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Jargon can be used for specific audiences (True/False)

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T

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"He is as hairless as an egg" is a metaphor (True/False)

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F

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The selection and use of supporting materials for a speech involves critical thinking skills (True/False)

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T

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The active voice is the use of verbs that communicate that the subject is being acted upon (True/False)

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F

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Taking notes on a speaker's key points and supporting material will help improve your listening ability and retention. (True/False)

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T

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Brief examples can be used either to illustrate a point or to introduce a topic (True/False)

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T

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In the United States, public speakers who establish strong eye contact with listeners are usually perceived as less credible than speakers who have weaker eye contact (True/False)

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F

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According to your textbook, the first step in rehearsing a speech is to practice in front of a mirror. (True/False)

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F

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If you were giving a speech about how to lift weights, the most effective visual aid would probably be a drawing (True/False)

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F

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A hypothetical example describes an imaginary or fictitious situation (True/False)

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T

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It is a good idea to ask questions in a speech (True/False)

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F

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If you were summarizing statistical trends in a speech, the best visual aid to use would probably be a graph (True/False)

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T

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The way someone communicates can be as important as what the person actually says. (True/False)

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T

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Of all the kinds of public speaking, persuasion is the most complex and the most challenging (True/False)

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T

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When you are going to give an audience material to take home from a speech, you should usually distribute the material after you are finished speaking (True/False)

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T

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In most circumstances you should keep your visual aids on display throughout your speech. (True/False)

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F

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As your textbook explains, speakers who give persuasive speeches seeking immediate action should make their call for action as general as possible (True/False)

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F

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One of the advantages of using causal reasoning in a persuasive speech is that the relationship between causes and effects is usually fairly obvious (True/False)

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T

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Monroe's motivated sequence is the most appropriate for speeches that try to persuade listeners to take immediate action (True/False)

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T

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The primary purpose of a special occasion speech is to convey information to an audience. (True/False)

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F

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The first step in Monroe's motivated sequence is to convince the audience that there is a need for action. (True/False)

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F

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Speakers who explain their expertise on the speech topic are likely to reduce their credibility with the audience (True/False)

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F

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Like other kinds of speeches, after-dinner speeches require careful organization (True/False)

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T

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The credibility of a speaker before she or he starts to speak is called initial credibility (True/False)

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T

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The fundamental purpose of a commemorative speech is to convey information about the subject being commemorated (True/False)

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F

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Research indicates that the impact of examples is greatly enhanced when they are combined with _______ that show the examples to be typical

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statistics

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Visual aids can be very useful to a speaker because they

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enhance the clarity of a speaker's ideas

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Which of the following does your textbook present as a guideline for preparing visual aids?

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keep them simple

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Alisha began the introduction of her speech by saying : Have you ever been knocked down so hard by life that you didn't feel you'd ever get back up? This has happened to me many times, the first being when I tried to ride a bicycle when I was very young. Today I want to discuss with you some basic strategies for coping with life's challenges. What kind of supporting material did Alisha use in her introduction?

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brief example

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Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking?

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Anything with the intent of changing the audience's behaviour

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When business managers are asked to list the communication skills most crucial to their job, they usually rank _____ number one.

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listening

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Nonverbal communication is often

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spontaneous, unintentional, misinterpreted, ambiguous

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Which of the following is one of the four major causes of poor listening discussed in your textbook?

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Trying to remember everything, jumping to conclusions

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Which of the following is recommended in your textbook as a way to enhance your credibility in a persuasive speech?

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explain your expertise, deliver fluently, establish common grounds

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Nonverbal communication encompasses:

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all behaviours

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Images that use expressed analogies are called:

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similes

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According to your textbook, you should think of your persuasive speech as

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a kind of mental dialogue with your audience

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The format required, in this class, for citing works in a speech bibliography are from the

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APA

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Using evidence is especially critical in a persuasive speech when your target audience

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opposes your point of view

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To give statistics greater impact, a speaker should

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use them sparingly

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Which of the following is an example of a speech for a special occasion

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after-dinner, toast, commemorative

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When using a visual aid in a speech you should

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keep them simple, talk to the audience not the aids

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When using a visual aid in a speech, you should display the aid

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where everyone can see

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If you want to persuade a skeptical audience, which of the following is it most important for you to do in your speech?

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answer the reasons for the audience's skepticism

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According to your textbook, the main purpose of a speech of presentation is to present

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a gift/award to the recipient

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According to your textbook, "To persuade my audience that downloading music from the internet for personal use is ethically wrong" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

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value

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According to your textbook, the major traits of a good acceptance speech are brevity, humility, and

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gracious

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Which of the following is an example of a commemorative speech?

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tribute, eulogy, one that inspires

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The ______ speaker uses only brief notes or a speaking outline to job the memory.

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extemporaneous

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After-dinner speeches are best thought of as a kind of speech to

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entertain

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