Deck 16: Informative Speaking

Question 1

Which of the three basic goals of informative speaking focuses on making sure that a speech relies on logical organization and understandable word choices?

A) accuracy
B) clarity
C) knowledge presentation
D) listener interest
E) persuasibility

Answer 1

B

Question 2

During a speech on time management, Darlene uses the phrase "completion of the task" instead of "success" to ensure that her phrasing is what?

A) abstract
B) behavioral
C) concrete
D) intangible
E) physical

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A(n) ___________ term is imprecise, leaving the meaning open to interpretation.

Answer 3

abstract

Question 4

What are the three basic goals of informative speaking?

A) accuracy, clarity, and listener interest
B) persuasibility, clarity, and accuracy
C) knowledge presentation, clarity, and accuracy
D) persuasibility, clarity, and listener interest
E) clarity, knowledge presentation, and listener interest

Question 5

What is a term that is imprecise, leaving the meaning open to interpretation?

A) abstract
B) behavioral
C) concrete
D) intangible
E) physical

Question 6

What concept suggests that everyone has identities connected to family, religion, occupation, cultural origin, gender, and other characteristics?

A) diversity
B) multiple personalities
C) multiple identities
D) relational diversity
E) relational identities

Question 7

___________ ___________ refers to the idea that everyone has identities connected to family, religion, occupation, cultural origin, gender, and other characteristics.

Question 8

A(n) ___________ term directly names a specific thing.

Question 9

If you define many technical terms, the audience will not feel bombarded with a set of definitions.

Question 10

If your goal is to make your speech relevant and useful, then you need to give the speech a human face for audience members to latch on to.

Question 11

During the middle of a speech, the speaker says that "this community is highly discriminatory." The word "discriminatory" in this context is considered what?

A) abstract
B) behavioral
C) concrete
D) intangible
E) physical

Question 12

Use the definitions, descriptions, explanations, and examples you need in order to make your meanings clear, and it's OK to add tangential information you find interesting to spice up your speech.

Question 13

What is a term that directly names a specific thing and whose meaning is unlikely to require any interpretation?

A) abstract
B) behavioral
C) concrete
D) intangible
E) physical

Question 14

You should assume that something that's obvious to you will also be obvious to the members of your audience.

Question 15

Information that is somewhat related to the topic and thesis but is, nonetheless, a digression is referred to as ___________.

Question 16

If you can link what your speech is about to information your audience already possesses, it will help your audience members process your speech more easily.

Question 17

Which of the three basic goals of informative speaking focuses on a carefully narrowed topic and purpose?

A) accuracy
B) clarity
C) knowledge presentation
D) listener interest
E) persuasibility

Question 18

The three goals of informative speaking are ___________, ___________, and ___________.

Question 19

During the middle of her speech on the United Nations, Carol goes off on a rant about problems in Sahara Africa that are not related to the central idea of the speech. This "rant" is considered what?

A) abstract
B) concrete
C) contextualized
D) supplementary
E) tangential

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a recommendation for making information clear and interesting to an audience?

A) adjust complexity to the audience
B) avoid unnecessary jargon
C) create abstract images
D) keep information limited
E) link current knowledge to new knowledge

Question 21

Differentiate among the three goals of public speaking.

Question 22

According to Katherine Rowan, a transformative explanation shows how an implicit theory is limited and concludes by presenting the accepted explanation and describing why that explanation is better.

Question 23

Roy is giving a speech on the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster. What type of informative speech is Roy giving?

A) concepts
B) events
C) objects
D) people
E) process

Question 24

What type of informative speech examines people, institutions, places, substances, and inanimate things?

A) concepts
B) events
C) objects
D) people
E) process

Question 25

Jorge is delivering a speech on Kübler-Ross' five stages of grief. What type of informative speech is Jorge giving?

A) concepts
B) events
C) objects
D) people
E) process

Question 26

Fatima is delivering a speech on two types of relational abusers: pit-bulls and cobras. What type of informative speech is Fatima giving?

A) concepts
B) events
C) objects
D) people
E) process

Question 27

Jim is giving a speech about the Eiffel tower. What type of informative speech is Jim giving?

A) concepts
B) events
C) objects
D) people
E) process

Question 28

According to Katherine Rowan, the first part of presenting a confusing term is to provide an example that includes all the central features of the concept.

Question 29

Geraldine is giving an informative speech on modern railway conductors. What type of informative speech is Geraldine giving?

A) concepts
B) events
C) objects
D) people
E) process

Question 30

Why is it important for speakers to adjust complexity to the audience?

Question 31

Penny is delivering a speech on Barack Obama's childhood. What type of informative speech is Penny giving?

A) concepts
B) events
C) objects
D) people
E) process

Question 32

Of the eight different ways to make information interesting and clear to an audience, which one do you think is the most important and why?

Question 33

Why should speakers avoid unnecessary jargon?

Question 34

Why should speakers personalize content?

Question 35

What type of speech involves predictable series of changes, phases, or steps?

A) concepts
B) events
C) objects
D) people
E) process

Question 36

Why should speakers make information memorable?

Question 37

Abstractions are concrete ideas that exist independent of whether they are observed or practiced (e.g., social equality).

Question 38

What is referred to as the order in which events take place?

A) abstract order
B) chronological order
C) polychronemic order
D) sequencing order
E) time order

Question 39

If you choose a topic that turns out to be too difficult, you must progress forward in spite of specific audience needs.

Question 40

What are abstract ideas that exist independent of whether they are observed or practiced?

A) concepts
B) events
C) objects
D) people
E) process

Question 41

A speech about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an example of a(n) ___________ informative speech.

Question 42

Differentiate among the five types of informative speeches.

Question 43

A speech about the bombing of Pearl Harbor is an example of a(n) ______ informative speech.

Question 44

What are the four steps to ethically handling a speech topic that is too ambitious?

Question 45

Explaining the three forms of organizational justice (distributive, procedural, and interactional) is an example of a process informative speech.

Question 46

Describe Katherine Rowan's three sources of audience confusion.

Question 47

According to Katherine Rowan's Three Sources of Audience Confusion, a ___________ ___________ demonstrates how an implicit theory is limited and concludes by presenting the accepted explanation and describing why that explanation is better.

Question 48

A speech on the history of the water bottle is an example of a(n) _______ informative speech.

Question 49

A speech about the life cycle of a fruit fly is an example of a(n) ___________ informative speech.