COMM

Which of the following are statements are true about the introduction of a speech?

It can boost the speakers confidence It should make a good first impression to avoid alienating audience members It established rapport between the speaker and audience members

What is the main reason to use statistics in a speech?

To give your idea numerical precision

critical thinking is important because the structure of your speech

Mirrors the structure of your thinking

Citiations of online sources used in a speech

Need to specify the author and web site

Ethnocentrism

Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.

Research has shown that the impact of examples is (increased/decreased) when they combined with statistics that show the examples to be typical

Increased

A speaker can give his or her ideas greater impact by ______ the opinions of people who have special experience or knowledge about the topic being discussed

Quoting and paraphrasing

A politician refers to a proper new program as a "potentially tremendous disaster " supporters saying it's "potentially tremendous " The supporters are

Quoting out if content

Which of the plowing are basic methods of speech delivery?

Read from a manuscript,from memory?impromptu,extemporaneous

Taking good notes involves

Recording notes in a consistent format

Which example demonstrates the most direct channel to the intended audience?

Roy demonstrates how to crave wooden duck decoys to a group of students sitting around a bench

How does good delivery help convey a message?

It doesn't call attention to itself,it is clear and interesting and it doesn't distract an audience

Which of the following methods for note-taking tend to be most efficient?

Making a separate entry for each note,taking plenty of notes,distinguishing among direct quotations,paraphrases and your own ideas,use subject headings

Steps to take during an interview include

Repeating the purpose of the interview,dressing in a reasonable way,setting up the recorder,keeping the interview from veering off course

Which of the following are recommended reasons for reviewing notes as soon as possible after a research interview?

To verify information in notes while it's fresh To pull out specific information that is useful to you speech To discover the main points that emerged in the interview

Which is one of the best ways for a speaker to explain a technical process or term to an audience?

Use an example

In which of the following cases is Wikipedia a good choice for research?

When you are beginning to learn about a topic When you need information about addition resources on a topic

What are the key points to keep in mind when using testimony in a speech?

Use unbiased sources Use qualified sources Quote accurately Paraphrase accurately

Which of the following are guidelines for the effective use of statistics?

Use visual aids to clarify statistical trends,explain any statistics that are use,use statistics sparingly

Examples that make the most impact on an audience are usually which of the following?

Vivid,Specific,Richly textured

Johnny gave a speech to an audience of two dozen people but wasn't prepared and the audience didn't understand him. According to Jenkins Lloyd the most unethical part of Johnnys failure was to prepare was to waste his

Audience time, because their collective waste of time was much greater than his own wast of time

In which case does a person commit incremental plagiarism

Cecilia makes a great speech but she puts one of her sources in her own words without mentioning the source

Following an investigation interview, what should you focus on when you review your notes?

Finding the main points expressed in the interview Identifying informative details you can include in your speech

Which of the following are dishonesty in a public speech?

Jermaine cites the one perfect test score he earned as being typical of his performance in math Dolph copies slogans that were used more than 100 years ago as his own thinking that they are so old that copying them won't matter Agatha presents the preliminary findings of her research as if they were conclusive and pre-viewed

Your first responsibility as a speaker is to

Question whether your speech goals are ethically sound

You are giving a speech about school violence and you briefly mention Columbine,Virgina Tech, and the Amish school shootings in a sentence. You are using

Specific instances

Which of the following are strategies that facilitate the research process?

Start early,take good notes,make a preliminary bibliography

When using a hypothetical example in a speech, it is wise to include which of the following to support the example?

Statistics, Testimony

To avoid the appearance of ethnocentrism which are helpful when preparing and presenting speeches

a. show respect for all people with different cultural b.using audience-analysis questionnaire to become of cultural factors c.asking the person who invited you for information about the audience

During speech preparation critical thinking in its broadest sense is important because speakers must be able to do??

a. spot weaknesses in arguments b. asses the soundness of evidence c.see relationships between ideas

7 elements of speech communication process

a. vary widely depending on the type of communication b.are present no matter what type of speech communication is used