Speech
Which of the following types of narratives best represent mythos?
Cultural stories
"Signposts" wrap up the speech with the speaker reviewing the main points, restating the thesis and providing closure
False
According to your textbook the "deep web" contains websites that are usually accessible through search engines like Google
False
According to your textbook, connotative meanings are the ones you would find in a dictionary
False
According to your textbook, due to the advances in technology and information on the Internet, books are not a key source of information for your speech
False
According to your textbook, listening is the physical process of receiving sounds
False
According to your textbook, testimony dramatizes a topic and helps the audience identify with the speaker's ideas
False
All informative speeches should be organized using the topical pattern of organization
False
As you conduct your research, try to focus on one perspective in order to reinforce your assumptions
False
At the end of your working outline, you should list the references for your speech-the sources of all the supporting material you included
False
Conflict always produces negative outcomes
False
Dialogic ethics require speakers engage in one-way communication
False
Digital technology has decreased the ethical responsibilities communicators must accept when they interact with others
False
Ethnocentric listeners usually respond positively to a speaker who does not share their cultural background
False
Facts and statistics used as supporting materials are never subject to interpretation and manipulation
False
For the most part, audiences are not particularly interested in speeches about other people and living creatures
False
Having a well-defined purpose is not especially important in public speaking
False
Hypothetical examples are based on actual events
False
If you do not intend to plagiarize a source, it is not considered plagiarism
False
In most speeches you do NOT need to transition to your conclusion
False
In today's online environment, books are no longer a key source of information
False
Including too few points is one of the biggest problems students encounter when learning how to develop a topic
False
Information found in an encyclopedia is an example of a primary source
False
Informative speakers should use a large amount of presentation media in order to keep the audience's attention
False
Institutional stories transmit basic values and accepted behaviors, often told in the form of a fable or myth
False
It is not necessary to write the topic, general purpose, or specific purpose on your complete sentence outline, since you already decided upon these elements when preparing your working outline
False
Libraries are no longer useful in the age of internet research
False
Listening is NOT a part of ethical communication
False
Most search engines are able to access all of the websites on the Internet
False
Most words have several connotative meanings and infinite denotative meanings
False
Research shows that less than ten percent of college students are willing to admit to having copied information directly from an Internet source without providing a reference
False
Speakers often use analogies to help an audience understand something new to them
False
The body of a speech includes the introduction, main points, and the conclusion
False
The main point of brainstorming is to select the specific topic you will talk about in your speech
False
When conducting an interview to gather research for your speech your first step is to select the interviewees
False
When documenting sources in your bibliography you need to list the author's last name and then their first initial⎯NOT full first name⎯when using MLA STYLE.
False
When giving a speech to inform your goal is to reinforce, modify or change audience members' beliefs, attitudes, opinions or values
False
Where and when you are giving a speech has very little to do with selecting your topic
False
While making a connection to your audience is important in a persuasive speech it is something to avoid doing in an informative speech
False
Without the usual gatekeepers watching over bloggers, you cannot trust any of the information available in the blogosphere
False
Your introduction and conclusion are NOT part of your outline, only the body of the speech is part of the outline
False
"Cause-and-effect" pattern of organization can be used for either Informative or Persuasive Speeches
True
"Signposts" are a kind of transition that let your audience know where you are in your speech and where you are going
True
"Transitions" is the formal term for a word, phrase, or sentence used throughout a speech to mark locations in the organization and clearly link the parts of a speech together
True
A complete-sentence outline offers a highly detailed description of your ideas and how they're related to one antoher
True
A primary question is a question that introduces a new topic or subtopic in an interview
True
A speech about a process facilitates an audience's understanding of how something is done, how it works, or how it has developed
True
A speech of tribute is likely to follow the narrative organizational pattern
True
A transition that indicates a key move in a speech, making its organization clear to the audience is called a signpost
True
According to your book, words that attack groups such as racial, ethnic, religious and sexual minorities are termed hate speech
True
According to your textbook it is best to go to an interview with prepared questions
True
According to your textbook, "ethnocentrism" is the position that our world view is better than anyone else's
True
According to your textbook, for an informative speech to connect with listeners it needs to have three qualities: be meaningful, be clear and be well argued
True
According to your textbook, mythos refers to appeals to cultural beliefs and values
True
According to your textbook, one common type of informative speech would be a speech about a concept
True
According to your textbook, supporting materials provide the substance of your speech − they provide the evidence for your ideas
True
According to your textbook, when evaluating your research materials you need to check the validity of the information
True
According to your textbook, when presenting an informative speech it is important to avoid expressing your personal views on a topic
True
According to your textbook, when writing interview questions, in general, your questions should be neutral and open-ended
True
Although legally most email is considered public communication people generally think of email exchanges between individuals as private communication
True
Audiences focus closely on the trustworthiness of a female speaker's sources but are more concerned with how a male speaker organizes his ideas, maintains eye contact, and uses his voice
True
Before selecting the topic for your speech it is important to consider the audience you are speaking to
True
Brainstorming for topic ideas should be done well before your speech date and should be done over several sessions.
True
Copyright laws, including the Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998, require you to get permission from authors if you want to use their original published and unpublished works. Fair use, however, allows you to use limited portions of an author's work if you credit the source of the information
True
Ethical public speaking requires a dialogue between speakers and listeners
True
Every speech has three main parts: introduction, body, and conclusion
True
For informative speeches that demonstrate how to do something, the best approach is to use a chronological pattern that leads the audience through the process step by step
True
In an informative speech a speaker describes, explains or demonstrates something but does NOT tell the audience what to think or do about it
True
In an outline, subordinate points are those that are under the main points, and provide evidence and information that support your main ideas
True
Informative speakers can make a speech topic come alive by connecting the topic to the audience in meaningful ways
True
Informative speaking involves deepening understanding, raising awareness, or increasing an audience's knowledge about a topic
True
Institutional narratives are stories from organizations or corporations
True
Institutional stories tell us how individuals should act in the organization and the values it emphasizes
True
It is important to include a conclusion preview in your interview guide
True
It is important to offer oral citations of your sources in your speech
True
Metaphors rely on an implicit comparison while similes make an explicit comparison
True
One way to heighten the audience's interest in a topic is to use similes that juxtapose objects, processes, or ideas inunique and novel ways
True
Phrasing the thesis of your speech clearly helps you to identify exactly what you want to say to your audience
True
Relating your own narrative personalizes the topic and helps listeners why you choose it
True
Several communication organizations provide guidelines for ethical communication
True
Social media sites are especially useful in learning about current trends and can provide ideas for speech topics
True
Spatial organization links points together based on their physical relationships, such as their locations
True
Special occasions like awards ceremonies, company parties, roasts, and toasts often provide the context for persuasive speeches
True
Specialized search engines provide access to documents and media that are not standard web pages, such as e-books, Microsoft Word documents, spreadsheets, digital slides in PowerPoint, Adobe PDFs, and text documents
True
The general purpose of a speech is usually to inform, to persuade or to entertain
True
The main points of your speech should be about equal in importance relative both to your topic and to the other points
True
The most useful ideas usually emerge from brainstorming on your own, but asking whether another knowledgeable person to brainstorm with you can also work
True
The specific purpose of your speech tells the audience what you want to achieve in your speech
True
The thesis statement helps make your audience aware of what's coming in your speech and keeps them on track and involved throughout your presentation
True
There are actually four different types of listening
True
Using testimony to support your claims only works if listeners believe in the source's credibility
True
When documenting sources in your bibliography you need to list the author's last name and then their first initial⎯NOT full first name⎯when using APA STYLE
True
When giving a speech to entertain your goal is to reinforce, modify or change audience members' beliefs, attitudes, opinions or values
True
While audiences tend to find examples persuasive used in conjunction with other forms of supporting materials-especially statistics and facts-examples alone usually are not convincing
True
With skillful research and delivery, almost anything that is important or interesting to a speaker can be made important or interesting to an audience
True
You should choose your keywords carefully and consider alternatives to your original choice in order to produce a range of results
True
You use brainstorming techniques twice as you develop your speeches-first for identifying possible speech topics andlater for coming up with material to use in your presentation
True
Your thesis summarizes your plan for achieving the specific purpose of the speech
True
Hypothetical examples are based on ____
conjecture
Two primary tasks in the opening portion of an interview are
to establish rapport and provide orientation.
