COMM 101 CHPT 2

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A speaking outline should

ALL ABOVE

An outline should label each of the following in your speech

ALL ABOVE

A preparation outline is written as key words and phrases on notecards.

False

Although they won't be included in the delivery of the speech, it is a good idea to include, for planning purposes, items such as your topic, general purpose, specific purpose, visual aids, and organizational pattern at the top of your preparation outline.

False

The main points of your speech should directly defend or support the attention getter in the introduction of your speech.

False

The quality of a speaker's outline(s) rarely has an impact upon the quality of his or her speech.

False

A subordinate point requires less emphasis and serves to support, prove, or elaborate upon the preceding point.

True

Signposts are words - such as first, next, finally, and in addition to - and gestures that allow you to move smoothly from one idea to the next throughout your speech, showing relationships between ideas and emphasizing important points.

True

A rhetorical question, when used as a transition, is a way for your audience to participate in the speech by raising their hand or providing some other type of feedback.

false

Transitions are only necessary when connecting one main point to the next.

false

During her speech, Elaine rushed her delivery and completely forgot to click through and reference her visual aid. She would have benefited from

including delivery cues on her speaking outline

Coordinate points in an outline are

points that are indented to the same level, follow the same numbering or lettering pattern, and are equal in rank or importance

A speech explaining the benefits of owning a pet would most likely use which of the following organizational patterns?

topical

A helpful way to think about main points is as mini-thesis statements, or declarative sentences that support the speech's overall central idea statement while also summarizing the subordinate points that follow.

true

A sandwich -- with its top and bottom buns bookending the meat, vegetables, and condiments -- provides a good analogy for basic speech organization.

true

All of your main points are contained in the body of the speech, and normally this section is prepared well before you ever write the introduction or conclusion.

true

Basic speech organization includes an introduction, the body of the speech, and a conclusion.

true

Numbering your cards might prove helpful should you accidently drop your cards or you otherwise find them out of order.

true

Organizational styles are templates for organizing the main points of a speech.

true

Outlines are textual arrangements of all the various elements of a speech that include an organizational hierarchy and a common format.

true


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