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Espoir gave his speech about how to how metal alloys are made. What type of speech did he give?


A) A speech about objects
B) A speech about processes
C) A speech about events
D) A speech about concepts

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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To be an effective listener during the question and answer period after your speech, be careful not to


A) paraphrase questions.
B) answer the question briefly.
C) zero in on irrelevant details.
D) patiently wait for the first question.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Matching -list of words or terms in tabular form in order to clarify information.


A) diagram
B) word chart
C) pictogram
D) number chart
E) line chart

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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If you are using __________ as a visual aid, it's best to wait until the end of the speech.

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When you provide a brief explanation or comment before a visual aid is used, you are using a(n) __________.

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Graphic devices used in a speech to illustrate or support ideas are called ________ aids.

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Matching -you sign up for Twitter. Then you select a username.


A) informative purpose statement
B) Instructions
C) description
D) explanation

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The psychological stress of dealing with too much information at once is called information ____________.

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Matching -listening to my speech, my audience will be able to use Twitter.


A) informative purpose statement
B) Instructions
C) description
D) explanation

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In informative speaking, supporting material is used to _____________.


A) change the attitudes of audience members
B) make your presentation clear, interesting, and memorable
C) distract your audience from the more boring parts of your speech
D) express your artistic abilities

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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What is the major advantage of write-as-you-go media such as chalkboards, whiteboards, and polymer marking surfaces?


A) Spontaneity
B) They make excellent memory and reference aids
C) They allow you to use images directly from a computer screen
D) The retro feel

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A ___________ speech is a straightforward type of speech which uses details to create a "word picture" of the essential factors that make that thing what it is.

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Jordan is giving a speech about the principles of social media marketing based on current research. This is what type of speech?


A) A speech about objects
B) A speech about processes
C) A speech about events
D) A speech about concepts

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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As supporting material in your speech, you play a thirty-second clip from a half-hour interview you recorded with an authoritative source on your topic. This brief and pithy excerpt is called a(n) ____________.


A) audio file
B) attention getter
C) thesis
D) sound bite

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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You are trying to convince your audience that Tesla Motors is superior to BMW. You believe this is correct because you've reviewed information about each company. This speech can best be classified as a(n) ____________.


A) noncontroversial speech
B) persuasive speech
C) informative speech
D) speech about an event

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Keith is giving a speech about personal choices and how they affect others. During his main point, he asks three audience members to stretch their arms out from their sides. When they do so their arms invade the space of the people sitting beside them. What type of audience involvement he is using?


A) Personalizing his speech
B) Using supporting Material and visula aids
C) Using volunteers
D) Using a question-and-answer period

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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When elementary school teachers teach world geography which uses a map that shows the U.S. featured prominently in the center of the world map, this exemplifies how ________________ is an often unintended part of informative speaking.


A) postmodernism
B) knowledge
C) ethnocentrism
D) ability

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A speech of ____________ is a speech which clarifies ideas and concepts that are already familiar to the audience.


A) description
B) explanation
C) instruction
D) persuasion

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A phrase that emphasizes the importance of upcoming material in a speech is called a(n) __________.

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Kelly is teaching her audience the steps it takes to make a surfboard. She emphasizes that if the steps are followed correctly, the end result is a beautiful custom-made board. What best classifies the type of informative speech she is giving?


A) A speech about objects
B) A speech that instructs
C) A speech about concepts
D) A speech that explains

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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