cacbim_ch14

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1. Which of the following is not a requirement of a speech thesis?

It includes all your main points.

It is one sentence.

It is stated during your speech.

It alerts the audience to your position.

Chapter 14: 1. Which of the following is not a requirement of a speech thesis?

2. When using statistics, it is important to .

give precise and detailed numbers

put them in a meaningful context

use multiple examples each time

include them throughout the speech

Chapter 14: 2. When using statistics, it is important to .

3. If you are giving a speech on how Web sites like Kickstarter have changed how small businesses raise funds, a would be the best way to structure your main points.

spatial pattern

topical pattern

problem-solution pattern

cause-effect pattern

Chapter 14: 3. If you are giving a speech on how Web sites like Kickstarter have changed how small businesses raise funds, a would be the best way to structure your main points.

4. What is the best way to engage your listeners if they are already familiar with the information you are presenting?

Include unrelated stories and jokes for a touch of humor.

Spend more time on your visual aids than on your supporting materials.

Forgo any introduction, and get right to the body of the speech.

Look for additional sources that present new testimony or examples.

Chapter 14: 4. What is the best way to engage your listeners if they are already familiar with the information you are presenting?

5. Why might you create several drafts of your presentation outline?

To include time codes to monitor pacing

To eliminate any internal summaries

To allow for revisions after practicing your speech

To replace the organizational pattern

Chapter 14: 5. Why might you create several drafts of your presentation outline?