Exam 11: Developing Your Speech

For the following main ideas that will be used to develop a speech, write a specific purpose statement, a central idea, and give examples of three types of appropriate supporting material for the topic. I. Low-carbohydrate diets are not well balanced. II. Low-carbohydrate diets have not been proven to be effective. III. Low-carbohydrate diets have been proven to be unsafe.

"A platelet is a tiny, colorless blood cell" is an example of a definition by _____.

Speakers should offer definitions of all technical or little-known terms in their presentations.

To be most useful to both speaker and listeners, the central idea of a speech should _____.

A central idea should outline all the key points of a speech.

The illusion of transparency reflects the idea that only the speaker knows if he or she forgets to say a part of the speech.

In her speech about racism in America, Serena used the following: "Just like Martin Luther King said three decades ago, 'I have a dream; I have a dream today.' I also have a dream that racism will end in my lifetime." What form of supporting material was she using?

Mick was asked to make a presentation to the town council on the Eagle Scouts who lived in the town. His three main points covered the history of Eagle Scouts, the process of becoming an Eagle Scout and the names of the boys who had achieved the ranking. The general purpose of this speech was most likely to _____.

Explain how the five Communication Principles for a Lifetime can be incorporated into the selection of your supporting materials.

A definition by classification is one in which you place a word in a general category and then differentiate it from other items in the category.

When used as supporting material, the opinion of someone who is an authority in the field under discussion is known as _____.

Trisha knew that the past few times she had to speak in front of the class, she had actually felt less nervous-especially compared to how nervous she felt her freshman year. This is a demonstration of which concept?

A literal analogy compares things that appear dissimilar.

"As a result of my presentation, my listeners will return their library books on time." This is an example of a _____.

List at least five of the recommended methods for dealing with speaking anxiety.

The specific purpose of your presentation is not intended to become part of your speech, but to guide preparation of the speech.

Which of the following is an important guideline for the use of statistics in a speech?

The central idea can be stated as a question.

When faced with the prospect of speaking anxiety, it is important to remember _____.

LeeAnne presented an informative speech on tsunamis. She described the structural causes of tsunamis, how they develop, which areas of the earth are prone to them, how they are measured, the damage they do, and what to do when one hits. The speech became dry, the audience's attention declined, and the speech exceeded the time limit by three minutes. From this description, what was LeeAnne's biggest mistake?