Exam 12: Organizing and Outlining Your Presentation

When appropriately adapting messages to others,Principle Five suggests that you _____.

As Jerome reached his third and final point of his speech,he paused dramatically and moved about three feet toward his left before continuing.This example describes Jerome using a(n)_____.

The idea that you have saved your best point to be used as your last point illustrates the theory of primacy.

Using both an internal preview and an internal summary is probably too redundant for most audiences and should only be used in very long speeches.

As Gorgonia prepared her speech,she realized that she would be including one very difficult to understand concept.She decided to use more simplistic concepts early in the speech and to move gradually toward the difficult concept.What is the type of organization Gorgonia used and why would she use that pattern?

Words or phrases such as "next," "finally," "in conclusion," "first," "second," "in addition," are referred to as _____.

A speech introduction that begins with,"Did you know that a light bulb has been invented that will last ten times as long as the ones we use today,but the government won't let it be marketed to the public?" is employing a device known as a(n)_____.

Factual examples and statistics make up _____ evidence.

Meg is about to finish her speech and she wants to signal to the audience that the presentation is concluding.How might she do that?

Give three recommendations for gaining the audience's attention.

Reminders such as "Louder," "Gesture," "Slow down," written on the delivery outline in a different color of ink are known as _____.

Janine organized her three statistics on organ transplants according to their significance.She saved her "clincher" point about how easy it is to indicate your willingness to donate by signing the back of your driver's license for the last point before her conclusion.What organizational principle did Janine demonstrate in this speech?

When you organize a speech by explaining the steps of a process in terms of what occurs first,second,third,and so on,you are using a chronological organizational pattern.

Describing the parts of a golf club from top to bottom is an example of a spatial pattern of arrangement.

When you select and organize the main points of speech according to the sequence of events in which they occur,you are using a(n)_____ organization pattern.

Explain the standard outline format and create an example.What advantages does it offer the speaker?

Why should note cards be used rather than paper for speaking notes?

Chris wants to give a speech on the life of Harry Truman.He wants his main points to discuss Truman's childhood,his college years,and his adult years.What type of organizational pattern is Chris using?

In Daryl's speech on football,he tells the audience in the introduction that he is going to discuss the history of the sport,some of the rules,and the benefits of playing football on cardiovascular fitness.What type of signpost is Daryl demonstrating?

Which guideline is NOT true for using note cards successfully?