oral comm.

Question 1

List two tips (questions that you should ask yourself) for targeting an informative topic.

Answer 1

Does the topic interest me?

Is the topic likely to interest my audience?

Question 2

If the purpose of your speech is to explore the arguments for and against using Creative to enhance physical performance, what organizational structure is appropriate?

Answer 2

Pro-con

Question 3

It is important, particularly when dealing with controversial topics, that you make it very clear to the audience that the purpose of your speech is to inform rather than to try to change anyone’s beliefs.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

Which of the following is usually the first step of an effective speech introduction?

Answer 4

Capture the attention of your audience

Question 5

An informative speech explaining how to record, reproduce, label, and market your band’s first CD is a speech about both

Answer 5

an object and a process.

Question 6

If the purpose of your speech is to explain how to tune a guitar, what organizational structure is appropriate

Answer 6

Chronological

Question 7

Delivery is equally important in an informative speech as it is in a persuasive speech.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

What function does the preview step of a speech introduction serve?

Answer 8

A preview statement orients the audience by revealing the organizational structure of the speech and helps the audience to listen more effectively.

Question 9

Which of the following are strategies for getting your audience’s attention?

Answer 9

all of the above

Question 10

The consequences of presenting inaccurate information are twofold: You lose credibility with your audience, and your misinformation can pose potential harm to your listeners.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

if the purpose of your speech is to show causes and effects of a condition, what organizational structure is appropriate?

Answer 11

casual

Question 12

List two ways that you can establish your credibility with an audience to speak on a topic.

Answer 12

You can establish your credibilty by showing evidence of your research by citing sources and introducing supporting material. You can also enhance credibility by drawing on your own experience with your topic.

Question 13

An informative speaker needs to guard against becoming persuasive only when delivering a speech about an issue.

Answer 13

false

Question 14

Name two functions of a speech conclusion.

Answer 14

The functions of the speech conclusion are to summarize your key ideas, activate an audience response, and provide closure.

Question 15

This morning, I will discuss the scientific, therapeutic, and physiological facts and myths about the effects and the effectiveness of alternative medicine” is an example of which function of a speech introduction?

Answer 15

previewing your key ideas

Question 16

Your first words of a speech do what?

Answer 16

all of the above

Question 17

Today, I will discuss the origin of the first Native Americans” is an example of which function of a speech introduction?

Answer 17

stating the topic

Question 18

Which of the following are functions of a speech conclusion?

Answer 18

all of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is usually the last step of an effective speech introduction?

Answer 19

preveiw the key ideas of your speech

Question 20

Speeches about the evacuation of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union are speeches about

Answer 20

events

Question 21

Which of the following questions is rhetorical rather than direct?

Answer 21

What would you do if you won millions of dollars in a state lottery?

Question 22

What are two purposes of a speech to inform?

Answer 22

A speech to inform is a speech to impart knowledge, enhance understanding, or facilitate application of information.

Question 23

An informative speech about the Oklahoma city bombing and the lesson it conveys concerning the threat of internal terrorism in America today would be a speech about

Answer 23

an event and a condition

Question 24

Where should supporting material for an informative speech come from?

Answer 24

Supporting material for informative speeches should come from authorative sources that are free of bias.

Question 25

If the purpose of your speech is to describe the components or parts of a place or object, what organizational structure is appropriate?

Answer 25

spatial

Question 26

If you can’t think of a way to integrate the importance of your topic into the introduction, it’s okay to wait until the body of your speech to address it.

Answer 26

false

Question 27

The final step of an effective introduction is to preview the key ideas of your speech.

Answer 27

true

Question 28

Name two strategies for getting your audience’s attention.

Answer 28

Question your audience.
Arouse curiosity.
Stimulate imagination.
Promise something beneficial.
Amuse your audience

Question 29

An informative speech on Toronto’s CN Tower organized into (1) the base, (2) the skypod, and (3) the space deck is a speech about an object and is organized

Answer 29

spatially

Question 30

Lack of objectivity and lack of perspective are two dangers associated with informative speeches about

Answer 30

issues

Question 31

Name two functions of the speech introduction.

Answer 31

Get the attention of your audience.

State your topic.

Question 32

Your speech on how to retouch a damaged old family photo and turn it into an original using your home computer is organized into (1) scanning, (2) image manipulation, and (3) printing. Your organization is

Answer 32

chronilogical

Question 33

A speech comparing shibori, the ancient Japanese art of tie-dyeing, with the tie-dyeing as practiced in the U.S. today is an example of an informative speech about a(n)

Answer 33

process

Question 34

A speech about alopecia androgenetica, or male pattern baldness, would be an infromative speech about a(n)

Answer 34

condition