Exam 11: Selecting Your Topic and Knowing Your Audience

When presenting a speech in which you are appealing to the audience using pathos, how would you communicate passion and emotion?

Aristotle urged speakers to express "goodwill" toward their audiences. What does this mean?

Imagine you are giving a presentation on the health outcomes associated with the use of indoor tanning beds. Who could provide you with expert testimony? Who could provide you with lay testimony?

Natalie makes a toast at her sister's wedding. What type of presentation is this?

______refers to a statement or declaration by a person who has a connection to the topic.

You are preparing a classroom speech on environmental initiatives and how your college could implement these initiatives. Your topic would be environmental initiatives, and the general purpose would be to persuade because you are discussing ideas to be implemented. Using both the topic and the general purpose, write a specific purpose statement for your audience.

One of the purposes of informative presentations is to ______.

Compared with attitudes, beliefs are ______.

What is the difference between an attitude and a belief? Is one harder to influence or change than the other? Explain why or why not.

A survey question that asks how much the respondent agrees or disagrees with a statement is called a category question.

Lara is giving a eulogy at her father's funeral. This is an example of a(n) ______ presentation.

Which statement requires citation of the source if given during a presentation to a classroom of college students?

______ involves claiming an entire document created by another person your own.

Using someone else's language, ideas, or other material as your own without giving them credit is known as ______.

What sort of information, statements, or questions can be used as an attention getter or concluding device? Are these two things ever connected in a presentation? How?

Samuel is passionate about cleaning up the oceans and wants to encourage others to take actions keep the oceans clean as well. He plans to give a presentation on this topic at an upcoming community event. Which type of speech is this?

Always begin your presentation by introducing yourself to the audience.

In which section of a presentation will a speaker use most of his or her research and evidence?

Omar has been asked to present a speech at an upcoming sales conference. When he tells his mother about this, she says, "Oh, you'll be giving an epideictic presentation!" On which topic might Omar be presenting?

Russell is giving an online presentation for an international audience. After considering his audience, Russell decides to replace some American phrases with more generic descriptions. Which demographic is Russell most likely considering when he makes this decision?