Quiz 09 v3 - Speaking to Inform

Jerri was tasked with orienting a new employee to the company. What objective would Jerri have when creating an informative session for the new employee?

• Jerri wants to make sure that her presentation is understood.
• Jerri wants to persuade the employee about the company’s culture.
• Jerri wants to entertain his audience

Nolan is teaching a group of new firefighters how to use some new equipment. He spends 10 minutes describing what to do with a jammed OS&Y before one of the new candidates asks what OS&Y means. What can this situation tell us about informative speaking?

• Nolan's firehouse got some underprepared new candidates. Some audiences just aren't ready to be informed.
• Nolan has failed to persuade them of the need to pay attention, since this information could save their lives.
• More than any other type of presentation, informative speaking requires using language your audience understands.

There are three possible objectives for informative speaking. What are these?

• Explaining, Describing, and Reading.
• Explaining, Teaching, and Describing.
• Describing, Teaching, and Persuading.

Samantha will be giving a workshop at a local yarn store about knitting. The sign-up questionnaire indicates that most of the participants have very little experience with knitting, although a few have tried knitting once or twice in the past. Which of the following would be a good title for Samantha's workshop?

• Knitting Perfect Socks with Double-Pointed Needles.
• Knitting Basics: Everything You Need to Make Your First Scarf.
• Knitting in the Round: Hats and Cowls with Circular Needles.

Jude recently started a new job in a department store. He will need to learn about various types of makeup. Before he starts his job, he is expected to give a product description speech to his supervisor and colleagues to make sure he knows the product well. What type of informative speech is Jude giving?

• Jude is focusing on understanding what his customers want.
• Jude is providing information about objects.
• Jude is comparing and contrasting different makeup lines.

5Rana is an executive chef in a local restaurant. She added two new items to the fall menu. Before the menu is instated, she needs to teach her kitchen how to cook these two new recipes and plate the food. What type of informative speech will she use?

• Rana will teach a process to her crew.
• Rana will compare each dish the cooks create.
• Rana will judge the food being cooked.

Stephen was asked to hold a press conference about his rugby match post game. Why would Stephen not have to research his audience before addressing them?

• Stephen can assume that the audience watched the game and are fans of the sport.
• Stephen knows exactly who is watching the press conference.
• Stephen knows he has to please his rugby manager.

Asa was asked to introduce a political candidate in her ward. What kind of speech will she be giving?

• An informative speech about a person
• An informative speech about a process
• An informative speech about an issue

Lailia really loves Barbara Kingsolver. She has read all of her books as well as biographies and autobiographies. As an expert on this particular author, Lailia was asked to speak at a public library about Kingsolver. She decides to cast Kingsolver as an exemplar of a socially-engaged novelist. How might she do this?

• Talk about how Kingsolver goes about writing a novel.
• Rank Kingsolver's novels in order of personal preference.
• Talk about the way Kingsolver weaves her political convictions into her work, and what this tells us about how art can be both political and universal.

Which of the following titles represents an autobiographical speech that is about oneself but for the audience?

• Advice for Living the Good Life from a Former Beach Bum
• My Years as a Children's Book Editor
• An Unforgettable Trip to Easter Island