Exam 5: Selecting a Topic and Purpose

Brainstorming is a process of free ______ in which your goal is to generate as many ideas as possible without fear of critique.

Whether the speech is informative or persuasive, the thesis statement is your speech "in a nutshell."

In addition to formulating a specific purpose written from your own perspective, it is also helpful to assess the speech from the audience's perceptive, including the composition of a desired ______ objective.

When a speaker mixes and matches ideas they've generated to form interesting combinations, they are piggybacking ideas.

Using the words persuade, motivate, convince, and act, list specific purposes for persuasive speeches. (Example: To motivate listeners to buy organic food)

The speech to persuade is designed primarily to change the thoughts or behaviors of receivers.

The speech to persuade is designed primarily to ______ the thoughts and/or the behaviors of receivers.

When brainstorming for speech topics you should approach your speech systematically.

A thesis statement for a persuasive speech is also called the claim.

Discuss and exemplify how to formulate a thesis statement.

Unlike the general purpose, the specific purpose is usually delivered directly to the audience.

"Donating blood can help save three lives, can encourage others to help their community, and can sense of personal accomplishment" is an example of ______.

The specific purpose statement of a persuasive speech would often include words like persuade, motivate, or convince.

The specific purpose should be written ______.

When listeners are asked what your speech was about, they should be able to respond by offering what?

A good specific purpose is ______ but does not ______.

An informative speech is designed to ______.

The ______ of a speech is the overall effect you hope to have on your audience.

When you mix and match ideas you've generated to form interesting combinations, you are ______ ideas.