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Speech Prep
Content and Organization
Language Styles
Speaking to Inform
Potpourri
100
A speaker's level of credibility is determined by
What is the audience?
100
The organizational pattern of key points in the following presentation about rap music: Early beginnings, current popularity, and the future of rap music in the music industry.
What is time (chronological)?
100
"All the world's a stage" is an example of this language strategy.
What is metphor?
100
In Teaching Tips, Wilbert McKeachie notes that the typical attention span of college students peaks within the first __________ minutes of class and then decreases after that point.
What is 10?
100

This shows your listeners that you are comfortable and eager to share your ideas and information.

What is a smile?

200
Martin McDermott, author of Speak with Courage, offers three important pieces of advice for giving a successful speech. Those three things are
What is prepare,prepare,prepare?
200
This refer(s) to statements or opinions that someone has said or written.
What is testimony?
200
This is the most important component of effective physical delivery.
What is eye contact?
200
Researchers have found that if a professor speaks 150 words per minute in class, college students only hear about __________ of them.
What is 50?
200

The size of a room, the lighting, the attractiveness of the setting, the mood of the audience, and the temperament of the speaker are all aspects of

What is context?

300
What strategy for enhancing your credibility are you using when you draw parallels between your characteristics and the characteristics of the audience?
What is identification?
300
The power of the first impression is described as the this effect.
What is primacy?
300
In general, font size for software-generated presentation slides should be no smaller than __________ points.
What is 24?
300
If your informative presentation helps audience members resolve interpersonal problems with family members and friends, your value step focuses on this.
What are social benefits?
300


Which method of introducing a presentation is used in the following example? "Approximately 72 percent of homeless people suffer from mental illness"

Statistics or examples

400
According to your textbook, speakers should dress
What is as key members of their audience would?
400
"Today I will discuss the reasons behind the Defense of Marriage Act, the movement to abolish the Act, and the current state of affairs regarding gay marriage" is an example of this.
What is an internal preview?
400
"Minimize competition between pictures and text" is an effective guideline for creating software generated presentations that avoid problems associated with this.
What is seductive details?
400

The most important and, unfortunately, the most ignored question to consider when you speak is:

How long am I scheduled to speak?

400

According to your textbook, your conclusion should be these three things.

What are memorable, clear, and brief?

500
Age, race, religion
What are audience demographics?
500
"The Biltmore Mansion is the largest private residence in the United States" is an example of this kind of supporting material.
What is fact?
500
This presentation aid show "how much" by identifying proportions in relation to a whole.
What is a pie chart?
500


In two national surveys—one administered to working professionals and the other to college students taking a communication course—what speaking skill was identified by both groups as the most important for effective presentations?

Keeping your audience intersted

500

Informative presentations are designed to do these two things.

What are instruct and describe?