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A typical person speaks over _________ words each day. |
| | A) | 238,000 |
| | B) | 34,000 |
| | C) | 12 million |
| | D) | 160,000 |
| | E) | None of the above |
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When you are selecting the topic for your speech you should _________. |
| | A) | Analyze yourself |
| | B) | Analyze your audience |
| | C) | Consider the occasion |
| | D) | Select your subject area and narrow your topic |
| | E) | All of the above |
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A person preparing a speech should gather support, organize materials, conduct an oral tryout and revise during which stage of preparing a speech? |
| | A) | Topic selection |
| | B) | Topic development |
| | C) | Presentation |
| | D) | Presentation analysis |
| | E) | All of the above |
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The Topoi system is useful when a speaker is __________. |
| | A) | Doing an audience analysis. |
| | B) | Giving a presentation. |
| | C) | Trying to decide what to speak about. |
| | D) | Nervous and needs to calm down. |
| | E) | All of the above. |
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When analyzing your audience, it is very important to consider ______________. |
| | A) | Age |
| | B) | Gender |
| | C) | Religion |
| | D) | Educational level |
| | E) | All of the above |
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Yahoo, Alta Vista, HotBot, Infoseek, and Excite are examples of _____________. |
| | A) | News groups |
| | B) | Chat rooms |
| | C) | Search engines |
| | D) | Computer games |
| | E) | All of the above |
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If you are an accountant and have been asked to give a presentation explaining how to fill out tax forms, you have been asked to give _______________. |
| | A) | An informative speech. |
| | B) | A persuasive speech. |
| | C) | A humorous speech. |
| | D) | A topic speech. |
| | E) | None of the above |
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The words convince, persuade, motivate and act commonly turn up in purpose statements for __________ speeches. |
| | A) | Informative |
| | B) | Persuasive |
| | C) | Humorous |
| | D) | Emotional |
| | E) | All of the above. |
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A conference system of computer bulletin boards devoted to different topics in which people with similar interests across the world can interact with each other is called _____________. |
| | A) | The Internet |
| | B) | A search engine |
| | C) | A chat room |
| | D) | Usenet newsgroups |
| | E) | All of the above |
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The "magic bullet" of speech making is __________. |
| | A) | Being accurate |
| | B) | Being funny |
| | C) | Confidence |
| | D) | Being likable |
| | E) | None of the above |
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Public speaking is the act of preparing, staging, and delivering a presentation to an audience. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Women excel at "report talk" while men excel at "rapport talk." |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Internet is a huge, rich source of information and an excellent resource for speakers. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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MYGLO is an acronym for "my eyes glaze over." |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Alphabet Technique can be useful when trying to narrow the topic of a speech. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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