SPCM 101 ch5-6

What is the central idea of a speech with the following main points? MP #I. Isabel Baumfree was born into slavery in the state of New York during the 1790s. MP #II. After undergoing a conversion experience and changing her name to Sojourner Truth, she began preaching during the 1840s. MP #III. Over the next few decades, she became a celebrated speaker for various reform caus

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, underwent a conversion experience, and became a speaker for various reform causes.

____________ is a method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.

brainstorming

The ____________ is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the main points of a speech.

central idea

Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement: "To persuade my audience that Congress should ban smoking in public places and increase spending for education."

contains two unrelated topics

According to your textbook, the tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values, beliefs, and well-being is called_______________.

egocentrism

Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement: "Why should the university raise tuition?"

expressed as question

Adapting your message to the needs of a particular audience means that you must inevitably compromise your beliefs.

false

Audience-centeredness involves keeping your audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.

false

The purpose statement of your speech should not be limited to one distinct idea.

false

The primary purpose of speech-making is to _______________.

gain a desired repsonse from listeners

Identify the flaw in the following central idea for a speech: "Something should be done about global warming."

its vague

The ____________ is what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.

residual message

Creating a bond with an audience by identifying with their common values, goals, and experiences is:

result of engaging in effective audience analysis

If a speaker has stereotyped an audience, it means that they assume all the members of the audience are alike.

true

When gauging your audience's disposition toward the speech topic, you should take into account their, interest in the topic, knowledge about the topic, and attitude toward the topic.

true

When your general purpose is to ____________, your role is teacher.

inform

When the goal of your speech is to change or re-structure the attitudes and or behavior of your audience, your general purpose is to ____________.

persuade

According to your textbook, which of the following is a factor in situational audience analysis?

size of audience

The ____________ is a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in her or his speech.

specific purpose statement

Being audience centered, or "audience-centerdness," means that you need to keep the following in mind when you are developing your speech:

to whom am i speaking

Your Fundamental's of Public Speaking class offers an enormous opportunity to inform and persuade other people.

true