Comm Final

Front 1

Rodney notices that the audience is racially and ethnically diverse. He is careful not to make generalizations that might offend anyone during his speech. What type of speaker is Rodney?

Back 1

Audience-centered

Front 2

Jill gives a speech on the fourth of July about America's independence. Jill's speech topic reveals a careful analysis of:

Back 2

The occasion

Front 3

After gaining the attention of the audience, Tom states, "At the end of my speech, the audience will be able to explain the causes and most successful treatments for anorexia and bulimia." This statement is:

Back 3

A specific purpose statement

Front 4

Leah likes to search the Internet for information about her speech topic. She always considers the philosophies of the organization responsible for the site. Which criteria for evaluating internet sites is Leah using?

Back 4

Objectivity

Front 5

Terri works for a news magazine and is giving a presentation to a group of graduating college students. A college graduate herself, she is relating her experiences in the workplace and needs to find a way to connect with her audience. Finally, she decides to relate the experience of cramming for final exams to reaching a publishing deadline. Terri is using supporting material that focuses on linking new information to a familiar concept. This type of supporting material is called:

Back 5

Analogy

Front 6

The first main point of Elsa's speech states, "Cars that use gasoline pollute the air." Her second main point states, "Solar powered cars should be used to prevent pollution." What type of organization pattern is Elsa using?

Back 6

Problem/Solution

Front 7

Bradley states his strongest piece of evidence first. He states his weakest piece of evidence last. What method is Bradley using to organize his supporting material?

Back 7

Primacy

Front 8

To adapt a logically organized message to an audience, a speaker must provide organizational cues for the audience. The speaker can do this by adding previews, verbal and nonverbal transitions, and summaries that allow the audience to follow from one idea to the other throughout the speech. These organization cues are known as:

Back 8

Signposts

Front 9

Mark is preparing a speech that he will present to his business class. He is unsure as to whether his material is comprehensive and well organized. In preparing an outline, he uses a format that allows him to examine the speech for completeness, unity, coherence, and overall effectiveness. This outline also serves as his rehearsal outline. This format is known as:

Back 9

Preparation outline

Front 10

Clint wrote the words "pause" and "louder" in certain points on his note cards. The words he wrote are examples of:

Back 10

Delivery cues

Front 11

Gina must give a presentation for her colleagues concerning ethics in the workplace. She has ample time to prepare, and crafts her speech very carefully according to the various stages of the audience-centered public-speaking model. Before she speaks, she rehearses several times and delivers from an outline. When she presents, she speaks using a few note cards and gives the impression that she is creating the speech for the first time. Her speech is delivered using which style of delivery?

Back 11

Extemporaneous

Front 12

Words that refer to an object or action in the most specific way possible are called:

Back 12

Concrete

Front 13

Lisa takes one step each time she transitions between main ideas. Her steps are an example of:

Back 13

Movement

Front 14

Jesse makes sure that he clearly enunciates the sounds of each word. What element of vocal delivery is he using?

Back 14

Articulation

Front 15

Jonathan decided to use a presentation aid during his speech. He placed a large graph next to himself while he spoke to the audience to show the decrease in crime over the past five years in his city. However, he did not refer to the graph or use it during the speech. As a consequence, the audience did not understand the numbers or any other information on the graph. Which of the following guidelines did Jonathan violate?

Back 15

Explain your visual aids

Front 16

Nicholas wants to enhance the audience's knowledge and understanding of baseball. The purpose of his speech will be to:

Back 16

Inform

Front 17

Marianna wants to give a speech on how to make chocolate chip cookies from her aunt's recipe. Her informative speech will be about:

Back 17

Procedures

Front 18

Which of the following strategies will enhance the clarity of an informative message?

Back 18

Show how new information relates to old information

Front 19

Individuals who prefer to learn practical and useful information that is relevant to their busy lives are refered to as ___ learners. They seek information that connects with their life experiences, is relevant to their needs, and that they can use immediately.

Back 19

Adult

Front 20

Angela must present a speech advocating the name change at Texas State. In making the presentation memorable, she advances her ideas in the introduction, she expands on her ideas in the body, and she restates her ideas in the conclusion. In short, she repeats key ideas and major points throughout the speech. Which of the following strategies is she using?

Back 20

Build in redundancy

Front 21

Nicholas must give a speech in his communication class. He wants his audience to believe that censorship of music, art, and literature should be put to an end because it is in violation of the First Amendment. He also advocates contacting legislators and engaging in peaceful protest to affect this change. The purpose of his speech will be to:

Back 21

Persuade

Front 22

The sense of disorganization or imbalance that prompts a person to change when new information conflicts with previously organized throught patterns represents which motivational strategy?

Back 22

Cognitive dissonance

Front 23

A person's sense of what is true or false is a:

Back 23

Belief

Front 24

"Congress should make more national parks to preserve America's forests." This statement is an example of what type of proposition?

Back 24

Policy

Front 25

A speaker who is perceived as knowledgeable, honest, and energetic is also perceived as:

Back 25

Credible

Front 26

According to your textbook, three of the eight steps in the audience-centered model of presentational speaking are:

Back 26

Selecting and narrowing a topic, identifying the purpose of your presentation, and developing a central idea

Front 27

"After listening to my presentation, my audience will understand the life of Walt Disney.” This statement represents a _____________.

Back 27

specific purpose statement

Front 28

Jessica wants to use a fact from a web site in her presentation. She looks to see if the fact is documented and includes a citation. Jessica is concerned with the web site's ____________.

Back 28

accuracy

Front 29

What statement illustrates the central idea of a presentation on the life of Walt Disney?

Back 29

Walt Disney was a visionary cartoonist, film director, and theme park designer.

Front 30

Your textbook discusses five criteria for evaluating web sites/pages. Finding out who is responsible for a web site/page is referred to as _________.

Back 30

Accountability

Front 31

A student presents a persuasive presentation arguing for more federal funding for the genome project, which maps human DNA. She mentions in her presentation that the genome project is as important to the scientific community today as Neil Armstrong’s landing on the moon was in the 1960s. Which of the following forms of supporting material is she using?

Back 31

Analogy

Front 32

Which of the following statements is an example of a preview?

Back 32

"Next, I am going to inform you of the causes of alcohol abuse and ask you to consider a solution."

Front 33

Noel captures the audience's attention, states the topic, motivates the audience to listen, and previews the main points of his presentation. What other function of an introduction does Noel need to include?

Back 33

Establish credibility

Front 34

Rosalinda attempted to persuade her audience to donate their organs to science. She saved her most convincing point—about how easy it is to indicate your willingness to donate by signing the back of your driver's license—for the last point so the audience would remember it. What pattern did she use when organizing her supporting material?

Back 34

Recency

Front 35

After surveying his class, Kosta decided his discussion of nanotechnology would be difficult for his audience to follow. One of the ways he adapted to his audience was by paraphrasing vital information at the end of each main point. What device was Kosta using in his presentation?

Back 35

Internal summaries

Front 36

A delivery outline _____________.

Back 36

should contain key words and presentational cues.

Front 37

Mark develops and delivers his presentation according to the audience-centered presentational speaking model. He does not write out his presentation word for word. Instead, Mark speaks from an abbreviated outline on note cards. Mark's speech is presented using a(n) ___________ style of delivery.

Back 37

extemporaneous

Front 38

While preparing a presentation, which of the following guidelines for using a visual aid should you follow?

Back 38

Rehearse with the visual aid.

Front 39

Andy used parallelism and repetition in his presentation to make it memorable. The word structures he used to enhance his vocal delivery are called ______________.

Back 39

cadence

Front 40

Manuel makes sure to speak slowly and enunciate each word in his presentation. Manuel is using which components of vocal delivery?

Back 40

Rate and Articulation

Front 41

In Katherine's presentation, she talks about historical buildings and how these buildings reflect the social and political climate during the times when they were constructed. Her presentation is __________.

Back 41

informative

Front 42

Mandee presented an informative presentation on how to repair a leaky faucet. What type of an informative presentation was this?

Back 42

A presentation about a procedure

Front 43

Luke wants his audience to understand how watermelons from West Texas look, taste, smell, and feel. To create a lively description that helps listeners form a mental image of watermelons, Luke should use _____________.

Back 43

word pictures

Front 44

Not telling your listeners that you are going to try to convince them to support your position, presenting your strongest arguments first, and acknowledging opposing points of view are all ways to adapt your persuasive message to what type of audience?

Back 44

Unreceptive audience

Front 45

"Texas Parks and Wildlife should take more steps to protect the fragile ecological system within the San Marcos River." This statement is an example of a proposition of ________.

Back 45

policy

Front 46

While you are delivering your presentation, you see audience members sweating and fanning themselves. As a speaker, which of the audience's needs do you need to fulfill?

Back 46

Physiological

Front 47

Credibility is a perception that includes the following factors:

Back 47

Trustworthiness, Competence, Dynamism

Front 48

In her presentation on water safety, Renee mentions that she is a certified lifeguard and water safety instructor. What aspect of speaker credibility does Renee demonstrate with this verbal message?

Back 48

Competence

Front 49

Tara attempts to persuade her listeners that a war on terrorism is justified by citing several attacks including the ones in the United States, Spain, and Indonesia. Tara is using what type of reasoning with her listeners?

Back 49

Inductive

Front 50

Richard uses vivid illustrations and descriptions in his presentation. He also uses arousing verbal messages accompanied by strong nonverbal messages. Richard is using the appeal of ______.

Back 50

ethos and pathos