Public Speaking 5 Selecting a Topic and a Purpose

Which is NOT included in the brainstorming procedures?

• Personal Inventory

• Clustering

• Internet Search

• Central Idea

It is the subject of a speech.

• Topic

• Brainstorming

• General Purpose

• Central Idea

It is a method of generating ideas by free association of words and thoughts.

• Topic

• Brainstorming

• General Purpose

• Central Idea

It is a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech.

• Topic

• Brainstorming

• General Purpose

• Specific Purpose

It is the broad goal of a speech.

• Topic

• Brainstorming

• General Purpose

• Central Idea

It is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.

• Topic

• Brainstorming

• General Purpose

• Central Idea

It is what a speaker wants the audience to remember after they have forgotten everything else in a speech.

• Topic

• Residual Message

• General Purpose

• Central Idea

Topics you know a lot about is _____________________________.

• when you decide to make your speech a learning experience for yourself as well as for your audience.

• when you draw on your own knowledge and experience.

• when ask assistance to your public speaking teacher.

• when you ask random questions to some professionals.

Topics you want to know more about is ____________________________.

• when you decide to make your speech a learning experience for yourself as well as for your audience.

• when you draw on your own knowledge and experience.

• when ask assistance to your public speaking teacher.

• when you ask random questions to some professionals.

The two overlapping categories in determining the general purpose are _____________.

• to research or or take down notes

• to write or to memorize

• to listen or to speak

• to inform or to persuade