14: Composing Your Speech

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POP QUIZ

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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.

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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

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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

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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 presentation 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.

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5. Why might you create several drafts of your delivery 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