Comm 110 Final Quiz 2 Review

simile AND parallelism

"A voter without a ballot is like a soldier without a bullet" is an example of

antithesis

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" is an example of

specific purpose

"To inform my audience about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of Hodgkin's Disease" is an example of a

is expressed using figurative language

"To inform my audience that learning digital photography is a piece of cake" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a speech because it

central idea

"You can increase your gas mileage by reducing the weight in your car, doing regular maintenance, and reducing your driving speed" is an example of a

book, magazine, newspaper, or Web document being cited AND author or sponsoring organization responsible for the document AND qualifications of the author with regard to the topic

According to your textbook, when citing sources during a speech, a speaker should usually identify the

critical

According to your textbook, when you listen to evaluate a speaker's message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it, what kind of listening is involved?

cite the source of your statistics AND get statistics from a reliable source

According to your textbook, when you use statistics in a speech, you should

choosing a speech topic

According to your textbook, brainstorming is especially helpful when you are having trouble

Use a visual aid to illustrate statistical trends

According to your textbook, how might a speaker clarify the statistics in the following speech excerpt? Although women are catching up to men in many fields, there is an increasing gender gap in computer science and engineering. The latest statistics from the National Science Foundation show that the percentage of engineering degrees awarded to women fell from 20 percent in 2005 to 18 percent in 2008, and that the percentage of computer science degrees awarded to women fell from 22 percent to 17 percent during the same period.

listen for the speaker's main points

According to your textbook, one way to focus your listening is to

main points AND evidence AND technique

According to your textbook, skilled listeners do not try to absorb a speaker's every word. Rather, they focus on three major aspects of a speech. Those aspects include

include a reference to the audience AND be written as a full infinitive phrase

According to your textbook, the specific purpose for a speech should

Using visual aids can increase the clarity of a speaker's message AND Using visual aids can increase the audience's retention of a speaker's message

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

developing a search strategy AND typing a specific question into the search box

According to your textbook, you can make an Internet search more precise by

400 to 800 words a minute

Although most people speak at a rate of 120 to 150 words a minute, the brain can process words at a rate of

broad

As a specific purpose statement, "To inform my audience about computer technology" is too

many articles have footnotes, reference lists, and links to other resources

As your textbook explains, one advantage of Wikipedia is that

contain higher quality information than do regular search engines

As your textbook explains, virtual libraries are valuable for speech research because they

only while the speaker is discussing them

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

listening too hard

Giving excessive attention to the details of a speech is an example of

It's too general

Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement for a classroom speech: "To inform my audience about the stock market."

type the author's name into the Google search box

If an Internet document identifies its author but says nothing about her or his qualifications, your textbook recommends that you

a bar graph

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

clichés

Phrases such as "dry as a bone," "clear as a bell," "dark as night," and "smart as a whip" should be avoided in speeches because they are

what the word suggests or implies

The connotative meaning of a word is

its literal or dictionary meaning

The denotative meaning of a word is

build the credibility of speakers who are not experts on their topics

The main value of using expert testimony in a speech is to

enhance the clarity of a speaker's ideas AND make information more interesting to listeners AND help listeners retain a speaker's ideas

Visual aids are often helpful to a speaker because they can

authorship, sponsorship, and recency

What are the three criteria discussed in your textbook for assessing the soundness of documents found on the Internet?

listening

When business managers are asked to list the communication skills most crucial to their job, they usually rank __________ number one.

sufficiency AND accuracy AND objectivity AND relevance

When listening for a speaker's evidence, you should keep an ear out for its

distinguish among quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas

When taking research notes, you should

Develop a strategy to search for specific terms you want to find AND Type specific questions into the search box AND Explore specialized Google resources such as news, books, and scholar

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as ways to help narrow a Google search to make it more effective?

Prepare visual aids well in advance of your speaking date AND Display visual aids only while discussing them

Which of the following does your textbook recommend for using visual aids?

Use a limited amount of text AND Use colors consistently

Which of the following does your textbook say you should do when preparing PowerPoint slides?

Practice delivery to enhance your extended examples AND Make your examples vivid and richly textured

Which of the following is recommended by your textbook as a way to enhance the effectiveness of your examples?

the mean

Which of the following statistical measures corresponds to what is popularly called "the average"?

combine examples with causal reasoning

Your textbook presents each of the following as a tip for using examples in a speech except

rhythm

Your textbook recommends using repetition and parallelism to enhance the __________ of your speeches.