Exam 15: Speak to Inform

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When you are ______, you enhance your message with sufficient specificity and detail for audience members to form clear mental pictures, grounding your ideas in specific references rather than vague abstractions.

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Which of the following is a way to make your speech as clear and easy to follow as possible?

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How can a speaker make their speech memorable?

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Answer will typically include: Let them know what you think is important for them to retain. Stress those points via verbal and nonverbal means, using repetition, pauses, vocal emphasis, and gestures. Build in audience participation.

Speeches about people include which of the following?

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General or abstract ideas generally work best for concept or expository speeches, as they allow for the most creative analysis and interpretation.

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How can a speaker minimize jargon?

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You can create information hunger to motivate your audience to learn a new body of content.

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Speeches on events and people lend themselves to causal patterns alone.

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One that contains too many main points, or step after step after step with no logical ______, is usually too difficult for receivers to interpret and remember.

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What is the power of the information you already possess as a speaker?

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A speech is vague if audience members are able to identify its specific purpose and central idea too soon.

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Remember, people are most interested in ______.

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What is the benefit of using concrete language?

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When we talk about ideas, audience members may have ______ interpretations of the concepts or words we use.

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______ refers to special words or technical terms used and understood primarily by those who share a profession or trade.

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Clarify what your audience knows by reducing their confusion or uncertainty, or providing a fresh way of ______.

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If you speak on an event, you should have personally witnessed it so you have credibility.

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How can a speaker create hunger for information?

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Question 18

Discuss and exemplify why speaking about ideas is particularly challenging.

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Question 19

Discuss and exemplify the two possible goals of informative speeches.

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Exam 15: Speak to Inform

When you are ______, you enhance your message with sufficient specificity and detail for audience members to form clear mental pictures, grounding your ideas in specific references rather than vague abstractions.

Which of the following is a way to make your speech as clear and easy to follow as possible?

How can a speaker make their speech memorable?

Speeches about people include which of the following?

General or abstract ideas generally work best for concept or expository speeches, as they allow for the most creative analysis and interpretation.

How can a speaker minimize jargon?

You can create information hunger to motivate your audience to learn a new body of content.

Speeches on events and people lend themselves to causal patterns alone.

One that contains too many main points, or step after step after step with no logical ______, is usually too difficult for receivers to interpret and remember.

What is the power of the information you already possess as a speaker?

A speech is vague if audience members are able to identify its specific purpose and central idea too soon.

Remember, people are most interested in ______.

What is the benefit of using concrete language?

When we talk about ideas, audience members may have ______ interpretations of the concepts or words we use.

______ refers to special words or technical terms used and understood primarily by those who share a profession or trade.

Clarify what your audience knows by reducing their confusion or uncertainty, or providing a fresh way of ______.

If you speak on an event, you should have personally witnessed it so you have credibility.

How can a speaker create hunger for information?

Discuss and exemplify why speaking about ideas is particularly challenging.

Discuss and exemplify the two possible goals of informative speeches.

Building Confidence and Your First Speech

Public Speaking in a Global World: Inclusion, Ethics, and Critical Thinking

Listening Critically

Analyzing and Adapting to the Audience

Selecting a Topic and Purpose

Finding and Evaluating Research

Integrating Support

Organizing the Main Points of Your Speech

Outlining Your Speech

Beginning and Ending Your Speech

Wording the Speech

Delivery Modes and Practice

Delivering Your Speech: Nonverbal Messages Matter

Using Presentation Aids

Prepare to Persuade

Methods of Persuasion

Planning and Presenting in Small Groups

Special Occasion Speeches

Business and Professional Speaking

Storytelling

Speaking Across College Courses

Presenting Online

Answering Questions

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