Exam 11: Developing Your Presentation

Dan was using Alta Vista on the web to find sources on the history of Latin American dance.When he typed in that phrase,he ended up with a list of 10,000 finds.What did Dan fail to do?

"The human mind is like a filing cabinet," is an example of a literal analogy.

If you experience speaking anxiety,it is a good idea to practice giving public presentations.

A definition by classification is one in which you place a word in a general category,then differentiate it from other items in the category.

A comparison between two similar things is a(n)_____.

For the following main points,write a specific purpose statement,a central idea,and give examples of three types of appropriate supporting material for the topic. I.Low-carbohydrate diets are not well balanced. II.Low-carbohydrate diets have not been proven to be effective. III.Low-carbohydrate diets have been proven to be unsafe.

The mistaken belief that the audience is completely aware of the speaker's perspiration,shaking hands,and knocking knees is called the _____ of transparency.

Darci gave a speech with the central idea,"C.S.Lewis' writings were influenced by the reading he did throughout his life." Her main points were "As a child,C.S.Lewis enjoyed books with animal characters." "As an adolescent,C.S.Lewis enjoyed books on Norse mythology." "As an adult,C.S.Lewis studied Medieval Literature." The main points follow what type of sequence?

Which of the following is an important guideline for the use of statistics in a speech?

Illustrations can be just a short word or phrase.

Terms used in a presentation can be either defined by _____ definition,the format of a dictionary definition,or by _____ definition,which explains how the word or phrase works or what it does.

Once you have decided on your central idea,how can you subdivide it into main ideas? List the three questions to ask.

Grace knew her speech-backward and forward.She rehearsed it over and over again,timing it to make sure she didn't run over the time limit.When she actually delivered the speech,she found herself much less nervous and much more confident than she expected to be.Which guideline for developing confidence provided in your text applies here?

List the questions that you should keep in mind when selecting a topic.

Descriptions and explanations _____.

Provide the tie-in between supporting materials and the five Communication Principles for a Lifetime.

Which of the following would be an appropriate central idea for a presentation?

An informative speech has been assigned,so Jamal starts to worry about what he can possibly present to his class.That night he takes out a blank sheet of paper and just starts writing down every possible idea for a speech topic that he can think of.What is Jamal doing?

What the listeners should know or be able to do at the end of your speech is the _____ purpose.

A search which allows you to enclose phrases in quotation marks or parentheses so that a search yields only those sites on which all words or the phrase appear in that order and eliminates sites that contain the words at random is known as what type of search?