Exam 1 Study Guide

Both is missing a reference to the audience and contains figurative language.

"Abandoning nuclear power because of accidents would be like throwing the baby out with the bath water" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech because it:

Both is expressed as a fragment instead of a full sentence and is too general.

"Benefits of cycling" is a poorly phrased central idea for an informative speech because it:

sounds spontaneous even though it has been rehearsed

"Conversational quality" in speech delivery means that the speech:

expressed in figurative language

"Denying a college education to children of undocumented immigrants is like cutting off your nose to spite your face" is a poorly phrased central idea for a persuasive speech because it is:

contains figurative language

"Repealing the Affordable Care Act now would open a real can of worms" is a poorly phrased central idea for a persuasive speech because it:

central idea

"The three main methods of harvesting trees in professional logging are selective cutting, clear cutting, and row thinning" is an example of a:

event

"To inform my audience about the Manhattan Project, which produced the first atomic bomb," is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n):

concept

"To inform my audience about the different theories of intellectual property in Eastern and Western cultures," is an example of a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n):

specific purpose

"To inform my audience about the history and rules of curling" is an example of a:

concept

"To inform my audience about the major principles of Keynesian economic theory" is a specific purpose statement for a speech about a(n):

fact

"To persuade my audience that a major earthquake will strike Los Angeles before the year 2020," is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on the question of:

contains more than one distinct idea

"To persuade my audience to give blood regularly and to become an organ donor" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a classroom speech because it:

focusing on personal experience

A representative from the FBI visited Marshall's criminology class to talk about new communications technology. When Marshall saw that the speaker was a middle-aged woman, he couldn't concentrate on anything she said. He had been expecting the speaker to be young, and he kept thinking to himself, "What could someone her age know about the latest technology?" According to your textbook, what aspect of poor listening was Marshall exhibiting?

interference

A ringing cell phone or an audience member browsing the Web on her laptop during a speech are examples of which element in the speech communication process?

transition

A sentence or two that lets the audience know that a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another is called a:

topical

A speech about the equipment used in the sport of ice hockey should probably use _____ organization.

topical or spatial

A speech with the specific purpose "To inform my audience of the major features of the Empire State Building" would most likely be organized in _____ order.

Keep going because your audience doesn't know what you had planned to say.

According to the advice given in your textbook, if you make a mistake when you are giving a speech, the best thing to do is:

transition

According to your textbook, "Just as the frame of Vienna's tennis racket represents the structure of her family, the strings of her racket symbolize the ties that bind her family together" is an example of a:

goodwill

According to your textbook, _____ is the audience's perception of whether a speaker has the best interest of the audience in mind.

trying to cover too much material

According to your textbook, a common mistake students make when developing their first speech is:

internal preview

According to your textbook, if the following statement occurred in the body of a speech, it would be an example of what kind of connective? -In discussing the extent of the problem, we will look at the number of parents who don't vaccinate their children, the reasons they give for their decision, and the number of children who have become sick or died as a result.

transition

According to your textbook, if the following statement occurred in the body of a speech, it would be an example of what king of connective? -In addition to helping people in need, working as a hospital volunteer provides you with valuable job experience.

articulation

According to your textbook, saying "dunno" instead of "don't know" is an error in:

All of these answers are correct. -Making the speaker's information meaningful to the audience. -Communicating the speaker's information clearly. -Communicating the speaker's information accurately.

According to your textbook, the aims of an informative speech include:

ethics

According to your textbook, the branch of philosophy that deals with human issues of right and wrong is termed:

Both maintaining the free and open expression of ideas and being courteous and attentive during the speech.

According to your textbook, the ethical obligation of listeners in a public speaking situation include:

preview statement

According to your textbook, the following passage from a speech introduction is an example of a(n):

look directly at the audience without saying a word

According to your textbook, when you are in a formal speaking situation the most effective way of gaining the initial attention of your audience after you walk to the front of the room is:

critical

According to your textbook, when you listen to evaluate a speaker's message for purpose of accepting it or rejecting it, what king of listening is involved?

make sure the notes can be read at arm's length

According to your textbook, when you prepare speaking notes for your first speech, you should:

Both a bibliography and a specific purpose statement.

According to your textbook, which of the following should be included in a preparation outline:

problem-cause-solution

Alex's persuasive speech on a question of policy includes the following connective between the second and third main points: First we saw that health complications from obesity are a growing problem among young adults. Then we looked at some of the major factors leading to this problem. Now let's look at the steps we can take to eliminate the problem. Alex's speech is organized according to which pattern of organization?

directions for delivering the speech

All of the following are necessary in a preparation outline except:

Explain your motives for speaking to the audience.

All of the following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking except:

Focus on achieving perfection

All of the following are recommended by your textbook to help you deal with nervousness except:

400 to 500 words a minute

Although most people speak at a rate of 120 to 180 words a minute, the brain can process words at a rate of:

After Thales, Aristotle was the major figure in ancient meteorology.

Arranged below are a main point, two subpoints, and two sub-subpoints from a speech preparation outline. Which is the second subpoint?

adapting to audience feedback

As Christopher delivered his speech, he noticed some members of his audience looked confused as he explained one of his main points. As a result he slowed down and explained the point again. In this case, Christopher was:

the means by which a message is communicated

As defined in your textbook, channel in the speech communication process refers to:

demeans the personal dignity of the groups or individuals being attacked

As explained in your textbook, public speakers have an ethical obligation to avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language because such language:

frame of reference

As you listen to a speech about campus crime, you relate the speaker's ideas to your own knowledge, goals, and experience. According to your textbook, you are filtering the speech through your own:

Patchwork

As your textbook explains, a speaker who assembles a speech by copying word for word from two or three sources is committing what king of plagiarism?

power

As your textbook makes clear, speechmaking carries heavy ethical responsibilities because it is a form of:

Frame of reference

Because every person has a unique _____ based on his of her own knowledge, experience, and values, the meaning of the message can never be exactly the same to a listener as to a speaker.

Yes. Cesar's specific purpose is too trivial for this audience.

Cesar's specific purpose for his classroom informative speech is "To inform my audience how to load apps onto their cell phones." According to your textbook, are there any flaws in Cesar's specific purpose?

critical

Devon is president of the International Student Organization. He is listening to the Dean of Students present her plan for a new multicultural center so he can decide whether or not to support the plan. According to your textbook, Devon is engaged in _____ listening.

frame of reference

Everything a speaker says is filtered trough a listener's:

chronological

For her first speech, Rebekah plans to explain her interest in gymastics beginning with her childhood and continuing through her days in high school. Which pattern of organization discussed in your textbook will she use in her speech?

articulation

Forming particular speech sounds crisply and distinctly is called:

listening too hard

Giving excessive attention to the details of a speech is an example of:

topical

Here are the main points for an informative speech about the accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci: I. As a painter, da Vinci produced the Mona Lisa and other masterpieces. II. As an inventor, da Vinci drew plans for a parachute and a flying machine. III. As an astronomer, da Vinci concluded that the earth revolves around the sun. These points are arranged in _____ order.

It's too general.

Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement for a classroom speech: "To inform my audience about the solar system."

topical

If the following connective were used before the third main point of an informative speech about charter schools, the speech would most likely be organized in _____ order. -Now that we have looked at the origins and the philosophy of charter schools, let's look at what they are accomplishing.

definition

If you were giving an informative speech to your classmates on the subject of fracking, you would probably include a _____ in your introduction.

Jerome is ethical because he cited his sources and used the to develop his own slant on the topic.

Jerome found several sources for his informative speech. He pulled key information from them, blended those idea into his own perspective, and cited his sources when he presented the speech. Which of the following statements best describes this situation?

comprehensive

Julia is listening to her meteorology professor explain how to interpret images from Doppler radar. Because Julia's goal is to understand the information being presented, she is engaged in _____ listening.

jumping to conclusions

Margaret is passionately committed to animal rights. At an evening lecture required for her biology class, she learned that the title of the speaker's talk was "The Importance of Animal Extermination to Medical Advances." Offended and sure that the speaker had nothing ethical or interesting to say, Margaret ignored everything the speaker said and spent the whole lecture sending outraged tweets to other animal activists. According to your textbook, the primary cause of Margaret's poor listening was:

listening

People spend more time _____ than in any other communication activity.

value

Persuasive speeches on questions of _____ judge whether something is good or bad, right or wrong, fair or unfair.

ethnocentrism

Public speakers who seek to communicate with listeners from cultures other than their own need to take special care to avoid _____ in their speeches.

situation

Recognizing that the audience for his graduation speech would be packed into a non-air-conditioned gymnasium during the hottest week of the year, Kane decided to keep his speech at the low end of his 10-15 minute time limit. In making this decision, Kane was adapting to which element of the speech communication process?

concepts

Speeches about _____ are often more complex than other types of informative speeches.

ethical

Speechmaking is a form of power and therefore carries with it heavy _____ responsibilities.

critical

Tara's campus organization has invited several travel agents to speak to the group about their best deals on trips for spring break. As Tara listens, she is deciding which travel package is the best one for her. During the presentations, she is engaged in which form of listening?

jumping to conclusions

Ted is listening to the introduction of Janine's speech when he thinks to himself, "Man, this is really going to be boring." What aspect of poor listening identified in your textbook is Ted exhibiting in this example?

central idea

The _____ is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulate that major ideas of a speech.

target audience

The _____ is that portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade.

kinesics

The study of bodily motion and gestures is part of a subject called:

global plagiarism, patchwork plagiarism, and incremental plagiarism

The three kinds of plagiarism discussed in your textbook are:

the comments the document has received on Google

To avoid plagiarism when using an Internet source in your speech, your textbook recommends keeping track of all of the following except:

All of these answers are correct. -Be creative in devising your introduction. -Work out your introduction in detail. -Keep your introduction relatively brief.

To prepare an effective speech introduction, your textbook recommends that you:

a form of empowerment

To say that public speaking is a way to make a difference about something we care about is to recognize that public speaking is:

Take listening seriously.

What does your textbook say is the first step to improving your listening skills?

interference

What, according to your textbook, is the term for anything that impedes the communication of a message?

message

Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else is termed the:

view the session as one more opportunity to communicate your ideas

When conducting a question-and-answer session, you should:

All of the following: -sufficiency -objectivity -relevance -accuracy

When listening for a speaker's evidence, you should keep an ear out for its:

extemporaneous

When you use the _____ meth of delivery, you become so familiar with the substance of your speech that you need only a few brief notes to jog your memory.

preview the body of the speech

Which objective of a good speech introduction is fulfilled by the following statement? -This morning, I'll explain the four kinds of exercises you need to make a complete fitness program-aerobic, strengthening, endurance, and flexibility.

All of the following: -Concentrate on communicating with the audience, rather than on your nerves. -Choose a topic you care about and prepare thoroughly for the speech. -Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Get an early start on researching and preparing your speech.

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to keep from plagiarizing?

All of these answers are correct. -Describe an exciting experience. -Use colorful, descriptive language. -Be creative in structuring the speech.

Which of the following does your textbook recommend for developing your first classroom speech?

All of these answers are correct. -Practice giving the speech to friends or family members. -Rehearse the speech out loud. -Prepare notes consisting of key words and phrases.

Which of the following does your textbook recommend that you do when rehearsing your first speech?

Both support your position with statistics, examples, or testimony and summarize your position at the end of the speech.

Which of the following does your textbook recommend when you need to speak impromptu?

Researchers are working on ways to use the iris as a means of identification.

Which of the following is a correctly worded main point for a speech preparation outline?

There are two major types of leadership.

Which of the following is a correctly worded main point for a speech preparation outline?

reveal the topic

Which of the following is a major objective of a speech introduction?

Relate the topic directly to the audience.

Which of the following is discussed in your textbook as a guideline for effective informative speaking?

label the introduction, body, and conclusion

Which of the following is mentioned in your textbook as a guideline for a preparation outline?

Both put ethical principles into practice and make sure your goals are ethically sound.

Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?

Make sure your goals are ethically sound.

Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?

All of these answers are correct. -Transitions, internal previews, and internal summaries -The bibliography -The central idea -A specific purpose statement.

Which of the following should be included in a preparation outline?

To persuade my audience that the campus library should be open 24 hours a day.

Which of the following specific purpose statements is from a persuasive speech seeking passive agreement?

topical

Which organizational pattern would probably be most effective for arranging the main points of a speech with the central idea, "There are five basic positions of the feet in ballet"?

topical

Which organizational pattern would probably be most effective for arranging the main points of a speech with the specific purpose, "To inform my audience about the three major principles of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence"?

spatial

Which organizational pattern would probably be the most effective for arranging the main points of a speech with the specific purpose "The three parts of an insect's body are the head, the thorax, and the abdomen"?

All of these answers are correct. -avoid distracting mannerisms. -maintain eye contact. -make the speech mysterious or suspenseful.

Your textbook recommends that when you deliver your first speech, you should make an effort to:

All of these answers are correct. -be creative in structuring your information -use colorful, descriptive language -make the speech mysterious or suspenseful

Your textbook recommends that when you develop your first speech, you should look for ways to:

credibility

_____ is the audience's perception of whether the speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.