Topic & Purpose
Ethics
Using Language & Voice
Introduction & Conclusion
Structuring the Speech
100

A statement that concisely identifies what the speech is about.

What is the thesis statement?

100

True or False: Works that have been copyrighted but have been in circulation for more than 50 years fall into the public domain.

What is False?
100

Enthusiasm is key to achieving this in your speech.

What is effective vocal variety?
100

Stating your qualifications in the introduction builds what?

What is your credibility?

100

True or False: Within the body itself, internal previews can be used to alert audience members to a shift from one main point or idea to another.

What is True?

200

Topic mapping is part of this

What is brainstorming?

200

The study of moral conduct.

What is ethics?

200

Speeches, more than written communication, make much more frequent use of this...

What is repetition?

200

This part of the conclusion brings the speech full circle and gives the audience a sense of completion.

What is restating/reviewing the main points

200

Questions that do not invite actual responses.

What are rhetorical questions?

300
Topics speakers should avoid choosing for their speech.

What are trivial or common topics?

300

Repeating someone else's ideas verbatim.

What is quoting directly?

300

A style of speech that lends a poetic, musical rhythm to the speech.

What is alliteration?

300

A conclusion that leaves the audience with a sense of logical and emotional closure.

What is a good conclusion?

300

A quality thesis statement should be restricted to...

What is one sentence?

400

To inform, persuade, or mark a special occasion.

What are 3 general speech purposes?

400

A Greek word that means ethics.

What is ethos?

400

a brief story of a meaningful or entertaining incident based on real life.

What is an anecdote?

400

The part of the speech that grabs the audience's attention and should be prepared after the body is complete.

What is the introduction?

400

Assigning at least two sub-points to each main point is an aspect of this...

What is balance

500

The brainstorming technique that involves writing down a topic and then jotting down the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about that topic.

What is word association?

500

The right to be free from unreasonable constraints on expression.

What is Free Speech?

500

The mixing in of casual language, dialects, a second language, or slang in a speech is called...

What is code switching?

500

Introduces your audience to your main points.

What is previewing the main points.

500
A sentence used between points to help move from one to the next more smoothly.

What are transitions?

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