I am trying to think of a topic for my informative speech. I want to speak on something current that my classmates will also know about. I go to social media or watch a TED talk to get an idea of an interesting and timely topic. What part of the selecting a topic checklist am I on?
What is brainstorming/ reviewing current media
100
Joe needs to do research for his informative speech on sea turtles. He gets to a website on sea turtles and he cant decide if it is trustworthy or not. What is a piece of information about the website he can use to decide if it is trustworthy?
The author, the publisher, the purpose of the website, the last time it was updated
100
Sally is writing an outline for her speech next week. It identifies the main points and subpoints she will cover written in full sentences. What type of outline is this?
What is a full sentence outline
100
True or false: You can cure speech anxiety or communication apprehension.
False. You can manage your anxiety but you can not cure it.
200
Communication between two people
What is interpersonal communication
200
If Sally is giving a speech entitled "How to parallel park a large truck", what type of speech is she giving?
What is informative speech
200
In Jerry's speech on drinking and driving, he talks about how his brother died after being in an accident with a drunk driver. Jerry is using what type of support for his main idea?
What is testimony
200
Stacy writes the point for her outline "I. Widespread use of social media has changed the world, is always available, and is used differently by different generations of users." After thinking about the characteristics of good main points as described by her textbook, she breaks it down into three separate main points. This is an example of what characteristic of good main points for an outline?
What is be specific
200
Stacy is very nervous to give her speech tomorrow. Her roommate Lucy shares her way to cope. Lucy always imagines herself giving a great speech. What coping mechanism is Lucy using?
What is Visualization
300
You read a newspaper to gain information about the weather. The newspaper is an example of what in the communication process?
What is the channel
300
Susan has a speech with lists the consequences of driving too fast late at night and ends with the call to action "Give your self a break when you are most tired. If you need to use your headlights, go 5 under the speed limit." What type of speech is she giving?
What is persuasive speech
300
In Jenny's speech about adapting to college life from high school, she uses the phrase "College is a lot like trying to drink from a fire hose," which in this context means overwhelming amounts of information is thrown at you all at the same time. This phrase is an example of what technique to enhance your speech?
What is an analogy
300
Jerry is giving a speech on how to bake cookies. He has decided he is going to arrange his main points in the order in which they occur in sequence. What pattern of organization is Jerry using?
What is chronological pattern
300
Madison is practicing her speech for tomorrow. She gives it slightly different everytime but that's okay because the meaning is the same. Her speech is highly conversational and sometimes breaks the 4th wall. What type of speech is Madison giving?
Extemporaneous speech
400
I am trying to decide how to tell a teacher that I disagree with their teaching strategy to yell at their students. I am trying to find the right words to express my disappointment. What part of the communication process is this?
What is encoding
400
A sentence that states specifically what is going to be discussed in a speech
What is thesis
400
Jen found on the internet that the number of people who drowned by falling into swimming pools correlates with the number of Nicholas Cage films that year. What is this an example of?
What is a statistic (a really bad example)
400
This part of the speech is phrase or word used to move between points in a speech.
What is transitions
400
James is very nervous when speaking in front of large groups. His speech when he practices it is in the time limit but when he presents it to the class, his speech is too short. What is this an example of? What is too fast in his speech?
What is rate
500
Interactivity, Temporal Structure, Social Cues (or lack thereof), Replicability, Storage, Reach, and Mobility are the concepts that distinguish?
What is distinguish social media from face to face communication
500
This is a collection of information such as size of audience, physical setting, audience beliefs, and audience knowledge level that is collected to help the speaker know how an audience will react to their speech
What is psychological analysis
500
Which source is a better resource: An article from CNN on the recent presidential debate or an article from Buzzfeed on tweets from the recent presidential debate
What is the CNN article
500
The three principles of outlining that keep your outline consistent in structure
What is Subordination, Coordination, Parallelism
500
Jenny is very nervous during her speech and only looks straight at the back wall. The audience feels disconnected like she doesn't even notice them. This is an example of lack of ____?