Chapter 13 Speech Inform

Which of the following describes talking without advance notice to plan what will be said?

• Impromptu

• Group Discussion

• Persuasive

• Formal

What is an analogy?

• The smallest unit of sound in speech that differentiates one word from another.

• A social communication rule.

• A comparison of two unlike things based on a particular aspect each have in common.

• A speech, address, or demonstration given to a group.

_____ is using good manners on the telephone.

• Syntax

• Impromptu speaking

• Semantics

• Telephone etiquette

Which term is used to describe when something is interpreted depending on personal views, experience, and background?

• Objective.

• Pragmatic

• Subjective.

• Phonemic.

A(n) _____ is a speech, address, or demonstration given to a group.

• clincher

• approach

• introduction

• presentation

What is an attention-getting device?

• A statement to finish the presentation that will make an impact on the audience.

• Something that grabs the attention of those listening to the presentation.

• A way of making a person known to someone else by sharing the person’s name and other relevant information

• A system in which words are spoken to express ideas or emotions.

A situation in which three or more individuals share their ideas about a subject is a(n) _____.

• occasion

• group discussion

• clincher

• formal presentation

Which of the following describes how the information is presented?

• Approach.

• Introduction.

• Oral language.

• Scope

Speaking words to communicate is known as _____.

• oral communication

• oral language

• semantics

• syntax

A(n) _____ is making a person known to someone else by sharing the person’s name and other relevant information.

• presentation

• scope

• approach

• introduction