Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of the four speech delivery methods
What will be an ideal response?
Impromptu: Advantages are spontaneity and directness; disadvantages include no
advance preparation, must think on feet, no time to analyze audience, inappropriate
statements, repetition. Manuscript: Advantages are speaker security, speaker
confidence, opportunity to be precise and detailed, nothing left out or forgotten;
disadvantages include reduction of eye contact, speech seems read, lacks spontaneity,
difficulty changing language or content in response to audience. Memorized:
Advantages are speaker security, opportunity for eye contact, nothing is left out or
forgotten; disadvantages are that it takes a long time to memorize a speech, takes skill to
make delivery natural and spontaneous, difficult to change material to adapt to
audience. Extemporaneous: Advantage are security for speaker; completely planned
introduction, body and conclusion; relaxed, spontaneous style; disadvantage is that it
takes time to prepare.
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Manuscript speaking should be utilized during which of the following situations?
A) during times of crisis when you need to use precise language B) when you are asked to speak at the last minute C) when you want to maintain the maximum amount of eye contact with the audience D) when you want to sound confident and conversational
Which of the following types of experimental designs uses matching to create comparable groups?
a. pre-experimental designs b. quasi-experimental designs c. true experimental designs d. all of the above use matching