Finding a Purpose and Selecting a Topic

According to modern public speaking scholars, what are the three general purposes of speaking?

What is the primary goal of an informative speech?

A speech explaining how a specific object or system works, such as how a bill becomes a law, is what type of informative speech?

What distinguishes a persuasive speech from an informative speech?

A speaker who genuinely believes that a change in behavior is in the best interest of the audience members is engaging in which type of persuasion?

What are beliefs that people have actively engaged in and created over the course of their lives, such as a belief in a higher power, referred to as?

What is the fundamental goal of an entertaining speech?

A toast given at a wedding or a eulogy delivered at a funeral are examples of which type of entertaining speech?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary constraints on public speaking that a speaker must consider?

The process of starting with a broad area of knowledge like 'art' and progressively focusing on smaller categories like 'Middle Eastern art,' then 'Anatolian art,' and finally 'the Phrygian period of art' is an example of what?

What is a personal inventory in the context of finding a speech topic?

When using a finding aid like a best-seller list or a media outlet, what is the primary ethical responsibility of the speaker?

What is the primary purpose of conducting a needs analysis of a potential audience?

A specific purpose statement for a speech should answer which set of questions?

Which of the following is the best example of a well-written specific purpose statement?

When creating a specific purpose, the set of circumstances surrounding your speech, including the speaker, audience, text, and context, is known as what?

A speaker wants to give a ten-minute speech on the entire history of the US Social Security program. Why is this topic choice problematic according to the chapter?

Which of the six types of informative topics, as identified by O’Hair, Stewart, and Rubenstein, is described as the most difficult for novice speakers because it requires balancing two sides of a dispute?

The chapter advises that it is very unlikely a speaker can alter an audience's core beliefs in what length of time?

What is the primary function of an inspirational speech?

Which of the following is an example of a finding aid a speaker can use to find a topic?

When creating a specific purpose statement, why is it important to start the sentence with your audience in mind (e.g., 'To inform my audience...')?

What is the primary risk of beginning research with only a general topic in mind instead of a clear thesis statement?

What is defined as an individual's general predisposition toward something as being good or bad, right or wrong?

According to the chapter, a thesis statement helps a speaker fulfill four basic functions. Which of the following is NOT one of those four functions?

When a speaker is given a specific list of topics to choose from by their instructor, this is an example of which of the five 'End-of-Chapter Assessment' questions?

What does the text describe as one of the most common mistakes new public speaking students make regarding the line between informing and persuading?

A speech about the design of corsets, using a mannequin to demonstrate how they were worn, falls under which type of informative speech topic?

What is the three-step process for conducting a formal needs analysis?

A speaker who uses the specific purpose statement, 'To persuade the students in my class to get jiggy' is violating which tip for creating specific purposes?

In the sample persuasive speech about corn ethanol, what does the speaker identify as the two major problems created by turning corn into fuel?

What is the first step a speaker should take when they know the basic constraints for their speech?

Which of the following is NOT one of the websites recommended in the chapter for finding speech topics online?

In the weak thesis statement example, 'Today, I want to discuss academic cheating,' why is the term 'academic cheating' considered problematic?

If a speaker is preparing a speech on a topic where they have many strong feelings, why is a clear thesis statement particularly important?

The sample entertainment speech by Adam Fink is identified as what specific type of speech?

A speaker who uses the specific purpose 'To entertain a group of executives by describing the lighter side of life in cubicle-ville' is using which general purpose?

What field of study was created to help people, especially businesses, become more effective at harnessing and exchanging knowledge?

In the sample informative speech, what unique feature of the Pirahã language is described as being like 'disproving gravity' for linguists?

The chapter provides a specific example of narrowing a topic for a five- to seven-minute informative speech. What was the final, narrowed topic?

A subject area is defined as what?

In the personal inventory examples, which author of the textbook was listed as being a puppeteer?

Which of the following would be a good scope for a speech that is five to seven minutes in length, according to the end-of-chapter assessment questions?

If a speaker is delivering a speech on the benefits of sleep but does not include a call to action to get more sleep, what is the general purpose of the speech?

Which of the three types of general speech purposes, according to the end-of-chapter assessment, do modern scholars generally describe?

What type of purpose is the statement 'To persuade a group of local residents to buy a car from Mitken’s Car Dealership' an example of?

According to the chapter, where in an introduction should a thesis statement appear?

What is the key difference between manipulative persuasion and pure persuasion?

A speech detailing the pros and cons of blogging would be an example of which type of informative topic?

In Adam Fink's sample entertainment speech, he quotes President Barack Obama to support his point about what?