State College of Florida Speech Commucations Discussion

Chapter 5Q 1.  Select a website (include hyperlink in this post).  Rate the credibility of the website using CARS and the Three HECKS from the chapter.  Defend your rating and provide examples for support using the textbook’s criteria for evaluating websites.Chapter 6The magic washing machine | Hans Rosling (Links to an external site.)Hans Rosling, one of the most popular TEDTalkers, is best known for presentations about interpreting global data.  In this speech on globalization and industrialization, he uses the washing machine to explain poverty.Q. 2  How well do you think he uses supporting material in this speech? Defend your answer with terms from the chapter and examples from the speech.  (Consider:  oral citations, statistics, balance of supporting material, checking for bias).Chapter 7Q. 3 What organizational pattern will you use to organize the main ideas for your informative speech?  Explain why you believe this is the best choice.  (Indicate your topic (be sure it’s focused), specific purpose, and working thesis).Chapter 14Q. 4 As you know, good informative speakers must translate their material to the knowledge level of their audiences. As you prepare your speech, you have completed an audience analysis and discovered that several listeners have a good deal of prior knowledge about your topic and several have had limited exposure. How would you approach your speech? What strategies can you use to bridge this gap?  Use ideas from the chapter and provide examples to illustrate your points.