What is the purpose of an "Attention getter?"

To grab your audience's attention at the beginning of your speech.73%

What is a Thesis statement?

To let the audience know what side you are taking (for or against).

Why introduce your topic?

So that the audience knows what you will be talking about.

Public speaking _____, whereas casual conversation _____.

akes careful planning and research; is more forgiving

Why would having a personal trainer giv a speech bout exercise & physical fitness be said to be an ex of the use of etho

The speaker comes in with a recognized level of credibility.

Evaluate the statements &determine which of them has become an especially important issue in contemporary public speakin

The speaker must be accurate and timely in his/her facts.

Why is the closing statement important?

It leaves a lasting impression with your audience.

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1
Humor is used in both public speaking and casual conversation to:
Raise awareness
Entertain
Persuade
Inform
2
Do you have to say thank you at the end of the speech?
none
no
maybe
Yes
3
What is the purpose of an "Attention getter?"
None of the above
To confuse your audience
To grab your audience's attention at the beginning of your speech. 63%
To grab your audience's attention at the beginning of your speech.73%
4
What is a Thesis statement?
none
A closing remark.
It is a statement about misconceptions.
To let the audience know what side you are taking (for or against).
5
What did Aristotle believe is the only way to get citizens to conform?
Request conformity
Demand conformity
Persuade conformity
Make conformity a law
6
Why introduce your topic?
All the above
To keep your audience guessing
None of the above
So that the audience knows what you will be talking about.
7
A speech that discusses the specifics of animal abuse that ends with asking 4 donations to a local animal shelter is don
As a call to action
To gain political status
To provide information
To create audience buy-in
8
Public speaking _____, whereas casual conversation _____.
is mostly for entertainment; has a purpose for its delivery
is more laid back; is more structured and has time limits
akes careful planning and research; is more forgiving
none
9
Which of these are appropriate attention getters?
A shocking fact
Quotations/ Famous quotes
Short story and Statistics
All the above
10
Why would having a personal trainer giv a speech bout exercise & physical fitness be said to be an ex of the use of etho
The speaker will exhibit strong emotions.
The speaker's large ego makes them more believable
The speaker comes in with a recognized level of credibility.
The speaker will require the audience to think logically
11
Evaluate the statements &determine which of them has become an especially important issue in contemporary public speakin
Television is the best way to speak to a large audience
Good speakin is timeless & it does not need to change for a modern audience
The speaker must be accurate and timely in his/her facts.
An internet search engine will consistently provide the most accurate infor
12
advertisement show a person drown if they dont wear a specific brand life preserver.What of rhetoric is the advertiser
Logic
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
13
Why is the closing statement important?
It's the what needs to happen in a speech.
None
It leaves a lasting impression with your audience.
both

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