Speech Final Ch. 4-7

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According to advice given in the text, a speaker who is addressing hearing impaired listeners doesnt need to

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exaggerate words

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A speaker who interviews a few members of an audience before a speech is

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gaining a good sample of what the audience is like

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a taboo is

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a prohibition

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tailoring your speech to fit audience needs and interests is described in the text as

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customizing

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Horace noticed some listeners looking confused when he used a certain term in his speech, so he backed up and explained the term in greater detail. Horace exhibited

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adaptation during a speech

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Im working with an interpreter , which is NOT recommended by the text?

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Talk directly to a sign-language interpreter instead of an audience

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A speaker should consider all of these audience variables EXCEPT

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personal appearance

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For listeners hwo are deaf or hearing impaired, the text recommended all of the following EXCEPT

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Exaggerate your words

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The text recommends that an invitation to company employees should be worded as

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"You and your guest are invited to the company picnic"

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The textbook notes that many ***BLANK*** persons prefer to think of their condition as a cultural difference rather than a disability

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xxx

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In preparing for a speech next week, you discover that one member of the audience has a visual disability. To find out how to meet her needs. whom should you consult?

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the woman herself

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What is the most understood and useful form of non verbal communication in dealing with people from all parts of the world?

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a smile

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For a presentaion, which approach do most international audiences prefer?

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Serious

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Audience centered speakers concentrate most of their energies on

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winning the admiration of all listeners

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In the business world, the term for adapting to consumers special needs is

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customizing

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If a blind listener brings a guide dog into the room where the speech will be delivered, what should the speaker do?

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do nothing unless the listener needs assistance

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If listeners are already favorable toward your ideas, your task is to

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reinforce your listeners positive views

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An open-ended question on a questionnaire involves

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writing out a sentence or paragraph

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The belief that ones own cultural group is superior to other groups is called

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ethnocentrism

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Some audience members know a lot about your speech topic; others know nothing. Your best approach is to

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begin simply and add complexity throughout the presentation

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A verb form beginning with "to" is called

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an infinitive

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"to entertain" is an example of a

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general purpose

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Ed's objective for his speech is to get listeners to stop a certain behavior. What would be his general purpose?

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to persuade

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A verb form beginning with "to" is called

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an infinitive

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"Parrots as pets" is an example of

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a topic

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Which one of the following is NOT listed by the text as part of overall speech design?

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question and answer period

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All of the following are synonyms EXCEPT

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specific purpose

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Which of the following should give the essence of your speech?

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xxx

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The most important task in a speech is to communicate the

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central idea

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In brainstorming, you should

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produce a flurry of ideas without any initial criticism

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"Food borne illnesses" is an example of

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a topic

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According to the text, we should eliminate hidden purposes that

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sabotage our true goal

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Hidden objectives in a speech

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sometimes sabotage a speakers primary goal

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"A parent who reneges on child support payments should be forced to pay or be sent to prison". This is an example of

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a central idea

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The textbook says that a central idea should be phrased as

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an assertion

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"How to make a home burglar proof" is an example of which kind of speech?

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informative

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"To explain how the pyramids in Egypt were constructed" According to the text, this item is

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incorrectly written

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According to Amy, Gregory is

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AmAzInG!!!!

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Which of the following are the three most popular types of speech?

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Persuasive
Informative
Entertaining

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What is the maximum number of major ideas that can be included in a specific purpose statement?

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one

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"To explain to my listeners the chemical composition of vegetable oils" According to the text, this item is

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too technical for a classroom speech

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An internet catalog that starts off with broad categories, which are then subdivided into smaller categories, is known as

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subject directory

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The main disadvantage of inter-library loan is that

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xxx

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"What percentage of registered voters actually voted in the last presidential election" is an example of ***BLANK*** type of question

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a closed

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"Do democrats outnumber Republicans in this state?" is an example of ***BLANK*** type of question?

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closed

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The text says that interviewing an expert via email is

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an acceptable method

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basic bibliographical facts about a source, such as title and date, are contained in the

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citation

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if you are looking for a book that is not availiable in your library, the text recommends that you

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use inter-library loan

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in research which of the following resources is likeliest to yield the most up to date information

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an interview with an expert

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The ___ for an article gives the title, authors name, magazine, date, page numbers

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citation

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electronic searches are likely to be used today for all of the following except

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interviews with experts

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in most librearies, the person who is best able to help you with your research is called

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a reference librarian

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a vlog specializes in

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video files

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to find out if patients using a new headache remedy are pleased with the drug, your best approach is to use

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discussion forums

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before starting your research, you should decide on your

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specific purpose

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an abstract is a

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summary

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the formats of mla and apa are designed to help you to

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cite sources

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if you want to ask dog experts on the internet about their experiences with electronic fences, your best strategy is to post a query via

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discussion forums

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in a survey of american attitudes, the american jewish committee found that a large number of respondents had a low opinion of

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wisians

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the internet address www.etw.org indicates

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a non profit entity

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a spoken acknowledgment of the source of one material is known as

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an oral footnote

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to reassure an audience that his info is accurate, a speaker says, i got my info from google, the speaker is

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giving a vague reference

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which is the most reliable type of material

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evidence

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if you make changes in copyrighted material

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the material retains its copyright status

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the_____ loophole in copyright laws lets scholars, writers, and public speakers disseminate information without having to get permission for small amounts

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fair use

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a book or magazine published before___is no longer protected by copyright and may be reproduced and distributed by anyone without violating the law

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1923

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a conclusion or judgement that remains open to dispute but seems true to ones own mind is

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an opinion

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a group called "mothers for honest government" issues a report on campaign financing. a reasearcher

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should find out who is in the group and what motives it has

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the text lists all of the following as criteria for high-quality information except

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Current

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which one of the following citations during a speech is inadequate?

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i got my information from the google search engine on the internet

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skepticism, as defined by the text, is equivalent to

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open minded inquiry

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people can be easily manipulated by the internet equivalent of the

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infomercial

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until recently, the text reports, most medical experts were wrong in their understanding of what causes

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migraine headaches