dc speech final review

If you were giving an informative speech describing the different parts of the Forbidden City in China, you would probably arrange the speech in __________ order.

spatial

There can't be anything wrong with cheating on exams if 75 percent of college students do it.

bandwagon

Which organizational pattern is especially effective for persuasive speeches that seek immediate action by listeners?

Monroe's motivated sequence

Which of the following statements about online public speaking is true? -Online speakers should dress casually because the audience is not physically present. -The best source of light for an online speech is a window behind the speaker. -Online audiences have more sources of distraction than do in-person audiences. -Online speeches require less audience analysis than do in-person speeches. -Online speakers should exaggerate their gestures to make sure they are visible.

Online audiences have more sources of distraction than do in-person audiences.

Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?

a business manager reporting on next year's budget

According to your textbook, a speech in which an individual gives thanks for a gift or award is termed a(n)

acceptance speech

As explained in your textbook, which of the following is a characteristic of a small group? -The group must be small enough to allow discussion by all its members. -All participants are potentially speakers and listeners. -All of these answers are correct. -Both the group must be small enough to allow discussion by all its members and the group assembles for a particular purpose. -The group assembles for a particular purpose.

all these answers are correct

If your specific purpose statement were "To inform my audience how to make authentic South American empanadas," you would probably organize your speech in _________order.

chronological

According to your textbook, the credibility of a speaker produced by everything the speaker says or does during the speech itself is called

derived credibility

According to your textbook, listeners are persuaded by a speaker for one or more of four major reasons. Which of the following is among those reasons? -The audience is captivated by the speaker's gestures. -The audience is won over by the speaker's evidence. -The audience is impressed by the speaker's use of visual aids.

the audience is won over by the speaker's evidence

"To persuade my audience that the use of social media to perform experiments on people's behavior without their consent is unethical" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

value

According to your textbook, which of the following would be an effective backup plan for a real-time online speech? -Reschedule the speech once the technical problems are resolved. -All the answers are correct. -Share a text of your speech through a document collaboration program such as Google Docs. -Distribute an outline of your speech via email.

all these answers are correct

All of the following are discussed in your textbook as elements of the visual environment of an online speech except

editing

As explained in your textbook, a group member to whom other members defer because of her or his rank or expertise is called a(n)

implied leader

Of all the kinds of speechmaking, __________ speaking is the most complex and the most challenging.

persuasive

"To inform my audience how to prepare for a backpacking expedition" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)

process

Jessica Ryland is going to present a real-time online speech to the City Council explaining her designs for a downtown hotel and conference center. According to your textbook, which of the following should she remember to do? -Sit with good posture so she'll appear professional, relaxed, and confident. -Practice with the computer and presentation software she'll use during the speech. -All the answers are correct. -Both sit with good posture so she'll appear professional, relaxed, and confident and have a backup plan in case she encounters technological problems. -Have a backup plan in case she encounters technological problems.

all these answers are correct

At the annual field hockey banquet, Olivia is introducing the coach, a woman who is well known by everyone in the room. According to your textbook, the best way for Olivia to create a sense of anticipation and drama in her speech of introduction is to

be creative by learning about the coach and casting her in a new light.

According to your textbook, questions of policy -both usually contain the word "should" and also involve questions of fact and value. -usually contain the word "should." -also involve questions of fact and value. -seldom come up in our daily lives -all of these answers are correct

both usually contain the word "should" and also involve questions of fact and value.

Evidence and reasoning are the two major elements of persuasion that Aristotle called

logos

"To inform my audience about the history of the lie detector" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)

object