CST 100 Principles Of Public Speaking: Quiz!
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.
- 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
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