Chapter 14 Activities

1. What are some functions of an introduction?
   • To arouse the audience’s attention
   • To introduce the topic and purpose
   • To establish speaker credibility
   • To motivate the audience to accept the speaker’s goals
   • To preview the main points
2. Provide an example of introducing the purpose and topic within the introduction of a speech.
3. In the introduction, the audience needs to be given a reason to believe the speaker. What should the speaker do in the introduction in order to achieve this goal?

   A speaker needs to build his or her credibility in the introduction. The speaker needs to make a simple statement of his or her qualifications for speaking on the topic at the particular occasion and to the specific audience.