Exam 12: Preparing a Speech

What type of transitions are generally only effective to the extent that they seem natural rather than staged?

With a strong ________________ statement, you'll find it much easier to construct the rest of your speech because you'll know exactly what you want to say to your audience.

Cira is outlining her speech on poodles. Her first main point is that there are many popular breeds of poodles in the United States. She plans to support this with one subpoint: (a) The toy poodle is the most popular breed of poodle. What rule of outlining is Cira breaking?

Margot is giving a persuasive speech in her health class. Her topic is obesity in kids. Her first main point is, "Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the United States". Her second main point is, "Teaching our children healthier eating habits at schools and promoting a healthier menu in school cafeterias are good ways to start to battling this issue". What pattern of organization is Margot using?

summer is wrapping up her speech on marathons. She wants to close with impact and make sure her speech is memorable for her audience. Which of the following is the LEAST effective way for Summer to end her speech?

nformation has ___________ if it is believable and trustworthy.

Gillian is working on her speech and finds some great information on a website. She decides to use the information and doesn't worry about a verbal footnote, as she knows anyone can put anything on the Internet, so the information doesn't actually belong to anyone. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Gillian and her speech?

Arjen is giving a speech on euthanasia. He is giving a lot of information, so he is careful to use transitions. Therefore, when he comes to his final main point, he uses the signpost "Most important" to

During her speech on conspiratorial organizations, Sasha lists the Illuminati and The New World Order as ____________ of her topic, because she knows her audience will benefit from hearing these illustrations.

A ___________ statement is a declaration of the specific goal of your speech.

kenny is writing a persuasive speech on the existence of extraterrestrial or alien life. His thesis is "Extraterrestrial life is a fact, backed up by extensive scientific study and government involvement". After doing his research, however, Kenny feels he cannot support his original thesis, so he rewrites it to state, "Extraterrestrial life has been a hot topic for debate for decades, with a lot of speculation and very little proof". Kenny is following what guideline for crafting his thesis?

Ideally, you want to give approximately the same amount of time to each of your main points, as your main points should be

According to the rule of division, in an outline, if you divide a point into subpoints, you must create at least ________ subpoints.

Your formal outline should include a list of the sources you used in preparing your speech. That list is otherwise known as what?

Which statement is NOT true about a bibliography for a formal speech outline?

"Making the best choices at fast food restaurants" is an example of a ___________ in a formal outline.

Although each main point in a speech addresses the main topic, they must all still be ______ and express a different idea.

Hayden crafts a purpose statement for her informative speech on organic gardening. She states her purpose as, "How does one go about starting an organic garden"? What guideline did Hayden fail to follow when writing her purpose statement?

Which of the following terms means knowingly using information from another source without giving proper credit to that source?

If your main points are: (1) reasons there is global warming (2) the effects of global warming, then you are using which pattern of organization?