Organizing Your Speech

Question 1

The preview statement tells your audience the topic or them of your speech.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

In a climactic pattern, main headings are organized in order of impotance, most important last.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

There are two parts to a speech, the introduction and the body.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Attitudinal solutions ask the audience to take physical action in support of an issue.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

If you use a quotation, it should be serious and scholarly.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

If you use a short quote, under ten words, in your speech, you don't need to cite the author.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The advantage of a spatial pattern is that the audience sees how the parts of your speech fit .

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Policy solutions deal with opinions and moods.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Different speech topics call for different organizational patterns.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Awareness solutions ask the audience to use the information presented in their own lives.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

A link in an introduction connects the attention-getter to the thesis statement.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The introduction sets the tone for the rest of the speech.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The link should also show listeners how your speech has a relevance to their own lives.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Outlines are useful only if you are writing a ten-to-fifteen minute speech.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Narratives are anecdotes from your own life that are added for humor in a speech.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

To gain the attention of your audience during the speech introduction, ask rhetorical questions

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

A strong opener for a speech is a strartling statement.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Without specific details, facts, and statistics, you may lose credibility with your audience.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

The purpose statement repeats your speech topic and gives your reasons for speaking.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

A chronological pattern means "because of this, that happened.".

Accepted Answer

False

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