CMST 2060 Midterm
It is important to arrange your points strategically because their arrangement
can aid or hinder listener understanding
The 4 types of informative speeches are about
concepts, events, objects, and processes
The strategic organization of a speech is closely related to
critical thinking
An effective central idea is stated as a(n) ________ sentence
declarative
Your first responsibility as a speaker is to
determine whether your speech goals are ethically sound
The process of communication begins with _____
A speaker
Experienced speakers are most likely to view nervousness as
A way to generate mental vitality for a speech
Brief statements that help listeners follow your ideas by indicating exactly where you are in your speech
Signposts
The time and place of the communication
Situation
Effectively adapting your speech to your audience normally occurs
before and during your speech
The nervousness and anxiety you feel at the start of your speech is a normal consiquence of your bodes production of __________
Adrenalin
The most important ancient work on public speaking
Aristotle's Rhetoric
As a speaker you must always relate the topic to the ________
Audience
A concise statement of what you expect to say in a speech
Central speech idea
Words or phrases that join not thought to another to indicate the relationship between them
Connectives
The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values, beliefs, and well-being is called
Egocentrism
The oldest know handbook on effective speech was written 4,500 years ago in ______
Egypt
Believing that your group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
Ethnocentrism
In general the larger your audience is the more _______ your speech must be
Formal
To avoid incremental plagiarism in your speech you should
Identify the source of any unoriginal words or ideas
Speakers are expected to behave ethically
In every speech
Manipulating statistics in a speech
Is unethical
Constructing a speech out of language from two or three sources without crediting the sources or including much original language
Patchwork plagiarism
Ethical decisions are an important part of public speaking because
Public speaking is a form of power and it can be abused
What are some examples of channel
The Internet, television, radio, live voice
This is what is communicated by the speaker
The Message
The channel is defined as
The means by which a message is communicated
If you decide to use a chronological order of main points in your speech, you are using an arrangement bases on a(n) ________ pattern
Time
A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has completed one thought and is moving on to another is a
Transition
To inform or to persuade would be examples of the ______ purpose of a speech
general
A connective statement in the middle of a speech that explains what you are are about to discuss
internal preview
A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speakers preceding point or points
internal summary
Personal Inventory, clustering, reference, and internet searches are
methods of brainstorming
Informative speeches about concepts are normally _________
more abstract than other types
Public speakers who do not consider cultural differences before speaking
run the risk of alienating their audiences
In the process of communication, feedback is defined as
the message that is sent back to the speaker
