Speech 102

An effective speech should be organized around ______ main points.

2 or 3

A speech should be practiced at least how many times?

6

how many demographic characters are typically considered in the analysis of speech audiences

8

The source qualifier is...

A brief description of the source's qualifications to address the topic

The thesis statement, the theme or central idea of a speech, should be expressed as

A single, declarative sentence

When citing a source,

Alternate phrases introducing citations to help maintain a natural delivery

Effective interview questions...

Are a mix of closed-ended and open-ended questions

To generate ideas for topics, use word association; it's a kind of ___________ technique.

Brainstorming

Narratives are used to...

Convey a message through a story

Legal protection afforded the creators of original literary and artistic works is called

Copyright

Feeling ______ is one reason many people are uncomfortable about public speaking.

Different

A person's respectful bearing and conduct is called

Dignity

Invention refers to...

Discovering evidence and arguments you will use to make your case

______ refers to the deliberate falsification of information.

Disinformation

T/F If a book has two authors, the speaker only needs to cite the first author.

False

T/F Thinking of public speaking as a threat to personal growth can be part of positive thinking about public speaking.

False

T/F When citing a website, only the Web address needs to be cited.

False

if you ask survey respondents to respond to questions with a limited choice of answers, you are asking what type of questions?

Fixed-alternative Questions

Anne gives a speech to her classmates about categories of computer games. The general purpose of Anne's speech is...

Inform

An incorruptible speaker, or one who will not compromise the truth, possesses

Integrity

Daydreaming and fatigue are examples of

Internal distractions

In order to deal with sudden distraction while you are giving a speech, you might

Minimize your response and proceed as soon as possible

At the end of the interview, you should...

Offer a brief, positive summary of important things you learned

Hate speech is offensive communication that is most often directed against

People's racial, ethnic, religious, gender, or other characteristics.

Scriptwriters tend to

Plan what they will say next

_____ involves delivering a specific message to an in-person audience.

Public Speaking

Paying attention to information that is important to us, being interested in information that touches our own experiences and backgrounds, and sorting and filtering new information based on what we already know are key elements of

Selective perception

If a source used in a speech requires credit in written form, it also

Should be acknowledged orally

____________ is speech that is potentially harmful to a person's reputation at work or in the community and might be illegal if spoken with a reckless disregard for the truth.

Slander

When giving classroom presentations, what can you do to avoid boring your audience and raising tension in the classroom?

Steer clear of overused and trivial topics

When actively listening, a person should

Take note of the speaker's key points

T/F Because the entire speech rests on it, the thesis statement must be clearly stated in the speech.

True

T/F A speakers anxiety is heightened when he or she perceives the audience as negative or neutral to the speech

True

T/F Citation elements for an online video should include the source of the online video, program, segment, source qualifier, and date aired.

True

T/F Imagining your speech as a conversation can help you relax about public speaking.

True

T/F Pinpointing the stage at which you become anxious when speaking publicly can help decrease your anxiety.

True

To present statistics ethically,

Use only reliable sources

Active listeners

Usually set listening goals and listen for main ideas

Which of the following is not a reputable watchdog site?

Wikipedia

An audience-centered approach means

You consider your audience in every phase of the speech preparation process

"Have you ever been to a professional hockey game?" is an example of

a closed ended question

All communication events include:

a source and a message

When preparing a speech, the speaker's first task is to select

a topic and purpose appropriate to the audience and occasion.

Brief stories of interesting, humorous incidents based on real life are called...

anecdote

Nancy was practicing her speech when she became overwhelmed with anxiety. She decided to simply allow herself to be anxious for a few minutes, then decided it was time to be confident about all the work she had done and resume her rehearsal. Nancy was using the anxiety-management strategy known as...

anxiety stop-time technique

When we refer to noise in the communication process, we are referring to...

any interference with the message

Our general evaluations of people, ideas, objects, or events are our

attitude

Keeping the needs, values, attitudes, and wants of your listeners clearly in focus is being

audience-centered

in the following statement, which type of supporting material is being referenced? "In Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series, the star-crossed lovers, Edward and Bella, make an unusual pair. . . ."

book

In which part of a speech should the speaker restate the thesis and reiterate how the main points confirm it?

conclusion

Outlines are based on the principle of

coordination and subordination.

The portion of the Web that general search engines often fail to find is referred to as the...

deep Web

Which of the following is one of the five canons of rhetoric?

delivery

Material that is common knowledge

does not require a citation

Communication between two people is called

dyadic communication

Socioeconomic status (SES) includes

education, income, and occupation

If a medical doctor gives cutting-edge information on the threat of high cholesterol, she is providing which type of supporting material?

expert testimony

Which type of example offers a multifaceted illustration of a point?

extended

Construction noise or competing conversations are examples of

external distractions.

T/F Visualization is not an effective technique to reduce speaker nervousness.

false

Active listening is

focused and purposeful

the ______ speech purpose answers the question, "What is my objective in speaking on this topic to this audience on this occasion?"

general

When selecting a speech topic, a speaker should first consider which of the following as a guide?

his or her interests

Under what circumstances should the speaker begin by showing the topic's relevance to the audience, and then relate the topic to ideas and experiences about which the audience holds a positive attitude?

if the topic is new to listeners

benefits of public speaking DO NOT included...

improving eye hand coordination

Surveys are an especially effective source of support for topics related to the attitudes, values, and beliefs of the people...

in a speaker's immediate environment

Listeners rarely pay attention to

information that is unrelated to their interests

The purpose of a(n) ______ speech is to increase the audience's understanding and awareness of a topic

informative

Listening distractions are

internal or external

If a person who was a witness to the destruction of the Twin Towers on 9/11 provides a quotation about what she or he saw, that quotation would be considered...

law testimony

Feeling different when delivering a speech

makes speaker believe no one is interested in what he or she to stay

In this form of communication, the receiver is physically removed from the messenger, and there is little or no interaction between the speaker and the audience

mass communication

Parables, anecdotes, and other stories are all kinds of...

narrative

Questions that don't lead the interviewee to a desired response are known as...

neutral questions

Tools a speaker can use to analyze an audience include all of the following except

personal opinions

Presenting a "cut-and-paste" of someone else's material as your own is called

plagiarism

Maureen began to feel nervous once she began organizing and writing her speech. Which type of anxiety did Maureen experience?

preparation anxiety

Eyewitness testimony, diary entries, interviews, and surveys are examples of ______ sources.

primary

______ is information presented in such a way as to provoke a specific response.

propaganda

Discerning listeners accept supporting materials as legitimate if the speaker

provides credentials establishing the source as reliable and credible

What are statistics NOT useful for?

providing

A speaker's general fear or anxiety associated with either actual or anticipated communication to an audience is known as

public speaking anxiety (PSA)

Which of the following is the process a message goes through when it is received and interpreted?

source, encoding, receiver, decoding

To support a major point effectively, the speaker should offer all of the following except

sources without source qualifiers

Which kind of outline is usually brief and contains key words or phrases?

speaking

The ______ speech purpose expresses exactly what the speaker wishes the audience to get from the speech.

specific

The ______ is a precise statement of what you want the audience to learn or do as a result of your speech.

specific purpose

to establish a feeling of identification with the audience,

stress your commonalities

In an outline, what kind of points support the main points?

subordinate

When used as supporting material in speech, examples do not __ your points

substantiate

When citing testimony in a speech, the speaker should always...

supply the name and qualification of the source

Which of the following is not a type of secondary source?

surveys

An ethical speaker is conscious of __ values

the audiences

The specific citation elements that need to be mentioned in a speech depend on...

the type of source

All of the following are reasons to cite sources during your speech except...

to make a speech longer.

A speaker who is both honest and dependable has the quality of

trustworthiness

our most enduring judgments or standards of what's good and bad in life, or what's important to us.

values are

Supporting material illustrates main points by ______ the speaker's main ideas.

verifying