Public Speaking Final Exam Questions and Correct Solutions Graded A+

Secondary research - what is the process of locating information about your topic that has been discovered by other people Encyclopedias, books, papers, statistical sources, biographies, quotation books, and websites - name some types of secondary research. Locate sources and what types of sources you can draw from - What would one need to do if they would need to conduct secondary research Primary Research- - the process of conducting your own study to acquire information you need. Primary Research is labor intensive - What separates primary research from secondary research Fieldwork observations, surveys, interviews, original artifacts, or document examinations - what is an example of primary research? Field observation - also known as ethnography; it is when one focuses on the specific behaviors and taking notes on your observations, that one will have a record of specifics that they can use in their speech If you visit or volunteer homeless shelter if you want to figure out how homeless shelters help the homeless - What is an example of a field observation. Survey - is a canvassing of people to get information about their ideas and opinions, which are then analyzed for trends. Attitudes, values, and beliefs - while conducting surveys what are the three things they get out of a group of people. Interview - a planned, structured conversation where one person asks questions and another answers them Interview protocol - the list of questions you plan to ask in an interview Primary questions - what are the lead in questions about one of the major topics of the interview, typically related to the main points for the speech Secondary questions - what are the follow up questions designed to probe the answers given to primary questions And Then?, Is there more?, What were you thinking of?, Were you worried when you didn't find her? - What are some examples of secondary questions Open questions - what are broad- based questions that ask interviewee to provide perspective, ideas, information, or opinions as he or she wishes, which gives the interviewee more control, but take longer to answer What research studies are you working on next? - what is an example of an open question. Closed questions - what type of questions are narrowly focused and require very brief (one or two words) answers. Interviewers can control the interview and obtain specific information quickly. Yes or no, the answers don't give away a lot of information - if you ask a closed question what would be the typical answer Neutral questions - what are questions that are phrased in ways that do not direct a person's answers (the person is given a chance to answers the way they want) What can you tell me about your work about LACAP? - what is an example a neutral question Leading questions - what questions are phrased in a way that suggests the interviewer has a preferred answer (the interviewer can get a specific answer) What do you like about your work at LACAP? - what is an example of a leading question? Statistics - What are numeral facts Use only verified statistics to be reliable and valid, use only recent statistics so your audience will not be misled, use comparatively, use statistics sparingly, statistics are biased - List all of the tips and uses of statistics Audio aids- - what are presentational aid that enhances the speaker's verbal message with additional sound Visual aid - a form of speech development that allows the audience to see as well as hear the speaker present the information Actual object - an inanimate or animate sample of the idea you are communicating Model - what is a three dimensional scaled down or scaled up version of an actual object Diagram - what is a type of drawing that shows how the whole relates to its part Chart - what is a graphic presentation that distills a lot information and presents it to an audience in an easily interpreted visual format Map - what is like a diagram and drawing that allows you to orient audiences to landmarks( rivers, mountains, lakes, cities, land) Lets the audience members to see precisely what you are talking about, and can be great visual aids if the inanimate object is big enough - what is a tip for using actual objects Useful when it is difficult, if impossible, to describe a sound in words - what is a tip for using audio aids