Informative Speaking
What is Informative Speech?
A: A personal view, attitude, or belief about something.
B: A speech based entirely and exclusively on facts and whose main purpose is to inform rather than persuade, amuse, or inspire
B: A speech based entirely and exclusively on facts and whose main purpose is to inform rather than persuade, amuse, or inspire
What is Public Speaking?
A: An organized, face to-face, prepared, intentional (purposeful) attempt to inform, entertain, or persuade a group of people (usually five or more) through words, physical delivery, and (at times) visual or audio aids.
B: Sharing meaning between two or more people.
A: An organized, face to-face, prepared, intentional (purposeful) attempt to inform, entertain, or persuade a group of people (usually five or more) through words, physical delivery, and (at times) visual or audio aids.
What is Euphemism?
A: Language devices often used to make something unpleasant sound more tolerable
B: The presentation of a short message without advance preparation
A: Language devices often used to make something unpleasant sound more tolerable
What is Ethics?
A: The branch of philosophy that involves determinations of what is right and moral.
B: the act of using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person.
A: The branch of philosophy that involves determinations of what is right and moral.
What is Proposition?
A: The central idea statement in a persuasive speech; a statement made advancing a judgment or opinion.
B: The decision to expose ourselves to messages that we already agree with, rather than those that confront or challenge us.
A: The central idea statement in a persuasive speech; a statement made advancing a judgment or opinion.
What is an example of process speech topic?
A: How to throw a baseball?
B: The History of Jazz Music.
A: How to throw a baseball?
what is the meaning of Encode?
A: A word, icon, picture, object, or number that is used to stand for or represent a concept, thing, or experience.
B: The process of the sender putting his/her thoughts and feelings into words or other symbols.
B: The process of the sender putting his/her thoughts and feelings into words or other symbols.
What is Connotative?
A: The majority of people would associate with a word.
B: The idea suggested by or associated with a word at a cultural or personal level.
B: The idea suggested by or associated with a word at a cultural or personal level.
Plagiarism is defined as?
A) Using your own previous work
B) Presenting someone else's ideas as your own
B) Presenting someone else's ideas as your own
The target audience in a persuasive speech is?
A: Everyone in the room
B: The part of the audience you most want to persuade
B: The part of the audience you most want to persuade
An Informative speech should avoid?
A: Being objective
B: Expressing personal opinions
B: Expressing personal opinions
Feedback in public speaking refers to?
A) The speaker’s notes
B) The messages sent back to the speaker from the listener
B) The messages sent back to the speaker from the listener
Alliteration is best defined as?
A: Repeating initial consonant sounds
B: A type of citation
A: Repeating initial consonant sounds
How many levels of plagiarism are there?
A: 3
B: 5
A:3
What is Logos?
A: The members of an audience the speaker most wants to persuade and who are likely to be receptive to persuasive messages.
B: Logical and organized arguments and the credible evidence to support the arguments within a speech; arguments based on logic.
B: Logical and organized arguments and the credible evidence to support the arguments within a speech; arguments based on logic.
How many type of Informative Speech are there?
A: 2
B: 5
B:5
According to the text, which of these is a way to reduce speech anxiety?
A) Avoid preparation
B) Acquire speaking experience
B) Acquire speaking experience
Parallelism in speech writing involves?
A) Using similar grammatical structures
B) Avoiding repetition
A) Using similar grammatical structures
What is Defamatory Speech?
A: A false statement of fact that damages a person’s character, fame, or reputation.
B: The broad, overall goal of a speech; to inform, to persuade, to entertain, etc.
A: A false statement of fact that damages a person’s character, fame, or reputation.
Credibility is also called?
A) Ethos
B) Logos
A: Ethos
Informative speeches should be based on:
A: Accurate and well-researched facts
B: Emotional appeals
A: Accurate and well-researched facts
The channel in public speaking refers to?
A) The setting of the speech
B) The means by which the message is communicated
B) The means by which the message is communicated
Metaphors and similes are examples of?
A: Technical descriptions
B:Figurative language
B:Figurative language
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, but ethical speakers also?
A) Say whatever they want, without concern
B) Recognize their moral responsibility when speaking
B) Recognize their moral responsibility when speaking
Pathos is used in a speech when a speaker appeals to:
A: Emotions of the audience
B: Logic and evidence
A: Emotions of the audience