COM 110 Chapters 10-15

Which of the following statements illustrates a transition?

"Once you have assembled the necessary materials, you are ready to prepare the surface."

Which of the following statements illustrates an internal preview?

"Today I will discuss the reasons behind the Defense of Marriage Act, the movement to abolish the Act, and the current state of affairs regarding gay marriage."

In Teaching Tips, Wilbert McKeachie notes that the typical attention span of college students peaks within the first __________ minutes of class and then decreases after that point.

10

In general, font size for software-generated presentation slides should be no smaller than __________ points.

24

Researchers have found that if a professor speaks 150 words per minute in class, college students only hear about __________ of them.

50

This phase of the story-building chart answers the questions, "What did you or the characters see, hear, feel, smell, or taste?" and "How are the characters reacting to what's happening?"

Action or Conflict

If you were making a presentation comparing the Vietnam War to the War in Iraq, which of the following demographic factors would be most important when analyzing what your audience knows and thinks about this topic?

Age

Audience demographics include

Age, race, and religion

Which of the following represents a metaphor?

All the world's a stage

According to your textbook, speakers should dress

As key members of their audience would

A speaker's level of credibility is determined by

Audience Perceptions

The size of a room, the lighting, the attractiveness of the setting, the mood of the audience, and the temperament of the speaker are all aspects of

Context

This is the most important component of effective physical delivery.

Eye contact

What kind of supporting material is used in the following example? "The Biltmore Mansion is the largest private residence in the United States."

Facts

The most important and, unfortunately, the most ignored question to consider when you speak is:

How long am I scheduled to speak?

Which of the following purposes would be appropriate for an informative presentation?

I want my audience to understand the research on the death penalty's relationship to the increase or decrease in crime.

What strategy for enhancing your credibility are you using when you draw parallels between your characteristics and the characteristics of the audience?

Identification

Simple instructions about how to change a tire or iron a shirt would be considered __________ communication.

Informatory

Informative presentations are designed to do these two things.

Instruct and Describe

In two national surveys—one administered to working professionals and the other to college students taking a communication course—what speaking skill was identified by both groups as the most important for effective presentations?

Keeping your audience interested

According to your textbook, your conclusion should be

Memorable, clear, and brief.

This presentation aid show "how much" by identifying proportions in relation to a whole.

Pie chart

Martin McDermott, author of Speak with Courage, offers three important pieces of advice for giving a successful speech. Those three things are:

Prepare, prepare, and prepare.

The power of the first impression is described as the __________ effect.

Primacy

Janie is contemplating the best way to gain the attention of her audience. Janie should:

Relate her purpose to audience interests and needs.

"Minimize competition between pictures and text" is an effective guideline for creating software generated presentations that avoid problems associated with this.

Seductive details

This shows your listeners that you are comfortable and eager to share your ideas and information.

Smile

If your informative presentation helps audience members resolve interpersonal problems with family members and friends, your value step focuses on this.

Social benefits

Which method of concluding a presentation is used in the following example? "I've explained the causes of dementia. I've also described how it affects caregivers. And finally, I proposed some ways that we can support those with dementia."

Summarize

__________ refer(s) to statements or opinions that someone has said or written.

Testimony

The key points in a presentation about rap music discuss its early beginnings, its current popularity, and the future of rap music in the music industry. What arrangement pattern does this presentation use?

Time

Which method of introducing a presentation is used in the following example? "Approximately 86 percent of non-millionaires drive high-status luxury cars, while real millionaires tend to live modestly, spending an average of $16 for a haircut."

Use statistics or examples