Chapter 11 SCOM 123

1. An effective informative speech can transition into a persuasive speech

• True

• False

1. One of the focuses of an informative speech is to get an audience to think about a topic. The speaker must remain _______.

• 1. Educational

• 1. Informative

• 1. Neutral

• 1. Calm

1. Of the following, informative speeches can be about…

• 1. Objects

• 1. People

• 1. Concepts

• 1. All of the above

1. Markers that indicate structure and notify when a particular point is about to be addressed in a speech are known as…

• 1. signposts

• 1. break points

• 1. carryovers

• 1. switch moments

1. Ken is giving a speech that is fairly dense in its construction. Some of the feedback he gets is to restate the key points in his speech. Ken is being asked to use

• 1. Transitions

• 1. Signposts

• 1. Internal summaries

• 1. Processes 

1. Informational speeches are meant to convey factual information, therefore it is important that the sources for the speech’s information remains:

• 1. Advantageous, tricky, and convincing

• Objective, balanced, and credible

• Personal, subjective, and biased

• 1. Adequate, appropriate, and sufficient

1. Of the organizational speech patterns, breaking down a large topic into three areas of significance is an example of the…

• Topical

• 1. Chronological

• Spatial

• 1. Informative

1. Kimberly’s informative speech requires her to convey historical events in a timeline. Which of the organizational speech patterns would be the most appropriate for Kimberly to use?

• 1. Spatial

• 1. Topical

• 1. Chronological

• 1. Informative

1. Rashid is a famous internet influencer and is planning on giving his followers a tour of his new house. Which of the organizational speech patterns would be the most appropriate for Rashid to use?

• 1. Topical

• 1. Spatial

• 1. Informative

• 1. Chronological

1. A definition is the act of…

• 1. Defining concepts clearly and concisely

• 1. Creating verbal pictures for the audience

• 1. Giving verbal directions of how to do something while also physically demonstrating the steps

• 1. Explaining how something works, how something came to be, or how something happened