Which of the following is not true about feedback

it is not from an individual, it must come from an organization

In a demonstration, you either

Explain how something works or show your audience how to do something

The 6x6 is a presentation rule. What does it mean?

no more than 6 characters per line. no more than six bullets per slide

the conscious act of receiving. constructing meaning from, and responding

process of collecting data about your topic directly from the real world

Characterisitcs of the speech setting include all of the following except

the psychological profile of the audience

In the basics communication model, what does the decoder do?

makes sense out of a coded message

Common technical errors that can arise from using presentation software include all of the following except

the audience losing interest during your speech

our most enduring judgments about what is good or bad in life

When using presentation aids

prepare to give your presentation without the aide in case problems arise

An audience-centered approach means

you consider your audience in every phase of the speech-preparing process

Script writers tend to

plan what they, not the speaker, will say next

Men tend to practice (2 answers)

critical listening, task-oriented listening

When giving a speech with a digital presentation, you should

remember that your primary mission is to communicate with your words

When using audio/video for a presentational aid, the speaker shoulddo all of the following except

be sure the audience has already seen or heard the clip

While there are similarities between informative and persuasive, What are the differences?

Informative speeches maintain a neutral point of view and the other doesnt

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1
Listening distractions are
external and internal
only experienced by poor listeners
not something a speaker should be concerned with
always external
2
One way to minimize anxiety is to use controlled movements with your hands and body to release nervousness
True
False
3
Which of the following is not true about feedback
it is not from an individual, it must come from an organization
it can be negative
it can be both positive and negative
it can be positive
4
When making an informative speech about __, speakers should focus on raising awareness rather than advocating
concepts
processes
issues
object or phenomena
5
A speaker talks about how many words per minute?
120-170
300-600
400-800
200-250
6
What concisely expresses what the speech will demonstrate or prove
Thesis Statement
Relevance
Common Ground
General Purpose
7
In a demonstration, you either
Explain how something works or show your audience how to do something
Use presentational aids that are objects or pictures of objects
Give the audience a handout or you present the information on a slide
8
women tend to have a hurried approach to listening while men percieve listening as more of a relational activity
False
True
9
Extemporaneous Speaking is
Speaking with presentational aids
Speaking from an outline
Speaking from keywords
Speaking from a manuscript
10
The 6x6 is a presentation rule. What does it mean?
no more than 36 letters on a slide
Dont make any slide bigger than 6x6
no more than 6 words on a slide
no more than 6 characters per line. no more than six bullets per slide
11
The statisitcal characterisitcs of a given population is
Demographics
Location
Economics
Gender
12
The two color blind combinations are (two answers)
silver and black
red and green
blue and yellow
pink and purple
13
Internet resources, whilereadily accesible and quick to find, pose challenges including
information can be biased
high visibility doesn't indicate the quality of information
lack of accuracy
all of the options are correct
14
Listening is
Looking at a person who is talking
deciding if the speaker knows what they are talking about
the conscious act of receiving. constructing meaning from, and responding
vibrations that hit the eardrums
15
The typeface in a presentation should be
boldfaced and italicized often
very unusual and fancy
easy to read
all in capital letters
16
Primary Research is
organizing your sources for a speech
process of collecting data about your topic directly from the real world
Research done in an elementary setting
demonstrating knowledge/expertise on a subject
17
Characterisitcs of the speech setting include all of the following except
the size of the audience and the length of the speech
lighting and sound, location, and time
seating capacity and arrangement, circumstances
the psychological profile of the audience
18
In the basics communication model, what does the decoder do?
matches the number to a letter
makes sense out of a coded message
puts a message into code
makes noise
19
Which of the following strategies would be helpful to keep in mind to avoid plagiarism in a speech
orally cite your sources
All of the options are correct
only document your sources using APA format
rely on your own personal experience
20
When designing a presentational aid, the speaker should focus on
complexity
simplicity
abstraction
diversity
21
What type of informative speech verbally expresses things experienced by presentinga mental picture for the audience
Definition
Explanation
Description
Demontration
22
Vocalized pauses and fillers can help the message of a speech
False
True
23
An ethical speaker has a responsibility to provide an audience with reliable information but repect does not matter
False
True
24
Common technical errors that can arise from using presentation software include all of the following except
a computer drive freezing
incompatibility of a file with an operating system
the audience losing interest during your speech
projector bulb burnout
25
A listener thinks about how many word per minute
400-800
300-600
200-250
120-150
26
In order to establish common ground w/ an audience. use personalpronouns, re=hetorical questions, and common experiences
False
True
27
Communication Apprehension or Speech Anxiety begins
mentally
After a person finds out when they speak
with your emotions
the moment a person begins their speech
28
values are
our predispositions to respond to things in evaluative ways
our perceptions of reality
our most enduring judgments about what is good or bad in life
our conceptions of what is true and false
29
When using presentation aids
look at the presentation aid when you are explaining it to the audience
practice without the aid and work it in only during the last rehearsal
prepare to give your presentation without the aide in case problems arise
make the aid available for the audience to look at throughout the speech
30
An audience-centered approach means
you speak to the audience about topics they already know about
you pander to the audience
you say what the audience wants to hear, even if it goes against ur beliefs
you consider your audience in every phase of the speech-preparing process
31
A speaker shoudl stay behind a computer/podiumwhile their powerpoint is being shown
True
False
32
A speaker should use complete sentences on presentational aids
False
True
33
Script writers tend to
focus on the speaker
plan what they, not the speaker, will say next
concentrate on the speaker's motives
know what the speaker will say next
34
All of the following are types of informative speeches EXCEPT speeches of
Definition
description
Persuasion
Demonstration
35
How many major ideas should be present on each presentation aid
two
three
one
four
36
Men tend to practice (2 answers)
critical listening
analytical listening
relational listening
task-oriented listening
37
As you prepare an informative speech, your analysis of the audience and situation shoudl help you determine all EXCEPT
your topic choice
how to make the speech relevant to your audience
how to select effective support materials
how you will be evaluated
38
We only listen with our ears
True
False
39
Audience analysis can help a speaker do all of the following EXCEPT
identify important characteristics about the listeners
relate support materials to the audience's lives
make an audience listen
adapt their topic to the audience need and interest
40
Informative speeches may be about
people
all of the above
object/phenomena
events
41
Since you are giving a speech, NOT citing your sources is OK
True
False
42
When giving a speech with a digital presentation, you should
read from your presentation verbatim
remember that your primary mission is to communicate with your words
avoid eye-contact with the audience
make the aid as flashy as possible to impress your listeners
43
When using audio/video for a presentational aid, the speaker shoulddo all of the following except
be sure the audience has already seen or heard the clip
tell the audience what they will hear or see beforehand and discuss why
check to see if the material is copy righted
cue the tape before the presentation
44
To help articulate words, a speaker should use their
palate or tongue
body movement
presentational aids
notes
45
Communication Skills are one of the top jobs skills employers look for
false
true
46
In vocal variety, one of the areas is stress. Stress is
underlining word/phrases in an outline
The emotion you feel before presenting a speech
sweating, feeling your heart pound, and having a dry mouth
the emphasis on words
47
Speaking efectively can improve your career
True
False
48
Providing feedback, asking questions, and smiling are all exmaples of
remembering
responding
hearing
understanding
49
Communication Competence is the impression that public speaking behavior is both __ and __ in a given situation
loud and vocal in
Timed and paced for
planned and rehearsed for
Appropriate and effective
50
In a presentation aid, you can include everything except
digital images
un-cited text excerpts
clip art
audio clips
51
While there are similarities between informative and persuasive, What are the differences?
Informative speeches maintain a neutral point of view and the other doesnt
Persuasive speeches require that listeners understand the topic better
Informative speeches seek to reinforce attitudes
Persuasive speeches avoid the use of motivational appeals
52
Audience members will understand a new concept easily if the speaker uses an __ to relate it to something they know
analogy
imaginative course
undeveloped theme
organizational pattern
53
Listeners rarely pay attention to
info that is unrelated to their interests
info that relates to their background
info that is associated with their experiences
the info they deem important
54
To describe information, a speaker should use language that is
abstract
vivid
vague
unfamiliar to the audience
55
At its essence, informative speaking is an act of influencing
False
True
56
Communication is the process through which people use symbols, signs, and behaviors to transfer information
False
True
Only true part of the time
57
Impromptu Speaking is
Planned out and given in a specific amount of time
written out and edited by another before the presentation
Rehearsed in front of a few people before the "real" speech is given
A speech where you have little to no time to prepare
58
Rhestoric/oratory was known as the practice of giving speeches. It flourished in Greece and had a _____ nature
Informative
Comedic
Dramatic
Persuasive
59
A successful research strategy includes all of the following strategies EXCEPT
talking with librarians
determining your audience type
determining how to document your research
drawing on your own personal knowledge
60
Pre-preparation anxiety affects people the minute they know they will be giving a speech
False
There is no such thing
True
61
To help your audience follow your speech do all of the following EXCEPT
employ rhetorical devices such as repetition and parallelism
use lots of transition words and phrases
avoid organizational patterns
preview the main points in the introduction
62
What question should you ask yourself about apresentational aid
will it convey complex ideas
Is it an appropriate size for the audience
Will it illustrate the most important ideas
all of the above
63
In order to deal with a sudden distraction while you are giving a speech, you might
minimize your response and proceed as soon as possible
ignore any interruptions or audience reactions
refuse to continue until the distraction is removed
speak softly, so listeners will have to listen more carefully
64
In this class we will not be doing a special occasion speech. What is the purpose of this type of speech?
Serves the purpose of entertaining, celebrating, commemorating...
To establish dates that are important to us
Is a prelude to a person's informative and or persuasive speech
gives a persona chance to state their opinions about a topic w/o backlash
65
In a process or demontration presentation, a speaker would be wise to use what type of organizational pattern
chronological pattern
cause-effect pattern
a topical pattern
narrative pattern
66
Which of the following may NOT be considered a high-quality internet source
and educational institution or .edu site
a corporation or .com site
articles from a reputable newspaper
a government or .gov site
67
The goal of informative speaking is
to influence attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors
to increase audience understanding and awareness
to decrease audience frustration and boredom
to persuade audience members to change their actions
68
The audience's response to a message is referred to as
Shared meaning
feedback
decoding
the medium
69
A speaker should
walk in front of the slides
plan a lot of animation in the slide show
Talk with their audience not the slides
only say words that are on the slides
70
Presentation aids can do all of the following EXCEPT
serve as your outline
promote interest and motivation
help listeners process and retain information
convey information clearly and concisely
71
A speaker can make the audience feel recognized by using a technique called
avoiding eye-contact
scanning
gazing
wandering
72
Gestures should
can never be awkward
be rehearsed and planned out
look natural
only be used when important points are emphasized

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