Exam 14: Speaking to Inform

Sean is informing his audience about the benefits of networking as a way to find as job.His speech is about which of the following?

According to your book,making yourself the butt of a joke is not an effective use of humor.

Adapting your presentation to your audience's "mental in-baskets" relates to which of the following?

People learn new information by associating it to what they already know.

Tom gave a speech on Old Drum,a historical statue of a dog in the local town square.What strategy is Tom using in his selection of topics?

In your speech,you should not use humorous quotations because citing the source takes away from the focus of your speech..

Mark heard a great joke about a computer network administrator.He decided to use it in his speech on financial aid as a way to get the audience warmed up.When he gave his introduction,he noticed that his audience looked somewhat confused when he previewed his main points.What tip for using humor did Mark fail to follow?

Which of the following is recommended by your book when using an interpreter?

Explain the importance of redundancy in a public speaking situation,and what a speaker can do to build in redundancy.

Give examples of speech topics that correspond to these five types of informative speeches: (1)speeches about objects; (2)speeches about procedures; (3)speeches about people; (4)speeches about events;and (5)speeches about ideas.

Masayuki gave a speech on ways the high context values are reflected in the Japanese culture.His three main points were the language,the gift-giving customs,and the visual arts.Which pattern did he use to organize his speech?

One of the methods used to make your presentation interesting is to _____.

Your book suggests that you use the T-E-A-C-H model when teaching people how to do something (procedure).Choose a skill and explain how you would use the model to teach it to your audience.

According to research cited in your book,adult learners prefer to be actively involved in the learning process.

Cullen is preparing a speech about his visit to the Empire State Building.The type of informative presentation he is preparing is a presentation about_____.

A speech about a(n)_____ is one about an abstract concept,theory,or principle.

A presentation about _____ would be a speech about a procedure.

David is informing his audience about his the many opportunities for hiking,sightseeing and photography at the Grand Canyon.His speech is about which of the following?

Repeating your main points three times throughout your speech is too trite and repetitious for most audiences.

A presentation about _____ would use the T-E-A-C-H acronym.