1.
As your textbook explains, the primary purpose of speechmaking is to
A. gain a desired response from listeners.
B. learn more about the speech
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C. gain experience as a speaker.
D. try out new ideas with an audience.
E. display the speaker's knowledge.
2. As your textbook explains, the primary purpose of speechmaking is to A. display the speaker's skills as a speaker.
B. use language to manipulate people.
C. gain a desired response from listeners.
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E.
Both display the speaker’s skills as a speaker and use language to manipulate people.
3. Audience-centeredness means that public speakers should
A. keep the audience foremost in mind throughout the speechmaking process.
B. use any means necessary to gain the assent of the audience.
C. avoid choosing topics that are controversial.
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E
. Both keep the audience foremost in mind throughout the speechmaking process and use any means necessary to gain the assent of the audience.
4. Audience analysis is an important factor in which of the following?
A. selecting a topic
B. organizing the speech C. choosing supporting materials
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E.
Both selecting a topic and choosing supporting materials
5. Audience adaptation is an important factor in which of the following?
A. choosing the speech topic
B. preparing the speech C. presenting the speech
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E.
Both choosing the speech topic and preparing the speech.
6.
Audience adaptation is an important factor in which of the following steps of the speechmaking process?
A. formulating a specific purpose
B. writing an introduction and conclusion C. choosing visual aids
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E.
Both formulating a specific purpose and writing an introduction and conclusion.
7.
In her speech introduction, Kailyn asked, "Have you ever looked through old family photo albums and laughed at what people were wearing? Like many of you, I've noticed the changes in fashion and feared that my effort to look stylish today may eventually be a source of amusement to my
future children." According to your textbook, by attempting to show her listeners why they should care about her topic, Kailyn was
A. using comparison.
B. stereotyping her audience.
C. engaging in ethnocentrism.
D. adapting to her audience.
E.
practicing inclusion.
8.
In her speech introduction, Suya said, "Though we are all very different, we are all students here at this university and are all working toward the completion of a degree. Unfortunately, because of rising tuition, some of us may lose the ability to continue in school." According to your textbook, by trying to show her audience how her topic affects her listeners, Suya was
A. using comparison.
B. stereotyping the audience.
C. engaging in ethnocentrism.
D. adapting to her audience.
E. practicing inclusion.
9.
To say that people usually want to hear about things that are meaningful to them is to say that people are
A. empathetic.
B. eclectic.
C. egotistic.
D. egalitarian.
E. egocentric.
10. The fact that audiences are egocentric means that
A. listeners interpret what you say on the basis of what they know and believe.
B. listeners believe that their cultural group is superior to all other groups.
C. listeners interpret the speech through the speaker's frame of reference.
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E
. Both listeners interpret what you say on the basis of what they know and believe and listeners interpret the speech through the speaker’s frame of reference. [Show Less]