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Formal outlines require main points to be written as complete sentences.

a. True

The following is an example of the APA style of citing a book: Thebarge, S. (2013). The invisible girls: A memoir. New York: Jericho Books.

a. True

A conclusion should be approximately ______________.

5 percent of your speech

Roberto began his speech about France by explaining to the audience that his mother is French and that he spent his junior year in high school as a foreign exchange student in France. What is Roberto trying to accomplish by incorporating this into his speech

Establish credibility.

A statement that personalizes the topic to motivate audience interest is which of the following?

Listener relevance-link

Ashley was preparing her speech about the 16-year cicada. When she finished her initial research, she listed the ideas she discovered, eliminated the ideas she felt that her audience would already be familiar with, and then combined the ideas she thought overlapped with each other. Finally, she decided that a couple of the ideas she listed were too complex to be explained in her 6-minute speech, so she eliminated those. When she was done, she was left with what?

Main points.

Barbara begins her speech by wording her attention-getter in a way that generates uncertainty or mystery to excite her audience. Which attention-getting device is she employing?

Suspense.

What is one way to organize main points of the speech by sequencing ideas or events, and focusing on what comes first, second, third, and so on?

Time order

When Sarah asked the audience to do five push-ups at the beginning of her speech about Cross Fit, she did so in order to gain the attention of the audience. a. True b. False

a. True

A startling statement is one example of a(n) _____________.

attention-getter

Blog posts do not need to be cited in a reference list. a. True b. False

b. False

Vivid imagery is a clincher commonly used in persuasive speeches. a. True b. False

b. False

A full sentence outline requires both internal references and a complete reference list. a. True b. False

b. False A full sentence outline includes internal references and a complete reference list.

A thesis statement should review the main points presented in the speech. a. True b. False

b. False A thesis statement should preview or introduce the main points presented in the speech.

An effective introduction should include a clincher. a. True b. False

b. False A clincher is an important part of the conclusion of a speech. It is a short statement that provides a sense of closure by driving home the importance of the speech in a memorable way

One of the recommended methods of clinching a speech is to incorporate a joke into your conclusion. a. True b. False

b. False Jokes are recommended for use as a possible way to gain the audience's attention in the introduction.

An effective speech conclusion includes an abbreviated restatement of your goal and ______.

main points.

If you want to evoke a mental response rather than a vocal response, you will want to use _________________.

rhetorical questions

Complete sentences that link major sections of speech are _______________.

section transitions

Allison decided to organize her speech about tomatoes by talking about the different kinds of tomatoes. She most likely used a ______________.

topical order


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