Exam 9: Developing and Organizing the Presentation

If you include information that isn't relevant to your main point,your speech will sound chaotic.

During a rally at the courthouse,Arnold described the chaos that would arise if his opponent were to win the upcoming election.His vivid description represents the _____________ step of the motivated sequence.

Your specific goal should

In your introduction,you should clearly state the key central idea of your speech in one short sentence.This sentence is called your ______________________.

The thesis statement should not be stated out loud in the speech because it is only a tool to help the speaker plan the presentation.

If you were giving a tour of your company's facilities to a group of investors and you organized the tour based on the location of the various divisions,which of the following organizational patterns would you be using?

All of the following except ____________ are identified in your text as typical organizational problems of presentations:

Which of these is a transition?

Transitions are more appropriate when they are embedded within the introduction of a presentation rather than in the body of a presentation.

A well-planned presentation can be used in a wide range of situations without any modification.

Which of the following would be the BEST thesis statement?

Explain the relationship between a specific goal and a thesis statement.Can they be the same? Why or why not? Write an example of a specific goal.Now,write a corresponding thesis statement (use different wording for the two).

All of the following describe a good thesis statement EXCEPT

The key purpose of your specific goal is to identify the delivery techniques you will use in your speech.

To avoid confusing your listeners,limit each main point of your presentation to one single idea.