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"First," "Additionally," and "Moving on" are all examples of what your textbook authors call -
✔ ✔ signposts.
__________ involves making a vague or indirect reference to people, historical events, or
concepts to give deeper meaning to the message. - ✔ ✔ Allusion
__________ refers to the nervousness we experience when we know we have to communicate
publicly to an audience. - ✔ ✔ Public speaking anxiety
What do we call the general fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated
communication with another person or persons? - ✔ ✔ communication apprehension
While preparing for his speech, David took time each afternoon to imagine himself walking
confidently to the front of the room, smiling at his audience, and then speaking calmly and
confidently. Which technique is David using to build his confidence and reduce his anxiety? -
✔ ✔ performance visualization
Memorized delivery is also known as __________, which is an ancient public speaking tradition
that is fairly uncommon today due to time constraints and the risks involved. - ✔ ✔ oratory
,When Jonah is suddenly and unexpectedly called out by his ecology professor to explain how
the warming of ocean currents due to global warming could trigger another ice age, he is
required to use __________ delivery. - ✔ ✔ impromptu
A speaker who plans the content, organization, and delivery of the speech in advance, but
does not write the speech out word-for-word, uses what speech delivery method? - ✔ ✔
extemporaneous
The term that refers to how high or low a person's voice is on the sound range is - ✔ ✔ pitch.
__________ refers to the clarity or forcefulness with which sounds are produced, regardless of
whether the sounds are produced correctly. - ✔ ✔ Articulation
During his speech about a new breakthrough in the treatment of cancer, Joe has a hard
time figuring out how to say the scientific words correctly. Joe is having trouble with which
of the following? - ✔ ✔ pronunciation
Omitting certain sounds in a word is a characteristic of - ✔ ✔ mumbling.
Which of the following adjectives describes an informational speaker? - ✔ ✔ objective
Andrew's informative speech will help his audience understand how to upgrade and replace
the hard drive in their computers. What type of topic has he chosen? - ✔ ✔ process
Which of the following types of informative topics do the authors of your textbook caution
are difficult to do as an informative speech because it is difficult to keep one's own opinions
from influencing the speech? - ✔ ✔ issues
The goal of a/an __________ presentation is to answer the "how" questions. -
✔ ✔ demonstration
, Which of the following specific purpose statements represents a demonstration speech? - ✔
✔ To show and explain to my audience how to fill out the paperwork to become a naturalized
citizen of the United States so that they will be aware of how complicated the process is.
A definition that defines something by explaining what it is or what it does is a/an
- ✔ ✔ operational definition
"Today, the term dry run is often used to refer to a rehearsal of some sort. This meaning
originated in the field of firefighting, where dry represented a practice drill where the hoses
were turned off, and run simply meant a response to a fire alarm, whether real or for a drill."
What type of definition is represented in this statement? - ✔ ✔ definition by etymology
A speech that delves deeper into more complexity by providing reasons or causes
and demonstrating relationships is a/an - ✔ ✔ explanatory speech
What type of explanation presents the details that illuminate a concept's meaning and use? -
✔ ✔ elucidating explanation
"The isokinetic resistance mechanism used in most rehabilitative exercise equipment works
on centripetal force, similar to the way the Gravitron carnival ride does—the faster the motor
or the patient moves, the faster the resistance mechanism spins, and the more resistance is
created." What method of explanation is employed in this example? - ✔ ✔ quasi-scientific
explanation
__________ is a negative interaction between two or more interdependent people, which is
rooted in some actual or perceived disagreement. - ✔ ✔ conflict
Conflict that is managed effectively is referred to as - ✔ ✔ productive conflict
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