Instructor Resource
Duck, Communication in Everyday Life: The Basic Course Edition With Public
Speaking, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
15. The conclusion is more important than the introduction and the body of a
presentation.
16. The unity principle maintains you should stay focused and provide only information
that supports your thesis and main points.
17. Informing the audience of your purpose also helps establish trust.
18. Clear statement of the purpose of your delivery enhances your credibility by
establishing a sense of goodwill.
19. The three primary dimensions of credibility are knowledge, references, and goodwill.
Instructor Resource
Duck, Communication in Everyday Life: The Basic Course Edition With Public
Speaking, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
Short Answer
1. Explain why a speaker would use transitions. Illustrate your point by giving an
example of a transition (it does not need to be a specific example from the text).
2. Explain the problem–solution pattern.
3. Explain the purpose of an attention-getter.
4. Explain the orientation phase.
5. Define enumerated preview.
6. Explain a clincher statement.
7. Briefly explain some things a speaker should keep in mind when coming up with an
appropriate attention-getter.
8. In the ______ pattern of organization, main points arranged according to their
position in a time sequence.
9. In the ______ pattern of organization, main points arranged according to their
physical relation.
10. In the ______ pattern of organization, main points arranged according to cause and
effect.
11. In the ______ pattern of organization, main points arranged and posed as questions
an audience may have about a subject.
12. In the ______ pattern of organization, main points arranged and presented as
specific categories, groupings, or grounds.
13. In the ______ pattern of organization, main points arranged and presented as a
problem and a solution.
14. In the ______ pattern of organization, main points arranged and presented as
possible solutions to a problem with the solution to be proposed appearing last.
15. In the ______ phase, you provide the audience members with any information you
believe will allow them to better understand and appreciate the material in the body of
your presentation.
16. The final thing you must provide in the introduction is the ______.
Essay
1. Describe a memorable speech or public presentation that you’ve observed, either in
person or via a medium. Explain how the speaker effectively gained your attention.
Alternatively, explain what the speaker could have done differently to gain your
attention.
Instructor Resource
Duck, Communication in Everyday Life: The Basic Course Edition With Public
Speaking, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
2. Describe the process by which you would conclude a presentation. Explain why each
step in the process is needed. For each step in the process, give an example to
illustrate your point.
3. Explain the difference between main points and subpoints.
4. Explain the unity principle.
5. Explain the balance principle.
6. Explain the elimination pattern and its usefulness.
7. What is a rhetorical question and how can it be effective to grab the audience’s
attention at the beginning of a speech?
8. How can humor be effective to grab the audience’s attention at the beginning of a
speech?
9. In the introduction, why is it important to inform your audience about your purpose?
10. Discuss how your relationship with the audience is a powerful relational tool.
11. Why is the enumerated preview so important at the end of the introduction?
12. What must be done in a conclusion?
13. Describe the spatial pattern of organization.
14. Describe the causal pattern of organization.
15. Describe the question-answer pattern of organization.
16. Describe the topical pattern of organization.
17. Describe the problem-solution pattern of organization.
