The citation style for crediting research articles, books and web sites in this class.
What is MLA?
100
Style of delivery associated with reading entirely from your notes or paper.
What is a manuscript?
100
Startling facts, rhetorical questions, quotations, and personal stories are all examples of this step in the Introduction.
What is an Attention Getter?
100
The General Purpose statement for an Informative Speech.
What is To Inform?
100
Communication model term for when you have a headache and can't concentrate.
What is (Physiological) Noise?
200
This web site is a good place to start, but never end your research.
What is Wikipedia?
200
Eye contact, facial expression, haptics, and gestures are all examples of this category of non-verbal communication.
What is kinesics?
200
The percentage of time you should expect to devote to the Intro and Conclusion combined.
What is 25%?
200
Recommended number of main points for an Informative Speech so that the audience can easily follow along?
What is 3?
200
Communication model most closely associated with Mass Communication.
What is Linear?
300
Term for failing to adequately credit or cite any sources in your speech or outline.
What is plagiarism?
300
The general rule for audience eye contact when giving a speech.
What is look at everyone at least once and more than 50% of the time?
300
Term used in the Introduction for the statement that you "did research" on your topic.
What is Speaker Credibility?
300
Pattern of organization in an Informative Speech associated with arranging topics based on dates or steps.
What is Chronology or Time?
300
In terms of Presentation Aids, the best piece of advice.
What is Always Have a Back-Up Plan?
400
Term used for evaluating research based on when it was published or last updated.
What is Currency?
400
The preferred method of delivery for speeches in this class.
What is Extemporaneous?
400
The term for the statement in the Introduction that explains to listeners why your topic is important for them to know.
What is Audience Relevance?
400
The type of Listening your audience uses when evaluating an Informative Speech.
What is Active Listening?
400
In Speeches, we tell the audience what we are going to talk about, we talk about it, and then tell them what we talked about. What is this simple technique called?
What is Repetition?
500
A general purpose database on the Library web site that is an excellent source for finding articles for your speech.
What is Academic Search Complete?
500
The 3 things to include when orally citing a source in your speech.
What is Who, What, and When?
500
Something you should never do in a Conclusion.
What is bring up an additional point, apologize or end abruptly?
(Citing any one of the above wins the points.)
500
Mr. M says that in an Informative Speech it is best to tell a _____ about a _____.
What is Lot and Little?
500
Type of testimony associated with first-hand, but not professional experience.