chpts 9, 10, 11, 12

The conclusion of a speech should

reinforce what you want your audience to remember

Mayor Cost is presenting a speech responding to a crisis that has occurred in her town. What would be the advantages of selecting the manuscript method of delivery for her speech?

Accuracy and preciseness.

An in-class activity discussion reviewed various speech presentations. Please select the THREE common methods of speech delivery. Which one is very conversational? Which one requires no practice? Which one is used when accuracy is important? Select the three correct answers.

Extemperous, Impromptu, Manuscript

Bryn is delivering an information speech on fashion design where she wants to come across as organized, conversational, and prepared. What method of delivery should she select?

Extemporaneous

The President's State of the Union address is a good example of which type of delivery?

Manuscript

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationships among the speaker, the audience, and speech anxiety?

Speakers who have speech anxiety often overestimate how much the audience notices.

Types of daycare facilities in the workplace, types of tsunamis, and types of flu vaccines are all ideas that could be addressed using which organizational pattern?

Topical pattern

When polishing your extemporaneous delivery you should

Use slightly different wording each time you practice your speech.

Which strategy gains attention and arouses the interest of an audience?

asking rhetorical questions

Lindsey is doing a speech explaining how to bake a dog friendly birthday cake for her dog, Bruni. The best pattern of organization for her speech would likely be

chronological

The delivery style that gives you more control than the impromptu method, yet does not require you to construct a manuscript, is called

extemporaneous delivery.

Suppose you were at a wedding reception and were asked to give a congratulatory speech to the bride and groom with no prior notice. You would be giving a(n)

impromptu speech.

What is a captive audience?

instructors who are required to attend a meeting.

When you are giving a political speech where every word needs to be stated very carefully, the best delivery method would be

manuscript.

An introduction to a speech includes

motivating your audience to listen.

The primary function of the introduction of a speech is

orienting the audience to the subject and motivating them to listen.

Although she prepared well in advance for her speaking assignment, Becky's high-pitched, squeaky voice became a distraction for her fellow classmates. In this example, Becky is struggling with

pitch

What is a signpost?

statements to help the audience navigate the turns of a speech.

The key to successful control of speech anxiety is

the desire to control it.

The two main functions of an introduction are to orient the audience to the subject and to motivate them to listen.

true