Chapter 9 Terms

Question 1

audience-focused

Answer 1

to use delivery as a tool to help shape your interaction and involve your audience

Question 2

expert testimony

Answer 2

claim statement made by an expert in his or her field of expertise

Question 3

explanatory speaking

Answer 3

expands or deepens the audience’s understanding of a phenomenon, issue, or topic

Question 4

extemporaneous speaking

Answer 4

presentation style that is practiced

Question 5

informatory speaking

Answer 5

enhances the audience’s awareness of new or unknown information about an already familiar topic

Question 6

logos

Answer 6

logical appeals

Question 7

message focus

Answer 7

to focus too much on the message, creating a rift between the speaker and the audience

Question 8

pathos

Answer 8

emotional appeals

Question 9

self focus

Answer 9

to focus too much on what the speaker herself is doing rather than connecting with the audience

Question 10

statistic

Answer 10

facts or occurrences that are represented numerically