Chapter 14 - Informative Presentations

Question 1

immediate behavioral purposes

Answer 1

the actions expected from an audience during and immediately after a presentation

Question 2

informative hunger

Answer 2

the audience’s need for the information contained in the presentation

Question 3

extrinsic motivation

Answer 3

a method of making information relevant by providing the audience with reasons outside the presentation itself for listening to the content of the presentation

Question 4

informative content

Answer 4

the main points and subpoints, illustrations, and examples used to clarify and inform

Question 5

information overload

Answer 5

providing much more information than the audience can absorb in amount, complexity, or both

Question 6

comparison

Answer 6

shows the similarity between something well known and something less known

Question 7

contrast

Answer 7

clarifies by showing differences

Question 8

synonym

Answer 8

defines by using a word close or similar in meaning to the one you are trying to define

Question 9

antonym

Answer 9

defines an idea by opposition

Question 10

operational definition

Answer 10

defines by explaining a process

Question 11

imagery

Answer 11

use of words that appeal to the senses, that create pictures in the mind

Question 12

metaphor

Answer 12

a figure of speech that likens on thing to another by treating it as if it were that thing

Question 13

explanation

Answer 13

a means of idea development that simplifies or clarifies an idea while arousing audience interest

Question 14

narrating

Answer 14

the oral presentation and interpretation of a story, a description, or an event; includes dramatic reading of prose or poetry

Question 15

demonstrating

Answer 15

showing the audience what you are explaining