Comm 103: Chapter 12: Organizing and finding support for your speech

Which of the following are the primary goals of a good speech introduction?

generating audience interest in the topic previewing the content of the speech

Your purpose statement is a declaration of your specific ______ for your speech.

goal

Which of the following are types of plagiarism (intellectual theft)?

incremental theft global theft patchwork theft

The main points in a speech can be organized according to all the following except

intentionality.

A subjective source

is perceived as less trustworthy than an objective source.

The _____ of a speech expresses a specific idea or theme related to the topic of the speech.

main point

You are planning to give a speech about Italy. The first thing you'll need to do in planning your speech on this subject is to:

narrow the scope of the speech

When speaking to give honor to a person, place, or event, the most common way to generate attention is by

noting the importance of the occasion.

A source that presents information in a trustworthy, unbiased fashion is

objective

Statements of belief about what ought to be true, not what is true, are

opinions

When you are building a speech, the _____ serves the role of a guideline for the design of your speech and what to include in the speech.

outline

Speeches generally have between two and five main ___________ .

points

A statement of your main points in the introduction to your speech that helps your listeners know what they should listen for is called a(n)

preview

A ______ is a type of transition that lets the audience know that you are moving to a new topic.

preview transition

In general, regardless of your topic, the main points of a speech should be

related to one another.

If a main point in your proposed speech is not related to the thesis, the best options are to

replace the point delete the point

Single words or short phrases that separate one part of a speech from another are known as

signposts

The rule of subordination specifies that

some concepts in your speech are more important than others.

Numbers used to support claims are called

statistics

When you use numbers identified through research, you are using _____ as supporting material.

statistics

A source is _____ when it offers information in a manner that supports only its favored position on an issue.

subjective

The rule of ______ specifies that some concepts in your speech are more important than others.

subordination

A ______ transition reminds the audience of points that you have just made.

summary

You must provide _____ material to back up the claims you make in your speech.

supporting

The body of a speech is usually

the longest part of the speech.

If you are composing a speech to give at a law school graduation, and your topic is how to benefit society, one of your main points might be

the need for more public interest lawyers.

Statistics are convincing because

they are specific and quantifiable.

You are writing an informative speech on the impact of political parties on U.S. democracy in the 1800s, 1900s, and today. Which of the following organizational method is most appropriate for your speech?

time pattern

A source is objective to the extent that it presents information in a(n) _____ fashion.

unbiased

Which of the following is a form of plagiarism?

using information from another source without giving proper credit

The use of signposts differs from the use of preview transitions and summary transitions because signposts

usually are words or phrases.

If you quote other people's words in your speech, it is important that you use a _____, a statement giving credit to the words' original source.

verbal footnote

It would be appropriate to use a verbal footnote

when quoting one person's work in a speech.

The type of outline that is a structured set of all the points and subpoints in your speech is a ______ outline.

working

Speaking notes are an abbreviated version of your

working outline.

When previewing your main points in your introduction,

you help listeners to identify key points.

Which of the following is a factual claim?

97% of all climate scientists believe global warming is a reality.

You are reviewing a colleague's informative speech before she presents it at a professional association meeting. The topic is the latest research results on curing Alzheimer's disease. Which main points would be appropriate for the speech?

Early-onset Alzheimer's disease is more resistant to treatment. Available drugs can delay the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

If you are giving a persuasive speech on the poor health of U.S. children, after you have given your attention-grabbing piece, your introduction should then do which of the following?

Establish why the listeners should care about children's health issues. Note that the main purpose of the speech is to establish the three ways that that U.S. children are in poor health.

True or false: If the main points of your speech are equally important, the order that you present them in is not critical.

False

True or false: The primary goal of a thesis statement is to choose a specific topic for a speech.

False

True or false: The three rules of outlining are subordination, division, and neutral wording.

False

True or false: Transitions should always be complete sentences.

False

True or false: When you are speaking at a special occasion, everyone who is there knows what the occasion is, so there is no need to cite the occasion.

False

If you are presenting an entertaining speech on football versus soccer, which of the following might be useful as a preview transition for your first main point:?

First, consider differences in how you use your feet.

If you are presenting a persuasive speech on the need for human exploration of space, which of the following might be useful summary transitions?

In summary, the survival of the species depends on continuing to learn to live and work in space. As I proved, the survival of the species depends on continuing to learn to live and work in space. Thus, the survival of the species depends on continuing to learn to live and work in space.

Which of the following are characteristics of Information that is credible?

It is believable. It is trustworthy.

_____ is misrepresenting someone else's words or ideas as your own.

Plagiarism

You have assembled information to deliver a persuasive speech on the need for coastal wind farms. Your main points are the shortfall in domestic energy sources, the potential of green technologies, and the advantages of exploiting local energy options. Given these main points, which of the following organizational patterns is most appropriate?

Problem-solution pattern

The purpose statement of a speech defines the speaker's ________ goals.

Specific

_____ are simply numbers that you can use to support your claim and help make a point more informatively.

Statistics

What are some the consequences of a poorly organized speech where the speaker jumps from one point to other seemingly unrelated points?

The audience has a hard time following along. The audience is left with a poor impression of the speaker's competence. The audience will be not able to recall as much of the information.

True or false: your outline should reflect your speech thesis and purpose.

True

Most speeches address how many main points?

Two to five

If your purpose statement is, "to teach the audience about the meaning of a credit score," which of the following main points would be appropriate?

Your credit score can influence your chances for employment. The higher the number, the better the credit score. You need a score above 660 to qualify for a conventional mortgage.

Speech transitions can be characterized as either

a complete sentence or a word or phrase

The thesis statement of a speech can be described as

a one-sentence version of your message.

If your speech starts with a passage from Martin Luther King Junior's "I have a Dream" speech, it is using _____ as support.

a quotation

Which of the following statements describes a working outline?

a structured set of all the points and subpoints

The three rules of outlining involve all the following except

abbreviation

Which of the following is not a type of support you can use for claims in your speech?

an untruth

Ideally, you should devote ______ to each main point?

approximately the same amount of time

Studies conducted in educational settings confirm that when teachers present organized and coherent lessons, their students

are more motivated to learn.

Speaking notes are different from a working outline because they

are shorter.

In addition to using stories and statistics, which of the following approaches can be used to develop a lively introduction?

asking the audience a question using a new or old joke referring to a local landmark citing an expert's opinion

It is not enough to simply find good supporting material. You must also

avoid plagiarism.

The main act of your speech is the

body

Which of the following would not create a good attention getter in a speech?

citing academic credentials

The two main tasks of the _____ in your speech are to reinforce your central message and to create a memorable moment for the audience.

conclusion

Which of the following are the two main tasks of the conclusion of a speech?

creating a memorable moment for listeners reinforcing your thesis statement

Even when your audience understands your topic, they may still benefit from hearing specific instances, or _____, as support.

examples

One way to help your audience understand a concept is to share real and specific ________ that help make the topic more concrete.

examples

Which of the following help give a source credibility for your topic?

experience in the field training in the field

Spending an approximately equal amount of time on each main point of a speech will help you to

express their relative importance.