Reference no: EM131844553
Q1. Your presentation outline should be limited to key words, except in the introduction and conclusion.
a. true
b. false
Q2. Dialect is most closely associated with which vocal quality?
a. pronunciation
b. rate
c. pauses
d. pitch
e. paralanguage
Q3. Simple conjunctions such as 'furthermore,' 'in addition,' and 'moreover' commonly serve as ________ in a speech.
a. signposts
b. complete transitions
c. links
d. internal previews
e. internal summaries
Q4. Explicitly stating your purpose in the introduction is particularly appropriate when you have a captive audience.
a. true
b. false
Q5. Anecdotes and analogies help make abstract ideas concrete.
a. true
b. false
Q6. Unlike written compositions, speeches often contain references to both the speaker and the audience.
a. true
b. false
Q7. Because issues in the public forum have become more complex, the grand style is used much more often nowadays than the middle style or the plain style.
a. true
b. false
Q8. Any creative attention-getter is effective, even if it has no real relation to the topic of the speech.
a. true
b. false
Q9. When Martin Luther King, Jr. opened his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech by saying, 'I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation,' he was using what type of introduction?
a. telling a story
b. using an analogy
c. stating the importance of the topic
d. referring to the speech situation
e. citing statistics and making claims
Q10. A speaking outline should contain detailed stage directions to help the speaker plan every detail of his or her delivery.
a. true
b. false
Q11. Style and content are two separate elements of a speech.
a. true
b. false
Q12. Some very accomplished speakers can give excellent presentations without a fully developed preparation outline.
a. true
b. false
Q13. When quoting someone in the introduction of your speech, it's important to quote a source that is well-known to the audience.
a. true
b. false
Q14. In order to test the flow of your reasoning, it's important to include transitions in your preparation outline.
a. true
b. false
Q15. Accuracy in language style can be improved by the effective use of malapropisms.
a. true
b. false
Q16. One risk of using a rhetorical question is that the audience might answer the question differently than the speaker wanted.
a. true
b. false
Q17. Distributed practice is considered more effective than massed practice.
a. true
b. false
Q18. Simile and metaphor are strategies for making vivid comparisons.
a. true
b. false
Q19. When a speaker refers to a common experience in order to create identification with the audience, which goal of a speech introduction is being served?
a. gaining attention
b. creating a favorable response toward the topic
c. creating a favorable response toward the speaker
d. clarifying the purpose of thesis
e. previewing the development of the topic
Q20. Constant movement during a speech is more likely to distract an audience than hold their attention.
a. true
b. false
Q21. Because the presentation outline is brief, it is not necessary to include the introduction and conclusion of the speech in the presentation outline.
a. true
b. false
Q22. Word economy and concrete terms are two strategies for creating clarity in a speech.
a. true
b. false
Q23. Vocalized pauses are more effective than silent pauses.
a. true
b. false
Q24. Vocal cues are used by listeners to judge a speaker's ethos.
a. true
b. false
Q25. Introductory quotes need not be from a person well-known to the listeners, as long as the quote is related to the topic.
a. true
b. false