oral communication 10-14

“Click” and “buzz” are examples ________ words, which sound like they stand for?

Onomatopoeia

Speaking appropriately

Communicating respect for and acceptance of the audience is a matter of __________.

While giving an anti-drug speech to a group of middle school students, a speaker attempts to use what she believes is common teen slang. Rather than connecting with the audience, the speaker appears insincere because she didn’t consider _______.

all

speaking appropriately

_______ means using the language that adapts to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of the listeners, and avoiding language that alienates the audience.

The use of generic language

What is problematic with speakers begging the audience, “Guys, we can make a difference in the fight against vioelence is we just organize our resources”?

While delivering an anecdote about defensive driving, the speaker adds, “Jim is a great driver over the age of 70.” What is the speaker doing in this statement?

Marking Jim as an elderly driver

Highness or lowness of voice describes the _____________.

pitch

words of the speech

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of nonverbal communication?

shaping the speech sounds into recognizable symbols

Articulation refers to _____________.

talking higher at times, lower at others

Varying your pitch means _________.

Common articulation problems include ________.

adding a sound where none occurs

A good narration will do all the following except __________.

use general language

description

In Sarah’s speech about environmental movements, she states “recycling a single
plastic bottle can conserve enough energy to light a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.”
She is engaging in the ___________ method of informing.

a strong main character

All of the following are characteristics of a good narration except _________.

carefully delineated steps

Effective process speeches require __________.

If a speaker cannot physically perform the steps of a demonstration, he/she could
__________.

use a visual aid to show the steps

Aristotle suggested that one way to persuade an audience is through _____, or
emotional appeals.

pathos

When arguing from example, it is important to ___________.

make sure negative examples are accounted for

One of Murphy’s Law states that if you wash your car, then it will rain. This commits
the fallacy of _________

false cause

hasty generalization

part of an address to a Joint Session of Congress following the 9/11 attacks,
President George W. Bush states “every nation, in every region, now has a decision
to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.” This portion of the
statement commits the fallacy of _________.

Claim, support, and warrant are part of _______’s system of analyzing everyday
arguments.

Toulmin

a conclusion to be proven

A claim is ___________.

As you begin to develop your speech goal, you will want to understand the
audience’s toward your topic.

attitude

The specific goal in persuasive speaking is stated as a _________________.

proposition

A statement designed to convince your audience that something is or is not true,
exists, or happens.

proposition of fact

proposition of policy

“I want to convince the audience that to receive a high school diploma all home-
schooled children should be required to take and pass the same tests as public
school children” is an example of a ____________________.

On an attitudes continuum, the cluster of audience members that represent the
people you most want to persuade is the _____________.

target audience

When facing an audience that is opposed to your perspective, you should seek
__________, or movement of small degrees in your direction

incremental change

An organizational framework that sets up the main points as follows: place the
strongest reason last, place the second strongest reason first and the other reasons
in between is the __________ organizational pattern.

statement of reasons

actuate

The speech to ________________ not only affects the audience’s beliefs and
attitudes, but also motivates the audience to act

The organizational framework that shows that one of two or more alternatives is best
is the ____________________ framework.

comparative advantages