List three focus questions you can ask yourself to help
identify topics that will work well and eliminate topics that
will not.
What will be an ideal response?
Which topics in my idea bank will work for my general purpose? Which topics fit
the speech assignment or request? Which topics are most familiar to me? Which topics am I
most comfortable speaking about? Which topics have positive aspects for the audience,
occasion, speaking event, or timing of the event? Which topics might cause a negative
reaction from the audience or are not appropriate? Which topics are new or unique to this
audience? Which topics are worth the audience's time and attention?
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What will be an ideal response?
A shy, introverted woman is now terrified because public speaking will berequired in her new job
She decides to work her way up by first initiating a conversation with a friend, then asking a few coworkers some questions, then voicing her opinion in a group, and finally giving a speech to a larger audience. What technique is she using? a. performance visualization b. systematic desensitization c. self-affirmation d. enlarged conversation
The Family Medical Leave Act grants eligible employees a maximum of 10 workweeks of unpaid leave during a given year
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The basic characteristics of today’s audiences can be summarized by saying that all audiences are _______ and _______
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).