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Chapter8BeginningandEndingtheSpeech

True-FalQuestions

Studentsaretoindicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsis

trueorfalbycirclingtheappropriateletter.

rdlessofwhatothermethodsyouutogainattention,you

shouldalwaysrelatethetopictoyouraudienceinthe

introductionofaspeech.

blishinggoodwillismorelikelytobenecessaryinthe

introductionofapersuasivespeechthanintheintroductionofan

informativespeech.

rnormalcircumstances,theintroductionshouldpriabout

10-20percentofaspeech.

nlywaytoconveythatyourspeechindingisthrough

theuofwordssuchas“Inconclusion.〞

reviewstatementinaspeechintroductionidentifies

themainpointstobediscusdinthebody.

rnormalcircumstancestheintroductionshould

constituteabout30-40percentofaspeech.

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“rhetoricalquestion〞isaquestionthattheaudienceanswers

mentallyratherthanoutloud.

urtextbookexplains,workingoutaspeechintroductionin

detailcanboostaspeaker’sconfidence.

rringbacktotheintroductioninyourconclusionisagood

waytogivethespeechpsychologicalunity

echconclusionthatbuildsinpowerandintensityasitmoves

towardtheclosinglineisknownasadissolveending.

MultipleChoiceQuestions

Studentsaretoindicatethebestanswerforeachquestionbycircling

thecorrectletter.

hefollowingarebasicobjectivesofaspeechintroduction

EXCEPT__________.

ishingcredibilityandgoodwill

tingyourmainpoints

ingthetopicofthespeech

wingthebodyofthespeech

ingtoyourtextbook,whichofthefollowingisoneofthe

fourmajorobjectivesofaspeechintroduction?

thetopic.

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fytheaudience.

rcethecentralidea.

alltoaction.

enyouuotherinterest-arousingluresinaspeechintroduction,

youshouldalways__________.

etheaudience

etoricalquestion

interestingstory

thetopictotheaudience

fthefollowingwouldyoubemostlikelytofindinaspeech

introduction?

laid.

ewstatement.

rnalsummary.

rchcitation.

fthefollowingwouldyoumostlikelyfindinaspeech

introduction?

rnalsummary.

hyquotation.

lingstatement.

largument.

fthefollowingwouldyoumostlikelyfindinaspeech

introduction?

ition

bilitystatement

largument

rnalsummary

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eregivinganinformativespeechtoyourclassmatesonthe

subjectofzoology,youwouldprobablyincludea__________inyour

introduction.

ion

ingstatement

tion

icalquestion

8.__________istheaudience’sperceptionofwhetherthespeakeris

qualifiedtospeakonagiventopic.

ility

ll

tivity

trism

bjectiveofagoodspeechintroductionisfulfilledbythe

followingstatement?

Todaywewillexplorethethreemostimportantformsof

intellectualpropertyprotection—copyrights,trademarks,

andpatents.

totheaudience.

wthebody.

ishthespeaker’sgoodwill.

heimportanceofthetopic.

nbeganhisinformativespeechbysaying:

Youhearanoiunderthehoodofyourcar,soyoupullover

ginegoesdead;youtryto

startthecar,uealotof

’shappened?Whywon’tyourcargoanywhere?

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WhatmethodforgainingattentionandinterestdidTobiasu?

ishinghiscredibilityasaspeaker.

ishinggoodwillwiththeaudience.

ngthecuriosityoftheaudience.

gtheimportanceofthetopic.

ntroductiontohisspeechontheartofdigitalphotography,Li

Qiangmentionedthatheworkspart-timeatacamerashopandhashad

ingthis

informationwithhisaudience,LiQiangwasekingtoacplishwhich

goalofaspeechintroduction?

thetopic.

ishcredibility.

wthespeech.

totheaudience.

Gatesweretodeliveraspeechaboutantiqueappraisal,hismain

taskintheintroductionofhisspeechwouldprobablybeto__________.

tention

wthebody

ishcredibility

thetopic

ingtoyourtextbook,thefollowingpassagefromaspeech

introductionisanexampleofa(n)__________.

Ibecameinterestedincaninepanionstwoyearsagowhenmy

oldersister,whowasparalyzedinacaraccident,received

henIhavelearnedmore

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aboutthesubjectbywatchingLucky,bytalkingwithmy

sister,andbyreadinganumberofarticlesandpamphlets.

ivestatement

ilitystatement

ionstatement

statement

esyourtextbooksayaboutpreparingeffectivespeech

introductions?

tintroductionislikelytobetheonethatestomind

first.

urintroductionnomorethan10to20percentoftheentire

speech.

hyquotationcangainattentionandhelpbuildcredibility.

inetheexactwordingoftheintroductionbeforepreparing

thebody.

ingtoyourtextbook,thefollowingpassagefromaspeech

introductionisanexampleofa(n)__________.

Inmyspeechtoday,Iwillshowyoutherioushealth

dangerspodbytheflu,andIwillurgeeachofyouto

getaflushoteveryyearwithoutfail.

tionstatement

ilitystatement

wstatement

ystatement

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edinaspeechintroduction,tellingastory,askinga

question,makingastartlingstatement,andarousingcuriosityare

allmethodsof__________.

wingthebodyofthespeech

gtheattentionoftheaudience

ingthespeaker’scredibility

ingthetopicofthespeech

ingtoyourtextbook,aspeakerwhoattemptstoestablishgoodwill

intheintroductionofaspeechisaimingtoconvincetheaudiencethat

sheorhe__________.

ingtotakequestionsattheendofthespeech

bestinterestoftheaudienceinmind

oidusingillogicalarguments

ifiedtospeakonthetopic

nggoodwillispeciallyimportantintheintroductionofa(n)

__________speech.

tive

ance

sive

ative

ttimetoworkouttheexactwordingofaspeechintroductionis

__________.

yafteryoudeterminethecentralidea

oupreparethebodyofthespeech

youworkouttheconclusion

uprepareyourspeakingoutline

fthefollowingdoesyourtextbookmentionasameansof

reinforcingthecentralideaintheconclusionofaspeech?

harhetoricalquestion.

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haquotation.

havisualaid.

hthankingtheaudience.

fthefollowingisremendedinyourtextbookasawayto

reinforcethecentralideainaspeechconclusion?

pyourrateofdelivery.

questionsfromtheaudience.

theintroductionverbatim.

acktotheintroduction.

ingtoyourtextbook,inadditiontoreinforcingthecentralidea,

aspeechconclusionshouldalso__________.

theendofthespeech

theaudience’sattention

ourcredibilityasaspeaker

thetopicofthespeech

ingtoyourtextbook,whichofthefollowingstatementsabout

speechconclusionsistrue?

clusionshouldtakeupabout25percentofaspeech.

rmethodsofreinforcingthecentralideacanbebinedina

singleconclusion.

aspeechabruptlyisanexcellentwaytoreinforcethe

speaker’scentralidea.

tntenceofaspeechshouldusuallyoffertoanswer

questionsfromtheaudience.

fthefollowingwouldyouleastlikelyfindinaspeech

conclusion?

icstatement.

yofthemainpoints.

menttoaroucuriosity.

encetotheintroduction.

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fthefollowingwouldyoumostlikelyfindinaspeech

conclusion?

largument.

cativequotation.

rnalpreview.

ndedexample.

fthefollowingwouldyoumostlikelyfindinaspeechconclusion?

encetotheintroduction.

mentofgoodwill.

ewstatement.

uncementofthetopic.

fthefollowingwouldyoumostlikelyfindinaspeechconclusion?

uncementofthetopic.

reofgoodwill.

tementofthecentralidea.

bilitystatement.

fthefollowingwouldyouleastlikelyfindinaspeech

conclusion?

cativequotation.

encetotheintroduction.

bilitystatement.

oaction.

clusionofMartinLutherKing’s“IHaveaDream〞speechisan

exampleofa__________.

veending

ndoending

eending

tiveending

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ingtoyourtextbook,whenaspeakerconcludesaspeechbyfading

outonanemotionalnote,sheorheisusinga__________ending.

ndo

e

ve

ding

ingtoyourtextbook,a(n)__________endingisaconclusionthat

buildsforceuntilreachingapeakofpowerandintensity.

tive

ing

ndo

ve

ingbacktoyourintroductionintheconclusionofyourspeechis

remendedasawayto__________.

theaudience’sattention

espeechpsychologicalunity

rceyourcredibilityasaspeaker

eaudiencetoaction

altoactionismostappropriateintheconclusionofa(n)

__________speech.

ative

sive

ance

tive

ersuasivespeech,WeiLingconcludedwiththefollowing

statement:

Sothenexttimeyoueflyersaroundcampusannouncinga

blooddrive,decidethatthiswillbeyourmomenttoget

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involved—todosomethingworthwhile,totakeastepthatmay

helpsavesomeone’slife.

WhatmethodofconcludingherspeechdidWeiLingu?

edexample.

toaction.

alsummary.

ncetotheintroduction.

ShortAnswerQuestions

ethefourmajorobjectivesofaspeechintroduction?

attentionandinterestoftheaudience.

apositiverelationshipwiththeaudience.

ishthespeaker’scredibilityandgoodwill.

wthebodyofthespeech.

uuarhetoricalquestionintheintroductionofaspeech,

youexpecttheaudiencetoanswermentallyratherthanoutloud.

ingtoyourtextbook,nomatterwhatothermethodsofgaining

attentionyouuinaspeechintroduction,youshouldalwaysrelate

thetopictotheaudience.

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ishingcredibilityinaspeechintroductionisamatterof

gettingyouraudiencetoperceiveyouasqualifiedtospeakonthe

topic.

mentintheintroductionofaspeechthatidentifiesthemain

pointstobediscusdinthebodyiscalledapreviewstatement.

majorfunctionsofaspeechconclusionaretosignalthe

endofthe

speechandtoreinforcethecentralidea.

toletanaudienceknowthatyouareingtotheendofa

speechisbysayingsomethinglike“Inconclusion.〞Anotherwayis

byyourmannerof

delivery.

uua(n)crescendoending,thespeechbuildsinforceuntil

itreachesazenithofpowerandintensityintheconclusion.

xmethodsyoucanutogaintheattentionandinterestofan

audienceintheintroductionofaspeech.

1)

2)

3)

4)

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5)

6)

Thetextbookdiscussvenmethods:

1)Relatethetopictotheaudience.

2)Statetheimportanceofthetopic.

3)Startletheaudience.

4)Arouthecuriosityoftheaudience.

5)Questiontheaudience.

6)Beginwithaquotation.

7)Tellastory.

Thetextbookalsomentionsfiveadditionalmethods:

1)Refertotheoccasion.

2)Inviteaudienceparticipation.

3)Uaudioequipmentorvisualaids.

4)Relatetoapreviousspeaker.

5)Beginwithhumor.

Anysixofthetwelvemethodsshouldconstituteasatisfactoryanswer.

rmethodsdiscusdinthetextforreinforcingthecentral

ideainaspeechconclusionare:

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izethemainpoints.

haquotation.

ramaticstatement.

otheintroduction.

EssayQuestions

esixmethodsaspeakercanuinaspeechintroductiontogain

theattentionandinterestofanaudience?Identifyeachandoffera

briefexplanation.

dexplainthefourmethodsprentedinyourtextbookfor

reinforcingthecentralideaintheconclusionofaspeech.

dexplainthefourobjectivesofaspeechintroductiondiscusd

inyourtextbook.

etherequirementsofagoodspeechintroduction?Evaluatethe

followingpleteintroductiontoaclassroomspeechinlightoftho

ificinyouranswer.

Thebodyasweknowitwasnotdesignedtoparticipatein

athleticeventsunderthehighdemandsthatathletesfacetoday.

Thisleadstoinjuriesandcreatesaneedfortrained

akenveral

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Iwilltalkaboutwhatathletictrainersdotopreventinjuries,

howtheyasssinjuries,andhowtheyworkwithinjuriesin

rehabilitation.

etherequirementsofagoodspeechintroduction?Evaluatethe

followingpleteintroductiontoaclassroomspeechinlightoftho

ificinyouranswer.

Abrainaneurysmhasbeendescribedas“theworstheadacheyou

canimagine.〞

arethestatistics:one-thirdofthepeoplewitharuptured

aneurysmdiebeforetheygettothehospital;anotherthirdof

thepeoplewitharupturedaneurysmdieaftertheygettothe

althird?Theysurvive,but40percentofthem

wouldliketo

explorethissubjectwithyou.