Chapter 8

In an informative speech on police arrest procedures, a speaker who plays an audio recording of a call to dispatch clarifies the message by

using presentation aids

Which of the following is not suitable as a topic for an informative speech about an object?

Bruno Mars

Which of the following patterns for organizing an informative speech moves from the beginning to the end by referencing points in time?

Chronological

A painting and a gourmet dish are both considered which type of informative speech object?

Cultural

What organizational pattern would be used to prepare a speech presenting the trajectory of a meteor that may come dangerously close to Earth?

Spatial

Exciting, newsworthy, historically important, unfamiliar, or surprising events make good topics for informative speeches.

True

A speech about the Temptations (the first Motown music artists to win a Grammy Award) would be an example of an informative presentation about

a group

All of the following are types of informative speech topics except

a sensory experience.

All of the following are patterns for organizing an informative speech except

performance-oriented

Informative speeches are intended to do all of the following except

persuade listeners.