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Question

The main goal of an informative speech is to entertain and amuse the audience.

a. True

b. False

An informative speech provides breadth by showing how the topic relates to associated topics.

a. True

b. False

Rethinking a topic from a number of different perspectives is a good way to:

a. stimulate productive thinking

b. develop the speech introduction

c. outline your speech

d. use presentational aids

It is not necessary to be concerned with diverse learning styles, since most people process information the same way.

a. True

b. False

All of the following are methods of informing except:

a. footnoting

b. demonstrating

c. describing

d. comparing and contrasting

Jesse began his speech on bilingual education by telling the audience that the dictionary states "bilingualism" is the ability to use two languages with fluency. This is an example of:

a. relevance

b. definition

c. narrative

d. brainstorming

Narration is a method of informing that focuses on similarities and differences.

a. True

b. False

When Gina and Paul gave their talk about how to do CPR, Paul pretended to be a patient having trouble breathing, and Gina showed the audience three simple steps for helping him. This was an example of:

a. persuasion

b. narration

c. demonstration

d. definition

In a process speech, you may demonstrate in person, or if that is not possible, you may use visual or audiovisual aids to enhance the audience's understanding.

a. True

b. False

Allison gave a speech about the debate over global climate change. She provided extensive and thorough research, discussed the proponents and the opponents of climate change, offered statistics about climate change, and showed several short videos about how climate change is affecting the planet. This is an example of what kind of speech

expository speech

rocess speech

introductory speech

biographical speech

The general goal of an expository speech is to persuade the audience that your view is correct.

a. True

b. False

Explanation / Answer

The main goal of an informative speech is to entertain and amuse the audience.

b. False

The main goal of Entertaining speech is to entertain and amuse the audience. In case of informative speech, the main goal is not to entertain but to add as an informational base of knowledge to enlighten the listeners with.

An informative speech provides breadth by showing how the topic relates to associated topics.

a. True

Since the idea of informative speech is to serve the audience with a definite knowledge or understanding of a topic or providing facts, it does need to involve breadth in it in order to ensure how the topic is related to the associated topics.

Rethinking a topic from a number of different perspectives is a good way to:

a. stimulate productive thinking

When a topic is viewed from various perspectives, various ideas are formed from which the opinions and information could be filtered upon. Hence rethinking a topic from a number of different perspectives is a good way to ensure more creativity in terms of productive thinking.

                                                                                                                                                                              

It is not necessary to be concerned with diverse learning styles, since most people process information the same way.

b. False

There could be people who hail from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. In some cases, quite literally, the meaning of a same word could mean different to people belonging to two different cultures or nations. Similarly, certain communication gestures also differ from culture to culture. In such cases, it shall not be prudent to say that concerning with diverse learning styles may not help reaching out to the people in an efficient way. At times, people do process information in a more constructive way when such an information is approached to them through a diverse learning style and hence it also highlights the essence of the same.