1. Type your answers on separate paper and staple to this sheet
Name_____________________________________
Section 1: Identification: Define the following terms (5 points
each)
1. Problem-solution organizational pattern
2. Transition
3. Re-sourcement
4. Extemporaneous speaking
5. Elaboration by discussion
6. Web organizational pattern
7. Thesis statement
Section 2: Identify and briefly explain 3 of the 8 assumptions
of invitational rhetoric (15 points)
Section 3: Short answer questions (20 points each)
You are the founder and CEO of a major corporation which has
shown losses for the past two years. You have decided to resign
and have called a meeting of the Board of Directors to announce
your decision. You hope the Board will support your choice of
a successor: a young brilliant executive who currently holds an
important position with a competing firm which recently
attempted a take-over of your company. Your interactional

2. goals are to articulate a perspective, to seek adherence and to
build community. Your thesis statement is, “With your support,
XYZ Corporation will once again be a leader in the industry.”
Answer the following questions about this speaking situation.
1. Discuss 2 factors of credibility which will be an important
part of your focus as you plan your presentation and state why
each factor would be important.
2. Delineate an organizational pattern you could use to develop
this presentation and describe how you would structure the
presentation using it.
3. Name a type of introduction and a type of conclusion which
you could utilize to begin and end the presentation, and briefly
explain what the content of each might be.
4. Name 4 forms of elaboration you could use to develop this
presentation, and briefly describe how you would develop them
in the presentation.
5. In addition to the communicative options you have designed
in the above questions, suggest 4 ways in which you would try
to create an environment of transformative potential. (i.e.
create safety, value, freedom, and openness).