Public Speaking Chapter 3
When used for developing the contents of a speech, what does the word support refer to?
A range of strategies that reinforce a central idea
The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another is the definition of which of the following?
Transition
When speaking, presenters should make sure to do which of the following?
Use silence rather than fillers during pauses in the speech
To end the speech on a high note, and ensure the audience remembers the main points of the presentation, the speaker should share
a quote or anecdote.
The body of your speech should take up which percentage of your speech?
75%
To overcome nervousness before delivering a speech, speakers should do which of the following?
All of the answers.
Writers should consider which of the following factors when tailoring their speech toward a specific audience?
All of these answers
A student is asked to give a 5-minute persuasive speech to his classmates. When he presents a critique his girlfriend's intimate anatomy, he has all of his classmates laughing so much that only the instructor notices the speech was almost twice its assigned length. Which constraint on topic selection was the only one the speaker did NOT ignore?
Audience
Which of the following is the most important consideration when choosing between a sentence outline and note cards for delivering your speech?
If you use a sentence outline, you will end up reading to your audience rather than speaking to them.
The thesis statement should be presented at which point of the speech?
In the introduction
The thesis statement should be presented at which point of the speech?
None of these answers.
When speaking, presenters should make sure to do which of the following?
None of these answers.
The conclusion of a speech serves as a bookend to the speech's body, and therefore should be written
after the body.
Which of the following represents the best way to convert the statements from a sentence outline about electric cars into speaking notes? 1. Electric cars protect the environment by reducing the need to drill for oil in environmentally sensitive regions. 2. Electric cars help protect the earth by reducing carbon emissions that contribute to global warming.
Environment benefits - reduces drilling, carbon emissions
Which of the following transitions are used to highlight similar points in the speech using words including "like", "in addition", and "moreover"?
Equality transitions
Which of the following examples best describes the editing process?
Rewriting awkward phrasing or parts throughout the speech
An account or story which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis is known as
anecdote
Speech writers who adopt an expository approach when supporting claims in a speech allow speakers to
present all of the background information the audience needs to know to understand the main argument.
Organizing a speech thesis into smaller, logical steps to build toward a larger, more complex idea helps strengthen
the thesis' main argument
