Exam 15: Informativpresentations

Much like news reporting, explanatory communication creates and increases audience by presenting the latest information about a topic.

An informative presentation about how to prepare a good resume would fall into which subtype of informatory presentation?

“Rather than wasting or throwing away cracked eggs, proper cooking procedures will make sure that your hard-boiled eggs are perfect.” This statement is an example of

Which of the following strategies is recommended in your textbook for clarifying difficult terms?

When explaining quasi-scientific phenomena, you should use analogies and metaphors to overcome confusion and misunderstanding.

A value step should be included in most informative presentations.

____________communication focuses on deepening audience understanding of a difficult, complex, or confusing phenomenon.

Informative presentations can provide new information, clarify difficult terms, explain quasi-scientific phenomena, , explain complex concepts and processes, and correct misunderstanding and confusion.

The “tell, show, do” technique can help you inform an audience about a simple procedure.

Informative presentations can only address a very limited range of purposes and topics.

Which of the following strategies is recommended in your textbook for overcoming confusion and misinformation?

Good explanatory presentations answer questions such as “Why?” or “What does that mean?”

Informative presentations should be prepared just as strategically as persuasive presentations.

An informative presentation on “How to treat minor burns effectively” is an example of informing an audience about

You should use varied examples as well as nonexamples when clarifying the meaning of a difficult term.

If the purpose of your informative presentation is to help audience members resolve interpersonal problems with family members and friends, your value step should focus on

According to Rowan’s theory, you should use analogies, similes, and metaphors as well as clear presentation aids to clarify the meaning of a difficult term.

According to Rowan’s theory, you should use varied examples as well as nonexamples to clarify the meaning of a difficult term.

The clear dividing line between informative and persuasive presentations is the speaker’s purpose.

The value step in an informative presentation’s introduction tells audience members why doing what the speaker advises will bring them fame and fortune.