Speech Chapter 1&2 quiz – Flashcards
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The appeal to audience emotion is termed credos logos pathos ethos
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pathos
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Invention refers to coming up with original gestures as a form of persuasion. discovering evidence and arguments you will use to make your case. practicing the speech until it can be artfully delivered. organizing your ideas to suit your audience.
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discovering evidence and arguments you will use to make your case.
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Being an audience-centered speaker means keeping the needs and values of your audience in mind. False True
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True
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Keeping the needs, values, attitudes, and wants of your listeners clearly in focus is being a receiver. audience-centered. a decoder. contextually aware.
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audience-centered
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The recipient of the source's message is the receiver. the channel. the orator. the encoder.
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the receiver
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The receiver decodes or interprets the message. True False
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True
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Which of the following is one of the five canons of rhetoric? persuasion delivery adaption argument
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delivery
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Communication skills are on of the top job skills sought by most employers True False
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True
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The specific purpose of a speech is the same as the general purpose True False
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False
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In which part of a speech should the speaker restate the thesis and reiterate how the main points confirm it? Introduction Body Conclusion Outline
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Conclusion
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The first step in speech process is research analyzing the audience developing points stating the purpose
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analyzing the audience
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Which kind of outline is usually brief and contains key words or phrases working speaking operational specific
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speaking
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Every speech has three major parts: an introduction, the body, and a conclusion. True False
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True
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A thesis statement is a sentence that concisely communicates what the speech is about False True
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True
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In an outline, what kind of points support the main points? coordinate superior equivalent subordinate
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subordiante
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_____ involves delivering a specific message to an in-person audience. Dyadic communication Mass communication Public speaking Small group communication
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Public speaking
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The recipient of the source's message is the channel. the receiver. the orator. the encoder.
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the receiver
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Transforming ideas and thoughts into messages is called decoding encoding channeling receiving
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encoding
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An effective speech should be organized around two or three main points. True False
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True
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When we refer to noise in the communication process, we are referring to the medium through which the message is sent. sounds that make it hard to hear the speaker. speaking to a live audience rather than written communication. any interference with the message.
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any interference with the message
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Communication between two people is called dyadic communication. small group communication. public speaking. mass communication.
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dyadic communication
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The audience's response to a message is referred to as shared meaning. feedback. the medium. decoding.
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feedback
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A speaker should always refer back to the thesis statement to stay on track in proving the speech's central idea. True False
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true
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Supporting material illustrates main points by ______ the speaker's main ideas. disproving contradicting verifying substituting
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verifying
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The general goal of persuasive speeches is to advocate, or to ask others to accept your views True False
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True
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To inform, to persuade, and to mark a special occasion are the three types of general speech purposes specific speech purposes thesis statements speech occasions
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general speech purpose
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Outlines are based on the principle of coordination and subordination. primacy and decency. topic selection. general and specific purpose.
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coordination and subordination
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In his speech about why people should buy used rather than new cars, Carlos provided the audience with information about his background as a used-car salesperson. Carlos employed which type of appeal? credos logos ethos pathos
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ethos
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Anne gives a speech to her classmates about categories of computer games. The general purpose of Anne's speech is to mark a special occasion. to persuade. to convince. to inform.
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to inform
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Part of audience analysis is considering ________ characteristics speaker thesis delivery demographic
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demographic
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In which part of a speech should the speaker develop each main point? outline body conclusion introduction
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body
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The ______ is a precise statement of what you want the audience to learn or do as a result of your speech. general purpose topic selection specific purpose audience analysis
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specific purpose
