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The chapter gives four characteristics of good delivery. Which of these is correctly explained? |
| | A) | Immediacy occurs when the speaker is focused on the occasion. |
| | B) | Attentiveness means paying attention to nonverbal feedback from the audience. |
| | C) | Directness means talking casually in a tone that the audience will understand. |
| | D) | Conversational quality involves using appropriate vocabulary and slang that is relevant to that audience. |
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Several suggestions for achieving attentiveness are given. Which of the following is NOT one of them? |
| | A) | Always talk to the people in the back row since their attention is harder to hold. |
| | B) | Individualize the audience members. |
| | C) | Focus on the audience rather than yourself. |
| | D) | Pick a topic that is important to you. |
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The method of speech delivery which is the most spontaneous is |
| | A) | speaking from a manuscript. |
| | B) | speaking from memory. |
| | C) | impromptu speaking. |
| | D) | extemporaneous speaking. |
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A presidential address or diplomatic speech would most likely take the form of a |
| | A) | memorized speech. |
| | B) | manuscript speech. |
| | C) | extemporaneous speech. |
| | D) | impromptu speech. |
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Which of the following is NOT a problem with a manuscript speech? |
| | A) | It takes a long time to prepare and write. |
| | B) | It is hard for inexperienced speakers to sound natural with this delivery. |
| | C) | It is easy to panic. |
| | D) | It is difficult to respond to feedback. |
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For the beginning speaker the best method of delivery is the |
| | A) | memorized speech. |
| | B) | extemporaneous speech. |
| | C) | manuscript speech. |
| | D) | impromptu speech. |
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Which of the following factors contributing to how you look has the most variation across cultures? |
| | A) | posture |
| | B) | eye contact |
| | C) | body language |
| | D) | facial expression |
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What advice is given concerning facial expressions? |
| | A) | They are less of a concern than body language. |
| | B) | They are more of a concern than gestures. |
| | C) | Use a mirror or videotape to judge their effectiveness. |
| | D) | Try to coordinate them with your speech. |
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Which of these is NOT an aspect of sound mentioned in the chapter? |
| | A) | tone |
| | B) | inflection |
| | C) | pace |
| | D) | enunciation |
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What is the correct definition of enunciation? |
| | A) | It refers to making a dramatic pause to emphasize material. |
| | B) | It involves articulation and pronunciation. |
| | C) | It involves the ability to pronounce sounds in a word correctly. |
| | D) | It refers to a change of pitch used to emphasize certain words. |
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Which of these is NOT a kind of articulation problem? |
| | A) | speaking in a monotone |
| | B) | sound substitutions |
| | C) | omission of sounds |
| | D) | slurring |
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Which of the following is NOT a good reason for using visual support? |
| | A) | It helps hold the attention of the audience. |
| | B) | It fills up the time when you don't have enough supporting material. |
| | C) | It provides visual information. |
| | D) | It helps the audience remember information. |
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Which of the following comments does NOT properly elaborate on various types of visual support? |
| | A) | A poster, diagram, and organizational chart could have words, pictures, or both. |
| | B) | An actual object is almost always preferable to a model. |
| | C) | The chalkboard/whiteboard is the most accessible visual support. |
| | D) | Tables are columns of figures arranged to reveal certain information. |
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What type of visual support would be best to show the trend of increasing participation in chat rooms over time? |
| | A) | a table |
| | B) | a line graph |
| | C) | a pie chart |
| | D) | a flip chart |
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Which of the following statements does NOT contain cautionary advice given by the author to speakers using computer generated visual support? |
| | A) | The text on slides should be readable. |
| | B) | Several software packages should be tested before deciding on the most appropriate one. |
| | C) | The software package should not be overused. |
| | D) | The visuals are intended to enhance, not replace, the speech. |
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Which of the following rules for using visual support is the least helpful? |
| | A) | Talk to the audience, not the visual. |
| | B) | Practice the speech with the visual. |
| | C) | Show the visual only when you are ready for it. |
| | D) | Avoid too much variety in visuals so that the audience is not confused. |
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Speech anxiety |
| | A) | produces physiological reactions. |
| | B) | is less common among high school students than college students. |
| | C) | can be easily detected by audience members. |
| | D) | is described by all of the above statements. |
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Which of the following is NOT a strategy to reduce speech anxiety that is suggested in this chapter? |
| | A) | When you recognize that the anxiety is increasing, tell an anecdote or use visual support. |
| | B) | Practice positive self-talk. |
| | C) | Take several deep breaths on your way to the front of the room. |
| | D) | Ask to speak first or second. |
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As part of final preparation for a speech, the author recommends |
| | A) | making both a full-sentence and a key-word outline. |
| | B) | using the full-sentence outline to rehearse and the key-word outline in class. |
| | C) | putting both outlines on index cards. |
| | D) | putting the introduction and conclusion only on index cards. |
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During a first tryout session you should |
| | A) | deliver the speech without stopping, in order to check your time. |
| | B) | mentally say the words. |
| | C) | stop and correct rough areas or add transitions. |
| | D) | do each of these things. |
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