CST 100 Principles Of Public Speaking: Quiz!

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What is the principle of public speaking? Public speaking is an articulated presentation in which the speaker talks to an audience about a pertinent topic. There is a specific art to public speaking, which most people do not even realize. The way you speak in a public situation says a lot about you. This quiz will have the whole room clapping for you when you pass. All the best.

Questions and Answers

1.

Visuals decrease your credibility.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

Red is a powerful color that should be used as much as possible.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

A photo illustration is not a photograph; it is a created image.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

If you have a speech topic but cannot think of a visual to use, choose a different speech topic.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

PowerPoint should be used to display your speaking outline.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

Differing cultures use and interpret nonverbal behaviors in similar manners.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

The room in which you speak can affect proxemics.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

If the speaker is blind, audience members should still give eye contact with him.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Using a lectern or table reduces the emotional distance from your audience.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

Listeners are more inclined to listen to you if you look at them and have good eye contact.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

People gather a lot of meaning from the way you talk, not just the message you share.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Inflection refers to how clearly you produce individual speech sounds.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

The most effective presentations use vocal qualities to complement the words.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Vocal qualities cannot be shaped or altered.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Your emotional tone can contradict your message.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

If you catch an error in speaking during your presentation, go back and correct the mistake.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

Inaccuracy with your language does not affect your credibility.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
18.

Only standard dialects can be used successfully.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

Obscenities are words that are immediately understood within a specific group.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

If someone makes up words or uses “good” as an adverb, she is not being grammatically correct.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
21.

Rhonda is speaking about a particular type of ballroom dance. Which type of visual support would be the most effective?
- A.
  
  Demonstrating the dance herself
- B.
  
  Using PowerPoint
- C.
  
  Displaying photos
- D.
  
  Creating a chart
22.

Images that show information that you are already explicitly discussing are called what?
- A.
  
  Substituting visuals
- B.
  
  Atmospheric visuals
- C.
  
  Enhancing visuals
- D.
  
  Credibility visuals
23.

If you want to show that 70% of campus students own a car, 25% do not own a car, and 5% rent a car, you should use what?
- A.
  
  A timeline
- B.
  
  A bar graph
- C.
  
  A pie graph
- D.
  
  A photo illustration
24.

Atmospheric visuals
- A.
  
  Are less effective during persuasive speeches.
- B.
  
  Do not engage listeners emotionally.
- C.
  
  Should be the primary visual when enhancing visuals are also present.
- D.
  
  Create a mood or a feeling.
25.

If you are discussing a company and want to show the audience what the lines of authority look like within the company, you should use what?
- A.
  
  An organizational chart
- B.
  
  A flow chart
- C.
  
  A pie chart
- D.
  
  A line graph