Chapter 6 and 7 Study Guide
Part A: Chapter 6
Please define the following.
1) brainstorm
2) self-generated topics
3) audience-generated topics
4) occasion-generated topics
5) research-generated topics
6) visual brainstorming
7) speech to inform
8) speech to persuade
9) speech to convince
10) speech to actuate
11) speech to entertain
12) general purpose
13) specific purpose
14) thesis statement
Name:
Please answer each of the following in complete sentences.
15) Why is it important to focus your topic? Explain using examples of a focused topic and an
unfocused topic.
16) What four questions can you ask yourself to guide your topic selection? Explain why each
one is important.
Part A: Chapter 7
Short answer
1) Since people are more likely to open up more when they interact verbally and
nonverbally, which interview format is likely to give you the most information?
2) What is the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature?
3) Who is most prolific publisher in the United States?
4) What were the first books to come to the U.S.?
5) What is the first step in researching a topic?
6) What are the advantages of interviewing as a way of conducting research?
True/False Questions
7) Almanacs are excellent sources when you need specific facts and background
information on a topic.
8) Generally speaking, information retrieved from Internet sources is less likely to have the
level of quality assurance as database sources.
9) Information you retrieve by using academic search engines will be less focused and of
lower quality than you are likely to gather using a general, commercial search tool.
10) Research is not just one-step of the speech construction process but rather it should occur
throughout the process.
11) You should assess your personal knowledge of a speech topic after developing your
research plan.
Fill in the Blank
12) _______________________ is the gathering of evidence and arguments you will need to
understand, develop, and explain your topic.
13) A(n) _______________________ is a file that contains each speech you have given.
14) From 1750-1900, the sum total of humankind’s knowledge _______________________.
15) The advantage of using _______________________ indexes is that the information you
get has presumably already been evaluated.
16) Yahoo and Google are examples of two widely used _______________________.
Long answer
17) Describe an article file and explain why it is important.
18) What questions begin your research plan? What is their purpose?
19) What are ethical dilemmas and how do they affect speech making? Use examples to
illustrate your points.