Public Speaking Exam #2 (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 15) Questions With Solutions 100% Solved
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Public Speaking Exam #2 (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11 & 15) Questions With Solutions 100%
Solved
Name the 3 brainstorming methods you can follow if you are having trouble choosing a topic for
your speech. (CH.5) 1. Personal inventory
2. Clustering
3. Internet search
Define "clustering,"...
Public Speaking Exam #2 (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11 & 15) Questions With Solutions 100%
Solved
Name the 3 brainstorming methods you can follow if you are having trouble choosing a topic for
your speech. (CH.5) 1. Personal inventory
2. Clustering
3. Internet search
Define "clustering," regarding speech preparation. (CH.5) Clustering is the act of
organization by taking a paper and dividing it into columns of broad topics in order to arrange
ideas (Ex. people places, objects, concepts, events, etc.)
-By clustering, most people come up with an idea rather quickly.
When should you start planning ways to select a topic? (CH.5) EARLY!
,Public Speaking Exam #2 (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11 & 15) Questions With Solutions 100%
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Define "general purpose," and name the two types of coinciding organization. (CH.5) The
broad goal of a speech.
1. To inform
2. To persuade
Define "specific purpose." (CH.5) A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a
speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech.
-Should focus on one aspect of a topic.
Example: To inform my audience about the dangers and consequences of using unwarranted
prescription drugs.
List the five tips provided by the textbook that can help formulate your specific purpose
statement. (CH.5) !. Writing the purpose statement as a full infinitive statement, not a
2. Expressing the purpose as a statement, NOT a question
3. Avoiding figurative language in your purpose statement
4. Limiting your purpose statement to one distinct idea
5. Making sure your specific purpose is not too vague or general
What are two things to avoid when writing your specific purpose statement? (CH.5) 1.
Making it too trivial
2. Making it too technical
Define "central idea." (CH.5) A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the
major ideas of a speech.
, Public Speaking Exam #2 (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11 & 15) Questions With Solutions 100%
Solved
Example: Music therapy developed as a formal code of treatment during the 20th century,
utilizes a number of methods, and is explained by several theories that account for its success.
(Points A, B and C)
What is the "residual message?" (CH.5) What a speaker wants the audience to remember
after it has forgotten everything else in a speech. (KEY point that sticks)
What is considered crucial when forming the central idea? (CH.5) The sharpening of
focus
The central idea should accomplish what four things? (CH.5) 1. Should be expressed in a
full sentence
2. Should not be in the form of a question
3. Should avoid figurative language
4. Should not be vague or overly general
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