Examples, statistics, and testimony are the three main forms of this.
What are supporting materials?
100
This includes the attention grabber, preview, thesis, and credibility.
What is the introduction?
100
A method of generating ideas for a speech through free association of words and ideas.
What is brainstorming?
100
The error of creating an oversimplified image of a group or people or assuming that all members of the group are alike.
What is stereotyping?
200
The _______________ is the means by which a message is communicated.
What is the channel?
200
To give the gist of someone’s statement in your own words.
What is to paraphrase
200
A speech that covers its topic by dividing it into logical and consistent subtopics follows a _______________ pattern of organization.
What is topical?
200
This usually encapsulates the main points of your speech in a single sentence.
What is a central idea/thesis statement?
200
If you were giving a speech to a general audience about mythology in the Bible, the _______________ of your listeners would probably be the most important factor to consider in demographic audience analysis.
What is religion?
300
Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation is called _______________ .
What is visualization?
300
Popularly called the average, this is determined by adding up all the items in a group and dividing by the number of items.
What is the mean?
300
Main points that follow a time pattern are arranged in _______________ order.
What is chronological?
300
When your general purpose is to _______________ , you act as a teacher or lecturer.
What is inform?
300
Because listeners are _______________ , they typically approach speeches by asking “Why is this important to me?”
What is egocentric?
400
The belief that one’s own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures is termed this.
What is ethnocentrism
400
An imaginary story that makes a general point.
What is an hypothetical example?
400
This is a sentence or two that lets the audience know that a speaker has finished one point and is moving on to the next.
What is a transition?
400
When your general purpose is to _______________ , you act as a partisan or an advocate.
What is persuade?
400
As a general rule, the larger your audience, the more _______________ your presentation should be.
What is formal?
500
Concern by a listener about lawn mower noise outside the room, an upcoming test, or a sick relative are all examples of this.
What is interference?
500
If you quoted your brother who plays football in high school about steroid use among high school athletes, you would be using _______________ testimony
What is peer?
500
_______________ delivery involves practicing your speech until you know it very well without trying to memorize the exact wording you will use on the day of the speech.
What is extemporaneous?
500
“To persuade my audience that the U.S. space program provides important benefits to society” is an example of a this.
What is a specific purpose statement?
500
In constructing an audience analysis questionnaire, you should use ______________ questions when you want to give respondents maximum leeway in answering.