Developing Your Speech

This question bank verified by Studydeets

All Questions

Question 1

Free

Multiple Choice

When choosing a speech topic, you should consider

Choose correct answer/s

your audience, yourself, and the occasion.

your audience and potential future audiences.

only yourself and your personal interests.

your instructor and which topic would get you the highest grade.

Check answer

Question 2

Free

Multiple Choice

What technique in selecting a speech topic will BEST motivate both your research and delivery?

Choose correct answer/s

choosing a topic of interest to you

choosing a topic of interest to the audience

choosing a topic no one else is using

choosing a simple, easy to research topic

Check answer

Question 3

Free

Multiple Choice

Adam saw a television program last night which gave him a topic idea for an upcoming speech. Is this ethically appropriate?

Choose correct answer/s

No; using televised information for your speech topic is a form of plagiarism.

No; most topics discussed on talk shows are inappropriate speech material.

Yes; getting ideas from television programs is an option suggested in the text.

Yes, but you have to address the topic the same way the talk show did.

Check answer

Question 4

Free

Multiple Choice

Your brain is fried, and you just cannot come up with a creative topic for an assigned speech. As a last resort, you fire up your computer and search the Web looking for something to spark your interest.Isthis advisable, according to your textbook?

Choose correct answer/s

No; Web sources offer unreliable material, which doesn't make for a good topic.

Yes, but topics generated from Web sources take much longer to develop than others.

Yes; scanning Web directories may be an effective strategy to find a speech topic.

No; it is a form of plagiarism when you poach speech topics from sites on the Web.

Check answer

Question 5

Free

Multiple Choice

When you make a list of your own interests, and just begin writing as many topics related to these as you can think of without stopping to consider them, you are using a technique known as

Choose correct answer/s

natural topic selection.

brainstorming.

topic building.

futility.

Check answer

Question 6

Multiple Choice

An informative speech has been assigned, so Angel starts to worry about what he can possibly present to his class. That night he takes out a blank sheet of paper and just starts writing down every possibleidea for a speech topic that he can think of. What is Angel doing?

Choose correct answer/s

brainstorming

procrastinating

topic narrowing

searching

To unlock the question

Question 7

Multiple Choice

Malcolm is troubled by his attempts to find a topic for his persuasive speaking assignment. After thumbing through magazines and books to find a topic, Malcolm still can't come up with any decent ideas.Whenhe thinks of something, he immediately dismisses it saying, "That's a lousy topic; the audience will be bored." What technique should Malcolm utilize in this situation?

Choose correct answer/s

logical divisions

brainstorming

categorical development

piggybacking

To unlock the question

Question 8

Multiple Choice

When starting with a broad speech topic such as "basketball," it is necessary to narrow it down because

Choose correct answer/s

speeches on sports-related topics should be much briefer.

your audience may get bored with the topic unless they are interested in sports.

it will require less time to research.

it needs to fit within the time limits of your speech.

To unlock the question

Question 9

Multiple Choice

The _____ of virtually any speech will be either to inform, to persuade, or to entertain.

Choose correct answer/s

general purpose

blueprint

central idea

specific purpose

To unlock the question

Question 10

Multiple Choice

The general purpose of a persuasive speech is to

Choose correct answer/s

get members of an audience to relax and enjoy themselves.

change or reinforce an audience's beliefs andor urge action.

define, describe, or explain something.

demonstrate how something works or is made.

To unlock the question

Question 11

Multiple Choice

During your speech, you ask the audience to sign a petition increasing the amount of student parking areas. The general goal of the speech is to

Choose correct answer/s

to persuade.

to entertain.

to castigate.

to inform.

To unlock the question

Question 12

Multiple Choice

The speaker's statement as to the behavioral change he or she wants from the audience is known as the

Choose correct answer/s

specific purpose.

general purpose.

blueprint.

central idea.

To unlock the question

Question 13

Multiple Choice

When wording the statement of your ________ , use verbs that refer to observable or measurable behavior.

Choose correct answer/s

general purpose

central idea

specific purpose

blueprint

To unlock the question

Question 14

Multiple Choice

At the end of my speech, my audience will understand the basic principle of flight, is an example of a

Choose correct answer/s

general purpose.

blueprint.

specific purpose.

a central idea.

To unlock the question

Question 15

Multiple Choice

Acomplete, declarative sentence that summarizes your speech is known as the

Choose correct answer/s

specific purpose.

general purpose.

central idea.

blueprint.

To unlock the question

Question 16

Multiple Choice

Aproperly worded central idea or thesis statement should

Choose correct answer/s

be a single sentence summarizing your speech.

be a paragraph, if necessary.

tell your audience what to do.

be a logical division of your specific purpose.

To unlock the question

Question 17

Multiple Choice

Searching for logical divisions in a subject is a strategy for

Choose correct answer/s

determining your general purpose.

determining your main ideas.

determining your specific purpose.

determining your blueprint.

To unlock the question

Question 18

Multiple Choice

I'm going to talk about the sport of racquetball, including the history of the game, some of the basic equipment used when playing racquetball, and some of the health benefits derived from the sport.Thisisan example of

Choose correct answer/s

a blueprint statement.

a specific purpose.

an attention-getter.

a general purpose.

To unlock the question

Question 19

Multiple Choice

If a speaker says, "Tonight, I'm going to discuss with you two reasons why everyone should recycle, including cost-saving benefits and the problems waste creates in the environment," you should recognizethis as

Choose correct answer/s

a preview of main ideas.

a specific purpose statement.

an attention-getting device.

a general purpose statement.

To unlock the question

Question 20

True/False

When selecting a speech topic, the audience is an equally important factor as the interests or knowledge of the speaker.

Choose correct answer/s

True

False

To unlock the question