It's best to carefully choose when to use tropes and figures and to choose to use them sparingly.

True

When confronting a counter-argument in your speech, you should __________.

all of these choices

An argument from signs is __________.

an attempt at establishing future events from past history

New and unfamiliar terms should be defined because _________.

audiences aren't impressed by technical vocabulary and definitions help set up arguments and explanations

When using supporting material, "starting with the audience" means the speaker __________.

begins with concepts familiar with the audience, then moves into the unfamiliar

When using tradition to guide the content of a special speaking situation, it is the speaker's responsibility to __________.

both make sure they are using the constraints that tradition dictates appropriately and find a way to make the speech fresh and new despite the tradition

Which of the following are the primary goals of a speech for introducing another speaker?

both to boost the speaker's ethos and to demonstrate why the speaker is qualified to speak on a topic

Repetition with progression is best used for __________.

creating a sense of movement in the speech

A presentation aid should not __________.

draw attention away from the speaker

From an audience's perspective, nervousness and anxiety can often seem like __________.

enthusiasm

Wedding toasts are most successful when they take advantage of sweeping, impersonal ideas such as "love" and "commitment."

false

Which of the following situations is best for practicing speeches?

in front of a trusted audience

If a speaker adds a clip of music to the beginning of a speech about the music clip's composer, he or she is using a presentation aid primarily to __________.

increase audience engagement and attention

If a speaker demonstrates that he or she can perform yoga at the beginning of a speech about yoga, he or she is issuing that presentation aid primarily to __________.

increase the speaker's credibility

"If Elizabeth I was a ruling queen of England from 1558 through 1603 C.E. then we can conclude that it was possible for women to have authority in medieval England," is an example of which of the following?

inductive reasoning

The most important effect of using concrete language is __________.

it grounds abstract ideas so the audience can better understand what you're talking about

Using examples while explaining a concept is helpful because __________.

it provides a specific instance of the concept for the audience

When choosing how much information to include in a speech, if you decide to include only enough information to fully address the topic you are practicing __________.

keeping it simple

Which of the following uses of text is acceptable in a visual presentation aid?

labeling data points and giving a descriptive title to the presentation aid are acceptable uses of text

If a speech lacks evidence or reasoning, the speech is lacking in __________.

logos

Which of the following is an example of an antithesis, or a "putting of opposites together"?

one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind

Which of the following is the most important skill to practice during a practice speech?

proper breathing or hand gestures (idk)

Respectful language is important to a successful speech because __________.

public speaking is designed with an audience—and a public—in mind so you have to speak in a way that includes as many people as possible

The end of a demonstration speech consists of __________.

recapping why the object is worthy of being presented of a speech

When picking values to focus on when giving a speech at a graduation ceremony, values should be chosen primarily based on __________.

representing all the students who are graduating

If a question seems like it is going to lead you astray from the topic, the most appropriate response is to __________.

request to continue the conversation after the question and answer session is over

Your textbook suggests when you make a persuasive argument, you should:

seek to convince your audience by presenting better arguments.

One disadvantage of staying with tradition in occasional speeches is that __________.

staying with tradition can lead to meaningless clichés

Proofs are __________.

the appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos

After-dinner speaking is actually one of the hardest types of public speaking because __________.

the audience is full and tired at the end of the day

A figure of contrast is best used when __________.

the two things being contrasted are very different

Common similes such as "cold as ice," or "dry as a bone," are ineffective because __________.

they don't stimulate thought because the audience already understands what they are supposed to mean

You should use metonymy when __________.

trying to direct audience attention to a specific aspect of a whole

To present information with clarity you should __________.

use simple, short, direct sentences

Detailed, visually evocative explanations can be distracting and should not be included in your speech.

False

Drawing conclusions or giving commentary on facts in informative speeches is irresponsible.

False

If you make a mistake during a practice speech, you should stop and start over.

False

You should practice your speech all the way through one time before actually delivering it.

False

_____________ is a true statement about speaking at a memorial.

Keep the speech minimal and to the point.

The word ethos means "the character or knowledge of the speaker."

True

The rules of TED Talks include all of the following except_____________.

Thou Shalt Read Thy Speak

Metaphors are best used to make unfamiliar things seem familiar.

True

One benefit of using posters or flipcharts to display images or text is that they are not subject to equipment failure like digital presentation aids.

True

One of the goals of informative speaking is to provide new perspectives.

True

One purpose of a handout can be to provide the audience an outline for taking notes.

True

Pathos is the attempt to evoke appropriate emotion to put the audience in the right frame of mind.

True

The choice of words and use of language, known as "style," builds on the fact that spoken language allows for different ways of saying the same thing.

True

When giving a special occasion speech, in addition to considering the occasion you will still be required to either inform to create understanding or persuade to change a belief or action.

True

When giving an informative speech about how to implement a process, separating the speech into steps is a suitable strategy.

True

When you're delivering a public speech nervousness can be a good thing, because it means that you care about what the audience thinks.

True

Including counterarguments in your speech is an effective persuasive strategy for all of the following reasons except:

When you address a counterargument, you distract your audience from the weaknesses in your argument.

In which of the following situations would an impromptu speech be most appropriate?

a toast at a celebration dinner

Which of the following should not be done with slide-based presentation software?

use complex transition animations

Aristotle's dimensions of ethos include all of the following except ___________.

willfulness

One of the dangers of using an object as a visual aid in a speech is that __________.

you may use the object as a crutch and speak to it instead of the audience and it may tie up your hands if you don't have somewhere to put it down are both dangers of using an object in a speech

When using digital media, which of the following statements are true?

you should always be prepared to deliver a speech without digital media in case of technology failures