Deck 13: The Informative Speech

Question 1

Which statement best describes the difference between examples and narratives?

A)Narratives are considerably longer than examples.
B) Narratives are fictional; examples are factual.
C) Examples are more appropriate as supporting material for informative speeches than narratives are.
D)Examples and narratives are interchangeable in informative speeches.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is a guideline for using numerical data?

A)Use numbers whenever possible.
B) Avoid the use of graphs and charts.
C) Currency is not important.
D)Make the numbers easy to remember.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is the term for a form of supporting material consisting of experts' opinions or witnesses
Accounts?

A)testimony
B) illustration
C) narrative
D)model

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following illustrates the best use of testimony for a speech on civic engagement?

A)Benjamin Barber,a leading civil society scholar,suggests most Americans perceive themselves more as consumers than citizens.
B) My roommate said he thought he would be more engaged in politics,if he didn't work so much.
C) John Cameron,director of many blockbuster movies,thinks Americans are more engaged than most people think.
D)I heard somewhere that people on the East coast,like around Washington,D.C.,are really interested ?in politics.

Question 5

Which of the following is one of the guidelines listed in the text for using presentation aids?

A)Pretest the presentation aids.
B) Look at the presentation aids rather than your audience.
C) Keep the aids visible to the audience even after you have finished using them.
D)Save the aids for the actual presentation,not rehearsal.

Question 6

If you want to encourage your audience to take notes,the best medium for your presentation aid is

A)a chartboard.
B) a flip chart.
C) slides.
D)handouts.

Question 7

Which of the following is true concerning the level of complexity for informative speeches?

A)It is nearly impossible to simplify a speech too much regardless of the audience.
B) Complex presentations are preferable to simple presentations to ensure audience interest.
C) Beginning speakers often make their presentations too simple and bore their audiences.
D)The level of complexity should be adjusted depending on factors such as context and audience's knowledge of the topic.

Question 8

Direct your audience's attention to your most important points by

A)using guide phrases.
B) giving them a lot of material at once.
C) making the material as complex as possible.
D)varying the pattern of organization as much as possible.

Question 9

When deciding on the amount of information to present in an informative speech,a speaker should

A)cover as much information as possible within the time limit,so the audience does not get bored.
B) strive for depth of information rather than breadth.
C) develop at least five main points to ensure there is something in the speech that will be of interest to most everyone in the audience.
D)use amplification sparingly to ensure enough time to cover main points.

Question 10

Which type of informative speech shows the audience how something is done or how to operate
Something?

A)definition
B) temporal
C) description
D)demonstration

Question 11

People learn information more easily and retain it longer when it is related in some way to what they already know.

Question 12

There is no limit to the amount of information that a listener can take in at any one time.

Question 13

Which of the following topics would be most appropriate for a speech of demonstration?

A)the concept of rhetoric
B) how to use a potter's wheel
C) how the human circulatory system works
D)What is a born-again Christian?

Question 14

If your speech focused on the events of September 11,you would most likely give a speech of

A)definition.
B) demonstration.
C) special occasion.
D)description.

Question 15

In his speech on the need to expand the local animal shelter,Sheldon quotes the local animal center's ?director as stating,"If we do not secure funding to expand the shelter,we will be unable to take in the ?additional number of animals that need shelter." Sheldon is using which type of support material?

A)an example
B) testimony
C) numerical data
D)a definition

Question 16

Which of the following is a guideline for creating an effective informative speech?

A)Share as much information as you can in the time you have.
B) Including more complex information is preferable to making the information too simple.
C) Relate new information to old.
D)Speakers who have an expertise in a subject need not worry about making the topic relevant to their ?audiences.

Question 17

Which of the following topics would be most appropriate for a speech of definition?

A)the meaning of new-age rap music
B) the geographical layout of Yosemite National Park
C) how to make salsa
D)the contributions of a famous politician

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for effective presentation aid use?

A) Know your presentation aid intimately.
B) Integrate your presentation aid into the speech seamlessly.
C) Avoid talking to your presentation aids.
D) Don't rehearse your speech with your presentation aid to risk ruining the spontaneity.

Question 19

The use of a model as a presentation aid is especially helpful when explaining

A)trends.
B) complex structures.
C) the growth of something.
D)currents.

Question 20

According to your text,an informative speech should tell listeners something they

A)have forgotten.
B) already know.
C) did not know before.
D)like to hear old or new.

Question 21

Providing a list of the materials that went into building a monument constitutes a definition by __________.

Question 22

Presentation aids are __________ or __________ means for clarifying ideas.

Question 23

One pitfall of using a whiteboard is that you can lose your audience through lack of eye contact.

Question 24

__________ are used to explain complex material and to provide listeners with a permanent record of
some aspect of your speech.

Question 25

If you define the term "inflation" by citing the definition of a noted economist,you are defining by linguistic development.

Question 26

An appropriate specific purpose statement for a speech on the concept of postmodernism would be "about postmodernism."

Question 27

Eliana gave her informative speech on how to set a formal dinner table.Eliana's speech is a speech of __________.

Question 28

Supporting material that summarizes the characteristics of a complex set of numbers is referred to as __________.

Question 29

When presenting an informative speech,always use technical language regardless of the audience.
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Question 30

The book describes three types of informative speeches: speeches of demonstration,speeches of __________,and speeches of definition.

Question 31

In a speech on the benefits of learning another language,Adda related a story of how being able to speak Spanish on a trip to Mexico made it easier to get around and find certain places.This supporting material constitutes a(n)__________.

Question 32

When you quote an expert in a speech,you are using the form of supporting material known as __________.

Question 33

Examples,illustrations,and narratives may be factual or imaginary.

Question 34

If you cite a definition available in a dictionary,you have presented an operational definition.

Question 35

One way to make an informative speech easy to remember for an audience is to make sure they understand the pattern of organization you are using.

Question 36

If possible,rehearse with the _________________ you'll have available on the day you're speaking.