COMMUNICATION 102

TEST TWO STUDY GUIDE

Chapter 5 – Supporting Your Ideas:

1. How effective is an example? What is a hypothetical example?

2. You should be able to pick out an example from a given list.

3. What is an illustration?

4. What are the various types of explanation?

5. What are the rules of using statistics? What did Disraeli say about statistics?

6. When shouldn’t you use testimony as a support? How should you present testimony?

7. What are the guidelines in using visual aids?

Chapter 6 – Preparing the Content of Your Speech:

1. Why is it important to have a well organized speech?

2. Know the characteristics of the introduction, body, and conclusion as described in the text.

3. Know the relationship between your central idea statement and the main points of your speech

4. Know the seven most basic speech organizational patterns plus characteristics of each pattern.

5. What do transitions do in a speech and what transitional words are used?

Chapter 7 – The Introduction and Conclusion:

1. What are the five objectives of the introduction?

2. You should be familiar with the possible attention getting methods of an introduction.

3. Why is the conclusion considered the most important part of a speech?

4. What should you never do in a speech’s conclusion?

5. What are the six suggestions for effectively concluding your speech?

6. When should you organize a speech in a complete sentence outline?

7. Do memorable lines occur in speeches? If so, where?

Chapter 8 – Delivering Your Speech:

1. What are the four different styles of speech delivery and their characteristics?

2. What are the two delivery options when you present an extemporaneous speech?

3. How should you use/not use note cards?

4. How important is clarity (oral style, concrete vs. specific words) in a speech?

5. What is the difference between concrete or “real” words and abstract words?

6. What are the four methods of adding interest to a speech?

7. Know the aspects of nonverbal communication: kinesics, descriptive/emphatic gestures

8. Know the aspects of paralanguage: articulation/pronunciation

9. Be familiar with tips given on practicing your speech