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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Choose appropriate topics for informative speakers
1. If a person isn’t well known, they won’t be a suitable topic for an informative speech.
a. True
b. False
2. An analogy helps audiences understand a difficult concept by giving a specific description and example of the concept.
a. True
b. False
3. When giving an informative speech about an object, a speaker should always bring in the object.
a. True
b. False
4. When giving an informative speech about how to implement a process, separating the speech into steps is a suitable
strategy.
a. True
b. False
Make effective choices in informative speaking
5. The more information you can present on your topic, the more effective your speech will be.
a. True
b. False
Outline the responsibilities of informative speakers
6. Since the informative speaker may only be giving a speech on their topic once, it’s not their responsibility to develop an
expertise through research on the topic.
a. True
b. False
7. Presenting new information is the sole purpose of an informative speech.
a. True
b. False
8. Explaining the complicated processes behind global warming by separating them into smaller steps is an example of
what is called “breaking it down.”
a. True
b. False
9. Connecting the material to the audience’s needs is generally not necessary for informative speeches.
a. True
b. False
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10. How you order your speech’s information is an important factor in how effective that information will be.
a. True
b. False
11. Drawing conclusions or giving commentary on facts in informative speeches is irresponsible.
a. True
b. False
12. As long as an informative speech is factually correct, presenting the information in a clear and accessible manner isn’t
important.
a. True
b. False
13. Giving the audience a new way to think about the topic is beyond the scope of what you seek to accomplish when you
giving your informative speech.
a. True
b. False
Master the techniques of informative speaking
14. Detailed, visually evocative explanations can be distracting and should not be included in your speech.
a. True
b. False
Identify the goals of informative speaking
15. One of the goals of informative speaking is to provide new perspectives.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
16. To present information with clarity you should __________.
a. use simple, short, direct sentences
b. choose a good topic
c. give interesting information
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
Make effective choices in informative speaking
17. When choosing how much information to include in a speech, if you decide to include only enough information to
fully address the topic you are practicing __________.
a. owning the topic
b. choosing effective organizational patterns
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c. keeping it simple
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
Choose appropriate topics for informative speakers
18. The most important part of presenting an informational speech on a person is _____________.
a. biographical data
b. conveying the essence of the person
c. choosing a well-known person
d. none of these choices
e. all of these choices
Outline the responsibilities of informative speakers
19. The responsibilities of the informative speaker include _______.
a. explaining why information is relevant
b. developing expertise on the topic
c. convincing the audience of a certain action
d. explaining why information is relevant and developing expertise on the topic
e. none of these choices
Master the techniques of informative speakers
20. Using examples while explaining a concept is helpful because __________.
a. it provides a specific instance of the concept for the audience
b. it takes two seemingly different concepts and makes them similar
c. it breaks down complicated concepts into simpler steps
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
21. New and unfamiliar terms should be defined because _________.
a. audiences aren’t impressed by technical vocabulary
b. definitions help set up arguments and explanations
c. audiences aren’t impressed by technical vocabulary and definitions help set up arguments and explanations
d. without definitions the audience might think the speaker made them up
e. none of the above
22. When using supporting material, “starting with the audience” means the speaker __________.
a. begins with concepts familiar with the audience, then moves into the unfamiliar
b. explains the supporting materials in a way that allows the audience to visualize
c. makes direct eye contact with the audience
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
23. When giving an informational speech on abstract ideas, you should you consider ____________.
a. connecting the topic to familiar ideas to increase clarity
b. using detailed examples to produce a concrete definition
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c. comparing two similar cases to provide a set of concrete concepts
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
24. In informative speaking, you should encourage listeners to adopt a new perspective on the information you’re
presenting by__________.
a. avoiding controversial information
b. convincing the audience the information is accurate
c. giving your audience members a new context or reference point
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
25. When you translate technical talk in your speech, you ________________.
a. impress your audience by talking like an expert
b. explain technical terms so the audience can understand them
c. include too many pieces of information
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
26. Offering concrete details and mental pictures are a part of _________________.
a. defining
b. describing
c. explaining
d. using analogies
e. none of these choices
27. When explaining something in an informative speech, an analogy is used for __________.
a. explaining difficult-to-grasp processes
b. creating if-then statements
c. spicing up misunderstood concepts
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
28. When giving an informational speech on an object or event, explaining _______________ is most important in
increasing audience interest.
a. how the object or event plays an important role in the audience’s lives
b. how you came to the decision to speak about the topic
c. why the topic is important to you, the speaker
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
29. A primary goal of informative speaking is to __________.
a. persuade the audience on why they should agree with the speaker about the topic
b. help the audience encounter and understand new information
c. always make the audience feel good about a topic
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
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Identify the goals of informative speaking
30. An informative speech is a speech designed __________.
a. to give an audience members some helpful information that contributes to their understanding of an object,
process, or event
b. to give an audience members some helpful information that contributes to persuading them to change
c. to give an audience members some helpful information that keeps them entertained
d. to give an audience members information that they already know
e. none of these choices
31. Being a responsible speaker means __________.
a. presenting information true to the research
b. careful organization of the speech for clarity
c. organizing information around a specific set of attitudes or feelings
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
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