speech

Saul is very nervous before delivering his speech and notices that his hands are shaky and his knees are wobbly. How can Saul take control of these involuntary body movements before his speech?

By channeling his nervous energy

The ______ is a one-sentence summary of the speech content.

Central Idea

Ellie was very nervous about giving her first speech in her speech class, so she began working with several clubs on campus and volunteered to do presentations before her first formal speech in class. What strategy did Ellie use to combat her nervousness?

Ellie sought out speaking opportunities.

A credibility statement is an organizational strategy called a signpost.

False

Referring to a recent event decreases your credibility by showing that you are only knowledgeable about current events and not historical ones.

False

Saying, "that's the end" or "that's my speech" is an example of a transitional phrase signaling the end of a speech and an appropriate way to provide closure in your speech conclusion.

False

To be successful, a topic must be appropriate to the audience but not the occasion.

False

According to the text, which phrase can backfire in signaling the end of a speech?

In Conclusion

Which style of communication apprehension is generally associated with channeling nervous energy to improve public speaking?

Inflexible

What term did the ancient Romans use to refer to the ability to develop or discover ideas that result in new insights or new approaches to old problems?

Invention

How does the nonverbal communication of public speakers compare to that of people in ordinary conversation?

It is more formal.

An effective speech conclusion serves which two purposes?

It will summarize the speech and provide closure.

At the end of her speech on labeling GMO food, Marlo made her audience believe that their health could be negatively impacted if they did not write a letter to their congressperson urging him or her to vote in favor of GMO labeling. In this example, Marlo used the principle of _______ to persuade her audience to take action.

Proximity

______ is the process of presenting a message to an audience, small or large.

Public speaking

A ______ in your speech tells the listeners what to expect by enumerating the ideas or points that you plan to present.

Sign Post

Which of the following is a nonverbal cue you can use to signal the end of your speech?

Slowing your speaking rate

Chronological organization involves either forward or backward progression.

True

Effective conclusions may employ illustrations, quotations or personal references.

True

Internal summaries are often used in combination with internal previews to form transitions between major points and ideas.

True

The conclusions of many famous speeches rephrase the central idea in a memorable way.

True

Three types of signposts can serve as glue to hold your speech together: transitions, previews, and summaries.

True

You can help establish listening motivation by showing the members of your audience how the topic affects them directly.

True

According to the text, the central focus on public speaking should be the

audience.

In the introduction, a good way to establish your credibility is to

be well prepared and confident.

An anecdote is a

brief story or illustration.

One of the empowering resources that you develop by studying public speaking is _______, or the ability to listen and analyze information you hear so that you can judge its accuracy and relevance.

critical thinking

To turn questions into an effective introduction, you must think of good questions and

deliver the questions effectively

A speaker's ability to translate the ideas and images in his or her mind into verbal or nonverbal messages that an audience can understand is termed

encoding.

After-dinner speeches and comic monologues have the general purpose to

entertain.

As noted in your text, a study by two communication researchers found which of the following to be a common reason people experience communication apprehension?

fear of humiliation

While Fred is telling a story to his co-worker Sally at lunch time, he notices that as she listens, she makes facial expressions that indicate how she feels about the story he is sharing. This is an example of

feedback.

Most speakers who procrastinate in preparing their speeches will

feel more speaker apprehension.

Your ______ is the overarching goal of your speech.

general purpose

According to a recent study quoted in your text, the most important skills employers are seeking in college graduates are

good speaking and presentation skills.

In a speech with the general purpose to ______, you teach, define, illustrate, clarify, or elaborate on a topic.

inform

An audience member is worried about an upcoming exam and is unlikely to remember much of what the speaker says. This is a type of

internal noise.

According to the text, the most obvious purpose that you must accomplish in a speech introduction is to

introduce the subject of your speech.

Which of the following is a good strategy to use while speaking in order to calm speaker anxiety?

look for positive listener support

A credible speaker is

one whom the audience sees as a believable and competent.

A speaker who describes his/her main points as part of the introduction is utilizing a(n)

preview statement.

Which of the following is a method for summarizing a speech in the conclusion?

reemphasizing the central idea in a memorable way

In the beginning of his speech, Ryan asked the audience a rhetorical question. At the end of the speech, he provided an answer to the question. Which method for creating effective introductions did Ryan use?

referring to the introduction

According to the text, the conclusion is a speaker's last chance to

review his or her main ideas for the audience.

In his college-level public speaking class, Nathan decided to give a speech on how to get a good score on the ACT exam. The class was bored and uninterested. What did Nathan fail to do?

select an appropriate topic

Reemphasizing the central idea in a memorable way, moving an audience to action, and providing closure are all functions of the

speech conclusion.

In a speech introduction, proximity is

the degree to which the information affects the audience directly.

The first function of a speech introduction is

to get the audience's attention.

What are the three types of general purposes for speeches?

to inform, to persuade, to entertain

When a speaker rouses the audience to an emotional pitch at the end of his or her speech, he or she is

using an inspirational appeal.

According to your text, in which of the following circumstances would humor be a poor choice for your introductory device?

when your audience in linguistically diverse