You passed this Milestone
24 questions were answered correctly.
1 questions were answered incorrectly.
1
What is a potential downside to reading your speech verbatim?
• You might speak for too long.
• You may speak too fast.
• You may read your speech in a monotone, making it sound
uninteresting.
• You may forget what you are trying to say.
CONCEPT
Wording the Speech
Preparing to Present
Delivering the Speech
2
Which of the following is NOT a best practice when conducting an
interview?
• Don’t interrupt.
• Ask questions.
• Get personal.
• Use open-ended questions.
CONCEPT
Interview Preparation
Interview Conduct
3
Janet spent all night organizing the outline for her speech on racial issues in
Shakespeare’s Othello.
In which of the following scenarios does Janet organize a speech
from broad points to specific points?
• Janet decided to first analyze three accounts of racist actions described
in newspapers during the late 1700s, and then compare them to two
reports of racist actions in newspapers in 2017.
• Janet decided to first discuss race relations in Europe at the time
Shakespeare wrote Othello, and then examine each example of racism in
the play.
, • Janet decided to analyze three lines in the second act that illustrate the
characters' racist views, and to compare them to the lines of characters
whose views are less racist.
• Janet decided to begin her speech by quoting three lines that illustrate
the racist tendencies of the characters, and then discussing the slave trade
in the 1700s.
CONCEPT
Organizing and Outlining the Speech
4
Which of the following is NOT necessary to consider before using
testimony?
• Is the person who has provided the testimony well-respected?
• Is the testimony exciting?
• Is the testimony current?
• Have you quoted the testimony accurately?
CONCEPT
Expert vs. Peer Testimony
How to Incorporate Expert Testimony
5
Which of the following is a good example of using concrete
terminology?
• A high school health teacher discusses the importance of practicing
safe sex.
• A marketing executive presents the 5% growth in sales the company
experienced after using social media platforms to advertise.
• A dietitian presents the benefits of healthy eating.
• Miranda is writing literature for mature audiences.
CONCEPT
Tailor Complexity to Your Audience
Tailor Abstraction to Your Audience
6
A politician repeats the impact that new taxes will have on her city several
times during an address.
Which goal of an informative speech is the speaker trying to achieve
in this example?
• Making a complex topic digestible
• Including non-essential information
24 questions were answered correctly.
1 questions were answered incorrectly.
1
What is a potential downside to reading your speech verbatim?
• You might speak for too long.
• You may speak too fast.
• You may read your speech in a monotone, making it sound
uninteresting.
• You may forget what you are trying to say.
CONCEPT
Wording the Speech
Preparing to Present
Delivering the Speech
2
Which of the following is NOT a best practice when conducting an
interview?
• Don’t interrupt.
• Ask questions.
• Get personal.
• Use open-ended questions.
CONCEPT
Interview Preparation
Interview Conduct
3
Janet spent all night organizing the outline for her speech on racial issues in
Shakespeare’s Othello.
In which of the following scenarios does Janet organize a speech
from broad points to specific points?
• Janet decided to first analyze three accounts of racist actions described
in newspapers during the late 1700s, and then compare them to two
reports of racist actions in newspapers in 2017.
• Janet decided to first discuss race relations in Europe at the time
Shakespeare wrote Othello, and then examine each example of racism in
the play.
, • Janet decided to analyze three lines in the second act that illustrate the
characters' racist views, and to compare them to the lines of characters
whose views are less racist.
• Janet decided to begin her speech by quoting three lines that illustrate
the racist tendencies of the characters, and then discussing the slave trade
in the 1700s.
CONCEPT
Organizing and Outlining the Speech
4
Which of the following is NOT necessary to consider before using
testimony?
• Is the person who has provided the testimony well-respected?
• Is the testimony exciting?
• Is the testimony current?
• Have you quoted the testimony accurately?
CONCEPT
Expert vs. Peer Testimony
How to Incorporate Expert Testimony
5
Which of the following is a good example of using concrete
terminology?
• A high school health teacher discusses the importance of practicing
safe sex.
• A marketing executive presents the 5% growth in sales the company
experienced after using social media platforms to advertise.
• A dietitian presents the benefits of healthy eating.
• Miranda is writing literature for mature audiences.
CONCEPT
Tailor Complexity to Your Audience
Tailor Abstraction to Your Audience
6
A politician repeats the impact that new taxes will have on her city several
times during an address.
Which goal of an informative speech is the speaker trying to achieve
in this example?
• Making a complex topic digestible
• Including non-essential information
