Speech Basics
Public speaking is and organized, face-to-face, purposeful attempt to:
A. Entertain, inform, or persuade
B. Confuse or bore
A. Entertain, inform, or persuade
Outlines are the ___ for your speech.
A. Blueprint
B. Delivery
A. Blueprint
Pitch refers to:
A. The highness or lowness of your voice
B. How fast you speak
A. The highness or lowness of your voice
Supporting materials add:
A. Clarity and interest
B. Distraction and confusion
A. Clarity and interest
Supporting materials help make your speech:
A. More engaging and believable
B. Longer and repetitive
A. More engaging and believable
Feedback is:
A. Always verbal
B. Often nonverbal in public speaking
B. Often nonverbal in public speaking
Connectives help ideas ___.
A. Flow clearly
B. End abruptly
A. End abruptly
Pauses are:
A. Always bad
B. Not always bad
B. Not always bad
Use support material:
A. Randomly
B. Strategically
B. Strategically
Good language in speeches should be:
A. Clear, vivid, and appropriate
B. Complicated and formal
A. Clear, vivid, and appropriate
Anything that interferes with communication is called:
A. Noise
B. Channel
A. Noise
A speaking outline is used _.
A. Only during research
B. Only during delivery
B. Only during delivery
Monotone voices lack:
A. Pitch variation
B. Volume
A. Pitch variation
Research gives your speech:
A. Depth and credibility
B. Stress and anxiety
A. Depth and credibility
Language that includes "we" and "us" helps create:
A. Confusion
B. Identification with the audience
B. Identification with the audience
Symbols are:
A. Words, pictures, or objects that represent something else
B. Physical handouts for the audience
A. Words, pictures, or objects that represent something else
Transitions signal the end of one idea and the _ of another.
A. Start
B. Confusion
A. Start
A. Brief notes
B. Full manuscripts
A. Brief notes
Primary sources come from:
A. Original data
B. Blogs and wikis
A. Original data
Testimony is a type of:
A. Visual aid
B. Supporting material
B. Supporting material
A channel is:
A. The means a message travels from sender to receiver
B. A new speech topic
A. The means a message travels from sender to receiver
Practicing your outline helps you stay within:
A. Time limits
B. Hand gestures
A. Time limits
Speaking too fast is often caused by:
A. Nervousness
B. Boredom
A. Nervousness
Always cite your sources:
A. At the very end
B. On the side where you use them
B. On the side where you use them
Repetition, parallel wording, and alliteration are examples of:
A. Delivery methods
B. Stylist language devices
B. Stylist language devices