Jurelle Banks Public Speaking Lucas Chapter 9 May 12th, 2010

1. What are four objectives of a speech introduction? Get the attention and interest of your audience, reveal the topic of your speech, establish your credibility, and preview the body of the speech. 2. What are seven methods you can use in the introduction to get the attention and interest of your audience? Relate the topic to the audience, state the importance of your topic, startle the audience, arouse the curiosity of the audience, question the audience, begin with a quotation, tell a story. 3. Why is it important to establish your credibility at the beginning of your speech? Because the listeners will be more interested in your speech if you know what you are talking about. 4. What is a preview statement? Why should you nearly always include a preview statement in the introduction of your speech? A statement in the introduction of a speech that indentifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech. Because even good listeners need help sorting out a speakers ideas. 5. What are five tips for preparing your introduction? Keep the introduction relatively brief, be on the lookout for possible introductory materials as you do your research, be creative in devising your introduction, dont worry about the exact wording of your introduction until you have finished preparing the body of your speech, work out your introduction in detail.

Jurelle Banks Public Speaking Lucas Chapter 9 May 12th, 2010

6. What are the major functions of a speech conclusion? To let the audience know you are ending the speech, to reinforce the audiences understanding of, or commitment to, the central idea. 7. What are two ways you can signal the end of your speech? By what you say or the manner of delivery. 8. What are four ways to reinforce the central idea when concluding your speech? Summarize your speech, end with a quotation, make a dramatic statement, and refer to the introduction. 9. What are four tips for preparing your conclusion? Keep an eye out for possible concluding materials as you research and develop the speech, conclude with a bang and not a whimper, dont be long-winder, dont leave anything in your conclusion to chance.