Speech chapter 15
What is an extended definition? Why is it preferable in a speech to a dictionary definition?
An extended definition is an elaborated definition. It is better because it sticks in the audience's brain more and it gives them a rich image in their head of the definition.
A speaker says, "The lungs of a heavy smoker look like charred meat" What principle of informative speaking is the speaker using?
Comparison
What are the two kinds of process speeches?
Explain to the listeners how to PERFORM something Explain to the listeners how something works or how to understand something
Why is it important to relate a speech, if possible, to the listener's self-interest?
It motivates them to listen, by giving them something "what's in it for me?"
Which two organizational patterns would be most appropriate for a speech on the life and achievements of astronaut Sally Ride?
Topical/Chronological
In a process speech, at what point should you give listeners a warning?
When you are about to explain difficult steps
Extended definition
a fully elaborated upon definition
ASAP is an example of what kind of memory aid?
acronym
Process speech
an oral presentation that analyzes how to do something or how something works
description speech
an oral presentation that describes a person, place, object, or event
explanation speech
an oral presentation that explains a concept or situation
Definition speech
an oral presentation that gives and extended definition of a concept
What should you do if some members of an audience know the meaning of a term but others do not?
by indirectly approaching the idea, so not to offend those who already know.
Why is it the issue of generalities versus specifics an important matter in informative speaking?
speakers with generalities tend to be boring and vague and using specifics makes the speech lively
Which organizational pattern would be most appropriate for a speech aimed at dispelling misconceptions about wolves?
the fallacy-fact pattern
