Format is 43 Multiple choice questions worth 2 points each and 14 points worth of short answer questions. 

The midterm covers most of the chapters we have covered so far and questions are based in both the textbook and in lecture about those subjects.  Here is a breakdown of approximately how many of the multiple choice questions come out of which chapters: ch. 1 and first week lecture (7 questions), ch. 2 (3 questions), ch 3 (3 questions), ch. 4 (4 questions), 8 (7 questions), 9 (7 questions), 10 (8 questions), and 14 (1 question on the guidelines for Informative Speaking).

• tips for dealing with nervousness from ch. 1
• communication model--from ch. 1 and as presented in lecture definitions and recognize examples of the parts in action
• frame of reference
• what does the textbook identify as the 3 main goals of public speaking?
• what does egocentric mean?
• what does ethnocentric mean?
  
• what are the textbooks' guidelines for ethical speaking?
• what are the textbooks' guidelines for ethical listening?
  
• specific purpose statements and central idea (recognize an example of each, know the guidelines or be able to notice why one is flawed, be able to compose one)
• patterns of organization (topical, spatial, problem-solution, causal, chronological; know what they are, be able to recognize an example, and what kinds of topics and specific purposes lend themselves to each)
• why is attention to good structure important, especially in informative speaking?
• how many main points should you have in a speech and why?
• how do you state a main point? (what does a properly stated main point look like?)
  
• recognize each type (transition, signpost, internal summary, internal preview); be able to create them.
• guidelines for informative speaking from ch. 14 (how do you relate a subject directly to an audience?  what does it mean to "personalize your ideas?") What are the other guidelines for informative speaking?
• what are the five tasks you need to accomplish in an introduction?  In addition to recognizing strategies you should be able to distinguish between expert and personal(goodwill) credibility, identify which step you should always take to help gain attention. 
  
• What steps can you take to gain attention? be able to create an example of those steps in action.
  
• functions of a conclusion; strategies for reinforcing the central idea: when do you use a call to action? what is the benefit of referring back to the introduction in your conclusion?
• preparation outline vs. speaking outline; what needs to be included on each type of outline?
  
• rules of outlining (proper symbols, use full sentences etc.); you'll need to be able to unscramble parts of an outline
  
• why is outlining an important part of public speaking?
  

• Review using the sample short answer section.  This is almost exactly what you will see on exam day.  And answers are here too!
• Review using sample Multiple Choice Questions.
• Review using the CD-ROM that came with your textbook; focus on the chapters that will be covered as listed above.

1. The Roman rhetorical canon focused on the development of ideas or the content of a speech is called

A. invention B. arrangement C. style D. delivery E. memory

2. Someone coughing in the audience or walking in late during a presentation are examples of what part of the communication model?

A. channel B. message C. feedback D. interference E. extraneous behaviors

3. Gestures and visual aids are examples of what part of the communication model?

A. channel B. message C. feedback D. interference E. extraneous behaviors

4. I. The first step in making a cake is to gather all of the ingredients.
    II. Next you mix the ingredients.
    III.  The third step in making a cake is to bake until it is done.
    IV. Then ice it.

A speech with the above main points is following which pattern of organization?

A. topical
B. causal
C.spatial
D. process
E. chronological

[*Bonus:  A speech with the above main points ignores which piece of advice for stating main points?]

5. Which of the following is a strong specific purpose statement for an Informative speech?

A. To inform my audience about dogs.
B. To persuade my audience to take action to protect themselves from vicious dogs.
C. To inform my audience about the different breeds of dogs and about how to train dogs.
D. To inform my audience about the different breeds of dogs.
E. All of the above

6. Which is not a guideline for writing specific purpose statements?

A. limit the purpose to one idea.
B. make it broad and general
C. avoid figurative language
D. write the statement as an infinitive phrase
E. write your purpose as a statement, not a question

7. According to our textbook, ___________ are used to emphasize movement from one point to another.

A. channels
B. internal summaries
C. transitions
D. point connectors
E. visual aids

8. While working on the body of the speech you see the need to let the audience know what the upcoming subpoints will be. You decide to include a(n) ____________.

A. pattern of organization
B. internal preview
C. transition
D. list
E. internal summary

9. According to the text, speeches should contain _______ main points.

A. three
B. two to three
C. two to five
D. one to five
E. none of the above

10. According to your textbook, a preparation outline should include

A. directions for delivery of the speech
B. complete sentences
C. only key words
D. a bibliography
E. both B and D

11. According to your textbook "next" and "finally" are examples of what kind of connective?

A. brief
B. transitions
C. linking words
D. signposts
E. internal previews

12. "I am currently studying veterinary medicine, and I am working part-time at an animal clinic." This statement in the introduction of the speech could best be described as

A. gaining attention
B. revealing the topic
C. establishing credibility
D. bragging
E. previewing the body of the speech

13. "You now know that the three steps in making a cake are gathering the materials, mixing the batter, and baking the cake."
This statement in the conclusion of a speech could best be described as

A. signaling the end of the speech
B. a dissolve ending
C a crescendo ending
D. reinforcement of the central idea
E. a speech preview

14. One reason we must adapt our speeches to our audiences is because listeners are ____________, meaning they are especially interested in what impact your topic has on them.

A. egocentric
B. ethnocentric
C. poor listeners
D. ethnic
E. ecumenical

15. According to your textbook, the belief that ones' own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures is termed

A. egocentrism
B. ethnocentrism
C. limited world view
D. ethnicity
E. ecumenism

16. The following statement is what part of an outline?

                b. In the summer of 1993, a new plan was adopted.

A. a supporting fact
B. a main point
C. a subpoint
D. a sub-subpoint
E. a sub-sub-subpoint

17. Below in random order are a main point, two subpoints, and two sub-subpoints from a speech. Which is the second subpoint? [this would be the point signaled on an outline as "B."]

A. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech following the march.
B. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s greatest triumphs came during the early 1960's.
C. Later that year he participated in the famous march on Washington, D.C.
D. More than 200,000 people took part in that march.
E. In 1963 he campaigned against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama.

18. Which of the following need to be included on your preparation outline?

A. a specific purpose statement
B. pattern of organization
C. bibliography
D. all of the above
E. A and C only

19. According to your textbook, a speaking outline should contain

A. everything you want to say in the speech
B. a bibliography
C. delivery cues
D. a specific purpose and central idea
E. A, B and D only

20. A speech about the steps in the process of hooking up your computer to AOL (America On Line) would probably best be organized according to what pattern of organization?

A. topical
B. chronological
C. causal
D. problem-solution
E. spatial

21. The central goal of the informative speaker is to

A. make sure the audience likes the speaker
B. make sure the audience likes the topic
C. make sure the audience retains the information
D. make sure the audience does what the speaker asks them to do
E. make sure the audience is inspired by the speaker

22.  The topical pattern of organization

A. is used more often than any other method of speech organization.
B. makes it easy for a speaker to decide in what order to present their information
C. is a less strategic method of organizing a speech than the chronological pattern.
D. all of the above
E. A and C only

23. One of the best ways for a speaker to communicate especially exciting information like explaining how ISU came back to beat Iowa is

A. to yell at the audience
B. to increase the rate of speech
C. to stand very still
D. to look at your notes
E. none of the above.

24. "The history of the buildings on ISU's campus" is a poorly worded specific purpose statement because

A. it is not appropriate for this audience
B. it is too technical
C. it has more than one idea
D. it is not a complete sentence
E. it is written as a fragment rather than a full infinitive phrase.
 
 

1. A. invention
2. D. interference
3. B. message
4. E. Chronological [process is not a pattern of organization it is a type of informative speech]
[*Bonus--it does not use parallel wording consistently.]
5. D. To inform my audience about the different breeds of dogs.
6. B. make it broad and general
7. C. transitions
8. B. internal preview
9. C. two to five main points
10. E. both B and D
11. D. signposts.
12. C. establishing credibility
13. D. reinforcement of the central idea [using a strategy we call summary]
14. A. egocentric
15. B. ethnocentrism
16. E. a sub-sub-subpoint
17. C. later that year he participated in the famous march on Washington, D.C.

[if you arrange the whole outline fragment you would get:

I. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s greatest triumphs came during the early 1960's.

A. In 1963 he campaigned against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama.
B. Later that year he participated in the famous march on Washington, D.C.

1.  More than 200,000 people took part in that march.
2.  King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech following the march.   ]