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1. compelling insight
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2. zinger
a.
b.
c.
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3. extemporaneous
d.
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4. analysis
e.
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5. impromptu
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6. foreshadowing
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7. label
g.
h.
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8. justification
i.
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9. topic-specific
j.
_____ 10. conversational quality
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detailed examination of information
a powerful concluding statement
a presentation that is given with little or
no preparation
a brief explanation of what the speaker
will discuss
sounding spontaneous and natural to the
audience
something interesting the audience
doesn’t know
to prove something right or valid
when you directly connect your
introduction to the rest of the speech
an indication or suggestion made
beforehand
a presentation that is carefully prepared
and practiced
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DIRECTIONS: Use the following words correctly in these sentences.
faltering
fiasco
insinuated
qualms
erudite
1. You might give a
2.
performance if you hesitate.
about it.
If you doubt something, you have
3. He didn’t directly say so, but he
that I was wrong.
4. She had put on the
ways of another culture.
5. A plan that fails is a
.
DIRECTIONS: Prefixes. The following are prefixes followed by what they mean. For each of
these prefixes, one word from the academic vocabulary is given. You are to define what the word
given means. Then list two words of your own that use the prefix. Define the words that you have
written.
preinexforePREFIX
pre-
=
=
=
=
an earlier or prior time
not, lacking or without
removal out of, or from
before in time
WORD
MEANING
prescriptive
prepre-
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insinuated
ininex-
extemporaneous
exexfore-
foreshadowing
forefore-
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DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with the appropriate word or phrase.
1. If you want to succeed in a service-based economy, you must be able to
.
2.
When delivering a speech extemporaneously, you rely on
and
an outline.
3. Sounding as if you are reciting rather than sounding
makes you
seem mechanical or stiff.
.
4. To look natural you must practice looking as if you haven’t been
5.
Many students polish their skills by participating in
6.
A compelling insight introduction tells the listeners
competition.
.
7. You need to justify for the audience why they should
8.
.
Foreshadowing simply means that you are providing a
to the rest of the
speech.
9.
Labels should be
and memorable.
10. The pattern developed in the sample extemporaneous speech is label,
,
and evidence.
11. The imprecise and inarticulate speech of teenagers is sometimes called
12.
.
In an impromptu speaking situation, you may not be as prepared as you would like, but you
have a
from which to draw.
13. Impromptu speaking teaches you how to
14. If you struggle to generate more information, you may
on your feet.
your initial idea.
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Date
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society, choosing the right words can be extremely difficult.
16. Panic usually results in uneasy
or unnecessary rambling.
17. Most audience members will respond
if they sense you’re trying to
give a clear and meaningful presentation.
18. Only through
can you begin to feel comfortable.
19. In question and answer sessions the speaker gets to find out what the audience
.
20. Try to end the question and answer session on a
. Leave your audience
wanting more.
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Important Concepts
DIRECTIONS: Write responses to the following questions.
1.
What are the advantages of using an outline in extemporaneous speaking?
2.
Why should you develop a natural style or conversational quality?
3.
What are the five tips for success in extemp contests?
4.
What is the typical organizational pattern for an impromptu speech?
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5.
What are three types of impromptu topics?
6.
What suggestions will help you perform well in question and answer sessions?
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Extemporaneous Speaking
DIRECTIONS: An extemporaneous speech is carefully prepared and practiced. The goal is to
give a well-organized speech that seems natural. The sample speech (pp. 385–387) demonstrates
what the organizational elements (listed in the left column) sound like in that sample speech
printed in the right column. Use the chart below to put the elements of natural style and the
elements of an extemporaneous speech together. Write what each element looks like or sounds
like in the right column. Part of each has been done for you.
A Natural Style:
Conversational style
What it looks or sounds like:
– sounds spontaneous
Eye contact
What it looks or sounds like:
Organization/Elements of an
Extemporaneous Speech:
Compelling insight intro
Justification
Thesis
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– what it would take to raise your chance
of death by one-millionth
– some amount of risk accompanies
everything we do
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Impromptu Speaking
DIRECTIONS: The three categories of topics for impromptu speaking are listed in the left
column. Using the topics, write the appropriate information in the Elements/Patterns column.
On a separate piece of paper, write your practice speech.
Category
WORDS:
Elements/Pattern
Notes for practice speech
Statement of main point
Freedom
Support
Conclusion/Repeat main
point
QUOTATIONS:
“The buck stops
here.”
—Harry Truman
Statement of main point
Support
Conclusion/Repeat main
point
PEOPLE/PLACES/
EVENTS
Statement of main point
Olympics
Support
Conclusion/Repeat main
point
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Impromptu Speeches
DIRECTIONS: Choose one or more of the speech topics as your teacher directs.
1.
Deliver several impromptu speeches, choosing activities from below.
A. Have each student write the name of a famous person on a slip of paper. Put all of the
names into a bag. Students can draw a name to use as the subject of a speech.
B. Have each student bring in a favorite cartoon. Put all the cartoons into a grab bag. Each
student should draw a cartoon to use as the subject of an impromptu speech.
C. Have each student write a favorite nursery rhyme or children’s story on a slip of paper.
Place all the slips into a grab bag and have each student choose one for a subject.
D. Have each student write a favorite inspirational saying on a slip of paper. (For example,
you might write, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”) Place all of the slips
into a grab bag from which students can draw subjects for impromptu speeches.
E. Have each student write a characteristic of a good employee on a slip of paper. Put all
the slips into a grab bag. Each student should draw a slip for an impromptu topic.
2.
Create a list of real life situations in which a person may be called upon to give an
impromptu speech.
3.
Create a speech of your own with text on the right and descriptions on the left (as seen in
this chapter or in the sample on pp. 385–387).
4.
Develop a glossary of Mallspeak used in your school.
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Impromptu Topics: Proverbs
DIRECTIONS: Photocopy this page, then cut on the dotted lines below to create a stack of proverbs
for impromptu topics from which students can draw before giving impromptu speeches.
An apple a day keeps the doctor
away.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Money doesn’t buy happiness.
Look before you leap.
Love conquers all.
Honesty is the best policy.
Right is might.
The truth always wins out.
Love is blind.
Pretty is as pretty does.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Never say “die.”
Waste not, want not.
You reap what you sow.
All things in moderation.
An idle mind is the devil’s
workshop.
The used key is always bright.
Never leave till tomorrow what you
can do today.
The early bird catches the worm.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a
man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Constant dripping wears away
stones.
A fool and his money are soon
parted.
People in glass houses shouldn’t
throw stones.
When in Rome do as the Romans
do.
The grass is always greener on the
other side of the road.
Life is what you make of it.
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DIRECTIONS: Photocopy this page, then cut on the dotted lines below to create a stack of
quotations you can use as impromptu topics. Have students draw a topic before speaking.
“I never had a policy. I have
simply tried to do what seemed
best each day.”
Abraham Lincoln
“Speak softly and carry a big
stick.” Teddy Roosevelt
“I yam what I yam.” Popeye
“The evil that men do lives after
them; the good is often interred
with their bones.”
Shakespeare
“Ask not what your country can
do for you but what you can do for
your country.”
John F. Kennedy
“We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are
created equal.”
Thomas Jefferson
“I am always ready to learn,
although I do not always like to be
taught.” Winston Churchill
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“If you can’t stand the heat, get
out of the kitchen.”
Harry Truman
“I am not a crook.”
Richard Nixon
“Let them eat cake.”
Marie Antoinette
“Sometimes being in the
majority simply means that all the
fools are on the same side.”
Mark Twain
“The buck stops here.”
Harry Truman
“Give me liberty or give me
death.”
Patrick Henry
“The power of the world always
works in circles.”
Black Elk
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DIRECTIONS: Photocopy this page, then cut on the dotted lines below to create a stack of
quotations you can use as impromptu topics. Have students draw a topic before speaking.
MUSIC
CHOCOLATE
WATER
UNDERWEAR
BARBIE
PAPER
DRIVER’S LICENSE
TRASH CAN
MOUNTAIN
CLOUDS
TREE
LOCKERS
MIRROR
GLOBE
PYRAMIDS
T-SHIRT
REPORT CARDS
KEY
HAIR SPRAY
EYE GLASSES
SIGNS
PARENTS
TICKETS
BASEBALL
ROCK
TATTOO
BUGS
CLOCK
WHALES
PUPPIES
FRENCH FRIES
PHOTOGRAPHS
ROSE
CHAINS
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Impromptu Topics: Abstract Words
DIRECTIONS: Photocopy this page, then cut on the dotted lines below to create a stack of
abstract words you can use as impromptu topics. Have students draw a topic before speaking.
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ORGANIZATION
DISCIPLINE
COURTESY
KNOWLEDGE
RESPECT
POTENTIAL
ERROR
FREEDOM
COMPETITION
LAW
EQUALITY
JUSTICE
INNOCENCE
GUILT
REALITY
TRUTH
LOVE
DESIRE
RESULTS
YOUTH
KINDNESS
PUNISHMENT
TRUST
HOPE
CHARITY
GREED
CHANGE
DELAY
MISUNDERSTANDING
SYMPATHY
DELIGHT
COURAGE
LONELINESS
FANTASY
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Speaker
Speech
Rate each area from 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest.
Skill
Rating
Comments
Stated a clear thesis
Subdivided the body of the
speech into two or three issues
Developed each issue with
supporting materials
Kept the organization simple
Concluded with a summary
and a restatement of the thesis
Delivered the speech well
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Speaker
Speech
Rate each area from 1 to 3, with 1 being the lowest and 3 being the highest.
Skill
Organizational Skills:
Choice of topic
Introduction
Body/Outline/
Transitions
Conclusion
Preparation
Sources
Note form
Delivery skills: Physical:
Eye contact
Posture/Movement
Gesture
Facial Expression
Use of visual aids
Delivery Skills: Vocal:
Rate/Pause
Vocal variation (pitch,
emphasis, volume)
Articulation
Pronunciation
Word Choice/Usage
Performance Skills:
Energy
Poise/Confidence
Time management
Rating
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
General Comments:
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Test
DIRECTIONS: In the blank to the left, write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is
false.
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1. Sounding as if you are reciting rather than sounding conversational makes you seem
professional.
_____
2. Foreshadowing is a hint of things to come.
_____
3. To succeed in a service-based economy, you must be able to communicate effectively.
_____
4. To look natural, you should not practice.
_____
5. A compelling insight introduction makes your speech more interesting.
_____
6. Speakers need to prove to the audience that the audience should care about the speech.
_____
7. Impromptu speaking teaches you to think on your feet.
_____
8. In impromptu speaking, generating more information may cause you to forget your
initial ideas.
_____
9. Even if you are trying to be clear and meaningful, most people will respond
negatively to an impromptu presentation.
_____ 10. You will have the audience wanting more if you end on a high note.
DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank to the left.
_____ 11. When delivering an extemporaneous speech, you rely on
a. a complete manuscript
b. your ability to make things up as you go along
c. notes
d. only your memory
or an outline.
_____ 12. Students can polish their speaking skills by
a. participating in interscholastic competition.
b. being part of a sports team.
c. studying hard.
d. none of the above.
_____ 13. When you use labels in your speech, they should
a. be impressive.
b. be short.
c. be puzzling.
d. use an large vocabulary.
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_____ 14. The pattern suggested for an extemporaneous speech is:
a. label, analysis, evidence
b. analysis, label, evidence
c. evidence, label, analysis
d. analysis, evidence, label
_____ 15. Mallspeak is categorized by being
a. imprecise.
b. inarticulate.
c. trendy.
d. all of the above.
_____ 16. Which of the following is not a tip for success in extemp contests?
a. keep old speeches
b. use prescriptive topics
c. use a “canned” introduction
d. enjoy every speech
_____ 17. In impromptu speeches silence or unnecessary rambling is often a product of
a. panic.
b. thinking.
c. lack of preparation.
d. being smart.
_____ 18. In our multicultural society, choosing the right words is
a. impossible.
b. not necessary.
c. easy.
d. extremely difficult.
_____ 19. In a question and answer session, the speaker gets to find out what the audience
a. wants to know.
b. cares about.
c. didn’t understand.
d. all of the above.
_____ 20. A powerful concluding statement is also called
a. a wrap.
b. a zinger.
c. a closer.
d. a breadwinner.
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DIRECTIONS: Write responses to the following.
21. Why should you develop a conversational quality and a natural style when you speak?
22. What is a typical organization pattern in an impromptu speech?
23. What three types of impromptu topics did your book present? Support your answer with
several examples of each type.
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24. What are the advantages of using an outline in extemporaneous speaking instead of a
manuscript or nothing at all?
25. In a question and answer communication situation, what suggestions will help you perform
better?
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