A speaker who makes a racial slur in a speech is not considering the importance of this.
What is cultural intelligence?
100
This rule, which includes two numbers, suggests that speakers should limit the number of lines per slide and words per row.
What is the 8x8 rule?
100
One's age, ethnicity, gender and religious/political views comprise this.
What are demographics?
100
The fog comes on little cat feet is an example of this.
What is personification?
100
Speakers can use this device to minimize the number of times they use vocal fillers such as "uhhh," "ummm" or "like."
What is a vocal pause?
200
A headache, a fire alarm, or a very cold room are known as this type of interference in the communication cycle.
What is noise?
200
Offering information about an item you are using for a demonstration speech can help you reduce this type of uncomfortable silence during the speech.
What is dead time?
200
Conducting research and asking questions about the group you are speaking to before you give your speech is called this.
What is audience analysis?
200
The literal, dictionary meaning of a word, or the opposite of the connotative meaning of a word, is this.
What is denotative meaning?
200
A speech that has a high degree of planning but still allows for the speaker to insert some flexibility is called this.
What is an extemporaneous speech?
300
The process of interpreting a message during the communications cycle is called this.
What is decoding?
300
Note cards contain delivery cues and are considered this form of an outline.
What is a speaking outline?
300
Betraying your own personal beliefs to appeal to your audience is called this.
What is pandering?
300
This technique is often very helpful in building rapport with an audience, but can be highly inappropriate in a very serious or sad speaking occasion.
What is humor?
300
The practice of moving your eye contact from one area of the room to the another and pausing in between is called this.
What is scanning?
400
The belief that the ways of one's own culture are superior to those of other cultures is called this.
What is ethnocentrism?
400
When presenting a demonstration speech, it is most likely effective to use this organizational arrangement, which is a step-by-step organizational structure.
What is chronological arrangement?
400
Speakers should do this to avoid a phenomenon called "lazy speech."
What is annunciate?
400
This procedure is the physical plotting of speech points on a page in hierarchical order of importance.
What is outlining?
400
The range of sounds, from high to low, encompass this component of vocal variety.
What is pitch?
500
Forms of speech that target one's racial, ethnic, religious or gender demographics can be called this.
What is hate speech?
500
Using these phrases such as "next" or "first" help the listener better hear what you are trying to say.
What are signposts?
500
Audience members who plan how they will respond to the speaker rather than actively listening can be accused of this phenomenon?
What is scriptwriting?
500
A speaker who steals language from another person without giving credit through verbal and in-text citations could be accused of this.
What is plagiarism?
500
Delivering a speech verbatim from how you initially wrote it is known as using this method.