Exam 14: Persuasive Speaking

When developing the introduction of a speech, what principle is important?

Heather is considering showing postcards from her recent archeological dig but realizes that it would be better to show them via PowerPoint or Prezi because the postcards violate experts' advice that all visuals should be ____________.

Which statement best characterizes how persuasive speaking and informative speaking compare to each other?

Creating a reason for your audience to want to listen and learn from your speech is known as ____________.

Kate relays a childhood story to her audience during her speech about finding inner strength. The story revealed how she was able to find the strength to go on after a tragic accident. What guideline did she use to generate audience involvement?

Matching -Tweets, the basic atomic building blocks of all things Twitter, can be embedded, replied to, liked, unliked, and deleted.

While repetition in a speech is a good technique, be care not to

Paul gives a speech that focuses on a music festival that may be coming to the local area. What type of informative speech is he giving?

A speaker can generate ____________ by personalizing his or her speech, using clear language, using volunteers, and having a question-and-answer period.

When a speaker briefly states the sources of her supporting information, she is using ____________.

Matching -Conveying information through images

You give a speech about a new technology while using visual aids that show pictures of adorable puppies. What rule for using visual aids did you most likely break?

You are giving a speech about bicycle safety, and you introduce a video clip by saying, "Now pay attention to the cyclists as they enter the intersection." After showing the clip, you say, "As the clip demonstrates, riding single file is not always the best idea. There is safety in numbers." What technique are you using?

A brief summary used at the end of a video clip is called a(n) ____________.

Purpose statements which use verbs such as "to accomplish," "to identify," or "to describe" are likely _______________ speech purpose statements.

Which of the following patterns is recommended for presenting information?

Which of the following are organizational principles that should be addressed in the conclusion of an informative speech?

A visual aid that compares two or more values by showing them as elongated vertical rectangles (as opposed to horizontal) is called a(n) __________ chart.

Matching -Statistics or lists of numbers in tabular form in order to clarify information

A speaker who teaches the audience something in a logical, step-by-step manner is using ____________.