Explain what a speaker should do to avoid assumptions and to personalize information, to increase the
likelihood of a successful informative speech presentation.
What will be an ideal response?
To avoid assumptions, speakers should ask themselves if the audience already knows what they are talking about, and if at least one audience member might not, then the speaker should define and
explain the topic. If your audience already knows something about your topic, you can acknowledge
this by stating this fact. It is easier to err on the side of caution and provide a very basic definition and
explanation to ensure understanding. To personalize information, the speaker should make the topic
relevant to the audience by using examples that people understand, draw conclusions that are
meaningful to the audience, refer to people who are similar to your audience, and refer to topics and
events that affect your audience.
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There are four organizational plans for encouraging your audience to change an attitude, belief, or value, or
motivate them to action through the persuasive speech. Identify these plans and brie?y discuss them. What will be an ideal response?
Referring to specific sources during a speech is a disruptive practice that interferes
with the thought process of the listener. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Research shows that speakers are better off using no visual aids than using poor ones.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Annie Leibovitz’s photos of actress Lena Dunham for Vogue magazine were controversial because ______.
A. many of the images had Dunham nude in them B. Dunham was wearing off-the-shelf clothing rather than designer clothing in them C. Dunham was made to look much thinner and fit than she is in real life D. backgrounds were changed and multiple photos were combined into a single image