Public Speaking Final Exam 1-6 , 11 and 15

As your textbook explains, when preparing an informative speech, you should:

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Which of the following violates the speaker's ethical obligation to be honest in what she or he says?

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Mayor Kathleen Baldwin has been asked to address the Wakefield Community Association about the issue of constructing a swimming pool in the neighborhood. The most important factor Baldwin should consider when analyzing her audience is probably its

Attitude toward the topic.

The ____________ is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the main points of a speech.

Central Idea

If your specific purpose statement were "To inform my audience about the four major steps in building a loft," you would probably organize your speech in ____________ order.

Chronological

The primary aim of an informative speech is to:

Convey knowledge or information

Ian is attending a union meeting in which the union president is discussing the company's plan to decrease wages in exchange for an increase in vacation time. As Ian listens, he is trying to determine whether or not to vote for the plan. According to your textbook, Ian is engaged in ____________ listening.

Critical

Listening to evaluate a message for the purpose of accepting or rejecting it is called

Critical listening.

In a speaking outline, words such as "pause," "faster here," and "slow down" are ____________ that help a speaker remember how she or he wants to present key parts of the speech.

Delivery cues

____________ is listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.

Empathic listening

The knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes through which each listener filters a message make up the listener's ______________________.

Frame of Reference

Gabrielle, a physiology major, waited until the last minute to begin preparing her persuasive speech. When her friend Ken learned that she was panicking over the assignment, he gave her the outline of a speech he had delivered in class the previous semester. Gabrielle used the speech and presented it as her own. Which of the following is true?

Gabrielle is guilty of global plagiarism because she took a speech entirely from a single source and passed it off as her own.

When preparing a speaking outline, you should:

Give yourself cues for delivering the speech

Even if your speech as a whole is ethical, you can still be guilty of ____________ plagiarism if you fail to give credit for quotations, paraphrases, and other specific parts of the speech that are borrowed from other people.

Incremental

When your general purpose is to ____________, you act as a teacher or lecturer.

Inform

Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement: "To persuade my audience that Congress should ban smoking in public places and increase spending for education."

It contains two unrelated ideas.

Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement: "Why should the university raise tuition?"

It's expressed as a question.

Identify the flaw in the following central idea for a speech: "Something should be done about global warming."

It's too vague.

Dr. Kristin Lutz is preparing an informative talk about the genetic relationship between twins for a group of expectant parents. The most important factor Dr. Lutz should consider when analyzing her audience is probably its

Knowledge of the topic.

According to your textbook, stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own is called

Patchwork plagiarism.

The ____________ is what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.

Residual message

What is the central idea of a speech with the following main points? I. Isabel Baumfree was born into slavery in the state of New York during the 1790s. II. After undergoing a conversion experience and changing her name to Sojourner Truth, she began preaching during the 1840s. III. Over the next few decades, she became a celebrated speaker for various reform causes

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, underwent a conversion experience, and became a speaker for various reform causes.

A ____________ outline is a brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.

Speaking

The ____________ is a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in her or his speech.

Specific purpose statement

The first step toward improving your listening skills is to

Take listening seriously.

According to your textbook, which of the following is a factor in situational audience analysis?

The size of the audience

Below are the main point and three subpoints from a preparation outline about body piercing. Which is the main point?

Tongue-piercing can pose several hazards