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1. The speaker’s first step in the speech introduction is to gain the audience’s ______.
2. Used to introduce a speech, a(n) ______ can be culled from literature, poetry, film, or
individuals.
3. Brief stories of interesting, entertaining, or real-life incidents are called ______.
4. Questions that do not invite actual responses are called ______ questions.
5. When using ______ in an introduction, the speaker should keep in mind that it should
match the audience, topic, purpose, and occasion, and should not belittle others.
6. Speakers can establish common ground by referring to the audience or the ______.
7. You should use the introduction to alert listeners to the speech topic and ______.
8. By stating their qualifications in a speech introduction, speakers help build their ______.
9. The technique of ______ the main points helps the audience mentally organize the
speech.
10. A final function of the introduction is to _______ the audience to accept your goals.
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Answer Key
1. attention
2. quotation
3. anecdotes