Ch. 11 Informative Speaking – Flashcards

When practicing for a demonstration speech, you should add ____ on to your practice time.

Which of the following is the best worded purpose statement for a five-minute speech?

When giving a demonstration speech, you should merely tell the audience how to do something, but never attempt to actually show them.

Which organizational pattern is used most often in informative speeches?

An informative speech is meant to do all of the following except

Demonstration speeches promote understanding-knowing

A demonstration speech always takes less time than an informational speech.

Using color and underlining on your speaking notes will distract you during your speech

Speaking notes should be as brief as possible, preferably an outline using keywords or phrases.

The first step in preparing an informative speech should be:

The focus of an informational speech is all of the following except:

One of the primary differences between informative and persuasive speeches is the speaker's goal.

Which is NOT a preparation step for informative speaking?

Informative speeches promote a skill-making or doing.

A speaker gives a speech about how to take better vacation photographs. The main points of the speech are what equipment to use, how to compose a shot involving only landscape, and how to compose a shot including people. The speaker's visuals include two different kinds of cameras, several lenses, and several enlarged photographs on transparencies, which show good and bad examples of composition. This speech is best categorized as:

It is helpful to write your speech as if it were a written essay.

When analyzing the audience, you should try to find out these things except

Effective speakers do all of the following except

A speaker gave a speech about the effects of second-hand smoke. As a result, three audience members chose not to smoke when in the company of non-smoking friends. The speech would be best categorized as:

According to the text, a narration or story has two important qualities:

The key component of unintentional plagiarism, as demonstrated by it's inclusion in every example of plagiarism, is:

A consideration to make when giving a PowerPoint presentation is to make sure there is adequate lighting so the audience can see your facial expressions during the presentation.