SPC-205-046 Midterm

CH13 In a question-and-answer session, answers to simple questions should be about Blank______, and answers to more complicated questions should be:

30 seconds; 2 to 3 minutes

CH4 What is an effective method to use when rehearsing an extemporaneous speech?

Concentrate on gaining control of ideas

CH6 What two suggestions should you consider when preparing to give a speech for a culturally diverse audience?

Craft your speech so it is clear and suitable based on your listeners' cultures. Try to anticipate the cultural perspectives of your audience and how they may influence their attitudes.

CH1______is the belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.

Ethnocentrism

CH11 Donna's preparation outline includes an introduction, body, and conclusion. Each section includes many details written in complete sentences and arranged in a visual framework that illustrates how each idea is related to the next. However, Donna is unsure whether her speech is going to accomplish what she set out to do. How can Donna best address this concern?

Include a purpose statement in the outline.

CH1 According to your textbook, ______ is anything that impedes the communication of a message.

Interference

CH6 Why should a speaker avoid stereotyping the audience?

It can lead to false generalizations.

CH6 Which statements are true of a situational audience analysis?

It considers the size of the audience. It considers the physical setting. It should be used in conjunction with demographic analysis.

CH5 Why is "to inform the audience about psychotherapy" an ineffective specific purpose?

It does not state precisely what the speaker hopes to accomplish.

CH13 Which three things are acceptable when managing a question-and-answer session?

Stop a questioner's extended monologue. Admit that you do not know the answer to a question. Offer to get the answer for a question to which you do not know the answer.

CH5 Which statement is true concerning personal inventory, clustering, reference, and Internet searches for speech topics?

They are methods of brainstorming.

CH1 Which recommendation is a way to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Work especially hard on your speech introduction.

CH10 What is a conclusion in which the speech builds to a peak of power and intensity?

crescendo ending

CH6 When beginning a speech about a controversial issue, it is best to start with a:

noncommittal position

CH19 A real-time speech:

should be adapted to work properly with a webcam

CH6 Analyzing your audience's disposition toward your speech topic means considering which three factors?

their knowledge about the issue their attitude toward the topic their interest in the subject

CH19 In delivering a real-time online speech, a good reason for switching the display between yourself and visual aids would be:

to keep the audience focused by avoiding any monotony in the speech

Ch5 Which statement is true about the central idea of a speech?

It is expressed as a declarative sentence.

CH5 Why is "to make people realize the new taxes are killing us" a poor specific purpose statement?

It uses figurative language.

CH19 An effective format for a persuasive speech, either online or in person, is:

Monroe's motivated sequence

CH19 Speakers in an online speech class:

Need to make sure that they keep their audience clearly in mind

CH4 What should students delivering a first speech avoid?

Obvious signs of nervousness, like wringing hands

CH6 In addition to factoring in the audience size and physical setting of a speech, a or an ______audience analysis also considers how

Situational

CH4 Larry is asked to tell a group about himself in a five-minute introduction. At first, he thinks of everything interesting he has done since he was a child. Then he realizes that he has several stories, each of which would take at least ten minutes to explain. He decides to tell how he excels in mathematics and how he once used math to save people trapped in a bus. Larry has just:

Focused his topic

CH1 The knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes through which each listener filters a message make up the listener's ______.

Frame of reference

CH19 Determining what angles and distances an online speech audience will see you from is known as.

Framing

CH6 Which generation is the most racially and ethnically diverse in U.S. history?

Gen Z

CH4 Andy has never given a speech before and thus feels a great deal of anxiety. What can help give Andy confidence to speak in public and engage his audience?

Give a brief ice breaker speech

CH19 Making an effort to control the visual environment

Helps to achieve an appearance or feeling with the desired level of formality.

CH5 Which three statements are true about an effective specific purpose statement?

It focuses on one specific aspect of the broader topic. It states what the speaker wants the audience to know. It includes the general purpose (for example, "to inform").

CH5 Which statement describes a central speech idea?

It is a concise statement of what you expect to say in a speech.

CH6 For his final speech, James intends to persuade his classmates to volunteer for a few hours a week at a charity of their choice. Part of his argument is based on his personal feeling that all people are obligated to help the less fortunate, but he is not sure if that appeal will work with this audience. What is the best type of question James should use to discover how strongly his audience feels about their obligation to volunteer?

Scale question

CH1 What should public speakers do to avoid ethnocentrism?

Show respect for the cultures of the people they address.

CH6 During speech preparation, a speaker who analyzes the size of the audience and the attitude of the audience toward the subject, speaker, and occasion is said to be doing a or an ______ audience analysis.

Situational