PUBLIC SPEAKING EXAM STUDY SET
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Identify strategies to adapt to your audience (Beebe, Ch 5) - Answer-1- appropriately
use audience members name
2- refer to the town, city, or community
3- refer to a significant event that happened on the date of your speech
4- refer to a recent news event
5- refer to a group or organization
6- relate information directly to your listeners
According to Schultze, what are some characteristics of a virtuous speaker (Ch 7)? -
Answer-The fruits of the spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self control
Identify the 5 purposes of an introduction and 2 purposes of a conclusion. (Beebe, Ch 9)
- Answer-Introduction:
1- get the audiences attention
2- give the audience a reason to listen
3- introduce the subject
4- establish your credibility
5- preview your main ideas
Conclusion:
1- summarize your speech
2- provide closure
Name and explain the types of informative speeches (Beebe, Ch 13) - Answer-Objects,
Procedures, People, Events, Ideas
Objects - Answer-present information about tangible things like a volleyball or a golf
club
Procedures - Answer-review how something works or describe a process like baking
chocolate cookies or how to fish
People - Answer-describe famous people or personal acquaintances like my dad or
Justin Bieber
Events - Answer-describe an event that either has happened or will happen like 9-11 or
Independence day
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Identify strategies to adapt to your audience (Beebe, Ch 5) - Answer-1- appropriately
use audience members name
2- refer to the town, city, or community
3- refer to a significant event that happened on the date of your speech
4- refer to a recent news event
5- refer to a group or organization
6- relate information directly to your listeners
According to Schultze, what are some characteristics of a virtuous speaker (Ch 7)? -
Answer-The fruits of the spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self control
Identify the 5 purposes of an introduction and 2 purposes of a conclusion. (Beebe, Ch 9)
- Answer-Introduction:
1- get the audiences attention
2- give the audience a reason to listen
3- introduce the subject
4- establish your credibility
5- preview your main ideas
Conclusion:
1- summarize your speech
2- provide closure
Name and explain the types of informative speeches (Beebe, Ch 13) - Answer-Objects,
Procedures, People, Events, Ideas
Objects - Answer-present information about tangible things like a volleyball or a golf
club
Procedures - Answer-review how something works or describe a process like baking
chocolate cookies or how to fish
People - Answer-describe famous people or personal acquaintances like my dad or
Justin Bieber
Events - Answer-describe an event that either has happened or will happen like 9-11 or
Independence day
