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Your preparation outline should be less detailed than your speaking notes.

A) True
B) False

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Throughout John's speech on the environment,he reviewed and re-emphasized points previously discussed.What is the textbook term for this technique?


A) internal summary
B) conclusion
C) preview
D) external summary

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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List,explain,and provide an example of six types of signposts.

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Mandy's "save the whales" speech was very effective because she started off with some stories about whales,then she moved into facts,statistics,and sources.Which principle of support material organization did Mandy effectively use in her speech?


A) complexity
B) specificity
C) primacy
D) "soft" to "hard" evidence

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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If your main ideas range from simple to complicated,it makes sense to arrange them in order of complexity,progressing from the simple to the more complex.

A) True
B) False

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What four specific organizational strategies can be used for integrating your supporting material?

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primacy-recency,spec...

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Which of the following is true of your speaking notes?


A) They should include your purpose statement,but not your central idea.
B) They should not be written in standard outline format.
C) They should include your full introduction and conclusion.
D) They should include delivery cues.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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A speech organizational pattern which goes one step beyond cause-and-effect to discuss ways to alter,fix,or correct an effect is called


A) the motivated sequence.
B) a problem-solution pattern.
C) an extended cause-effect pattern.
D) a chronological pattern.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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When explaining the progress of molecular discoveries,Shanthan began by discussing Mendel's 1866 studies about inheritance of biological traits in peas,ending with recent information about the human genome project.Which pattern of organization did Shanthan employ in his speech?


A) topical
B) spatial
C) chronological
D) cause-effect

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Historical speeches and how-to speeches are the two kinds of speeches usually organized chronologically.

A) True
B) False

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When you tell your audience your main ideas before you move onto your speech you are using a


A) summary statement.
B) connector.
C) preview.
D) verbal transition.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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According to the principle of recency,the point discussed first is the one the audience will remember best.

A) True
B) False

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In addition to using a preview at the beginning of the speech,speakers can use _____ previews at various points throughout the speech.


A) miniature
B) internal
C) spatial
D) summative

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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In Daryl's speech on football,he tells the audience in the introduction that he is going to discuss the history of the sport,some of the rules,and the benefits of playing football on cardiovascular fitness.What type of signpost is Daryl using?


A) a transition
B) a preview
C) an internal summary
D) an external summary

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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If a speech is organized to identify a situation and then discuss the impact of that situation,the speaker has used a _____ pattern.


A) topical
B) chronological
C) cause-and-effect
D) spatial

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Words and phrases,such as "In addition," "In other words," and "Therefore," are examples of


A) verbal transitions.
B) organizational material.
C) nonverbal signposts.
D) summary statements.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Using geometric shapes to sketch how all the main ideas,subpoints,and supporting material of a speech relate to the central idea and to one another is a technique known as


A) mapping.
B) previewing.
C) flagging.
D) piggybacking.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A speech topic that presents an issue that needs resolving can effectively be organized in a _____ pattern.


A) spatial.
B) recency
C) problem-solution
D) chronological

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A planned pause in a speech may be used as


A) a verbal transition.
B) a nonverbal transition.
C) an internal preview.
D) a summary statement.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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_____ organization focuses on a situation and its causes or a situation and its effects.

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