quiz 2,3,4 combined

Visual Aides should do which of the following?

(All of the above )Help your audience remember your main ideas, stimulate an emotional reaction, and clarify a key point

Using figurative language is part of the art of creating compelling public addresses. What are some common figurative language devises a speaker may employ?

(All of them) Metaphor, alliteration, repetition.

A speaker is talking about younger voter turnout. Their peer states, "You did it in a minute 45." What techniques can the speaker use to slow down their speech?

All of the above

In a persuasive speech opener, Adele wants to open with humor but is concerned it could backfire. Why?

All of the above

In informative speeches, effective language choices should make a speech

All of these are correct (Understandable, compelling, engaging.)

Rachel decided she would speak about on campus housing at her university and asked herself if her audience would see the topic as controversial and appealing to the entire audience. Rachel was reviewing her topic for:

Appropriateness

Finding information that is .......... lays solid groundwork for a persuasive speech.

Accurate, pertinent, and timely.

According to your textbook, audiences are....................... ,because they often want to know what they are going to gain by listening to a speaker.

Egocentric

If used correctly, presentation software

Enhances your speech's impact

The questions of right and wrong, moral or immoral are related to our study of _______________.

Ethics

The Greek philosopher and rhetorician Aristotle included an ethical appeal as one of his three pillars of persuasion. The pillar dealing with ethical appeal is called _______________.

Ethos

Which of the following methods of delivery are your classroom most likely to be?

Extemporaneous

Three stock issues that are important to meeting with your burden of proof are: harm, significance, and ............................... .

Inherency.

If it usually best to distribute handouts when?

It depends

.......... refers to getting others to believe or do something through deception, misleading information, or other underhanded tactics.

Manipulation.

Examining parts of your life and looking for areas where you have an interest or expertise beyond that of your audience is considered:

Personal Inventory

What type of speech refers to the process of creating, influencing, changing, or reinforcing people's beliefs, attitudes, values, and actions?

Persuasive.

Which of these is NOT one of the behaviors described by Sarah Lundsteen for critical listening?

Provide feedback.

According to your textbook, in what order should she finish her presentation?

Reinforce the thesis, review main points, give the audience something to remember

Monologic Communication .......... .

Sees audience members as objects, victims, and inferior.

Susie came up with the topic selection of gardening. She then asked herself how important gardening was to her audience. Susie was reviewing her topic for:

Significance

.......... considers how important your topic is to the audience.

Significance.

Research shows we tend to spend the least of our communication time learning how to

listen

Research shows that of the four primary communication activities, we tend to do this the most:

listening

If a speaker is detected to have a potential bias, what does this affect?

Their credibility.

"Diwali is an important festival for Indians because they celebrate, remember traditional legends, and enjoy time with their families." This is an example of............................

Thesis statement

Which of the following statements is NOT true of an introduction and/or a conclusion?

They are guaranteed to be the most fun to write.

Manipulation : Misleads :: Coercion : .......... .

Threatens.

A parenthetical written citation links the information in your outline to the ________________.

works cited page

Which term refers to the way people evaluate and interpret their environment?

Worldview

All of the following will help you with the invention process

1)Brainstorming 2)Clustering 3)Personal Inventory

Six stages in the listening process:

1)Hearing 2)Understanding 3)Remembering 4)Interpreting 5)Evaluating 6)Responding

Before you decide to utilize source content you must consider the following:

1)Who produced this information 2)Is the information reliable 3)Is the information revelant

Which of these is one of the behaviors Sarah Lundsteen identified as key for critical listening?

Being able to compare and contrast different ideas in order to arrive at conclusions.

Which organizational pattern works well when making a claim of fact that explains the causes of a problem and the negative effects?

Casual or cause-effect

A casual speech addresses

Cause and effect.

.......... uses implied or direct threats, insults, or physical and psychological violence in order to get the audience to comply

Coercion.

The ethical approach indicating that an action is ethical if it contributes to the well being of the entire community is called ________________.

Common Good

Finding .......... with the audience means you focus on ideas that all sides appear to agree on and use those shared principles as the starting points for your persuasive argument.

Common ground.

To give an informative speech to describe an object, process, event, concept, person or place and adequately describe these to an audience. It would be necessary to complete the following:

Conduct research

In a persuasive speech, your goal is to .................... your audience of your strong belief.

Convince.

Persuasion is a process of:

Creating, influencing, changing, or reinforcing people's beliefs, attitudes, values, and actions.

I have been fascinated by the history of the Titanic for as long as I can remember. I have studied and learned my collections of books on the Titanic and have done extensive research." This is an example of......................................

Credibility statement

Clearly and specifically choosing language that helps to define the need relative to your target audience in a persuasive speech is called ........................ .

Farming the need.

Beginning her speech with a personal story. Anna primarily fulfills which of the following purposes of an introduction?

Gaining the audience attention

The "Theory of Human Motivation" is also known as .......................... .

Hierarchy of needs.

Self-actualization, esteem needs, love and belonging needs, safety, and physiological needs are part of ................................... .

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

An effective speaker realizes s/he is speaking to.

Multiple Audience

The word .......... in a search tell the computer to provide results if EITHER words or phrases appear within an item in the database.

OR

Dialogic Communication is to bi-lateral as Monologic Communication is to:

One-sided.

A(n) .......... audience is knowledgeable about your topic but views your topic or proposed actions as unfavorable.

Oppositional.

Which of the these is NOT a principle of learning listed in your textbook?

People learn better when they memorize material

The most effective way to prepare for delivery is to

Perform in the style of elocutionists.

Elijah began his speech, "On the evening of September 22, 2010. Rutgers University freshman Tyler Cleminti updated his Facebook status. 'Jumping off the GW bridge. Sorry.' According to Lisa Foderaro's report in the New York Times, a few hours later Clementi did just that." In this attention getter, what did Elijah include for his citation of the New York Times article?

The article's author.

An audience-centered orientation should guide a speaker through each step of the speaking process EXCEPT.

The practice stage

When using digital slides (or PowerPoint slides) in a speech

The speech should be supported by them, not dominated

Roger loves gaming and plans to give a speech on his favorite video game. Roger adapts his speech by including a main point regarding how gaming teaches effective leadership and strategizing. What may have been Roger's motivation to include a main point on "effective leadership and strategy"?

To create common ground with his non-gaming audience members.

Careful consideration should be given to ................ , .................... , and ................... When using visual aids in persuasive contexts.

Topic, purpose, audience.

Why is persuasion harder than informing?

You must meet your burden of proof.

Public speakers should ensure that their visual aides

are driven by their presentation topic

The first part of an informative speech introduction is

attention

the things we accept as true, natural, real or actually existing.

beliefs

A speech informing your audience about events during a war would likely use which organizational pattern?

chronological

Common organizational patterns of informative speeches include all of the following EXCEPT

comparative advantage

Words also have associations, feelings or understandings linked to them; this we term

connotative language

One method of determining if the information selected for your topic is relevant would be to ___________________.

determine if the information is factual and objective

All of these are examples of types of informative speeches EXCEPT

emotional appeal

On what basis would DJ's audience know that his source is credible and reliable?

expertise- the possession of knowledge necessary to offer reliable facts or opinions about the topic in question objectivity- sources that have no bias-prejudice or partisanship that would prevent them from making an impartial judgement on your speech's topic observational capacity- someone able to witness a situation for himself/herself recency- newer evidence is more reliable than older

Sometimes we listen not with our ears but

eyes

In-text citations are required in informative speeches and should always be included on your _________________.

formal outline

The physiological process of receiving and processing sound waves is

hearing

By using a __ DJ allowed his information to "sink in" to the audience

pause

Maintaining a high ethical standard is critically important to effective public speaking. Which is NOT included as one of the four questions you should ask yourself when considering ethical language use for your speech?

perspective

Melissa decided that she wanted to give her informational speech about her university but decided that a six minute presentation would not allow enough time to cover the topic with sufficient depth. She decided she needed to focus on the School of Liberal Arts and the academic programs it offers for students. Melissa was reviewing her topic for:

scope

A speaker who is audience-centered will consider ____ of a particular audience.

the uniqueness and diversity