Exam 11: Public Speaking: Planning the Message

The place,time of day,time limit,emotional climate,and other conditions of a speech are summed up as _____.

Pat is a deeply religious student who just won the university's science fair.The award will be given at the next meeting of the National Academy of Science,which is comprised mainly of atheist and agnostic scientists.Pat plans to read a passage from the Bible during the acceptance speech.Pat's professor advises against this,saying that religious material is inappropriate for this audience.Pat's professor's idea is consistent with what your textbook would advise in this situation.

Fabrication occurs when a speaker uses the words and ideas of others without giving credit to the source of the material.

Becky is giving a speech to the student senate about freshman wanting more say in the decision-making process.She begins receiving negative nonverbal cues from senate members.She is in what stage of giving a speech?

The act of public communication is based on all of the following parameters EXCEPT _____.

Chris has chosen the topic of gay marriage for an upcoming speech contest.Which of the following is most important for Chris to discern about the audience at the contest? The audience's _____.

Since Wikipedia is collectively composed by a variety of non-experts there is no need to cite it in an academic speech to avoid plagiarism.

List and explain two specific techniques you might use as the speaker to encourage audience's listening ability of your next speech.