Chapter 15 Flashcards
The purpose of Meta’s speech is to discuss the basic principles of Buddhism. This is a speech about a(n)
Idea
A speech to inform has three goals: to enhance understanding, to maintain interest, and to
Be remembered
A speech about a(n)____concerns anything you can see or touch
Object
According to your text, there are ____ types if informative speeches
Five
Which of the following questions would be a prompt for writing a speech on an event?
Where were you on September 11, 2001?
Speeches about ideas are usually organized_____with logical subdivisions of the central idea
Topically
In the study noted in the text, listeners were asked to identify a song from the rhythm being tapped by another participant. This study showed that fewer than___of the people could identify the song from this method
2%
The principle of “using what’s there” is helpful when a speaker is trying to
Clarify information
Nora learns best by seeing words in print. She is a(n) _____ learner.
Visual print
Pedagogy is the art and science of teaching
Children
Once he realized that the seminar was on a topic he had no interest in, Bruce decided he would leave when lunch hour rolled around. Which aspect of the adult-learning principles did the seminar fail to take into account?
Provide information that can be used immediately
Which element of telling a good story is in place when a speaker includes descriptions of opposing ideas?
Identify a conflict
Which of the following is NOT one of the strategies used by a speaker to enhance audience recall?
Place key ideas in the conclusion
Jeremy wanted to be sure his audience understood the importance of his final point, so he paused and looked out into the crowd before speaking. What strategy did he use to enhance audience recall?
Reinforce key ideas nonverbally
When developing an informative speech, all decisions should foremost be based on the consideration of the
Audience
