Exam 11: Topic Selection and Development

The speaker should not be concerned with the size of the audience and special expectations for a speech,as that is the job of the person or organization sponsoring the speech.

A _______ is a planned,structured conversation where one person asks questions and another answers them.

How many sources should you use in a speech?

Expert opinions are considered trustworthy and can be used to take the place of facts.

For a speech on ratings of nursing homes,which of the following would probably be the most important bit of data about an audience for a speaker?

When preparing the notes for your speech,you should _______.

_______ is an uncritical,unevaluative process of generating ideas.

When using statistics in a speech,always remember that _______.

If you referred to a football team's defensive line by saying,"Our team's line is a stone wall," you would be using a(n)_______.

Which of the following statements about narratives is accurate?

When citing sources in your speechy,you should_______

A specific speech goal does not need to include the complete desired audience response,only a general idea.

The reason for gathering demographic data is so that you can _______.

Imagine you are going to give a speech about smoking on campus.Identify one piece of personal experience or observation,one primary source,one secondary source,and one anecdote that you could use in this speech.

A source must be cited within a speech even if it is cited in your bibliography.

You have been chosen to give a speech on a topic of your choice and for an audience of your choice.Identify the audience,occasion,topic,and general and specific goals.Discuss the audience analysis and considerations for the physical setting of your speech.

Your personal knowledge about a subject is _______.

Plagiarism is _______.

Expert opinions are interpretations of facts and judgments made by qualified authorities.

One likely way to get information about a prospective audience is _______.