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The channel is the content of the communication process.
Communication skills are one of the top three job skills sought by most employers.
When listening to a speech, it is important to consider different perspectives and realize
that there are multiple ways to view an argument.
Shared meaning is the mutual understanding of a message between speaker and
audience.
Enthusiasm is key to achieving vocal variety in a speech.
When using audio and video, the speaker should play the tape before explaining
anything to the audience.
Pitch is the relative loudness of a speaker's voice while delivering a speech.
Reviewing an academic article is a commonly assigned speaking task in many college
courses across disciplines.
Delivering a speech that is improvisational is called speaking extemporaneously.
The words peace, freedom, and love are examples of concrete language.
Audience members usually listen carefully to a speaker even if they believe the
message is of no importance to them.
Self-consciousness can make a speaker less sensitive to things that might be wrong with
his or her performance.
Use only one or no more than two complementary typefaces on your presentation aid.
Examples in a speech can be brief or extended.
Team presentations are rarely assigned in the classroom, but frequently delivered in the
workplace.
The introduction and conclusion should be prepared first, before the body of the speech.
It is important for a speaker to incorporate elements of conversational style in
delivering a speech.
The contemporary term for any one of a variety of places used for discussing issues of
public interest is a public forum.
Most organizations make decisions about products, procedures, or policies based on
proposals.
Speaking from a manuscript is most useful when the speaker is required to be very
precise in his or her message.
Acknowledging sources is an essential aspect of ethical speechmaking.
The "multimedia effect" suggests that we learn better from pictures and words than
from words alone.
Scientific and mathematical information is made less comprehensible if illustrated
visually.
An outline provides the framework on which to arrange elements in support of the
thesis.
Slide-show view allows you to edit the slides and add notes.
The specific speech purpose focuses more closely on the speech's goal than does the
general speech purpose.
Analogies are used to appeal to audience members' emotions.
The evidence-based practice presentation begins with defining the research problem or
clinical issue.
It is important for a speaker to understand an audience's beliefs and attitudes, but not
their values.
Many successful inspirational speakers use acronyms to help the audience remember
the message.
An informative speech advocates rather than enlightens.
More than in other parts of the speech, the conclusion can contain words that inspire
and motivate.
Maintaining an audience-centered approach to language, organization, and delivery
helps speakers communicate effectively with the audience.
Anything influencing the speaker, audience, occasion, or speech is called the speech
________ .
Entry-level business and professional employees with superior _____ _____ ___ tend to
get promoted sooner than their co-workers.
_______ _______, such as reproductions and photographs, are used in informative
presentations.
To ________ is to restate someone else's ideas, opinions, or theories in the speaker's
own words.
The _______ presentation reports on theories relevant to research questions.
_______ testimony includes findings, eyewitness accounts, or opinions byprofessionals
who are qualified on a particular subject.
After a speaker has identified the general and specific purposes of the speech, he or she
should then write a concise _______ statement that identifies what the speech is about.
The type of anxiety that is most pronounced during the introduction phase of a speech is
termed ______ anxiety.
________ is information that is likely to be known by many people and need not be
cited.
The purpose of the _______ outline is to firm up and organize main points and develop
supporting points to substantiate them.
________ is a quality that combines honesty and dependability.
A clearly defined ________ helps the speaker maintain a clear focus.
The _______Web is the portion of the Web that search engines cannot access.
The best place to begin planning slides is with the _______ ________.
Using PowerPoint, you can use the _______ ____ feature in the slide creation function
to produce a podcast-like presentation file, which can then be used and distributed as
you would any PowerPoint file.
_______ is a technique whereby the speaker gazes briefly at members of the audience.
_______ scientists conduct qualitative research as well as quantitative research.
Presenters in nursing and the allied health areas should use ______-based guidelines.
