Speech 102 Moore Final
Under what circumstances should the speaker begin by showing the topic's relevance to the audience, and then relate the topic to ideas and experiences about which the audience holds a positive attitude?
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Our general evaluations of people, ideas, objects, or events are our
Attitudes
In which part of a speech should the speaker restate the thesis and reiterate how the main points confirm it?
Conclusion
A person's respectful bearing and conduct is called
Dignity
______ refers to the deliberate falsification of information.
Disinformation
_____ involves delivering a specific message to an in-person audience.
Dyadic communication
Visualization is not an effective technique to reduce speaker nervousness.
F
A speaker's anxiety is heightened when he or she perceives the audience as negative or neutral to the speech.
False
If a book has two authors, the speaker only needs to cite the first author
False
If a speech is informative, its thesis statement represents what you are going to prove in the address.
False
Thinking of public speaking as a threat to personal growth can be part of positive thinking about public speaking.
False
When citing a website, only the web address needs to be cited
False
The ______ speech purpose answers the question, "What is my objective in speaking on this topic to this audience on this occasion?"
General
The purpose of a(n) ______ speech is to increase the audience's understanding and awareness of a topic.
Informative
Eyewitness testimony, diary entries, interviews, and surveys are examples of ______ sources.
Primary
______ is information presented in such a way as to provoke a specific response.
Propaganda
How many demographic characteristics are typically considered in the analysis of speech audiences?
Six
____________ is speech that is potentially harmful to a person's reputation at work or in the community and might be illegal if spoken with a reckless disregard for the truth.
Slander
The ______ is a precise statement of what you want the audience to learn or do as a result of your speech.
Specific purpose
When giving classroom presentations, what can you do to avoid boring your audience and raising tension in the classroom?
Steer clear of overused and trivial topics.
Anne gives a speech to her classmates about categories of computer games. The general purpose of Anne's speech is...
To inform
Because the entire speech rests on it, the thesis statement must be clearly stated in the speech.
True
Imagining your speech as a conversation can help you relax about public speaking.
True
Pinpointing the stage at which you become anxious when speaking publicly can help decrease your anxiety.
True
An effective speech should be organized around ______ main points.
Two or three
Supporting material illustrates main points by ______ the speaker's main ideas.
Verifying
Which of the following is not a reputable watchdog site?
Wikipedia
the source qualifier is..
a brief description of the source's qualifications to address the topic
"Have you ever been to a professional hockey game?" is an example of
a closed-ended question.
The thesis statement, the theme or central idea of a speech, should be expressed as
a single, declarative sentence.
All communication events include:
a source and a message.
When preparing a speech, the speaker's first task is to select
a topic and purpose appropriate to the audience and occasion.
When citing a source,
alternate phrases introducing citations to help maintain a natural delivery.
Brief stories of interesting, humorous incidents based on real life are called...
anecdotes.
Nancy was practicing her speech when she became overwhelmed with anxiety. She decided to simply allow herself to be anxious for a few minutes, then decided it was time to be confident about all the work she had done and resume her rehearsal. Nancy was using the anxiety-management strategy known as...
anxiety stop-time technique.
When we refer to noise in the communication process, we are referring to...
any interference with the message.
When narrowing a topic, the speaker need not consider...
audience seating arrangements.
Keeping the needs, values, attitudes, and wants of your listeners clearly in focus is being
audience-centered.
To generate ideas for topics, use word association; it's a kind of ___________ technique.
brainstorming
Narratives are used to..
convey a message through a story.
Outlines are based on the principle of
coordination and subordination
Legal protection afforded the creators of original literary and artistic works is called
copyright
The portion of the Web that general search engines often fail to find is referred to as the...
deep Web
Which of the following is one of the five canons of rhetoric?
delivery
Feeling ______ is one reason many people are uncomfortable about public speaking.
different
Invention refers to...
discovering evidence and arguments you will use to make your case.
Material that is common knowledge
does not require a citation.
Communication between two people is called
dyadic communication.
If a medical doctor gives cutting-edge information on the threat of high cholesterol, she is providing which type of supporting material?
expert testimony
Which type of example offers a multifaceted illustration of a point?
extended
Listening distractions are
external and internal.
Construction noise or competing conversations are examples of
external distractions.
If you ask survey respondents to respond to questions with a limited choice of answers, you are asking what type of questions?
fixed-alternative
Active listening is
focused and purposeful.
When selecting a speech topic, a speaker should first consider which of the following as a guide?
his or her interests
Benefits of public speaking do not include...
improving hand-eye coordination.
Surveys are an especially effective source of support for topics related to the attitudes, values, and beliefs of the people...
in a speaker's immediate environment.
Socioeconomic status (SES) includes
income, occupation, and education.
Listeners rarely pay attention to
information that is unrelated to their interests.
An incorruptible speaker, or one who will not compromise the truth, possesses
integrity
Daydreaming and fatigue are examples of
internal distractions
f a person who was a witness to the destruction of the Twin Towers on 9/11 provides a quotation about what she or he saw, that quotation would be considered...
lay testimony
Feeling different when delivering a speech
makes a speaker believe no one is interested in what they have to say.
In this form of communication, the receiver is physically removed from the messenger, and there is little or no interaction between the speaker and the audience.
mass communication
In order to deal with a sudden distraction while you are giving a speech, you might
minimize your response and proceed as soon as possible.
Parables, anecdotes, and other stories are all kinds of...
narratives.
Questions that don't lead the interviewee to a desired response are known as...
neutral questions.
At the end of the interview, you should...
offer a brief, positive summary of important things you learned.
Values are
our most enduring judgments about what is good and bad in life.
Hate speech is offensive communication that is most often directed against
people's racial, ethnic, religious, gender, or other characteristics.
Presenting a "cut-and-paste" of someone else's material as your own is called
plagiarism.
Scriptwriters tend to
plan what they, not the speaker, will say next
To establish a feeling of identification with the audience,
practice the speech often before its presentation.
Maureen began to feel nervous once she began organizing and writing her speech. Which type of anxiety did Maureen experience?
preparation anxiety
discerning listeners accept supporting materials as legitimate if the speaker
provides credentials establishing the sources as reliable and credible
What are statistics NOT useful for?
providing anecdotal information
A speaker's general fear or anxiety associated with either actual or anticipated communication to an audience is known as
public-speaking anxiety.
Tools a speaker can use to analyze an audience include all of the following except
published sources.
Paying attention to information that is important to us, being interested in information that touches our own experiences and backgrounds, and sorting and filtering new information based on what we already know are key elements of
selective perception.
If a source used in a speech requires credit in written form, it also
should be acknowledged orally.
A speech should be practiced at least how many times?
six
Which of the following is the process a message goes through when it is received and interpreted?
source ' encoding ' receiver ' decoding
To support a major point effectively the speaker should offer all of the following except
sources without source qualifiers
Which kind of outline is usually brief and contains key words or phrases?
speaking
The ______ speech purpose expresses exactly what the speaker wishes the audience to get from the speech.
specific
In an outline, what kind of points support the main points?
subordinate
hen used as supporting material in a speech, examples do not _____ your points.
substantiate
When citing testimony in a speech, the speaker should always...
supply the name and qualifications of the source.
Which of the following is not a type of secondary source?
surveys
When actively listening, a person should
take note of the speaker's key points.
An ethical speaker is conscious of ________ values.
the audience's
All of the following are reasons to cite sources during your speech except...
to make the speech longer
citation elements for an online video should include the source of the online video, program, segment, source qualifier, and date aired.
true
A speaker who is both honest and dependable has the quality of
trustworthiness
The specific citation elements that need to be mentioned in a speech depend on...
type of source
To present statistics ethically,
use only trustworthy and reputable sources.
Active listeners
usually set listening goals and listen for main ideas.
An audience-centered approach means
you consider your audience in every phase of the speech preparation process.