Exam 11: Wording the Speech

______ language is the deliberate, purposeful, and hurtful use of words intended to oppress someone who has a different skin color than the speaker.

Inductive reasoning relies on observation and specific instances or examples to build a case or argument.

How can a speaker use unbiased language?

If you want your audience to remember what you say, make them feel more ______ by using an oral style.

What style is more personal than written style?

Terms such as "female doctor" or "male nurse" are examples of ______.

Saying Usain Bolt "runs like the wind" is an example of using ______ language.

Discuss and exemplify how you can overcome communication obstacles between you and your audience in your speech.

One of your prime speechmaking objectives is to translate your cues into language, your listeners will understand and respond to.

Oral style is much ______ than written style. While written discourse often contains abstract ideas, complex phrases, and a sophisticated vocabulary, simpler sentences and shorter words and phrases characterize the oral style.

Describing water with "plip, plop, plop" is an example of onomatopoeia.

Antithesis involves presenting opposites within the same or adjoining sentences.

Which of the following are wrong choices of words that contribute to audience's boredom or confusion during your speech?

Different words that describe the same event can ______ very different responses.

How do people in Western and non-Western cultures present their messages?

Audiences better retain and more easily recall a speech when it is filled with everyday ______ expressions, clear transitions, personal pronouns, and questions.

Discuss and exemplify how the words we choose can influence how our audience connects with us.

Whereas North Americans tend to exhibit a frank, direct speechmaking style that is sometimes confrontational, Asians place a high value on ______.

What audience members do carry with them in their heads is the ______ meaning of words.

______ is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.