Speech Benchmarks

Which of the following are guidelines for preparing the preparation outline?

A. state the specific purpose of your speech C. label the introduction, body, and conclusion D. identify the central idea

Ian is attending a union meeting in which the union president is discussing the company's plan to decrease wages in exchange for an increase in vacation time. As Ian listens, he is trying to determine whether or not to vote for the plan. According to your textbook, Ian is engaged in __________ listening.

Critical

A type of informative speech. It is designed to impart to the audience information they can use to replicate a process or understand a process-oriented idea.

Demonstration Speech

What method of delivery will we most frequently use in this class?

Extemporaneous

As we have discussed in class and listed in your textbook, words or phrases that indicate when a speaker has completed one thought and is moving to another are called bridges.

False

It is important to know your main points before you begin researching your speech.

False

One key to successful speaking is determining which audiences are worthy of your best efforts to communicate your ideas.

False

Taking account of your listeners' racial, ethnic, or cultural background is an important factor in situational audience analysis.

False

The larger an audience becomes, the greater is the speaker's ethical responsibility to be fully prepared.

False

To improve your listening, you should think of listening as a passive process.

False

Gabrielle, a physiology major, waited until the last minute to begin preparing her persuasive speech. When her friend Ken learned that she was panicking over the assignment, he gave her the outline of a speech he had delivered in class the previous semester. Gabrielle used the speech and presented it as her own. Which of the following is true?

Gabrielle is guilty of global plagiarism because she took a speech entirely from a single source and passed it off as her own.

If the following statement occurred in the body of a speech, it would be an example of what kind of connective? As I shall explain next, solving the problem of groundwater contamination involves two steps: limiting new development and requiring builders to use more efficient septic systems.

Internal Preview

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."

It contains two unrelated ideas.

Which of the following is NOT an acceptable eye contact technique?

Looking to the side of above the heads of audience members

________________ is controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his or her presentation.

Positive Nervousness

Words such as "First," "Next," "Finally," and "Above All" are often used as _______ to indicate where a speaker is in th espeech or to help focus attention on key issues. In writing, we might call these items transitions. In speech making, they are called....

Signposts

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

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

Here are the main points for an informative speech about UFOs: I. Roswell, New Mexico, has been the focus of intense speculation about UFOs since a mysterious aircraft crashed there in 1947. II. Area S-4 of Nellis Air Force range in Groom Lake, Nevada, is believed by some people to be a scene of UFO activity. III. Other places known for reported UFO activities include Wisconsin, Alabama, and upstate New York. These points are arranged in _____________ order.

Spatial

The preparation outline should include the ____ purpose as a way to help you evaluate how successfully the speech has been put together.

Specific

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

The size of an audience

Select a topic that allows you to present information to them and also to demonstrate it. Avoid obvious or trivial topics such as how to make a sandwich.

Topic Selectiokn

Here are the main points for a speech about swing music: I. Swing music involves a slight rhythmic hesitation. II. Swing music is rooted in jazz forms such as ragtime and blues. III. Swing music is closely identified with the "Big Band" sound. These main points are arranged in ______________ order.

Topical

A primary reason for keeping the speaking outline free of detail is to be able to maintain eye contact with the audience.

True

As a general rule, the larger your audience is, the more formal your speech presentation should be.

True

Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases.

True

True or false: one guideline for the preparation outline is to include the central idea.

True

Which of the following might be recommended as a way to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Work especially hard on your speech introduction

The two kinds of listening most closely tied to critical thinking are...

comprehensive listening and critical listening

A speaking outline should include

delivery cues

"Do you think gun control is a workable solution to the problem of violence in U.S. schools?" is an example of a(n) _____________ question.

fixed-alternative

The primary purpose of speechmaking is to...

gain a desired response from listeners

Which of the following does your textbook discuss as major factors in demographic audience analysis?

gender, age, group membership, and sexual orientation

The process of creating a bond with listeners by emphasizing common values, goals, and experiences is called _____________ by communication scholars.

identification

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

residual message

Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers are called ___________ questions.

scale