SPC 205 midterm - ch 6

when gauging your audience's disposition toward the speech topic, you should take into account their _____

-interest in the topic -knowledge about the topic -attitude toward the topic

T or F: adapting your message to the needs of a particular audience means that you must inevitably compromise your beliefs

F

T or F: one key to successful speaking is determining which audiences are worthy of your best efforts to communicate your ideas

F

T or F: taking account of your listeners' racial, ethnic, or cultural background is an important factor in situational audience analysis

F

T or F: as a general rule, the larger your audience is, the more formal your speech presentation should be

T

audience-centeredness involves keeping your audience foremost in mind _____

at every step of speech presentation and presentation

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

according to your textbook, the tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values, beliefs, and well-being is called _____

egocentrism

"do you think gun control is a workable solution to the problem of violence in US school?" is an example of a(n) ____ question

fixed-alternative

"do you think gun control is a workable solution to the problem of violence in US schools?" is an example of a(n) _____ question

fixed-alternative

the primary purpose of speechmaking is to _____

gain a desired response from listeners

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

questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers are called _____ questions

scale

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

the size of the audience