Exam 13: Public Communication

Material used to support claims in a speech __________.

The main idea of the entire speech is __________.

Skill in listening critically to the public communication of others is equally important to skill in public speaking.

__________ exists when listeners believe in a speaker and trust what the speaker says.

The name for the step in the Motivated Sequence in which the speaker tries to intensify the listener's commitment to the solution by helping them imagine the results from the solution is called the __________ step.

Raymond is well known as an expert on environmental policy. Thus, when he begins his presentation, listeners already have a high opinion of his abilities. Raymond has __________ credibility.

A good introduction does which of the following?

"Today I will explain to you how humans have evolved from apes to Neanderthals to the human form we have today." This thesis sentence suggests which organizational pattern?

When the primary objective is to increase listeners' understanding, awareness, or knowledge of some topic, one delivers __________.

Probably the most widely used style of delivery is __________.

__________ exists when listeners believe in a speaker and trust what the speaker says.

Using a hypothetical topic discuss and elucidate on the three planning steps you should go through in preparing for an effective speech.

In speeches organized around a temporal pattern, the main points are structured around their physical relationship with one another, for example, their geographical relationship to one another.

"What would you think if you went to a doctor because you were ill and she told you to watch Seinfeld as a part of your treatment?" is an example of which type of attention getting device from an introduction to a presentation?

Words and phrases that connect ideas in a presentation are called __________.

The thesis statement is the single most important sentence in a speech.

The function of transitions are to __________.

When the primary objective is to engage, interest, amuse, or please listeners, one delivers __________.

A certain degree of anxiety about speaking is natural.

Discuss the three traditional speaking purposes. Address the similarities and differences between the three types and give examples of each.