Deck 7: Developing Your Speech

Question 1

18 Allison has written and rewritten the central idea of her speech on "Dog Care." She finally comes up with: "Dog care is very difficult." What is the problem with this central idea?

A)Her central idea is not audience-centered.
B)Her central idea is too confusing.
C)Her central idea is too vague.
D)Her central idea is not a declarative sentence.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

20 Mabel's central idea is "A liberal arts education benefits the student in two ways." What phrase in this central idea indicates to Mabel that her central idea has logical divisions?

A)"liberal arts"
B)"the student"
C)"education benefits"
D)"two ways"

Answer 2

D

Question 3

16 A _______ is a complete declarative sentence that summarizes your speech.

A)general purpose
B)specific purpose
C)central idea
D)blueprint

Answer 3

C

Question 4

2 Emily has been asked to speak to a group of her colleagues at work about a new project,but she wonders,"What do these people already know about this project,and are they excited about it?" These questions reflect Emily's

A)lack of self-esteem as a public speaker.
B)consideration for the occasion for which she is speaking.
C)concern about the interests and knowledge of her audience.
D)lack of sophistication in audience analysis techniques.

Question 5

11 When Elizabeth was asked to be the after-dinner speaker for the senior honors dinner, she responded with great enthusiasm.She viewed this as an opportunity to reflect on her time in college,bring a smile to her fellow seniors' faces,relay the excitement of the event,and help them enjoy themselves.In this situation,Elizabeth would be speaking to

A)inform.
B)persuade.
C)convince.
D)entertain.

Question 6

10 What are the three most common general purposes for speeches?

A)to tell,to show,to teach
B)to excite,to engage,to convince
C)to inform,to persuade,to entertain
D)to demonstrate,to manipulate,to coerce

Question 7

3 For his graduation ceremony,Brady decided to give his valedictory address on the topic "opposition to the rising costs of university tuition." What did Brady fail to do?

A)consider the occasion
B)narrow his topic
C)conduct a demographic analysis
D)consider the audience

Question 8

5 After his speech teacher assigns an informative speech,Angel begins to worry about what to choose as his topic.That night he takes out a blank sheet of paper and writes down every possible topic idea he can think of.What is Angel doing?

A)topic narrowing
B)brainstorming
C)procrastinating
D)searching

Question 9

13 "At the end of my speech,my audience will be able to list the three different types of Reggae music." This statement is an example of a

A)central idea.
B)general purpose.
C)specific purpose.
D)blueprint.

Question 10

1 When you discover the listener's needs,interests,and expectations prior to selecting a topic,you are fulfilling which guideline for selecting a topic?

A)consider yourself
B)consider the occasion
C)consider the audience
D)consider the topic

Question 11

4 When you make a list of your own interests,and just begin writing as many topics related to these as you can think of without stopping to consider them,you are using a technique
Known as

A)topic building.
B)brainstorming.
C)natural topic selection.
D)webbing.

Question 12

15 In a speech about the importance of establishing a daily exercise routine,Bart summarized his goal for the speech in the following statement: "At the end of my speech,the audience will initiate a daily exercise routine." This statement is a

A)general purpose.
B)specific purpose.
C)concluding statement.
D)summary statement.

Question 13

17 In his speech outline,Barnett included the sentence: "Censorship of the music industry violates our First Amendment right to free speech." This statement is

A)a general purpose statement.
B)a specific purpose statement.
C)a central idea or thesis.
D)an inflammatory statement.

Question 14

7 When searching for a speech topic,Web directories,such as Yahoo!,are helpful because

A)they generate a list of topics divided into categories and subcategories.
B)they present material in many different ways.
C)the information provided in Web directories is always accurate.
D)Web directories will have better ideas for topics than you will.

Question 15

12 During your speech you ask your audience to sign a petition to increase student parking areas.Your general goal is to

A)inform.
B)notify.
C)entertain.
D)persuade.

Question 16

19 Searching for logical divisions in a subject is a strategy for determining your

A)general purpose.
B)specific purpose.
C)preview statement.
D)main ideas.

Question 17

8 Is it appropriate to develop a speech topic based on something you heard on a television talk show?

A)No; using televised information for a speech topic is a form of plagiarism.
B)No; most topics discussed on talk shows are inappropriate speech material.
C)Yes,but you have to address the topic the same way the talk show did.
D)Yes; brainstorming ideas from a television program is a good way to develop a topic.

Question 18

9 Almost all speeches have an overall goal to inform,to persuade,or to entertain.This goal for your speech is known as its

A)general purpose.
B)specific purpose.
C)central idea.
D)blueprint.

Question 19

6 It's the end of the semester,your brain is fried,and you just can't come up with a creative topic for your persuasive speech.As a last resort,you pick up the daily newspaper and
Decide on a topic by looking at one of the headlines.Is this advisable?

A)No; it is a form of plagiarism when you get speech topics from a newspaper.
B)No; newspapers offer boring material which do not make for a good topic.
C)Yes,but topics generated from newspapers take much longer to develop than others.
D)Yes; scanning newspaper headlines may be an effective strategy to find a speech topic.

Question 20

14 The ______ is decided solely by the speaker since it depends on the behavioral change the speaker expects from the audience at the end of the speech.

A)general purpose
B)specific purpose
C)central idea
D)functional purpose

Question 21

40 You should state your central idea as a one-paragraph summary of your speech,and then generate main ideas by looking for natural divisions,reasons,or steps to support your central idea.

Question 22

24 "I'm going to talk about the sport of racquetball,including the history of the game, the basic equipment used when playing racquetball,and the health benefits derived from the sport." An audience member would recognize this as

A)an attention-getter.
B)a blueprint statement.
C)a specific purpose.
D)a general purpose.

Question 23

30 To be successful,a topic must be appropriate to the audience but not the occasion.

Question 24

31 All successful topics reflect audience,occasion,and speaker.

Question 25

28 You should never select a topic that you are not already familiar with,even if you would like to know more about it.

Question 26

23 A combination of your central idea and a summary of your main points is known as the

A)general purpose.
B)specific purpose.
C)central idea.
D)blueprint.

Question 27

21 The central idea for your speech on "use sunscreen" just will not break itself down into logical divisions.Rather than trying to find another topic that divides more logically,you would

A)find a chronological pattern for the main ideas.
B)establish reasons why your central idea is true.
C)get creative and make up divisions even if they are not applicable to your topic.
D)find new supporting material on the topic and start again.

Question 28

22 Derrick's speech on rodeos focused on three different events.His central idea was "the modern rodeo has many interesting events including bronco busting,calf roping,and bull riding." Derrick's central idea could be readily broken down into main ideas based on

A)a chronological order or series of steps.
B)reasons to show the central idea is true.
C)logical division of the central idea.
D)the relative importance of each idea.

Question 29

37 The central idea should be a complete declarative sentence-not a phrase or clause,and not a question.

Question 30

29 By contemplating which topics reflect the audience,occasion,and speaker,you will automatically produce a good topic.

Question 31

39 Your central idea should use vague,unclear language.

Question 32

32 A disadvantage of searching the Web for a topic idea is that it does not aid in
developing a preliminary bibliography while you are searching for a topic.

Question 33

34 "To tell my audience about pigs," is a good specific purpose statement.

Question 34

26 Not only should a speaker's choice of topic be relevant to the interests and expectations of his or her listeners; it should also take into account the knowledge listeners already have about the subject.

Question 35

25 In her speech Tonya says,"Tonight,I'm going to discuss with you two reasons why everyone should recycle,including cost-saving benefits and the problems waste creates in the environment." This statement is

A)a general purpose statement.
B)an attention-getting device.
C)a preview of main ideas.
D)a specific purpose statement.

Question 36

35 When preparing the specific purpose statement,you should use words that refer to observable or measurable behavior.

Question 37

36 Limit the specific purpose to two or three ideas.

Question 38

38 The central idea should be a single idea.

Question 39

27 Speakers should choose topics that are important to their listeners as well as to themselves.

Question 40

33 There are three primary general purposes: to inform,to persuade,or to entertain.

Question 41

What are the steps involved in brainstorming for a topic?

Question 42

43 The central idea of your speech is also referred to as the _______.

Question 43

41 To be successful,a topic must fit the time constraints and consider you as a speaker,the audience and the _______.

Question 44

What three questions can be asked to generate main ideas for a speech?

Question 45

45 Once you have generated your main ideas,you can add a preview of those main ideas to your central idea to produce a _______ for your speech.

Question 46

Complete the following for a topic: - brainstorm - determine general purpose - state specific purpose - state central idea with a blueprint.

Question 47

47 State the guidelines for preparing a specific purpose.

Question 48

42 ______ is a creative problem-solving technique used to generate many ideas for a topic.

Question 49

44 The ______ of your speech are detailed points of focus that help you develop your central idea.

Question 50

List four criteria for formulating a central idea.