Communications 101 sample final
Most speakers typically choose language carefully and consciously exercising considerable control over perceptions of style
False
Style and content are two separate elements of a speech
False
Which of the following comparative statements of written style or style is false
Oral style is more complex than written style
In the Gettysburg address Abraham Lincoln use the phrase government of the people by the people and for the people he was employing which stylistic device
Parallel wording
Which type of outline is developed in detail while composing a speech
Preparation outline
Reflexivity refers to the tendency of speakers to _____ more than writers
Refer to themselves and to the audience
Which element of the conclusion functions to alert the listeners the conclusion beginning?
Signaling the end
Which of the following is an example of the informative strategy of comparing
Speaker clarifies the similarities and differences between censorship and rating systems
The process of deciding how a speech can best achieved its purpose is called
Strategic planning
You know that your audience already agrees with you you should use the persuasive strategy of
Strengthening Commitment
Which of the following statements is true about style
Style determined by the audience, it is audience dependent
In an introduction it is not necessary to
Summarize the main points
Concrete words, maxims, and the active voice help to increase the _______ of your message
clarity
Faith hope and her speech by asking her classmates "surprise you to learn that you probably expose yourself to the leading killer of college aged Americans at least three times a week "what type of introduction was faith using
A rhetorical question
Informative strategies ask listeners to
Change their understanding of a subject
Most students classroom speeches should employ the__style
Conversational
When the speaker refers to a common experience in order to create identification with the audience which goal of a speech introduction is being served
Creating a favorable response toward the speaker
Hillary's informative speech focused on clarifying the audiences understanding of feminism. What informative strategy did she need to rely upon most
Defining
You plan to give a speech to high school seniors which will provide them with a vivid mental image of dorm life. You will probably rely most upon the informative strategy of
Describing
An effective conclusion should not
Establish Identification with the audience
A well written essay generally makes a good menu script for a speech
False
A complete transition should follow what order?
Internal summary, link, internal preview
Which of the following questions should most concern a speaker when opening a speech with a quotation
Is the quote clearly tied to my thesis
Your presentation outline should identify supporting materials by using
Key words
What is the most significant resource for creating an effective speaking style
Language
Most basic theory of ______ is that people seek pleasure and avoid pain
Motivation
Which of the following is not one of the purposes served by your speech outline
The outline helps you to determine the specific purpose of your speech
Forgetting curve refers to
The rate at which information is forgotten over time
Which of the following characteristics should be identical in both the preparation and presentation outlines
The structure of the main points and sub points
When outlining checking for proper subordination ensures that
The supporting material is relevant to the main point that it supports
Citing statistics and introduction works best when_____
They contradict believes commonly held by the listeners
Which of the following is not one of the goals of persuasion
To increased listeners understanding of the topic
Because the speaker must provide connections to help the audience bridge the gap between the elements of the speech is important to include ________ in the speech
Transition
It is more important for a speaker to make his or her arrangement structure explicit that it is for a writer to do so
True
Speeches but she used to finding strategies are partly persuasive because defining terms always influences listeners about things in a certain way
True
The informative strategy of explaining focuses on providing a deeper understanding of people events policies and processes
True
The same strategies that improve attention also encourage retention
True
Unlike written composition speech is often contain direct references to both the speaker in the audience
True
Speeches employing the informative strategy of reporting answer which question
What Happened
Which of the following strategies promotes clarity in speech
Word economy
When you aim to make the audience aware of an issue or problem they had not previously known about your informative purpose will likely be
agenda setting
A speaker relies on an outline during the
arrangement state of putting ideas together
Tonya presented a speech about how to get a pedicure covering several steps in a specific order. her informative strategy was
demonstrating
When outlining checking for proper coordination ensures that the
main Points are parallel in importance
The two types of outlines
preparation and presentation
Dr. John spoke to a group of senior citizens about the many alternative treatments available for the most common medical complaints amongst those over the age of 55 the speech served with purpose
providing New information
When Martin Luther King Junior open his famous I have a dream speech by saying I am happy to join with you today and what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation he was using what type of introduction
referring to the speech situation
Miriam used parallel wording to introduce each of her main points because she knew that and effective oral style should be
repetitive
Informative speaking can create positive feeling among the audience members because knowledge and information are power so being informed makes listeners feel powerful
true
