Short answer Q's Test 7-12 Flashcards
Why is a “Preliminary Bibliography an important step in the speech preparation process?
The list will probably have 15 or 20 sources you haven’t yet read, once you read them you can narrow it down to the 7 or 8 most useful. Those will be the final sources in your bibliography.
What is a “Preliminary Bibliography?”
A list made early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about your speech topic.
What are 6 methods that a speaker can use in order to gain the attention and interest of the audience during the introduction of a speech?
1) relate the topic to the audience
2) state the importance of your topic
3) startle the audience
4) Arouse the curiosity of the Audience
5) Question the audience
6) Begin with a quotation
7) tell a story
Which should be prepared first- the introduction or the body? Why?
The body. Because after you have determined your main points, it will be much easier to make final decisions about how to begin the speech.
What is the order of Main Point, Sub Point, and Sub-Sub Points?
I. Main Point
A. Sub point
B. Sub point
1. Sub-Sub point
What’s the definition of simile?
A comparison, introduced with the word “like” or “as,” between things that are different yet have something in common
What’s the definition of antithesis?
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structure.
(Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.)
What’s the definition of repetition?
Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences.
(If not now, when? If not us, who? If not together, how?)
What’s the definition of parallelism?
The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words, phrases, or sentences. (Rich and poor, intelligent and ignorant, wise and foolish, virtuos and vicious, man and woman.)
The definition of metaphor?
An implicit comparison, not introduced with “like” or “as,” between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
The definition of rhythm?
The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
