Exam 20: Public Speaking and Communication Skills

"To persuade my audience that Citizen Kane is the greatest movie oall time" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question ovalue.

"To inform my audience how to build a bird house and about the migratory patterns obirds" is an example oan effective specific purpose statement for a speech.

Informative speeches about concepts are usually arranged in spatial order.

Critical thinking is a way othinking negatively about everything you hear in a speech.

When you adjust to the situation oa public speech, you are doing on a larger scale what you do every day in conversation.

As your textbook explains, ethical decisions are essentially a matter opersonal whim or opinion.

A hypothetical example describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.

Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course oaction against a set oethical standards or guidelines.

The three major traits oa good acceptance speech are brevity, humility, and graciousness.

One othe major obstacles to listening effectively is that the brain can process many more words than can be spoken in a minute.

Ways otalking based on ethnic or regional speech patterns are called dialects.

Because it moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion, reasoning from principle is the opposite oreasoning from specific instances.

Because a panel discussion involves speaking impromptu, the best preparation for such a discussion is no preparation at all.

Goodwill is the audience's perception owhether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.

As your textbook explains, when you locate an abstract oa magazine article, you should feel free to cite the article in your speech on the basis othe abstract alone.

You should usually avoid drawing on your personal knowledge or experience when choosing a speech topic.

In the most common system ooutlining, main points are identified by Roman numerals and subpoints by capital letters.

Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases.

When you listen to the campaign speech oa political candidate for the purpose oaccepting or rejecting the speaker's message, you are engaged in critical listening.

Egocentrism means that audiences typically approach speeches by asking "Why is this important for me?"