Deck 12: Organizing Your Speech

Question 1

Candice wants to persuade her audience to reduce air pollution by using public transportation and carpooling.She wants to arrange her main points as reasons to support her speech.In this case, which of the following organizational pattern would be effective? 

A)Time order 
B)Sequential order 
C)Topical order 
D)Logical reasons order

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following strategies should be followed while developing the conclusion of a speech? 

A)It should be more than ten percent of the speech.
B)It should refrain from summarizing the main ideas.
C)It should deal with the most complex ideas.
D)It should leave the audience with a vivid impression.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of a speech outline? 

A)It should be an exact replica of the speech manuscript.
B)Main points and major subpoints are written as complete sentences.
C)Each major point incorporates multiple ideas.
D)It contains only those subpoints one intends to speak about.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A _____ is a short memorable statement that provides a sense of closure by driving home the importance of your speech in a memorable way.

A)signpost 
B)clincher 
C)section transition 
D)personal reference

Question 5

A _____ is a one- or two-sentence summary that incorporates your general and specific goals and previews the main points of your speech.

A)section transition 
B)thesis statement 
C)topical order 
D)preparation outline

Question 6

Elise is giving a speech on rockets.In her speech, she explains the stages involved in a multistage rocket launch.In this scenario, Elise is using an organizational pattern called: 

A)time order.
B)space order.
C)topical order.
D)logical reasons order.

Question 7

_____ refers to wording your attention-getter so that it generates uncertainty and excites the audience.

A)Joke 
B)Action 
C)Personal reference 
D)Suspense

Question 8

_____ structures the main points according to reasons for accepting the thesis as desirable or true.

A)Time order 
B)Narrative order 
C)Topical order 
D)Logical reasons order

Question 9

Sarah is drafting a preparation outline, and she maintains parallel structure in her main points.In this case, her main points are parallel in structure if: 

A)all her main points start with an active verb.
B)her main points are in the form of paragraphs.
C)there are not more than two main points.
D)all her main points follow a variety of sentence structure.

Question 10

Stan was delivering a speech on road safety rules.While concluding, he said, "Please don't drink and drive.I'm sure everyone will go home safe after this speech!" Stan's conclusion is an example of a(n): 

A)thesis statement 
B)appeal to action 
C)outline.
D)sectional transition.

Question 11

_____ arranges the main points using some logical relationship among them.

A)Time order 
B)Narrative order 
C)Topical order 
D)Logical reasons order

Question 12

Which of the following should be followed when main points and major subpoints are organized according to the principle of subordination? 

A)Only the subpoints that a person is likely to use in a speech must be included.
B)Each major subpoint must relate to or support its major point.
C)Each major subpoint should be indicated by a lowercase letter.
D)Main points or major subpoints should be formed as phrases or incomplete sentences.

Question 13

The length of a speech depends on: 

A)the number of main points used in the speech.
B)the general goal of the speech.
C)the extent to which the main points are developed.
D)the willingness and the intellect of the audience.

Question 14

Amber, in one of her sessions on public speaking, says, "Today, everybody knows me as a great orator and a speech trainer.But, did you know that I was not able to speak until the age of ten?" In this scenario, this is an example of a _____.

A)startling statement 
B)joke 
C)rhetorical question 
D)direct question

Question 15

The body of a speech can be prepared: 

A)after deciding on the bibliographic format.
B)before drafting a preparation outline.
C)after assembling information about a topic.
D)before identifying specific goals of a speech.

Question 16

A _____ is a shocking expression or example.

A)startling statement 
B)joke 
C)rhetorical question 
D)direct question

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of a preparation outline? 

A)The main points follow parallel structure for easy recognition.
B)The draft is in the form of complete sentences.
C)It is the final version of wording main points.
D)The outline should be drafted as questions.

Question 18

Simon is giving a speech on 'Time Management.' He starts his speech by saying, "Every one of you must have come across days when you had to race against time, or perform inadequately due to lack of time.This speech should give you ideas on how to manage time." In this scenario, Simon's opening sentence serves the purpose of: 

A)a listener relevance link.
B)appealing to action.
C)establishing credibility.
D)a signpost.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of clinching using vivid imagery? 

A)It focuses on arousing an audience to act after a speech.
B)It leaves listeners with pictures imprinted in their minds.
C)It is a strategy used to create mystery about a topic.
D)It focuses on getting an overt response from listeners.

Question 20

A(n) _____ is an attention-getting act designed to highlight and arouse interest in your topi C.

A)example 
B)action 
C)question 
D)quotation

Question 21

The Chicago Manual of style is the standard bibliographic style format for all speeches.

Question 22

_________ are complete sentences that show the relationship between and bridge major parts of a speech.
A.Main points
B.Preparation outlines
C.Section transitions
D.Rhetorical questions

Question 23

Identify and briefly explain the functions of a speech introduction.

Question 24

A(n) _________ in a speech describes the behavior that you want your listeners to follow after they have heard your arguments.
A.sectional transition
B.appeal to action
C.attention-getter
D.signpost

Question 25

Briefly describe the following four fundamental patterns of speech organization: time order, narrative order, topical order, and logical reasons order.

Question 26

Section transitions preview the coming main points without summarizing them.

Question 27

_________ are words or phrases that connect pieces of supporting material to their main point or subpoint they address.
A.Signposts
B.Clinchers
C.Quotations
D.Questions

Question 28

A _________ is one that does not require an overt response from an audience.
A.direct question
B.factual question
C.rhetorical question
D.topical question

Question 29

_________ are words, phrases, or sentences that show the relationship between or bridge two ideas.
A.Transitions
B.Jokes
C.Rhetorical questions
D.Clinchers

Question 30

A preparation outline provides a draft of main points in the form of incomplete sentences.

Question 31

Briefly explain a preparation outline.

Question 32

An introduction is generally about 10 percent of the length of the entire speech.

Question 33

For speeches with a short source list, it is efficient to group sources by content category.