Exam 14: Speaking to Inform

Briefly explain the purpose of speech to inform. Give examples of at least 3 specific situations (other than student speeches in a speech class) in which informative speaking is commonly used.

By building redundancy into a speech, a speaker has a greater chance of making the speech _____.

"Pace your information flow" means to spread the details out in your speech, rather than presenting a large number of significant details all at once.

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

Pausing just before you make an important point in your speech is an example of reinforcing your key ideas verbally.

One way to make an informative speech clear is by providing signposts at strategic points to give the audience time to process the information they have just heard.

Descriptions that appeal to your senses are called _____.

For his speech, Stewart identified the five steps management should take during the annual employee review process. What organizational pattern did he use?

In giving an informative speech about a person, your book recommends including as many details of the person's life as possible.

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

When Kiko reviewed the main points in her informative speech, she slowed down her rate of speech, decreased her volume, made sure to articulate each word clearly, and paused between each point. What technique of making an informative speech memorable did Kiko effectively employ?

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?

Your book gives five suggestions for the use of humor in a speech. Briefly discuss three of them.

Speeches about procedures would be used when you are talking about _____.

"Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and tell them what you told them" is one way to describe the informative technique of _____.

Paula is excited to give her speech because it describes her recent trip to witness the presidential inauguration. Her speech will be a presentation about______.

Tiffany presented an informative speech on the cognitive theory of stimulation. What type of informative speech was this?

Why are speeches about ideas considered more abstract than other forms of informative speeches?

_____ learners are people who have a learning style who prefer practical, useful information that is relevant; they seek connections between the new information and their life experiences.

Masayuki gave a speech on ways 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?