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An effective speaker will quickly establish a reason for audience members
to listen. This part of the introduction is referred to as:
Correct Answer -Providing a motive for listening
Never use your conclusion to connect your speech topic to a broader
content or societal issue.
Correct Answer -False
Which technique below is not appropriate for the introduction to your
speech?
Correct Answer -Calling for action to capture attention
"One in four girls and one in six boys will be assaulted by age eighteen.
The probability that an arrest will be made when a rape is reported is 50-
80%. The overall probability that a rapist will be sent to prison for the
crime is 16.3%. Seven in ten rape and sexual assault victim know the
attacker prior to the assault." Starting your speech this way would be
considered using which technique?
Correct Answer -Startling facts and intriguing statements
The first few minutes of a speech are critical to engaging the audience
and having a successful speech.
Correct Answer -True
Telling the audience what you're planning to discuss during your speech
is called:
Correct Answer -main point preview
,"I think I've learned a great deal about the dying process. Several years
ago, I experienced my mother's death as she slowly succumbed to lung
cancer. I was lucky enough to be living near her at the time, and spent a
great deal of time talking with her about all sorts of things you might not
normally discuss." This way of beginning your speech is considered what
technique?
Correct Answer -relate personal experience
Using a quotation in the introduction can be important in getting your
audience's attention but it is usually not effective in the conclusion of a
speech.
Correct Answer -False
Concluding a speech does not usually include what?
Correct Answer -Requiring you to call for questions in your audience
A one-sentence conclusion is not sufficient closure
Correct Answer -True
The ____________________________identifies the main idea of your
speech.
Correct Answer -Thesis statement
When presenting a speech on the evaluation of jazz as a musical art form
in America, Marcus first spoke about ragtime jazz in the early twentieth
century, he followed this information with points about swing jazz in the
1940's, modern jazz, progressive, jazz in the 1950's, and smooth jazz
frequently heard today. Marcus's speech was organized according to
, which pattern of organization?
Correct Answer -Chronological pattern
As long as the support in a speech is appropriate, it does not necessarily
have to be pertinent.
Correct Answer -False
The first step in organizing your speech is:
Correct Answer -To select your main idea
The chronological pattern is focused on the movement from one
geographical area to another.
Correct Answer -False
A speech discussing the relationship of industrial pollution to increased
cancer rates in the area of the pollution would be most effective using
which organizational pattern?
Correct Answer -Cause-effect pattern
"Now that we have looked at why television commercials are so
expensive let's turn to which ones appear to be especially effective." This
statement is an example of:
Correct Answer -Transition
1. The most frequently used organizational pattern for a speech is topic
pattern because it is not tied to time, space, territory, or problems and
solutions.
Correct Answer -True
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