Unit 9: Significance, Callback, and Cutting to Time

1. 1. What distinguishes strong significance from a vague closing statement?

   It restates the AGDIt avoids the audience entirelyIt ties concretely to specific facts from the speech and names real stakesIt introduces new unsupported claims

2. 2. True or False?

   "A speech's significance section should generally avoid introducing major new, unsupported claims."

   TrueFalse

3. 3. What makes a callback effective?

   Repeating the AGD's exact words with no new contentAvoiding any reference to the AGDReturning to the AGD's imagery while adding new meaning learned across the speechIntroducing a completely new, unrelated image

4. 4. What should generally be cut first when a script runs long?

   The thesisFiller, redundancy, and secondary examplesThe AGDA primary content area

5. 5. True or False?

   "It's unnecessary to re-read surrounding sentences aloud after making a cut to the script."

   TrueFalse

6. 6. What is the benefit of calculating a personal words-per-minute speaking rate?

   It fulfills a citation requirementIt determines aid sizeIt converts a vague time-cutting goal into a specific word-count targetIt replaces rehearsal

7. 7. What are the typical 'layers' of a well-built significance section?

   Personal, community/societal, and forward-looking relevanceBlocking, gesture, aidAGD, link, thesisCitation, thesis, preview

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