Deck 12: B: Preparing and Researching Presentations

Question 1

"The quantifiable social categories of groups of people" defines which of the following terms?

A) audience analysis
B) demographics
C) statistical analysis
D) surveying

Answer 1

B

Question 2

As he opens his speech persuading his classmates to donate their used shoes to a charity, Jonah tells a brief story about a child who has no shoes and must walk to school barefoot. What type of information is he using to support his speech?

A) a statistic
B) lay testimony
C) expert testimony
D) an anecdote

Answer 2

D

Question 3

______________ is defined as "the crime of presenting someone else's words, ideas, or intellectual property as your own-intentionally or unintentionally."

A) Intellectual theft
B) Cheating
C) Plagiarism
D) Slander

Answer 3

C

Question 4

According to the textbook, ethical speaking is usually characterized by all but one of the following principles. Which one does not belong?

A) trustworthiness
B) respectfulness
C) enjoyment
D) responsibility

Question 5

A statement that conveys the central idea about your topic is a ____________ statement.

A) general purpose
B) specific purpose
C) thesis
D) topic

Question 6

Incorruptibility, the ability to avoid compromise for the sake of personal gain, is most closely associated with which of the following terms?

A) dignity
B) credibility
C) ethics
D) integrity

Question 7

If the mayor of a city were asked to deliver a speech at the grand opening of a new branch of the city's library, he or she would be delivering which type of speech?

A) informative
B) persuasive
C) special-occasion
D) topical

Question 8

Which of the following statements would be classified as a thesis statement?

A) To persuade people to become organ donors
B) To convince my audience that organ donation is important in hopes that they will consider signing up to become an organ donor and eventually save someone's life
C) Organ donation pros and cons
D) Organ donors are able to turn tragedy into a blessing by saving lives through their generous and selfless actions.

Question 9

In her speech on the process of producing television news, Julia references an opinion statement made by a professor from Arizona State University who teaches a course in broadcast journalism. What type of research information is Julia using to support her speech?

A) statistics
B) lay testimony
C) expert testimony
D) an anecdote

Question 10

Which of the following is a specific purpose statement?

A) To inform about neon tetras
B) To inform
C) To have my audience know how to set up an aquarium and care for neon tetras
D) Neon tetras are inexpensive and are easy to care for, making them an ideal pet for college students.

Question 11

Presenting an audience with opposing views so that they are able to make an informed decision is most closely related to which principle of ethical speaking?

A) trustworthiness
B) respectfulness
C) responsibility
D) fairness
Answer Key

Question 12

The process of amassing information, thinking creatively, and considering problems and solutions related to your topic is most closely associated with which of the following terms?

A) clustering
B) brainstorming
C) audience analysis
D) cognitive restructuring

Question 13

Speeches that are intended to influence the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of an audience are called

A) informative.
B) persuasive.
C) special-occasion.
D) impromptu.

Question 14

As Jill begins to prepare for her informative speech, she tries to come up with topic ideas by first writing down the name of the town where she was born, Chicago, and then writing down other words she associates with it. Eventually, she has a complex web of ideas spilled across the page including tourist attractions, sports teams, famous people who live or work there, and the great fire that nearly destroyed the city. What process has she used to come up with these potential topics?

A) brainstorming
B) clustering
C) topic narrowing
D) cognitive structuring

Question 15

Numerical expressions used to show trends, the size of something, or relationships between things are called

A) testimony.
B) comparisons.
C) contrasts.
D) statistics.

Question 16

Google Scholar would best be categorized as what kind of research tool?

A) research search engine
B) database
C) search engine
D) library gateway

Question 17

Dan used a Web-based service to ask a large group of people a set of questions related to his topic to find out what others thought about the subject. We would say that Dan was using a(n)

A) interview.
B) meta-search.
C) survey.
D) quiz.