Comm 103 Chapter 11 Reading

Which of the following questions should you ask once you have a potential topic in mind?

How appropriate is this topic for my audience? How much will my audience care about this topic?

Which of the following are potential sources of supporting material for a speech?

Internet research library research personal observations interviews

Which of the following are accommodations you should make for an audience that may have difficult hearing?

Speak clearly. Have visual aids large enough to be easily seen. Use appropriate volume when speaking.

Which of the following statements are true about the size of the audience?

Speakers should adapt to an audience based on its size. The larger the audience, the more formally structured the presentation should be.

Sunny is giving a speech to a group of senior citizens. As she starts planning her speech, she gets details about where the speech will be delivered, how large the audience will be, and how much time she will have to speak. Which of the following best explains what Sunny is doing?

Sunny is considering the speaking context.

Which of the following are true about good presentations?

They can greatly influence listeners. They can prove to be life changing.

What are some questions to ask when considering whether the topic is right for you?

What do I need to learn about this topic? What do I already know about this topic? How much do I care about this topic?

Which of the following are two questions to guide your brainstorming to identify potential topics?

What topics are in the news? What topics do you care about?

Which of the following are true about audience analysis?

You should consider the demographic characteristics of your audience. It is a very important part of the speech preparation process.

In a library, each book has

a unique catalog number

A questionnaire is

a written instrument containing questions for people to answer.

Finding out your audience's facility with computer-mediated communication can be useful information in determining the ______ of your listeners.

age

Above all, you should choose a speech topic that is

appropriate

When deciding on a topic for a speech, the topic must be

appropriate

After brainstorming potential topics, the next step in the topic-selection process is to identify topics that

are right for you.

When making a list for brainstorming your goal is to generate

as many ideas as possible.

Which of the following describes the act of thinking carefully about the characteristics of your listeners so that you can address them in the most effective way?

audience analysis

Which of the following is NOT a periodical?

book

Which of the following is the first step in the process of selecting a topic?

brainstorming

When preparing a speech, you should consider and address the ______ demands for your audience's attention.

competing

If you are discussing topics related to the Internet, you may need to take into consideration the general age of the members of the audience in order to assess their familiarity with ______ communication.

computer-mediated

A report of research that has been accepted for presentation at an academic meeting is called a

conference paper

The first public presentation of a study, before the study is published, is known as a

conference paper.

What factors should be considered in order to select a topic that is appropriate?

current events the purpose of the speaking event your interests your audience's interests

An electronic storehouse of specific information that people can search is a

database

Culturally sensitive speakers recognize that many cultural minorities have histories of which of the following types of oppression? (Select all that apply.)

economic political social

A speaker tells a few amusing anecdotes and says a joke or two in order to help the audience to have an enjoyable time. This is a speech to

entertain

A(n) ______ is a specific type of speech made to honor the memory of people after their death.

eulogy

True or false: When you write a speech you can use printed sources or online sources, but you should not use both.

false

According to studies, which of the following topics do men tend to be more interested in than women?

finance career advancement athletics

In general, the larger the audience, the more ______ structured you should make your presentation

formally

A website that allows you to search for other websites containing information on a topic that you specify is called a ______ search engine.

general

Which of the following are basic kinds of websites that public speakers use when searching online for supporting material?

general search engines, research search engines, and website-specific searches

We speak to ______ when we deliver a speech paying tribute to a person, place, or event.

give homor

Although there are individual variations, women are more likely than men to be interested in which topics?

health care social justice education

Which of the following are part of the process of selecting a topic?

identifying appropriate topics for your audience brainstorming identifying appropriate topics for the occasion

The speaking goal that gives listeners information they do not already have is called speaking to

inform

One recommended approach to brainstorming topics is to generate a list of topics that are

interesting to you.

One method of surveying people is by ______ them, which is a structured conversation where one person poses questions and another person responds.

interviewing

A host says a few words about someone's hometown, education, previous work experience, and hobbies. This host is giving a speech to

introduce

Which of the following are recommended potential sources of supporting material for a speech?

library research interviews Internet research personal observations

As supporting material you can also use observations

made by others

Which of the following is NOT included in demographic characteristics?

name

Personal ______ are a potential source of good supporting material for presentations.

observations

The fourth and last step in the topic selection process is identifying the topics which are appropriate for the

occasion.

Wealthy listeners are often ______ audiences.

older more educated more widely traveled

Which of the following topics might not appeal to a lower-income audience?

ownership of a second home

Which of the following describes materials that are published on a regular basis such as magazines, newspapers, and academic journals?

periodicals

When we speak to ______, our goal is to appeal to our listeners to think or act in a certain way.

persuade

The ______ the people in the audience are important characteristics in audience analysis because they can affect how well your speech will be understood.

physical and mental capabilities of

Which of the following is NOT a way you can search for books in a library?

price

In answering the questions "Will the audience be persuaded or entertained?" and "Is it formal or somber?" you are considering what factor of your speaking context?

purpose

When preparing for a speech, you should consider your speech's ______, or the reason why the audience will gather to listen.

purpose

Which of the following describes the method of surveying people through a written instrument which contains questions for people to answer?

questionaire

Which of the following is not a demographic characteristic?

rate of speech

Of the following choices, Internet ______ is the best potential source of supporting material.

research

Because the United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, effective speakers should speak in culturally ______ ways.

sensitive

If your speech is ______ your allotted time, your audience is likely to be appreciative.

slightly less than

Which of the following factors should be considered when analyzing an audience?

socioeconomic status age culture

Which speaking goal seeks to amuse the audience?

speaking to entertain

Which of the following has the primary goal of providing an audience with information they do not already have?

speaking to inform

Which of the following speaking goals introduces another person?

speaking to introduce

Which speaking goal seeks to guide listeners to adopt a specific attitude or enact a particular behavior?

speaking to persuade

Collecting data by asking people directly about their experiences is called a

survey

Which of the following describes the potential source of supporting material in which data is collected by asking people directly about their experiences?

survey

You must be realistic about the amount of material you can cover in the available

t

Which of the following are other ways that interviews can be conducted?

text messaging e-mail Zoom

The questions "Why am I speaking?" and "What is the emotional tone of the event?" should be asked when identifying topics that are right for

the occasion.

In addition to your audience's likes and dislikes, which of the following should be considered when thinking about your audience's expectations and needs?

the purpose of the gathering the time available for your speech the audience's existing knowledge on topic the size of the audience

One of the greatest assets as a source of supporting material is also its greatest liability, and that is ______.

the sheer volume of information it can provide.

Which of the following are general purposes for a presentation?

to inform to entertain to persuade to introduce

True or false: Interviews, Internet articles, and sound recordings are all potential sources of supporting material for a speech.

true

If you are giving a speech right before lunch and your listeners are distracted by being hungry, you can address this by

trying to reschedule the talk.

After you identify topics that are right for you, you should Identify topics that are right for

your audience.

Which of the following statements are true about considerations a speaker should make about the audience?

A speaker should engage in audience analysis. A speaker should consider the demographic characteristics of the audience.