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Sierra is practicing for her ceremonial speech and working on her vocalics. The rise and fall of the voice while speaking is known as
What is intonation?
Patrick's research on saving trees produced 5 leading sources on the topic. In order to visually represent the distribution of the data effectively, he may consider using what visual aid in his powerpoint?
What is a pie graph?
Afraid that he will lose his audience's attention while providing data on Nuclear Energy, Tyler may separate his powerpoint by inserting what in his slide show?
What is blank slides when he is not referring to a visual aid?
In her speech of animal testing, Darby used images animals in process of being tested for her visual aid. Which of Aristotle's Rhetorical Proofs is she using?
What is pathos?
Jenna knows that she needs to establish credibility with her audience to truly persuade them and be an effective communicator. She is using which of Aristotle's Rhetorical Proofs?
What is Ethos?
Haddy is holding a Q/A session. While answering questions, his responses should be directed to:
Who is the entire audience?
Kylie is giving an informative speech on types of speech delivery What are the four basic methods of speech delivery that she needs to include?
What is impromptu, extemporaneous, memorized, and manuscript speaking?
Kayley is giving a quarterly update speech to her staff. She speaks naturally, and has her speech structured from the use of her outline and note cards. She is using what type of speech delivery?
What is extemporaneous speaking?
Marissa is preparing to give a demonstrative speech, but the audience cannot see her materials. Physical boundaries between a speaker and an audience can be remedied by
What is removing chairs, tables, and other objects blocking the view.
Mia is giving a presentation about animals. As much as Hannah would love to have a cat be a visual aid in the speech, it would be more appropriate to:
Dani is writing a paper on the powers of nonverbal communication. She notes that facial expressions tend to express:
What is thoughts, emotions, and attitudes
Zach is experiencing speaking anxiety before his speech and is practicing breathing exercises. What importance does the diaphragm serve for public speaking?
What is it controls volume and airflow.
During a Q/A, an audience member asked Maddie a question that was unrelated to the speech topic. Instead of answering the question, Mia directed the audience member back to the central questions. She used what technique?
What is staying on message?
During Q/A, an audience asked Calob a hostile question. He would respond best by:
What is restating the question to acknowledge emotions, and focused attention to the heart of the issue.
Wesley is presenting a speech on the rainforest and is using descriptions that appeal to sight, taste, smell, sound, and touch. He is using:
Rachel is working on her powerpoint for the informative speech. What is the maximum amount of lines of text allowed in a presentational slide?
What is seven lines
Evelyn didn't do so hot on her informative speech, she is worried that students won't take her seriously for the persuasive. She is worried about:
What is initial credibility?
Marianna customized her paperless society speech to a large corporation meeting. By recognizing her demographic and alerting her delivery, she is practicing:
What is being an audience-centered speaker?
Carlos knows that the largest difference between an informative speech and a persuasive speech is:
What is asking the audience to make a choice and take action?
When giving a best man/maid of honor speech, it is best and classy to avoid:
What is embarrassing moments in their life?
Heather is preparing for her persuasive speech. What are the six types of presentational aids she can use?
What is images, text, video, audio, objects, and people?
Maggie is implementing Monroe's Motivated sequence in her persuasive speech. The correct order is as follows:
McKenna is excited to give her persuasive speech. She does all her research early, plans her outfit, and has her powerpoint emailed to Hannah. The day of the speech, she misses her alarm and is late for class. This would be an example of what type of law?
What is Murphy's Law?
All students must take COM-114 for the GEN ED. Hannah is a student. Therefore, Hannah must take COM-114. This is an example of what type of reasoning?
What is deductive reasoning?
Chuck is protesting for climate change at BP. He starts by noticing the smell in the air with the oil production and says "It smells great here!". This is an example of:
What is verbal irony?