speech exam

If you needed a quotation to use in your speech conclusion, which of the following would be the best reference source to consult?

Bartletts familiar quotations

A listener's ethical obligations include

Being courteous and attentive during a speech & maintaining the free and open expression of ideas

That part of the audience a speaker most wants to persuade is called the

Mary and Jamal received the message through different channels.

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.

A(n) __________ is a summary of a magazine or research article, written by someone other than the original author.

abstract

As Christopher delivered his speech, he noticed that some members of his audience looked confused as he explained one of his main points. As a result, he slowed down and explained the point again. In this case, Christopher was

adapting to audience feedback

When you experience stage fright, your body is producing extra _________, a hormone that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.

adrenaline

Which of the following is out of place in a speech to inform?

advocating

When speaking from a manuscript, you should

all of the above

Which of the following does your textbook recommend that you do in the conclusion of your first speech?

all of the above

According to your textbook, a fallacy is

an error in reasoning

What are the three criteria discussed in your textbook for assessing the soundness of documents found on the Internet?

authorship, sponsorship and recency

When Sophia attended the first discussion section for her math class and heard her instructor begin speaking with an unfamiliar accent, she immediately decided, "I won't learn anything from this teacher." Sophia failed to uphold which guideline for ethical listening?

avoid pre judging the speaker

Having spent two years working in a television newsroom, Madison decided to give her informative speech on that topic. Because she knew a lot about it and was comfortable speaking to an audience, she didn't spend much time preparing. As a result, her speech was poorly organized, ran overtime, and did not have a clear message. Which guideline for ethical public speaking discussed in your textbook did Madison fail to live up to?

be fully prepared for each speech

Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?

be fully prepared for each speech

Alisha began the introduction of her speech by saying: Have you ever been knocked down so hard by life that you didn't feel you'd ever get back up? This has happened to me many times, the first being when I tried to ride a bicycle when I was very young. Today I want to discuss with you some basic strategies for coping with life's challenges. What kind of supporting material did Alisha use in her introduction?

brief example

"The three kinds of bait used to attract fish are live bait, prepared bait, and artificial bait" is an example of a

central idea

"The value of a classic car is determined by its condition, its rarity, and its desirability to collectors" is an example of a

central idea

"To persuade my audience to give blood and to support the Wilderness Society" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a classroom speech because it

contain two unrelated ideas

According to your textbook, a speech that sounds spontaneous to the audience no matter how many times it has been rehearsed has a strong __________ quality.

conversational

Dealing with such matters as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and the differences between fact and opinion are all part of what your textbook calls

critical thinking

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?You can either double the size of the police department or let criminals roam the streets.

either-or

Emil began his research early and found some excellent sources for his informative speech. He cut and pasted passages from several Web sites into a file in his word processor. When he started putting his speech together, he used some complete sentences from the cut-and-pasted materials, paraphrases from other passages, and several original ideas of his own. Unfortunately, Emil forgot to record his sources in his research notes, so he didn't cite any of the sources in his speech. Which of the following statements best describes Emil's situation?

emil is guilty of incremental plagarism

In a speech about valley fever, a potentially deadly disease that has reached serious proportions in several southwestern states, a speaker said: After being plagued by asthma attacks in Hawaii for six years, Lori Crown hoped to find relief by moving to the dryer climate in Bakersfield, California. A few months after arriving in Bakersfield, Crown was suffering from severe headaches, swollen feet, painful bumps on her hands and legs, and a prolonged fever. The diagnosis—valley fever. To combat the disease, Crown has to take fluconazole, an antifungal drug that costs $685 for a one-month supply of pills. Although the drug helps, Crown still gets painful headaches, frequent fevers, and debilitating fatigue. "It's so frustrating," Crown says. "One day I'll feel fine, then I'll be in bed for the next three." Most days she wishes she had stayed in Hawaii. According to your textbook, what kind of supporting material is used in this statement?

extended example

All of the following are recommended by your textbook to help you deal with nervousness except:

focus on achieving perfection

Everything a speaker says is filtered through a listener's

frame of reference

__________ are especially valuable for showing an audience statistical trends and patterns.

graphs

According to your textbook, a(n) __________ is an imaginary story that makes a general point.

hypothetical example

Jeff began his speech by saying: Imagine that you are on a deserted island—palm trees sway in the breeze, the warm sun is on your face, and the smell of tropical flowers is in the air. Suddenly, the sound of distant drums breaks your euphoria. What do you do—panic? What would you do if you found yourself in such a situation? What kind of supporting material did Jeff use in his introduction?

hypothetical example

According to your textbook, the __________ speaker delivers a speech with little or no immediate preparation.

impromptu

A ringing cell phone or an audience member browsing the Web on her laptop during a speech are examples of which element in the speech communication process?

interference

The denotative meaning of a word is

its literal or dictionary meaning

For his informative speech, Douglas told his classmates how to get free food at a drive-through restaurant. Rather than focusing on legitimate deals, such as student discounts or coupons, Douglas talked about ways to trick employees into believing you had already paid for food when you had not. His instructor gave the speech a poor grade because it violated the ethical criteria for public speaking presented in your textbook. The guideline Douglas violated was:

make sure your goals are ethically sound

Your textbook recommends that when you develop your first speech, you should look for ways to

make the speech mysterious or suspenseful.

According to your textbook, when selecting fonts for a visual aid, you should usually use

no more than 2

Communication based on a speaker's body and voice, rather than on the use of words, is called

nonverbal communication

"To inform my audience about the major achievements of Ronald Reagan" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)

object

As your textbook explains, a speaker who assembles a speech by copying word for word from two or three sources is committing what kind of plagiarism?

patch work

As explained in your textbook, "To inform my audience how to make genuine French croissants" is a specific purpose statement for a speech about a(n)

process

Persuasive speeches on questions of __________ judge whether something is good or bad, right or wrong, fair or unfair.

question of value

According to your textbook, global plagiarism occurs when a person

takes a speech entirely from one source and passes it off as her or his own.

As explained in your textbook, the three main parts of a speech are called

the introduction, body and conclusion

As your textbook explains, reasoning is

the process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.

As your textbook explains, visual aids are most effective when they are displayed

throughout the speech

The more __________ your examples, the greater impact they are likely to have.

vivid

When reasoning analogically, you infer that

what is true in one case will also be true in a similar case.

Which of the following words is the most general and abstract?

writing

If you were giving a speech about how to execute basic karate moves, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be

yourself