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According to the textbook, one of the best ways to organize your speech is to use the introduction-body-conclusion format referred to as _________________. |
| | A) | Building block |
| | B) | Redundancy |
| | C) | Speech framework |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Of the traditional organizational formats, which one would be best used for a speech about dropping the state's legal drinking definition of intoxication to a blood alcohol level of 0.08? |
| | A) | Cause effect format |
| | B) | Problem-solution |
| | C) | Topical sequence |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Of the nontraditional organizational formats discussed in the textbook, ____________ is the format that relies on facts and data to support main points. |
| | A) | Linear logic |
| | B) | Configural format |
| | C) | Deductive development |
| | D) | None of the above |
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______________ help facilitate the speaker's movement from one idea to the next. |
| | A) | Signposts |
| | B) | Internal switching |
| | C) | Transitions |
| | D) | Non of the above |
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The function of your _______________ is to gain the attention of the audience members, make them want to listen to your speech, and provide them with an overview of the subject you will be discussing. |
| | A) | Introduction |
| | B) | Preview |
| | C) | Internal Summaries |
| | D) | None of the above |
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After motivating the audience members to listen to your speech, you need to _________ your speech. |
| | A) | Summarize |
| | B) | Preview |
| | C) | Brainstorm |
| | D) | None of the above |
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The statement, "We have examined three benefits you will derive from building a new youth center" signifies the beginning of the _____________. |
| | A) | Analysis |
| | B) | Conclusion |
| | C) | Linear progression |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Besides serving as a summary, your conclusion should be used to ____________ the impact of the presentation. |
| | A) | Maintain |
| | B) | Lower |
| | C) | Heighten |
| | D) | None of the above |
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When a website opens, usually the first page you will see is the _______________. |
| | A) | Home page |
| | B) | Start page |
| | C) | Links page |
| | D) | None of the above |
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In order to find a Web site, you need to know the _______________. |
| | A) | WWW |
| | B) | Internet |
| | C) | URL |
| | D) | None of the above |
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The main ideas of a speech are those ideas that function as amplification for your subtopic. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When describing an object, person, or phenomenon as it exists in space, we are using spatial order format. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Configural formats contrast linear logic in that configural formats are indirect and less explicit in offering hard evidence and proof in defense of a point. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When a speaker says, "Thus far we have examined two key housing problems" he or she is using internal summaries. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Using humor, when appropriate, and using rhetorical questions are two techniques that increase the effectiveness of the introduction and conclusion. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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