Public speaking

Audience members were unsure about the cred bility of Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project border patrol group, when he came to speak on campus. As he spoke, he built his crediblity by using high qually evidence and relsting to the conci students agreed they would like to have him visa campus again for a roundtable discussion. According to your textb ook the cred bi ty that silcrist produced by the end of his socech is called credbilty

Terminal

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

True

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

Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.

A real-time online speech is most often delivered with the speaker standing behind a lectern.

False

As your textbook explains, persuasion tokes place only if the audience is strongly in favor of the speaker's position by the end of the speech.

False

During a question-and-answer session, you should direct your answer solely to the person who asked you the question.

False

It is seldom necessary to include a formal bibliography in the preparation outline for a classroom speech.

False

The best setting for an online speech is usually with a window behind the speaker because it will provide plenty of light.

False

When concluding a speech. you should seldom refer back to ideas mentioned in the introduction.

False

According to your textbook, the two most important factors affecting the credibility of a persuasive speaker are character and

competence

According to your textbook, the two most important factors affecting the credibility of a persuasive speaker are

competence and character

As your textbook explains, each main point of your first speech should

cover a single aspect of the topic.

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

focus on achieving perfection

Which of the following is appropriate when using humor in a public speech?

gently making fun of common human quirks

If the object you want to use as a visual aid is not available, the next best option ideally is a

model

As your textbook explains, visual aids are most effective when they are displayed

only while the speaker is discussing them

Using evidence is especially critical in a persuasive speech when your target audience

opposes your point of view

As your textbook explains, signposts are especially useful for

Both focusing attention on key ideas and indicating exactly where you are in a speech.

If you wanted to demonstrate the comparative spending of the United States and Canoda on four different kinds of social services, which type of visual aid would be most effective?

A bar graph

Which of the following statements about speaker credibility is true?

A speaker's credibility is affected above all by how the audience perceives the speaker's competence and character.

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

According to your textbook, which of the following is an advantage of using visual aids in a speech?

All of the above -using visual aids can increase the clarity of the speaker's message -using visual aids can increase the audience's retention of a speaker's message -using visual aids can increase the persuasiveness of a speaker's message.

as giving an interesting speech about the earliest astronomical observatories- subject he was very excited about--when he misidentified the founder of the Istanbul observatory. When he realized his peech. What advice from your textbook should Asad keep in mind?

All of these are correct Audiences focus more on a speaker's ideas than on details of his or her delivery. O Most of a speaker's nervousness isn't visible to the audience. • There is no such thing as a perfect speech. All of these answers are correct. • Both most of a speaker's nervousness isn't visible to the audience and there is no such thing as a perfect speech.

Trying to prevent the use of drugs by criminalizing them is like trying to prevent the use of alcohol th whether it is legal or not.

Analogical reasoning

According to your textbook, all of the following are tips for using evidence in a persuasive speech except

Balance the amount of evidence used to support each main point.

The fallacy of hasty generalization occurs when a speaker

Both jumps to a conclusion on the basis of too few instances and generalizes on the basis of atypical cases.

If you wanted to summarize the steps of a process in a speech, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be a

Chart

A graph is best suited for showing changes in statistics over time or space.

Line

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? If we allow the government to require healthy meals in school cafeterias, then it's only a matter of time before the government tells us everything we can and cannot eat

Slippery slope

How do the following main points for a speech about how to determine the value of a baseball card violate the guidelines presented in your textbook for organizing main points? I. The first factor determining the value of a baseball card is the fame of the player. I. The second factor determining the value of a baseball card is the age of the card. thI. The third factor determining the value of a baseball card is the rarity of the card and the physical condition of the card.

The main points don't each deal with a separate aspect of the topic

According to your textbook, the strongest source of emotional appeal in persuasive speaking is

The speaker's sincerity and conviction

When you give a persuasive speech on a question of policy. you can seek either passive agreement or immediate action from your audience.

Treu

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

a form of empowerment

Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?

a social worker explaining adoption laws to potential parents

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? The university has been using the same admissions standards for the past 120 years. If they were good enough 120 years ago, they are good enough today.

appeal to tradition

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

be fully prepared for each speech

As your textbook explains, ethnocentrism means

believing one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.

When you use slides created with PowerPoint or another presentation program in a speech, you should

both allow extra time to prepare the slides and bring a backup of your slides to the speech

Rashid will be using PowerPoint in a speech he is giving to the local Rotary Club. According to your textbook, Rashid should

both check the equipment and setup of the room in which he will be speaking and bring a flash drive with a backup of his slides.

As your textbook explains ___ are usually the most effective supporting materials if you want to increase the emotional appeal of a persuasive speech.

examples

The two major kinds of online speeches discussed in your textbook are

recorded speeches and real-time speeches

According to your textbook, "So, how can we protect our Internet data from potential hackers?" is an example of a(n)

signpost

According to your textbook, what organizational method is used in a speech with the following main points? I. The outermost section of the Egyptian burial tomb was the entrance passage. II. The next section of the Egyptian burial tomb was the antechamber. III. The third section of the Egyptian burial tomb was the treasury. IV. The innermost section of the Egyptian burial tomb was the burial chamber.

spatial

According to your textbook, research has shown that

speakers can enhance their credibility by delivering their speeches fluently and expressively.

After discussing the first main point in his speech on sustainable agriculture, Rasheed said: So far, I have explained the problems associated with our present agricultural system. Next, I will explain what sustainable agriculture is and why it is superior to the current system. According to your textbook, what type of connective did Rasheed use?

transition

At the beginning of the speech

According to your textbook, when is It especially important for a persuasive speaker to establish common ground with the audience?

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Everyone runs red lights when they're in a hurry, so there's no reason I shouldn't do it, too.

Bandwagon

Language has a rhythm created by the speaker's choice of supporting materials.

False

Opening your speech with a lengthy quotation is an excellent way to gain the attention of your audience.

False

Persuasive speeches on questions of value usually argue directly for or against particular courses of action.

False

Questions of fact are easy subjects for persuasive speeches because they almost always have clear-cut answers

False

When a speaker uses Monroe's motivated sequence, the need step is usually presented in the introduction.

False

chronological

I The game we know as golf originated in Scotland during the 15th century. Il Most of golf's rules and traditions developed during the 19th century. III. Professional golf tours for men and women emerged during the 20th century. IV. Today golf continues to evolve in response to changes in equipment.

False

If your topic is clear in the body of the speech, there is no need to state it in the introduction.

A set of ethical guidelines or standards

In public speaking, sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against

As explained in your textbook, the credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak is called

Initial credibility

Example of connective Let's take a moment to go over what we have found so far. First, we have seen that firearm sales at gun shows too often put weapons in the hands of criminals. Second, we have seen that there is almost no accountability for gun-show dealers

Internal summary

If you wanted to show the increase in the cost of commercials during the Super Bowl over the past 40 years, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a

Line graph

Julio's persuasive speech contained the following statement Athough shortages of prescription drugs have decined between 2011 and 2018, these shortages are stil harming patients, according to the US. Food and Drug Administration, In a 2018 survey of emergen these physicians face shortages of drugs in their emergency departments. Emergency physicians explain that when these drugs are not avallable, they must use second-best options, which are often less e Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Julio address in this excerpt

Need

Camille prepared excellent PowerPoint slides for her speech about education reform, but the speech didn't go as well as she had hoped. She had trouble finding the Enter key on her computer to advance According to your textbook, Camille could have presented her slides more effectively if she had

Practiced using the keyboard until she could advance the slides easily

The burden of _____always rests with the persuasive speaker who advocates change.

Proof

In recent months, newspapers have published reports of vicious dogs attacking people in Los Angeles. St Louls, Boston, and Orlando. These reports show that dog attacks are an increasing y serious problem nationwide

Reasoning from specific instances

Analogical

Requiring students to sign an honor code has reduced the amount of cheating at dozens of schools. If we adopt such a code at our school, it will help us reduce the amount of cheating.

Good speech delivery conveys a speaker's ideas without calling attention to itself.

True

In a preparation outline, the specific purpose is usually stated before the introduction.

True

It is important to keep your audience in mind as you formulate the specific purpose for your speech.

True

It is necessary for a public speaker to identify his or her source whether the speaker is paraphrasing or quoting verbatim.

True

It is usually a good idea to restate your topic at some point in the introduction, even if the listeners already know It.

True

Taking someone's entire speech and passing it off as your own is a form of unethical behavior called global plagiarism.

True

The burden of proof rests with the persuasive speaker who advocates change.

True

The connotative meaning of a word is more variable, figurative, and subjective than its denotative meaning

True

When speaking to persuade, you need to think of your speech as a kind of mental dialogue with your audience.

True

Your textbook advises that you work out your introduction in detall and practice it until you can deliver it smoothly and with strong eye contact.

True

A statement to arouse curiosity

Which of the following are you least likely to find in a speech conclusion?

According to your textbook, the first thing a speaker needs to do in the introduction of a speech is to

get the interest and attention of the audience.