Speech Quiz 2

An extended type of example offers

a multifaceted illustration of a point.

Brief type of example offers

a single illustration of a point.

Narratives are used to convey a message through

a story.

"A theory is like a set of glasses we put on to look through" is an example of an

analogy.

Brief stories of interesting, humorous incidents based on real life are called

anecdotes.

Speech humor should always match the

audience, topic, purpose, and occasion.

Speeches about processes might discuss

brewing beer, lightning formation, or yoga sequences.

All of the following are ways to define a topic:

by describing what it is not, by comparing it to something similar, by illustrating its root meaning.

Speech conclusions fulfill the following functions to alert the audience that the speech is

coming to an end.

An effective prepared working outline will include

credits when necessary.

Listeners are most likely to remember and act on a speech that

ends with a strong conclusion.

Defining, describing, demonstrating, and explaining are all related to

informative speaking.

With a speaking outline condense full sentences into

key words or phrases.

An effective informative speech shows

listeners something they didn't previously know.

Using a story as a speech introduction

personalizes issues.

To help your audience follow your speech, do all of the following:

preview main points in the introduction, use lot of transition words and phrases, employ rhetorical devices such as repetition and parallelism.

If a medical doctor gives cutting-edge information on the threat of high cholesterol, she is

providing the expert testimony type of supporting material.

The speaking outline should have

quotations and other critical information fully written out.

When doing an informative speech about issues, speakers should focus on

raising awareness and deepening understanding rather than advocating one position over another.

Speakers frequently base their startling statements on

statistics.

The following should be used to effectively introduce or conclude a speech, examples:

stories, facts and statistics.

When citing testimony in a speech, the speaker should always

supply the name and qualification of the source.

The first challenge faced by the speaker in the introduction of the speech is to

win the audience's attention.

To convey ideas through a story, using character, plot, setting, and imagery, use a

narrative pattern of arrangement.

Parables, anecdotes, and other stories are considered

narratives.

An informative speaker might explain to the listeners the

new services available at the student center.

Speeches about concepts might discuss

nuclear theory, minimalist art, or freedom of speech.

Using the speaking outline, you should

practice three to five times.

With sufficient practice, which of the key-word outlines will help the speaker deliver his or her ideas more naturally?

1. The key-word outlines permits the greatest degree of eye contact. 2. The phrase outlines uses partial construction of the sentence form of each point. 3. The working outlines should be prepared in a full-sentence format. 4. The working outlines is used for organizing and firming up main points.

Generally, the introduction should be brief and no more than

10 to 15 percent of the speech body.

The purpose of a speech introduction is to

arouse the audience's attention and motivate the audience to accept the speaker's goals.

An informative speech arranged by category is

arranged topically.

Speeches about objects or phenomena might discuss

digital cameras, snowshoes, or El Nino.

During the speech introduction, audience members decide whether they are interested in the topic and the speaker. To build credibility, a speaker should

establish his or her qualifications.

Effective examples for a speech may be all of the following:

hypothetical, extended, and brief

When used as supporting material in a speech, examples can do all of the following:

illustrate, represent, describe.

The conclusion should not include the

speaker's credentials.

Speeches about people address

the impact of individuals and groups on society.

To describe information, a speaker should

use language that is vivid.

To discuss a topic in terms of its underlying causes, a speaker should

use the causal pattern or arrangement.

To describe a series of developments in time or a set of actions that occur sequentially, a speaker should

use the chronological pattern of arrangement.

To demonstrate the nature and significance of a problem and provide justification for a proposed solution, a speaker should

use the problem-solution pattern of arrangement.

To explain the physical arrangement of a place, an object, or an event, a speaker should

use the spatial pattern of arrangement.

To have the freedom to move points around according to the way the speaker wishes to present his or her topic, a speaker should

use the topical pattern of arrangement.