Exam 12: Organizing Your Presentation

Consider the advantages and disadvantages of asking a direct question as a method to get your audience's attention in the introduction. Provide one potential advantage and one potential disadvantage.

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Answers will vary. One advantage would be that a direct question gets the audience involved. Also, if the audience reaffirms your audience analysis and answers the way you expect, you can further establish credibility through the relevance of the topic. One disadvantage might arise if the audience did not answer the way you expected, putting you "on the spot" to adjust what you planned to say and potentially causing the audience to doubt the relevance of the topic. Direct questions are also a bit overused, which is a disadvantage.

What part of the speech introduction is known as the "why" statement?

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Explain what you would do if you were given a longer time to speak than you anticipated.

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First, simply slow down some. You could give more time for a question and answer session. If there was some information you wanted to include but left it out due to time, you could simply try to add it back into the presentation. You might be able to add more examples. It is vitally important that you do not panic but carefully consider the organization of the message.

It is unnecessary to use the words cause and effect in a presentation that follows a cause-and-effect organizational pattern because your argument is implied through your discussion of the issue.

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Question 4

Time considerations are ______.

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Question 5

We should expect that the amount of time spent on the different main points in a speech will vary widely.

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Question 6

Give an example of a speech topic that would be appropriate for the problem-cause-solution organizational pattern and explain why.

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Question 7

Which statement is true regarding Monroe's Motivated Sequence?

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Question 8

A ______ is a formal outline that is fully written out.

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Question 9

Imagine you are preparing to give a presentation about a campuswide event that will take place simultaneously at various locations around your college or university's campus. What organizational pattern would you employ? Briefly explain your choice.

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Question 10

Each main point acts as a thesis for the subpoints that follow it.

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Question 11

Give an example of a speech topic that would be appropriate for the Monroe's Motivated Sequence organizational pattern and explain why.

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Question 12

The first step in an introduction, which can utilize a number of different methods, such as asking a question or telling a story, is known as the ______.

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Question 13

Which organizational pattern is prepared according to subject matter?

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Question 14

Bruce is a college chemistry major who has been invited to give a presentation for his younger brother's high school chemistry class about what it is like to major in chemistry. He is asked to prepare about 10 minutes of information, but when he gets to the class, he is told the teacher is sick and there is a sub in charge. The sub asks if he can stretch his presentation to take up at least 30 minutes. What should Bruce do?

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Question 15

How would you use Monroe's Motivated Sequence to organize a speech about volunteering at a local soup kitchen?

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Question 16

What would you do if the time allocated for your presentation was suddenly shortened?

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Question 17

If a speech is disorganized, the audience will ______.

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Question 18

Jo has decided to present an informative speech explaining the disadvantages of drinking bottled water. Which organizational pattern would be her best choice for this topic?

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Question 19

If a student turned in an outline and reference page for a speech but failed to include in-text citations in the body of the outline, would this be considered plagiarism? Explain your answer.

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Consider the advantages and disadvantages of asking a direct question as a method to get your audience's attention in the introduction. Provide one potential advantage and one potential disadvantage.

What part of the speech introduction is known as the "why" statement?

Explain what you would do if you were given a longer time to speak than you anticipated.

It is unnecessary to use the words cause and effect in a presentation that follows a cause-and-effect organizational pattern because your argument is implied through your discussion of the issue.

Time considerations are ______.

We should expect that the amount of time spent on the different main points in a speech will vary widely.

Give an example of a speech topic that would be appropriate for the problem-cause-solution organizational pattern and explain why.

Which statement is true regarding Monroe's Motivated Sequence?

A ______ is a formal outline that is fully written out.

Imagine you are preparing to give a presentation about a campuswide event that will take place simultaneously at various locations around your college or university's campus. What organizational pattern would you employ? Briefly explain your choice.

Each main point acts as a thesis for the subpoints that follow it.

Give an example of a speech topic that would be appropriate for the Monroe's Motivated Sequence organizational pattern and explain why.

The first step in an introduction, which can utilize a number of different methods, such as asking a question or telling a story, is known as the ______.

Which organizational pattern is prepared according to subject matter?

How would you use Monroe's Motivated Sequence to organize a speech about volunteering at a local soup kitchen?

What would you do if the time allocated for your presentation was suddenly shortened?

If a speech is disorganized, the audience will ______.

Jo has decided to present an informative speech explaining the disadvantages of drinking bottled water. Which organizational pattern would be her best choice for this topic?

If a student turned in an outline and reference page for a speech but failed to include in-text citations in the body of the outline, would this be considered plagiarism? Explain your answer.

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