Chapter 12
Organizing Your Speech
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When preparing a speech, you should first plan the _______
2. You will only want to start the body of the speech after you have first _______
3. A statement that outlines the specific elements of the speech is the
_______
4. “Today I am going to speak about the importance of child-proofing your home. Whether you
have a child, are close to someone who has a child, or simply value personal safety, I hope my
speech will provide you with helpful information to make your home the safest place it can
be.” The second sentence in this quote is an example of _______
5. _______
is a statement you make in your speech indicating how and why it relates (or could
relate) to your audience.
6. If each main point began with the words “Our clothes indicate,” the wording would meet the
test of _______
7. Which of the following is NOT a method of organizing the main points of a speech?
8. If, for a speech on space exploration, you discussed the role of scientists, the role of
government, and the role of the public, you would be using a basic speech pattern known as
_______
9. A person who analyzes a baseball team by discussing the pitching first, the hitting second, the
coaching third, and the managing fourth is using a method called
_______
10. A speaker who discusses a moon flight with main points of the blast-off, leaving the earth’s
atmosphere, in-space flight, orbiting the moon, and the descent to the lunar surface is using a
method called _______
11. A speech on how to build a deck for a backyard would likely follow a _______
12. Section transitions _______
13. A good speech introduction will _______
14. The attention-getter should be the
_______
15. Creating goodwill refers to _______
16. Karla starts her speech by saying, “Many of you know that I work closely with the AIDS
Alliance agency in our city. You may also know that I am passionate about healthcare reform.
What you may not know is that, like 33 million other people, I am living with AIDS.” Karla’s
statement is an example of _______
17. Asking a question is a technique used to _______
18. If a speaker tells a humorous story as part of the introduction, its value to the speaker’s
effectiveness would be judged on whether it _______
19. A commencement speaker starts her speech by saying, “When I was a student at this
university, I anxiously anticipated the day I would sit where each of you are sitting. I studied
hard, made many friends, and participated in many campus activities as I anticipated
graduation.” Her statement is an example of _______
20.
A
_______
is a brief mention of something that happened to you or a hypothetical situation
with you as the subject.
21. Which of the following does your book suggest is a good attention-getter?
22. One goal of a conclusion is to _______
23. When a speaker concludes a speech by reviewing the main points of that speech, the
conclusion would be called _______
24. According to your text, a conclusion should be _______
25. A person who ends a speech about CPR with a dramatic description of how she saved a
person’s life performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is demonstrating _______
26. Which of the following statements accurately describe an effective speech outline?
27. A conclusion that describes the behavior or actions you want your audience members to
assume after they have heard the arguments, uses a technique called _______
28. The last item on the speech outline is _______
29. Your speech outline should _______
True/False Questions
1. The best speeches are delivered using a full manuscript of the speech.
2. The organizational pattern you choose will determine the order to your main points.
3. Organizing main points of the speech by categories or divisions of a subject is called logical
reasons order.
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4. Because section transitions can seem repetitive, they should only be used when the audience
is unfamiliar with the topic.
5. One of the goals of the introduction is to establish credibility.
Essay Questions
1. Identify and briefly explain the functions of a speech introduction.
2. What are the characteristics of well-worded main points? Explain why each characteristic is
important.
3. What are four key factors that should be considered when developing main points?
4. You are giving a speech about the dangers of texting while driving. There are many ways your
book suggests you can gain the audience’s attention. Choose three of these and write a an
attention-getting statement using each for the speech about texting and driving. Then, note