Communication Age Chapter 11

The general subject of the presentation.

Large framing statements about the reason for the speech (to inform, to persuade, to entertain.celebrate [epideictic]).

The precise goals of the presentation including both the topic and the general purpose.

A type of presentation that occurs when a person is introducing him/her self, introducing another person, celebrating a special occasion (e.g. award, funeral).

A presentation design to convey new information and/or to increase an audiences understanding about a topic.

A type of presentation that seeks to change, alter, or modify an audience's attitudes, beliefs, values, or outlook about a topic.

The sounds of a language.

The process of gathering and analyzing information about an audience to make informed choices about content and delivery.

Consists of the size of the audience, the environment, and the occasion.

The study of our surroundings; the physical setting of a presentation.  The environment can shape the communication interaction.

The reason or event in which a person is speaking.

Personal characteristics or attributes of the audience.

The structure of the presentation, argument, or information with regard to audience analysis.

A person's race, ethnicity, or country of origin.

A complex systems of computer programs used to predict people's future spending habits, opinions, or likes.dislikes.

Learned thought processes that guide behavior and thinking and represent likes or dislikes of a target.

Ideas that a person holds true or false and are formed from experiences in the world and significant relationships.

A person who generally knows about the speaking situation, the makeup of the potential audience, and even overall attitudes and beliefs about the audience.

Questions that allow the person to expand on the answers and not simple provide yes-or-no answers.  These questions allow the respondent to specify on a topic but also allow for sufficient flexibility in answering the questions.

Questions that allow a person to make an answer between two points, usually found on surveys.

Questions that limit the possible answers to groupings or categories (e.g. demographics).

The first part of the introduction in a presentation to get the audience's attention.  This could be statistic, an example or a story, a rhetorical question, a reference to a past, a questions, or anything that will draw the attention of the audience (as long as it is related to the topic).

Introduces your topic; provides the general purpose of your presentation.

The last step of the introduction that tells the audience the specific things that will be discussed in the presentation.

Sentences or phrases that connect what a speaker was just speaking about with what he or she will be speaking about next.

The methods used to end a presentation.  Similar to the attention getter, concluding devices can be statistics, quotations, examples, or rhetorical questions, or even refer back to the attention getter in some way to demonstrate the end of the presentation.

Audience analysis is an important factor of which of the following?

A.   Selecting a topic
B.   Organizing the speech
C.   Choosing supporting material
D.   All of the above

The primary purpose of speechmaking is to:

A.   Gain a desired response from the listeners.
B.   Gain experience as a speaker.
C.   Display the speakers knowledge.
D.   Try out new ideas with an audience.

One of the ways that speakers analyze audiences is by looking at traits, such as age, gender, sexual orientation, religion.  According to your textbook this is called:

A.   Psychological audience analysis
B.   Demographic audience analysis
C.   Descriptive audience analysis
D.   None of the above

When the general purpose of your speech is to ______, you act primarily as a teacher or lecturer?

A.   Entertain
B.   Persuade
C.   Convert
D.   Inform

Which of the following would you most likely find in a speech introduction?

A.   Topic introduction
B.   Attention getter
C.   Preview
D.   All of the above

What type of presentation occurs when you are introducing yourself, another person, celebrating an event, or commemorating a special occasion?

A.   Ritual presentation
B.   Extemporaneous presentation
C.   Epideictic presentation
D.   Information presentation

If a close relative passed away, you or someone in the family might be asked to provide this type of presentation:

A.   Eulogy
B.   Informative
C.   Commemorative
D.   None of the above

"To inform the audience of symptoms, causes, and treatments of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome" is an example of what:

A.   Thesis statement
B.   General purpose
C.   Topic
D.   Specific purpose

If you were giving a persuasive speech to a general audience arguing that all children should learn to speak Spanish as a second language in the public schools, the most important factor to consider when analyzing your audience would be to:

A.   Religion
B.   Cultural background
C.   Age
D. Education

Which of the following is an example of an individual difference?

A.   Political affiliation
B.   Sexual orientation
C.   Group membership
D.   All of the above

After choosing a topic, the next step in speech preparation is determining your general purpose.

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"What can we learn about ourselves based on our dreams?" is an example of a well-worded specific purpose statement.

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Audiences appreciate personal examples in one's speech.

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Audience analysis is only important after a speaker has prepared an outline for the speech.

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Because religion is private and personal for most people, it is seldom an important element in demographic audience analysis.

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______ is the general subject of a presentation.

Large framing statements about the reason for a speech are ______ purposes.

What is a specific purpose?

A(n) _______ presentation introduces somebody, celebrates an event, or commemorate special occasions.

_________ is the gathers and analyzing of information about a select audience.

Define speaking situation

______ are learned through processes that guide our behavior and thinking, while ______ are ideas a person holds to be true or false.

What is the difference between open-ended and closed-ended questions?

The _______ introduces your topic and provides the general purpose of the presentation.