Chapter 7
What are the major kinds of reference works most likely used a speech?
encyclopedias, yearbooks, quotation books, and biographical aids.
What are the three different types of examples?
Brief examples, Extended examples, Hypothetical examples.
What are the different types of main points that are used in the body of the speech?
Specific purpose, Central Idea, Main Points
What are two of the four objectives of a speech introduction?
- Getting the attention/interest of the audience.
- Disclose the topic of the speech.
- Establishing your credibility and goodwill
- Look over the body of the speech.
What is a Preliminary Bibliography?
A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic.
What are the different specialized research resources?
Government Resources and Wikipedia (the internet)
What are the four tips for using examples?
Use examples to personalize your ideas, reinforce examples with statistics or testimony, make your examples vivid and richly textured, and Practice delivery to enhance your extended examples.
What are the different types of orders for the main point?
Chronological order, Causal order, Problem Solution order, Topical order
What are four of the eight methods used to grab the audience's attention?
Relate the topic to the audience, State the Importance of your topic, Startle the audience, Arouse the Curiosity of the audience, Question the audience, Begin with a Quotation, Tell a story or Use visual aids.
What is quoting out of context?
Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statements from the words and phrases surrounding it.
What are some things you need to consider when looking at the internet for resources?
Author, Sponsorship, and how recent it is.
What are some questions should you ask to judge the reliability of statistics?
- Are the statistics representative?
- Are statistical measures used correctly?
- Are the statistics from a reliable source?
What are the three tips for preparing main points?
Keep main points separate, Try to use the same pattern of wording for main points, Balance the amount of time devoted to the main points.
Why should you include a preview statement to the introduction of the speech?
To help the audience know what to look out for when listening to the speech.
What is a signpost?
A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.
Why is it important to start your research early?
Your answer.
What are the two types of testimony?
Expert testimony and Peer testimony
Why are Connective words important?
without them a speech would become disjointed and uncoordinated.
What are the two major functions to remember when concluding a speech?
- Let the audience know you are ending the speech
- Reinforce the audience's understanding of, or commitment to, the central idea.
What is a dissolve ending?
A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement.
How can you take research notes efficiently?
- Take notes efficiently.
- Record notes in a consistent format.
- Make a separate entry for each note.
- Distinguish among Direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas.
What is the difference between direct quotation and paraphrasing?
Direct quotation is presented word for word and paraphrasing is to restate or summarize an authors idea's in your own words.
What are the four types of speech connectives?
Transition, Internal previews, internal summaries, and signposts.
What are three ways to reinforce the central idea?
- End with a Quotation
- Make a Dramatic Statement
What are supporting materials?
The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony.