Exam 12: Public Speaking: Developing the Message

An advantage of using the databases in your school's library is that the databases are ____.

The Internet can be used to access magazines electronically.

Josephine wanted to use statistics in her speech.In order to use them successfully,she should consider all of the following EXCEPT:

_____ in a speech should clarify a point you are making or offer proof of the validity of the argument presented.

Rita will use her computer to do research for a school project.She enters the words "business," "communication," and "listening," separated by the words "and" and "or" into the database.Rita is conducting a(n)_____.

"Let's now consider the three ways to impress a first date," is an example of a(n)_____.

Computerized presentations,using software such as PowerPoint™,can do more harm than good to a speech.This is because _____.

Various biases are common in U.S.media.Drawing on material from the textbook,discuss the credibility of academic journals,The New York Times,government statistics,blogs,Wikipedia,and corporate-financed research.What practices might help students to evaluate the credibility of a source?

Encyclopedias,atlases,and bibliographical guides are all forms of _____.

A pamphlet on the potential for common household products to cause cancer done by the American Cancer Society is an example of which kind of source?

Joe claims that since all information is biased that he is justified in relying on a tobacco company's study as evidence that tobacco does not cause cancer for his informative speech.Evaluate his statement about "bias" and the value of his source.

Explain the difference between an internal summary and a forecast,and give an example of each.

Computer programs such as PowerPoint™ can harm the effectiveness of public speakers.

Define a "secondary source" and then explain the benefits and the drawbacks to using secondary sources.

Fabrication of information from the Internet is an issue when researching.Anyone can blog or create their own web page.A popular site that is common for college students to use,on which the material can be altered by anyone is _____.

Over reliance on the Internet for research by students has increased the number of superficial essays.

Speakers should carefully limit the number of slides with images and words if they want to be maximally effective.

Characteristics that constitute the most memorable material in a speech are those that are (a)simple, (b)unexpected, (c)concrete, (d)credible, (e)emotional,and (f)story-based.Select three of them,explain why they are important,and provide a specific example of what you might use in your speech.

The necessary background information given to listeners so that they can understand the material being presented is known as illustration.

Bindi begins his informative speech by telling the class his detailed experience at freshman registration.Bindi was using a(n)_____.