Study Questions for English Public Speaking
Chapter 13 Speaking to inform
True-False Questions
1.
Your textbook discusses four kinds of informative speeches
—
speeches
about objects, speeches about concepts, speeches about processes, and
speeches about events.
2.
A lawyer urging a jury to acquit her client is an example of informative
speaking.
3.
When giving an informative speech that explains a process, you will most
likely arrange your main points in chronological order.
4.
Informative speeches about processes are usually arranged in chronological
order.
5.
Informative speeches are seldom organized in topical order.
6.
“To inform my audience how to create their own Web pages” is a specific
purpose statement for an informative speech about a process.
7.
If the specific purpose of your informative speech is to recount the history of
an event, you will usually arrange the speech in chronological order.
8.
An informative speech about a process that has as many as ten or twelve
steps is one of the few times it is acceptable to have more than five main
points.
9.
Informative speeches about concepts are usually arranged in spatial order.
10.
Informative speeches about concepts are usually arranged in topical order.
11.
Clear organization is less important in speeches about processes than in other
kinds of informative speeches.
12.
One of the major barriers to effective informative speaking is overestimating
what the audience knows about the topic.
13.
The more you assume your audience knows about your speech topic, the
greater are your chances of being misunderstood.
14.
When giving an informative speech, you should think about ways to relate
your topic to the audience in the body of the speech as well as in the
introduction.
15.
A public speaker should avoid direct references to the audience in the body
of an informative speech.
b.Avoid personal words such as “I,” “we,” “you,” and “our.”c.Relate the topic directly to the audience.d.all of the abovee.a and c only51.Which of the following is discussed in your textbook as a guideline for effective informativespeaking?CHAPTER 15—SPEAKING TO INFORM325
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52.Which of the following is discussed in your textbook as a guideline for effective informativespeaking?
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53.As explained in your textbook, when giving an informative speech, you should take special careto
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54.As your textbook explains, when giving an informative speech to a general audience, you shouldtake special care toa.state your ideas in abstract terms.b.organize the speech in chronological order.c.avoid being too technical.d.all of the above.e.b and c only.
55.Which of the following are among the methods recommended in your textbook for avoiding toomany abstractions in an informative speech?
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