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- 1.When creating a visual aid, you should keep in mind the size of the room in which you will be speaking? True or False
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.In most circumstances, a speaker should avoid passing visual aids among the audience? true or false
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.In most circumstances you should keep your visual aids on display throughout the speech? true or false
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Hearing is a physiological process, while listening is a psychological process? true or false
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.It is impossible to listen too hard. true or false
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.A __________ graph is best suited for illustrating simple distribution patterns.
- A.
Pie
- B.
Line
- C.
Parallel
- D.
Ratio
- E.
Bar
- 7.When making a multimedia presentation, you should:
- A.
Limit yourself to showing charts, graphs, photographs and drawings
- B.
Be prepared to give your speech even if the equipment malfunctions
- C.
Use a different set of fonts for each chart to keep the audience interested
- D.
Reduce the number of main points to make sure you do not run out of time
- E.
Tell your audience which software program you are using for the speech
- 8.When using visual aids in a speech, you should:
- A.
Display visual aids only while discussing them
- B.
Maintain eye contact with listeners when showing visual aids
- C.
Avoid passing visual aids among the audience
- D.
All of the above
- E.
A and c only
- 9.Which of the following is recommended to your text as a way to improve your listening?
- A.
Try to remember everything a speaker says
- B.
Pay close attention to feedback from other listeners
- C.
Concentrate on the speaker's gestures and eye contact
- D.
Suspend judgment until you hear all the speaker has to say
- E.
Do not take written notes as the seech is in progress
- 10.When listening for a speaker's evidence, you should keep an ear out for its
- A.
Sufficiency
- B.
Accuracy
- C.
Objectivity
- D.
Relevance
- E.
All of the above
- 11.Of all the kinds of public speaking, persuasion is the most complex and the most challenging.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12." To persuade my audience that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin of President John F. Kennedy" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech oon a question of fact. True or False
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Questions of policy inevitably incorporate questions of fact. True or False
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.When speaking to persuade, you need to think of your speech as a kind of mental dialogue with your audience.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15."To persuade my audience that apital punishment does not deter people from committing crimes such as murder: is a spedific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking:
- A.
A president of a company presenting an award to an outstanding employee
- B.
A judge explaining the rules of evidence to a jury in a criminal trial
- C.
A marketing manager explainging a new product to the company's ales force
- D.
A union representative urging mangement to avoid a strike by raising wages
- E.
A scientist reporting research results at a porfessional meeting
- 17.In a persuasive speech, a speaker must be concerned with the audience's
- A.
Attitudes toward the topic
- B.
Beliefs about the topic
- C.
Knowledge about the topic
- D.
All of the above
- 18.The three types of questions that give rise to persuasive speeches are
- A.
Questions of opinion, fact, and policy
- B.
Questions of problelm, cause and solution
- C.
Questions of fact, value and policy
- D.
Questions of opinion, attitude and value
- 19.At which of the following would you be most likely to hear a persuasive speech on a question of fact?
- A.
A church service
- B.
A jury trial
- C.
An awards ceremony
- D.
A political convention
- 20.If you want to persuade a skeptical sudience, which of the following is it most important for you to do in your speech?
- A.
Define unclear terms in the introduction
- B.
Organize the speech in problem solution order
- C.
Focus the speech on questons of value
- D.
Answer the reasons for the audience's skepticism
- E.
Include a call for action in the conclusion
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