1.28.2019 Name :…………………………………………………… Registration number :…………………………… Course Title : Public Speaking and Debating EXAM (questions and answers) A-What's Wrong With These Comments ? For the purposes of this exercise, assume that each of the following to comments represents the critic's complete criticism. What's wrong with each ? 1. l loved the speech. It was great, Really great. 2. The introduction didn't gains my attention. 3. You weren't interested in your own topic. How do you expect us to be interested ? 4. Nobody was able to understand you. 5. The speech was weak. 6. The speech didn't do anything for me. 7. Your position was unfair to those of us an athletic scholarships ; we earned those scholarships. 8. I found four things wrong with your speech. First 9. You needed better research. 10. I liked the speech ; we need more police on campus. Before reading the following discussion, try to explain why each of these statements is ineffective. How would you restate the basic meaning of each of these comments butin a more constructive manner ? B-What Are Your Research Competencies ? Indicate your rsearch competencies by responding to each of the items with the following scale : A =Finding this would be simple ; I'd be able to find it with a relatively direct search. B = Finding this would be possible, but would take some effort : l'd probably not be able to find it with a direct search but would make a few wrong turns before I eventuallyfound it. C=Finding this would be impossible without asking someone for help, I Wouldn’t really know where to begin. 1. an article on India that appeared in the New York Times sometime in 1999 2. 10 newsgroups dealing with the topic of computers 3. 10 Iistservs dealing with topics relating to your professional goal 4. the most recent stock quotation for IBM 5. 10 abstracts of articles dealing with hepatitis 6. the communication courses offered at Kansas State University 7. the population at Toronto and Tokyo 8. the speeches given during the last session of Congress 9. the biography of a state political figure 10. recent law cases dealing with sexual harassment One way to review this test and this topic generally is to share your responses and your own research strengths and weaknesses in a small group at five or six others or with the entire class. As you discuss the various respanses also consider Which avenues of research are the mast efficient Which are the most reliable Which will prove the most dredible with your peers.