Exam 14: Speaking to Inform

What are three suggestions for making your informative speech clear? Briefly explain each.

Describe the three ways a speaker can establish a motive for the audience to listen to them.

Anders spoke on the mountain ranges in New Mexico. In his introduction, he previewed his main points. As he got to each main point, he used an internal preview and an internal summary. At the end of his speech, he summarized his main points. Which strategy for making your speech memorable did Anders use?

When giving a presentation about people, what two organizational patterns could you possibly use and why?

The general purpose for a speech in which you share information with others to enhance their knowledge is a speech to _____.

Adult learners prefer to deal with more abstract ideas that have indirect relevance to their lives.

Landy gave a speech on making new friends. She began by asking, "Would you like to have two new friends by the end of the semester?" This is an example of relating new information to old.

A word picture is a description that helps the audience imagine the sight, sound, taste, smell, or touch of what you are talking about.

Give categories 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.

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?

A speech that is about anything you can see or touch is a speech about an object.

Relate the three organizational patterns that can be used when presenting a speech about a procedure.

It is common for most presentations about procedures to begin with the word "when."

What are the three preferences of adult learners? Briefly explain how these preferences could be taken into account by a public speaker.

Enrique said, "Listen carefully, this is the most convincing reason why life is likely to exist on other planets." He is using which of the following techniques to make his presentation memorable?

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

A speech about how nerve synapses connect through the nervous system is a speech about a(n) _____.

When teaching a process, it is helpful to follow the acronym T-E-A-C-H, which stands for the following:

As long as your humor is funny, it does not necessarily need to be "appropriate" for the audience.

When you add pauses to emphasize a point, you are reinforcing ideas _____.