Jonas, a pediatrician, normally gives presentations to doctors, but today he is filling in for his partner at a prenatal class at a community center. His
... [Show More] regular prenatal care speech focuses on the causes and prevention of birth abnormalities. The members of the class are mostly women having children for the first time. Most of them are in their twenties or early thirties. Jonas considers how to change his presentation to better suit his class.
Which of the following represents an effectively scoped speech topic for Jonas' new audience?
The link between good maternal health and healthy pregnancies and delivery
Which of the following statements does NOT represent an example of supporting materials used to effectively bolster an argument?
An executive using a personal anecdote when trying to convince board members to pursue a business merger
Determine which of the following statements describes a method of managing situational anxiety.
Lawrence jogs in place before his speech to get his muscles loose and his endorphins flowing.
Dana, an international studies student, is interviewing Matías, the director of an immigrant advocacy group for an upcoming class presentation. Dana hasn’t done much research about Matías because she thinks it's better to go in with no knowledge. As a result, the interview is filled with awkward silences and Dana doesn’t get the information she needs to give an effective speech.
What is the first step that Dana should have taken to effectively prepare for and conduct an interview?
Dana reads Matías' bio on the advocacy group's website and discovers that he has 10 years of experience as an immigration lawyer.
Rosie has been invited to present a talk about the rise of hate speech on college campuses across the United States. She plans to argue the need for diversity and inclusion programs.
Select the behavior that represents Rosie effectively preparing for her speech.
Rosie writes an outline of her speech on notecards because she doesn't want to forget any of her main points.
Select the statement that describes an effective way for a speaker to construct an organized message with their speech.
Offering an explanation in the introduction of why the thesis of the speech is particularly timely
Which statement describes a speaker using an extended example?
An economic analyst talks about the struggles the bookstore industry has faced as he describes the changing economy.
Sean is presenting his suggestions for what to do about his town's water treatment plant to the town council. The presentation was inspired by a recent assessment of the plant written by an environmental consulting firm. Sean has studied the assessment closely and organized his thoughts into a carefully constructed speech.
Select the statement from Sean's speech that should come first according to the principle of chronological order.
"We are here to inform ourselves about the current status of our water plant and assess plans of action."
Which of the following scenarios describes someone using a credible source for evidence?
A politician states facts from a scientist's report when arguing for a new policy on climate change.
Edward, a retired professor, is asked to speak about the electoral college at a community center. More than half of the attendees are immigrants who are non-native English speakers. Edward writes his speech assuming that his audience would be somewhat familiar with the subject. Most of the community members walk away from the speech without learning anything about the electoral college.
Edward's ethnocentrism resulted in him ignoring the __________ of his audience and made his speech less effective as a result.
national origin
Jerry has asked a travel agency for advice about an upcoming trip to Northern Africa. Although he is excited at the prospect of the journey, he is also worried about his safety due to reports of recent political unrest. The travel agent attempts to assist Jerry by compiling a number of websites, online articles and links that highlight certain destinations for travelers to avoid. Jerry browses these new resources, wondering which of them offer the best advice.
Determine which resource the travel agent offered Jerry represents usable information.
An article about a protest leading to riots from a website ending in .edu
Lindsey is scheduled to make a speech in front of an audience at a tech convention. Her goal is to convince the crowd that her company's new type of tablet computer represents a major upgrade over the models of competing brands. Lindsey believes in the main argument of her speech but knows she must support it effectively while keeping her speech interesting.
Select the statement that represents an effective way Lindsey could add support to and generate audience interest in her speech.
Lindsey tells a short story about trying the product for the first time and being surprised at its various utilities.
Harriet relied on __________, stressing the importance of rainwater harvesting several times during her speech, to make her presentation on water conservation more effective.
repetition
Lucy is the director of communications at a public relations company. She is giving a presentation at a high school career day, During her speech, she informs the students of the daily routines of her industry and gives them advice for pursuing a similar career. Lucy makes smart use of supporting materials during this presentation, and after she is finished, several students approach her and say they are now seriously considering a career in public relations.
Lucy used supporting materials to increase the effectiveness of her speech. Determine which of the following statements describes Lucy using an analogy.
Lucy compares the act of managing a client's negative image with the process of fixing holes in a leaky dam. [Show Less]