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Becoming a Public Speaker 1 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Learning to speak effectively can enhance your career as a student and help you advance your professional goals. 2. Oral and written communication skills top the list of job skills most employers […]

Citing Sources in Your Speech 10 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Audiences are most persuaded by speakers who support their positions with trustworthy sources. 2. When a speaker credits sources, listeners are able to locate the sources and pursue their own research […]

Organizing the Body of the Speech 11 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. w well it is organized. 2. speaker credibility. 3. The strategic process of deciding how to order speech points into a coherent and convincing pattern for your topic and audience […]

12 Types of Organizational Arrangements TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Some common organizational arrangements for speeches are topical, spatial, causal (cause-effect), and problem-solution. 2. A chronological pattern of arrangement follows the natural sequential order of the main points. 3. A speech describing […]

Outlining the Speech 13 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Outlines assist in examining the underlying logic of a speech. 2. When developing a speech, a speaker should create two outlines: a working outline and a speaking outline. 3. The purpose of a […]

14 Developing the Introduction TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. The introduction and the conclusion of the speech are more important than the body. 2. The choices a speaker makes about the introduction of a speech can affect the outcome of the entire […]

Developing the Conclusion 15 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. A conclusion gives the speaker the opportunity to drive home his or her purpose and a final chance to make the kind of impression that will accomplish the goals of the speech. 2. […]

Using Language to Style the Speech 16 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Rhetorical devices are techniques of language that speakers use to express their ideas and achieve their speech purpose. 2. Speeches make less frequent use of repetition and transitions than do […]

Methods of Delivery 17 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. During the elocutionary movement, speechmaking was regarded as a type of performance, much like acting. 2. Today the content or message of a speech, rather than the delivery, is seen as being most […]

18 The Voice in Delivery TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Pitch 2. The proper volume for delivering a speech is somewhat louder than that of normal conversation. 3. When adjusting speaking volume, factors a speaker should consider include the size of the […]

19 The Body in Delivery TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Beyond the spoken words, audiences receive information from a speech through aural and visual channels. 2. Paralanguage refers to what is said, not to how something is said. 3. Nonverbal communication can […]

Giving It a Try: Preparing 2 Your First Speech TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. The first step in creating a speech involves determining the purpose of the speech. 2. Audience analysis is a systematic process of getting to know your listeners relative […]

20 Speaking with Presentation Aids TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Presentation aids should be used in a context that is appropriate to the topic, the audience, and the occasion. 2. Objects, models, pictures, graphs, charts, video, audio, and multimedia can all be […]

21 Designing Presentation Aids TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. The purpose of a presentation aid is to support, summarize, or add to the 2. Presentation aids that try to communicate too many messages will overwhelm the audience. 3. Speakers should present at […]

22 Using Presentation Software TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Various presentation software programs offer public speakers powerful tools for creating and displaying high-quality visual aids. 2. Probably the best-known and most available presentation software program is Microsoft PowerPoint. 3. Presentation software allows […]

23 The Informative Speech TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. The goal of informative speaking is to persuade or convince an audience to change attitudes, beliefs, or values. 2. With information available today in so many forms, electronic and otherwise, we have little […]

24 The Persuasive Speech TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. The general goal of persuasive speaking is to influence, advocate, or ask 2. Knowledge of persuasive speaking contributes to the betterment of society and ensures a healthy democracy. 3. g attitudes, beliefs, or […]

25 Developing Arguments for the Persuasive Speech TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Arguments are composed of three elements: claims, evidence, and reasoning. 2. An argument is a stated position, with support for or against an idea or issue. 3. Supporting material that […]

26 Organizing the Persuasive Speech TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. consider when selecting an organizational pattern. 2. factor to consider when selecting an organizational pattern. 3. Claims of policy often fit naturally into the problem-solution pattern of organization. 4. Speech points that […]

27 Special Occasion Speeches TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Special occasion speeches can be informative, persuasive, or a mix of both. 2. The single underlying function of a special occasion speech is to entertain. 3. Special occasion speeches may function to celebrate […]

28 Preparing Online Presentations TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Speaking online has become an established part of the communications toolkit. 2. Online speeches can be streamed live in real time or recorded for later distribution. 3. Online presentations require the same elements […]

29 Collaborating and Presenting in Groups TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. A small group usually consists of between three and twenty people. 2. Setting an agenda can help group participants stay on track. 3. Group-member roles that di objectives are called interpersonal […]

Managing Speech Anxiety 3 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. performance. 2. Public speaking anxiety, or PSA associated with either actual or anticipated communication to an audience. 3. speaking anxiety. 4. The audience is likely to see the speaker more critically than the […]

30 Business and Professional Presentations TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Delivering effective business presentations is one of the most important ways that business professionals gain visibility in their organization. 2. Business and professional presentations are forms of presentational speaking. 3. Five of […]

31 Speaking in Other College Courses TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. After completing the introductory public speaking course, students will not usually be expected to speak publicly in college. 2. Oral presentations in the classroom are a form of presentational speaking. 3. […]

4 Listeners and Speakers TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. In public speaking, listeners and speakers are interdependent. 2. Speaking is the communication activity that one does more than any other. 3. Selective perception is a process in which people pay attention selectively […]

5 Ethical Public Speaking TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Defamation is the study of moral conduct how people should act toward one another. 2. The Greek word ethos 3. Positive ethos includes competence, good moral character, and goodwill. 4. 5. As a […]

6 Analyzing the Audience TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Audience analysis is the process of gathering and analyzing information about listeners with the aim of preparing your speech in ways that will be meaningful to them. 2. Being audience-centered means abandoning your […]

Selecting a Topic and Purpose 7 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. As long as your speech topic interests you, it need not be appropriate to the audience and occasion. 2. In many instances, a speaker will be required to meet time constraints […]

Developing Supporting Material 8 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Supporting material refers only to facts and statistics presented by the speaker. 2. Using a variety of different types of supporting material makes your presentation more confusing and thus less credible. 3. Speakers […]

Finding Credible Online and Print Materials 9 TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Classical rhetoricians termed the process of selecting material that best invention. 2. Primary sources provide firsthand accounts or direct evidence of events. 3. Two types of secondary research are interviews […]

Comprehensive Final Exam (Chapters 1 31) 1. Benefits of public speaking do not include A) advancing professional goals. B) C) improving intrapersonal skills. D) contributing to public discourse. 2. Which of the following is not one of the five canons […]