Public Speaking End-of-Semester Flashcard

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Regarding speeches of description,

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Their objective is to create an image in the mind of the listener.

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Regarding speeches of explanation,

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they are primarily concerned with the relationship among things, particularly inasmuch as cause and effect are concerned

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Regarding speeches of instruction,

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they are intended to teach

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The "Principle of Complexity" dictates that

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information is initially familiar and easy for the audience to understand, then progresses to new and more complex information

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The chronological method of organizing a speech

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is taken from storytelling, wherein events build upon one another successively

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The spatial strategy of organizing a speech

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might be used to explain complex systems, or relationships between objects, idea, or people

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The topical strategy of organizing a speech

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allows the speaker to impose his or her own logic on how the speech is organized

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For richer results, one can

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All of the above

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Why are we advised to evaluate our evidence carefully?

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Because we have the responsibility to be accurate.

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Statistics are created from many sources for many reasons.

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It is up to you to explain the numbers to your audience in a way that makes sense.