Basics of public speaking
A student is about to deliver a speech in a graduation ceremony. What element in the communication process should the student consider, according to the textbook?
Interference
Feedback
Situation
Speaker
Situation
According to the textbook, please select one specific purpose statement that you think is most efficient:
Avalanches
To persuade my audience to become literacy tutors and to donate time to Meals on Wheels
To persuade my audience that something should be done about gerrymandering
To inform my audience about the scientific uses of hot-air balloons.
To inform my audience about the scientific uses of hot-air balloons.
What is the best practice for making visual aids, according to the textbook?
Use five types of font to present the information on the slides
Present a long video that took half of your speech time
Use a limited amount of text
Use small text to insert as much information as possible.
Use a limited amount of text
“It’s normal to be nervous before delivering a speech of any kind.”
(True / False)
True
____ listening is the type of listening that focuses on understanding the speaker’s message.
Appreciative
Empathic
Comprehensive
Critical
Comprehensive
According to the textbook, what is not included in the criteria for evaluating internet sources?
Authorship
Sponsorship
Length of the information
Recency
Length of the information
According to the textbook, what should you pay attention to when drafting your outline?
State main points and sub-points in full sentences
Distribute most of your time of the speech to your single most important point
Using different patterns of symbolization to organize the outline
State main points and sub-points in full sentences
You cannot speak extemporaneously without memorizing your entire speech.
(True / False)
False
Student A tried to combine several findings from several studies for the speech; however, the student did not indicate the sources of the information. What kind of plagiarism do you think it’s more likely to be involved in this scenario?
Global Plagiarism
Patchwork Plagiarism
Incremental Plagiarism
Patchwork plagiarism
Chris has the following SPS for his persuasive speech: To persuade my audience that the Chancellor should reduce the funding to dining halls and instead use the fund to support local business in Farmer's market. Consider our guideline of writing a SPS, why this might not be a good one?
It cannot be accomplished effectively in the time allotted.
It is not relevant to the public
It is too vague or general
It does not limit the topic to one distinct area
It does not limit the topic to one distinct area
AND, considering our ethics of hearing, you should refrain from making pre-judgements before hearing the speech.
According to the textbook, which of the following is not an objective of an introduction of a speech?
Reveal the topic
Establish credibility and goodwill
Develop your main points with details
Gain the interests and attention
Develop your main points with details
According to the textbook, what might be the best practice for preparing the informative speech?
Assuming your audience already knows the topic
Personalize your idea
Using professional language from a specific field that explains a technical topic
Give the audience abstract information
Personalize your idea
It is so cold in Madison on Jan. 24th, to the extent that all students in the Randall Stadium cannot concentrate to hear what Chancellor Mnookin is about to say at the opening ceremony. This example demonstrates the effect of internal interference on the speech.
(True / False)
False
“We just briefly went over the history of hot-air balloons; now let’s look at the scientific uses of hot-air balloons!”
According to the textbook, which type of connective is this sentence most likely to belong to?
Internal preview
Singpost
Transition
Internal Summary
Transition
It is recommended to NOT create a visual framework for the speaking outline that is different from the preparation (written) outline.
(True / False)
True
Vocal variety refers to modulations in the rate, pitch, volume, and dialect of a speaker’s voice.
(True / False)
False
dialect -> timing
According to the textbook, which of the following is not a cause of poor listening?
Not concentrating
Listening too hard
Jumping to conclusions
Thinking about the content of the speech
Thinking about the content of the speech
Which of the following techniques could help the audience “learn exactly where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas?”
Transition
Internal Preview
External Preview
Signposts
Signposts
Bernard wants to compare the total plate count (the count of microorganisms in the sample) across water samples of Lake Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa. What kind of visual aid might be most helpful to him?
Charts
Line graphs
Photographs
Pie graphs
Bar graphs
Bar graphs
Christine, a geology major student, was super excited about her speech that explores different types of lava. After an enthusiastic presentation of pillow lava, ʻAʻā lava, Pāhoehoe, and block lava flows using numerous visual aids and how to distinguish them, she surprisingly found that her audience were almost falling asleep. What did Christine do wrong?
She made the speech too abstract.
She overestimated what her audience knows.
She made the subject too technical.
All of the above are correct.
B and C are correct.
B and C are correct.