Speech Final - MDCC

What should an individual do during a speech of apology?

- Be honest - Take responsibility for their actions - Offer restitution - Admit to doing something wrong

Which of the following should you do during a eulogy?

- Console the audience - Praise the deceased's accomplishments - Show sorrow for the loss

List the five basic elements you should include in your introduction?

1) Get the audience's attention 2) establish credibility 3) establish rapport 4) review your topic/purpose/central idea 5) preview your main points

Fear can be a useful negative emotion in a persuasive speech, but what must a speaker be able to prove in order to make the use of fear effective?

1) Prove the fear appeal is valid 2) Prove that it applies to the audience 3) Prove that the solution can work 4) Prove the solution is available to the audience

List the common attention-getting devices the authors of your textbook gave that can be used in the introduction of a speech?

1) anecdote 2) startling statement/statistic/fact 3) rhetorical question 4) story 5) immediate reference to subject 6) reference to audience or appeal to self-interest 7) reference to current events 8) reference to history 9) humor

What 3 things should be included in a speech of introduction?

1) introduction 2) body 3) conclusion

Outdoor settings can be charming, but what are some of the many challenges of speaking outdoors?

1) weather, 2) sun glare, 3) uninvited guests (insects&pigeons), 4) car noise

What are the five steps included in Monroes Motivated Sequence, which is recommended for speeches with a proposition of policy?

1)Attention 2)Need 3)Satisfaction 4)Visualization 5)Action

Which of the following are irrefutable statements?

6+6=12 The earth rotates around the sun

When is it most appropriate to pause during your speech?

Anytime you would pause in normal conversation. After a particularly important point to give the audience a moment to digest what you have said.

What fallacy asserts that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable?

Bandwagon

Informative and persuasive speeches both provide information, but a persuasive speech provides information with the purpose of doing what?

Changing something about the audience members

What theory states that when we are confronted with conflicting information, we become uncomfortable, and we will do things to get ride of that discomfort?

Cognitive Dissonance

When writing a speech you should make it general enough to be appropriate for all audiences rather than tailoring it for a specific audience: True or False

False

What should you NOT do when you make a mistake during your speech?

Go back and begin the section anew Apologize for making the mistake Ask politely if you start over

A _____ speech must be in chronological order; that is, according to its order in a time sequence

How-to

What will happen if your informative speech is too complex or too simplistic?

If the information in a speech is too complex or too simplistic, it will not hold the interest of the listeners.

"To inform my audience that world war II was the most devastating war" may sound like a good factual topic for an informative speech, but why is it not?

It is too broad and could be disagreed with. Really is an opinion

Why should you not provide too much detail on a topic?

It will only serve to dilute the really important points being made and give you less time to expand on what the audience might find the most interesting.

When it comes to making eye contact, which of the following are techniques you should NOT do?

Look up quickly from your notes for brief contact Establish eye contact mostly with the professor Pick three points on the back wall and look at those

A syllogism is a three sentence argument composed of what?

Major Premise Minor Premise Conclusion

Why should an informative speech be prepared with audience diversity in mind?

Not everyone in the audience is the same.

Why is it important to review the speech's main points in a speech's conclusion?

Repitition is necessary to increase the likelihood that the audience will retain your main points after the speech is over.

Which type of speech is an individual most likely to give the most of in his or her lifetime?

Special occasion speech

When called upon unexpectedly to speak, such as by your manager at a work meeting, what should you be sure to do?

Take a moment to collect your thoughts Thank the person for the opportunity to speak Deliver your main point as briefly as you can

When using deductive reasoning, what does one use to draw a conclusion?

The combination of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true

When giving a persuasive speech who is the target audience?

Those who disagree with you

Your preview of main points should be clear and easy to follow. They should not be long, complicated, or verbose. True or False

True

When considering whether or not your informative speech is interesting, keep in mind that the audience is asking which of the following questions?

What in this topic is for me? How can I use this information? Why should I listen to this speech?

If the audience moves to the right on a continuum during your persuasive speech, what does that most likely indicate?

Your speech was successfully persuasive in changing the audience's opinion on the subject

Very simply, an informative speech can first be defined as

a speech based entirely and exclusively on facts

Jokes given in a toast should be

accessible for everyone who hears them

For________ to be valid, the two things being compared must be essentially alike in many important ways.

analogical reasoning

A well written speech delivered poorly is

better than a poorly written speech delivered superbly.

Extemporaneous speaking is the presentation of a

carefully planned and rehearsed speech, spoken in a conversational manner using brief notes

What type of connections are made with casual reasoning?

cause-effect connections

Similar to using an attention-getter at the beginning of a speech, you want to use a ____ to conclude it.

clincer

An example of ad hominem would be if one politician attacks the character of another politician instead of

dealing with the real issue

A false analogy is a fallacy where two things are compared that______________

do not share enough key similarities to be compared fairly.

The main premise behind practicing your delivery is to practice your speech beforehand, in a comfortable environment, as if no one was listening and there was no reason to feel anxious. True or False

false

What is the purpose of including an attention getter at the beginning of a speech?

get the audience's attention and make them interested in what you have to say

The main purpose of ____ is to help the audience see what is to come and then mentally prepare for the end.

introduction

An enthymeme is a syllogism_____________.

is missing one of the premises

Propositions of ______ are easy to identify because they almost always have the word should in them.

policy

You need to establish ________ with your audience and explain why you are giving them this information.

rapport

What type of special occasion speech is designed to both praise and good-naturedly insult an individual?

roast

The first thing a good conclusion should do is ____ of the speech.

signal the end

In Aristotle's first use of the term, logos in a speech was related to

standard forms of arguments that the audience would find acceptable

It is important to figure out an expected time length of a speech that you are giving True or False

true

One of the biggest mistakes a speaker can make is to use some form of humor as an attention getter that the audience either doesn't find funny or finds offensive. True or False

true