Exam 2 public speaking

is the use of language of defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups.

Name-calling

"To inform my audience about three major theories of climate change" is an example of a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about

a concept

"To inform my audience about the four major steps in body piercing" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about:

a process

In public speaking, sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against

a set of ethical standards or guidelines

in an informative speech, the speaker acts as:

a teacher

Research has demonstrated that visual aids, when used well, can increase a speaker's: clarity, confidence, credibility, or all of the above

all of the above

When using powerpoint, you should: give yourself extra time fro preparation and rehearsal, check the equipment ahead of time to make sure it is working properly, make sure your text and images are easy fro everyone in your audience to see, or all of the above

all of the above

a preparation outline should include: specific purpose statement, central ideas, connectives or all of the above

all of the above

As your textbook explains, when preparing an informative speech, you should: personalize your ideas, relate the subject directly to your audience, avoid abstractions, or all of the above

all the above

Which of the following recommendations does your textbook give for relating a subject directly to your audience in a informative speech? Tie your topic into the audience's interests and concerns, tell the audience why your message is important to them, speak in personal terms, using words such as "you" and "your" or all the above

all the above

"To inform my audience about the origins of Jewish holiday of Purim" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about

an event

"To inform my audience about the major features of a digital music player" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about:

an object

When preparing for a speech, you should

balance the amount of time devoted to each point

Most speeches should have six to ten main points.

false

it is important to know your main points before you being researching your speech

false

When preparing a speaking outline, you should: Include many details so you won't forget what to say, use complete sentences to ensure full development of ideas, give yourself cues for delivering the speech, or all of the above

give yourself cues for delivering the speech

According to your textbook, stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own is called

patchwork plagiarism

If you present another person's language as your own, you are guilty of

plagiarism

a _______ outline is a detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation

preparation

Which organizational pattern would be the most effective for arranging a speech with this central idea: "The problem of adult illiteracy can be solved by a combination of individual and government action."

problem-solution order

The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline shows the ______ of the speech

visual framework

Gabrielle, a physiology major, waited until the last minute to begin preparing her persuasive speech. When her friend Ken learned the she was panicking over the assignment, he gave her the outline of a speech he had delivered in class the previous semester. Gabrielle used the speech and presented it as her own. Which of the following is true?

Gabrielle is guilty of global plagiarism because she took a speech entirely from a single source and passed it off as her own.

When a speaker-----, she restates or summarizes an author's ideas in her own words.

Paraphrases

A _______ is list of the sources used in preparing a speech

bibliography

a preparation outline should include which of the following: bibliography, research notes, delivery cues, or all of the above

bibliography

The ------ is the longest part and most important part of the speech.

body

I. Over the past 20 year, the rate of hospital-acquired infections has increased dramatically. II. The two major causes for this increase are poor sanitary procedures in hospitals and the emergence of new strains of infections. These main points are arranged in ----- order

causal

I. First, you must position the victim to prevent further injury. II. Second, you need to keep the victim warm. III. Third, you should administer fluids if the victims is conscious. These main points are arranged in ----- order

chronological

I. in 1827, the Cherokee tribe of Georgia declared themselves an independent state. II. From 1828 to 1834, the Georgia legislature passed laws the destroyed the Cherokee political structure. These main points are arranged in ----- order

chronological

If your specific purpose statement were "To inform my audience about four major steps in building a loft," you would probably organize your speech in:

chronological order

The primary aim of an informative speech is to: modify the attitudes of the audience, explain why listeners should change their behaviors, offer reasons for supporting a new policy, or convey knowledge or information

convey knowledge or information

Even if your speech as a whole is ethical, you can still be guilty of ------- plagiarism if you fail to give credit for quotations, paraphrases, and other specific parts of the speech that are borrowed from other people.

incremental

If the following statement occurred in the body of a speech, it would be an example of what. kind of connective? As I shall explain next, solving the problem of groundwater contamination involves two steps: limiting new development and requiring builders to use more efficient septic systems.

internal preview

What is a major factor to consider then deciding whether to use an object as visual aid?

its size

If you were delivering a speech about unemployment and wanted to show changes in the unemployment rate over the last decade, you should use a _____ graph.

line

If you want to use a photograph as a visual aid for a speech, your textbook recommends that you: show the photograph to the audience by using powerpoint, pass the photograph among members of the audience so they can see it clearly, find a copy of the photograph in an oversized book that way you can show from the front of the room, or all of the above

show the photograph to the audience by using powerpoint

-----order is a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern

spatial

I. Roswell, New Mexico, has been the focus of intense speculation about UFOs since a mysterious aircraft crashed there in 1947. II. Area S-4 of Nellis Air Force range in Groom Lake, Nevada, is believed by some people to be a scene of UFO activity These main points are arranged in ---- order

spatial

If your specific purpose statement were "To inform my audience about the major land regions in Spain," you would probably organize your speech in:

spatial order

A ______ outline is a brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech

speaking

------ organization involves putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience

strategic

What are ethics?

the branch of philiosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.

The most effective order of main points in a speech depends on your

topic, purpose, and audience

------order results when you divide the speech into subtopics, each of which becomes a main point in the speech

topical

I. Swing music involves a slight rhythmic hesitation. II. Swing music is rooted in jazz forms such as ragtime and blues. III. Swing music is closely identified with the "Big Band" sound These main points are arranged in ----- order

topical

Which organizational pattern would be most effective for arranging the main points of a speech with this specific purpose: "To inform the audience about the four major elements in a landscape painting"?

topical