As explained in your textbook, if your specific purpose statement were "To inform my audience about the major features of four American quilt patterns" you would probably organize your speech in ________ order.
A. spatial
B. topical
C. patchwork
D. causal
E. descriptive
Answer: B
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Certain words get their power to affect people dramatically from ______.
a. the rules created by an elite, academic class b. an intrinsic source dictated by symbolic meaning c. the agreement of speakers that those words are powerful d. their etymological origins in ancient, dead languages
In the speech just before Jerome's, the speaker covered some of the same material that Jerome was going to use in his speech on golf. Instead of letting this throw him, Jerome acknowledged the overlap in his introduction
Was this a wise thing to do? a. No; drawing attention to the similarities in the two speeches was unnecessary and hurt Jerome's credibility. b. Yes; but only because Jerome made the point much more clearly and succinctly than the speaker before him. c. No; Jerome should not have mentioned the overlap because chances are the audience would not catch it. d. Yes; Jerome used an attention-getting, credibility-building device known as a reference to a preceding speech.
What are two primary functions of an audio console?
a. volume control and sound mixing b. delay and iso controls c. cue return and input monitoring d. patching and talkback control e. echo and input sector controls
Powerless speech has several specific characteristics. Which of the following is not among them?
A. intensifiers B. rhetorical questions C. formal address terms D. hedges