Speech U2C5 Review

Information that has "proximity" uses local examples related to the audience's personal space, such as family, neighborhood, city, state, or country.

• True

• False

Relevance refers to presenting information the audience will find entertaining.

• True

• False

One way that a speaker can establish common ground with the audience is to...

• include the names of celebrities in his or her talk.

• mention important experts who agree with his or her conslusions.

• tell a lot of jokes.

• use personal pronouns like "we" or "us".

In Patricia's speech about the causes of childhood obesity, she referenced two recent studies. One study said that currently, 60% of 9-13 year olds in her state get no physical exercise at school; the other said 25% of elementary school kids do not play any after-school sports. These studies helped to give her speech ​

• Footnotes

• rhetorical questions

• timelines

• empathy

Initial audience disposition refers to whether the audience agrees with your talk.

• True

• False

Using vivid language in a speech can help the audience to...

• become an expert on the topic.

• believe what you are saying.

• agree with the main points of the speech.

• understand and remember abstract, complex, and novel material.

One way to establish yourself as trustworthy when giving a talk is to

• speak in a loud voice

• avoid looking at your audience

• tell some controversial jokes

• credit the source of your informtaion as you speak

Although people differ in their preferred learning styles, you should present your ideas in ways that make it as easy as possible for you to be relaxed and comfortable.

• true

• false

Cierra, a Mexican-American exchange student, was giving a narrative/personal experience speech for her speech class at Yeshiva University in Israel on the quinceañera party she had when she turned 15 years old. Because she realized that students in Israel probably don't have any experience with the Mexican coming-of-age tradition of quinceañera parties, she used her knowledge of the ritual Jewish coming-of-age celebrations of bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah as a comparison. This is an example of ...

• appealing to diverse learning styles.

• using vivid language.

• showing respect by choosing culturally appropriate supporting material.

• using Western European supporting material.

All of the following are recommended strategies to ensure comprehension and retention EXCEPT for...

• compare unfamiliar ideas with familiar ones.

• use transitions.

• use plenty of jargon.

• appeal to diverse learning styles.