Mid-Term Review - COM 201

The conclusion of the speech should:

• Restate the purpose

• Introduce new information.

• Leave the audience laughing.

• Preview the next speech.

A successful persuasive speaker should aim for large-scale changes

• True

• False

If the body of the speech is well developed, you don't always need to prepare an introduction and conclusion ahead of time.

• True

• False

Forms of expression that make striking comparisons between the unfamiliar and the known, allowing listeners to more quickly grasp meaning, are called

• jargon

• sentence fragments

• personal pronouns

• figures of speech

The main points should flow from the speech thesis

• True

• False

When preparing a speech, the speaker's first task is to select

• a topic and purpose of interest to the speaker.

• a topic chosen by the audience.

• a topic and purpose appropriate to the audience and occasion.

• a purpose appropriate to the topic.

The general purpose of a(n) _______ speech is to influence the attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors of audience members.

Speakers who introduce their speeches with startling statements or unusual information are ineffective in gaining the audience's attention.

• True

• False

An audience that holds positive attitudes toward the speaker will tend to give the speaker an initial hearing, even if they are unsure of the message itself.

• True

• False

Audience members who lack the motivation to listen to your argument only engage in peripheral processing, which means they are unlikely to experience any meaningful changes in attitude or behavior.

• True

• False