Which of the following is not a good way to use supporting materials to advance an argument?

SOPHIA Pathways

Public Speaking

COM-212

Unit 2 – Milestone 2

1.Examples should be both concise and to the point to help the audience understand a topic.

2.Roger is scheduled to deliver a speech at the upcoming town council meeting. He wants

to convince other members of the town to invest money in the old recreation center,

which has fallen into disrepair in the past decade. Roger believes the center is an

important part of the community and hopes he can persuade his fellow citizens of its

potential value to the town as a whole. Which of the following examples of storytelling

would help Roger achieve his goal? Roger talks about first meeting other prominent

members of the community at the recreation center.

3.Which of the following is an example of a temporal transition? After reading intervention

took place, students advanced several grade levels in a single year.

4.Alex is excited that he was selected to deliver the graduation speech to his class. He has

spent weeks drafting the speech and is satisfied with the result. Alex prints a copy of the

speech on note cards to he won’t forget what he wants to say. Which device would best

help Alex enhance his speech? A podium

5.Lila did not feel comfortable using blog posts when researching her history paper because

she could not verify that they were credible.

6.Which of the following is NOT a best practice when conducting an interview? Get

personal

7.Which of the following is a tool for managing trait anxiety? Engage in guided mediation

once a week

8.What is a potential downside to memorizing your speech? You might forget parts of your

speech.

9.Wanda’s speech to the priests visiting her church from Italy was going well. However,

their response to the final line of her speech was not as energetic as she had hoped it

would be. After she finished, one of the priests raised his hand and asked her what she

meant by “the ball is in your court”. If Wanda had considered her ethnocentrism, she may

have connected better with her audience.

10. Alex is writing a persuasive speech. He wants to convince his classmates that Pizza Hut

sells the best pizza in town. Which of the following examples demonstrates the best way

to use supporting materials effectively? Present the findings from a survey of the

sophomore class on their pizzeria preferences.

11. Scott is making a presentation about immigration law in front of his debate club. While

speaking, Scott concentrates on reading off a word-for-word transcript of his speech. He

remains slouched to one side and fails to make eye contract with his audience. When

judging his performance at the end of his presentation, many of his classmates agree that

they did not feel properly invested in his main argument. Scott underestimated the

importance of body language during his presentation, weakening his connection with the

audience.

12. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate use of statistics in a speech? Assuming a

casual relationship between two related variables.

What are the 7 types of supporting material?

Which of the following can be used as a supporting material to your speech?

When using supporting materials you should?

Which of the following are examples of supporting material?