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Mystery Questions
100
In order to ensure our speech will truly be informative, a speaker must consider what?
What is the audience's existing knowledge on the topic
100
This is the raw information you collect while putting together a speech. It may include facts, statistics, and quotations.
What is information
100
This is a statement of the main point you want to express in your speech. It is usually found in the introduction. It is the only required part of an introduction
What is a thesis
100
This type of speech preparation involves preparing and then memorizing the entire speech
What is speaking from memory
100
If an audience perceives a speaker to be credible based on his/her speech, integration of research, and confidence in delivery, the speaker has this type of credibility.
What is achieved credibility
200
What term describes the audience's age, gender, education, income, race, and other basic information.
What is demographics
200
This is the outcome of making information more accessible to your audience. You might take an extra step and explain how your audience should understand a percentage.
What is knowledge
200
An audience is likely to pay attention to and better remember the beginning and ending of a speech. This phenomenon is called...
What is the primacy-recency effect
200
This type of speech preparation involves writing out the entire text of the speech and reading it to the audience. This technique is used often in presidential addresses.
What is speaking from manuscript
200
If an audience perceives a speaker to be credible based on their first impressions of the speaker (background information, how the speaker is introduced, how the speaker is dressed, etc.) the speaker has this type of credibility.
What is initial credibility
300
Making the most of shared experiences, "as" statements, we & us vs. you & me, and putting a local (and even more local!) spin on things are strategies for...
What is audience adaptation/engagement
300
This type of source is found at the very top of the source credibility hierarchy. In other words, it's the most credible type of source.
What is scholarly, peer-reviewed article
300
Name all the parts of a rockin' conclusion
What are review of main points, restate thesis, and memorable close
300
This type of speech preparation involves relying on limited notes that only provide key words and phrases. The speech is not memorized, but is well-practiced. This is the type of speech you (hopefully) deliver in Commun 103.
What is extemporaneous speaking
300
The goals of an informative speech are to... (2 answers)
What is teach about a topic & add to the audience's existing knowledge
400
Name three a speaker must consider when choosing a speech topic.
What are him/herself, the audience, the occasion
400
Name the three parts of an oral citation
What are the author, title, and publication date
400
Name an appropriate organizational pattern for an informative speech.
What is (choose one) chronological, spatial, topical, cause-effect
400
This type of speech preparation involves little preparation. You speak from the top of your head.
What is impromptu speaking
400
This type of speech asks the audience to either change their attitudes/beliefs or take some sort of action
What is a persuasive speech
500
This is the main difference between advertising and public speaking discussed in class
What is their approach to audiences
500
In his speech about the university renovating classrooms, James helps his audience understand the cost by stating, "This active learning classrooms will cost $1.8 million, which is about the average yearly salary of 36 adults in the US." This is an example of this process.
What is turning information into knowledge
500
What are the five parts of a rockin' introduction
What are an attention getting device, credibility statement, relevance statement, thesis, and preview
500
The textbook suggests practicing your speech a minimum of four times in front of...
What are people
500
Why must speakers place special focus on clarity?
What is because the audience must rely on oral communication (can't review like written communication)