COM PRACTICE CHPT 15 – Flashcards
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what are the general criteria on which an informative speech will be judged?
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-clarity -interest -accuracy
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concepts are more_________ than objects, processes, or events
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abstract
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which of the following would be an appropriate topic for an informative speech about a concept?
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mystism
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what organizational pattern would you use if you wanted to inform your audience about the three major sociological approaches?
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topical
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to which of the following should a speaker pay special attention in a speech about a concept?
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-avoiding technical language -using examples and comparisons -defining terms clearly
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As a speaker, you must always relate the speech topic to the interests and concerns of the
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listeners
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Chris, a veteran, was invited to talk to middle-choolers about the role of the marines in Iraq, chris used many acronyms, such as IED, AADS, MEDEVAC, and CBW. chris violated which guideline of effective informative speaking
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he was too technical
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three good ways to avoid abstraction are to explain them through
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comparison, contrast, and description
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if you were giving a speech about foster care, which of the following would be an example of personalizing your ideas?
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including anecdotes about your own experiences with foster care ..to personalize a topic is to present it in human terms
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in order to give an interesting, engaging speech, you should follow the guidelines for informative speaking, but you must also be_______ and use language imaginatively
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creative
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Kristen tried to tell her audience of inexperienced computer users how to design their own web page. she used computer terminology but did not clearly define those terms. what guidelines for effective informative speaking did kristen violate?
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-she overestimated how much the audience knew about computer programming -she used language that was too technical for a general audience
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an event is best defined as
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anything that happens
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a systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product is known as
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a process
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when giving a speech about an object, you should..
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choose a specific purpose that focuses on one aspect of the object
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if your informative speech concerns the major milestones in life of clara barton that led her to found the american red cross, you would most likely organize your speech..
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chronologically
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which of the following topics is a speech about a process?
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starting a campfire
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which kind of process speech would inform the audience how to stay safe during a lightning storm?
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one with a goal of teaching listeners to perform the process themselves
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most process speeches describe a process from beginning to end, step by step, which is an example of________ organization
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chronological
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when preparing an informative speech about a process, it is important to..
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-have concise organization -make each step clear
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which of the following topics would be treated as an informative speech about an event?
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the world series
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an informative speech about an event would have a topical organizational pattern unless the purpose is to explain the event's __________; then, it would need a chronological pattern.
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history
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which of the following would be a topic for an informative speech about objects?
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the grand canyon
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which of these is not one of the common types of informative speeches
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problems
