The single concise sentence that states the core claim you
are making in your speech is called the
a. WOW statement.
b. central idea.
c. specific purpose.
d. attention getter.
b
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Which of the following correctly identifies the six components in Brownell's HURIER listening model?
a. Helping, Understanding, Respecting, Interpreting, Evaluating, and Responding b. Hearing, Understanding, Remembering, Interrupting, Excluding, and Responding c. Hearing, Understanding, Remembering, Interpreting, Evaluating, and Responding d. Hearing, Underestimating, Remembering, Inferring Evaluating, and Recalling e. None of the above are correct.
The most frequently used type of informative speech is probably
the speech of A. definition. B. demonstration. C. description. D. exposition. E. explanation.
Joseph thinks he is an excellent driver and thinks very highly of himself overall. Today,
Joseph ran over his niece's bicycle with his car. Because he considers himself such a good driver, he refuses to take responsibility for the damaged bike. Instead, he blames his niece for leaving her bike in the driveway. Explain Joseph's behavior. What will be an ideal response?
If your listeners are distracted because it is late in the day and they want to go home, your best course of action is probably to
A. ignore the situation and move on with your speech. B. acknowledge the situation and say you will be brief. C. adapt your speech by speaking quickly and dropping nonessential elements. D. politely insist that your listeners focus on your speech.