Question: Which of the following is a distinctive feature of public communication?

Answer: greater responsibility for the speaker to plan and prepare, less direct interaction with the audience

Question: Which of the following would most likely be an example of a speech designed to entertain?

Answer: giving a toast at a friend’s wedding

Question:

Answer: derived

Question: Raymond is well known as an expert on environmental policy. Thus, when he begins his presentation, listeners already have a high opinion of his abilities. Raymond has __________ credibility.

Answer: high initial

Question: The main idea of the entire speech is _________.

Answer: a thesis statement

Question: Guidelines for choosing good topics for presentation include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Answer: select a topic that interests you, select a topic appropriate to the speaking situation, select a topic appropriate to your audience, select a topic limited in scope

Question: “What would you think if you went to a doctor because you were ill and she told you to watch Seinfeld as a part of your treatment?” is an example of which type of attention getting device from an introduction to a presentation?

Answer: question

Question: A good introduction does which of the following?

Answer: captures the listeners’ attention, motivates the audience to listen, provides the thesis statement, and enhances the speaker’s credibility

Question: “Today I will explain to you how humans have evolved from apes to Neanderthals to the human form we have today.” This thesis sentence suggests which organizational pattern?

Answer: time

Question: Which of the following is NOT a part of the motivated sequence pattern used to organize a persuasive speech?

Answer: transition step