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Chapter 11
Planning, Organizing, and Presenting Small Group Oral Presentations
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 4–5) Which of the following questions should you ask yourself when conducting an
audience analysis?
A. What will be the age range of the audience?
B. Are these individuals college students or professionals?
2. (p. 5) Some audience members may be required to be in attendance for your presentation.
These audience members are called
D. required.
E. unnecessary.
3. (p. 6) Group A’s presentation was intended to educate the audience about its service learning
organization. The purpose of its speech was to
A. persuade.
B. entertain.
4. (p. 6) Sara is attempting to convince her sorority to try a new fundraising technique. Which of
the following is the purpose of her speech?
D. to inform
E. to connect
5. (p. 8–9) Which of the following is a procedure to be followed during panel presentations?
A. Select a moderator to maintain order.
B. Seat panelists so they can see each other and make eye contact with the audience.
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6. (p. 9–10) Public discussions in which participants deliver uninterrupted speeches on a selected
topic is called which of the following?
D. debate
E. impromptu speech
7. (p. 10–12) When you are acting as the moderator of a forum, you should NOT
D. offer a brief summary of the proceedings at the end of the forum.
E. let the audience of the public presentation (e.g., symposium, panel) know that the forum
will follow the presentation.
8. (p. 13) A statement taken from an ordinary individual is called
A. a statistic.
B. an example.
9. (p. 12) The three most important types of verbal supporting materials for a presentation are
A. examples, ethos, and logos.
B. statistics, stories, and humor.
10. (p. 12) Which of the following is good use of a statistic so that the audience is not confused,
and the statistic clearly makes a point?
D. A t-test revealed a statistically significant difference of factor 4, with a .01 degree of
confidence, showing that the salinity in brackish water is lower than in marine water.
E. The universe is now considered by scientists to be expanding at a rate of 2 light years of
distance every half decade.
11. (p. 13–15) Regarding the do’s and don’ts of using visual aids, which of the following is a
don’t?
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A. Make sure the visual aid is visible to all audience members.
B. Practice with the visual before the presentation.
12. (p. 16) Motivating your audience to listen is called the
D. delivery step.
E. interest step.
13. (p. 16) When using humor in a presentation, you should
A. tell the joke to others beforehand to make sure it is funny to someone other than you.
B. use humor that your audience will find in good taste.
14. (p. 16–17) Which of the following is NOT an attention-getting device suggested in the text for
use in an introduction?
A. striking quotation
B. humor
15. (p. 17) The second step in an introduction is called a(n)
A. thesis step.
B. preview step.
16. (p. 17) Identify which of the following choices is NOT a pattern of organization suggested
for the body of a presentation.
D. cause and effect
E. chronological
17. (p. 19) Saul described how a virus was discovered and how it works. He then discussed the
suffering of the people who have contracted the virus. His organizational pattern is which of
the following?
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A. problem-solution
B. chronological
18. (p. 20) When preparing an individual oral presentation, which of the following is NOT a step
in the preparation process?
D. make a pie chart
E. practice aloud
19. (p. 21) An extemporaneous speech is a type of presentation where the speaker
D. delivers the speech off the top of his/her head without prior preparation.
E. delivers the speech in an outdoor setting.
20. (p. 22–23) The five canons of classical rhetoric are
A. arrangement, style, clarity, delivery, and emotion.
Fill in the Blank Questions
21. (p. 4) _____ is a systematic approach to gathering as much information as possible about the
audience for the purpose of tailoring your presentation to the information you uncover in that
analysis.
Audience analysis
22. (p. 5) A(n) _____ or required audience member is going to need a presentation with lots of
enthusiasm and reasons why they should listen.
23. (p. 6) On occasion you may be asked to give a(n) _____ speech, such as to wrap up the
year’s events or “roast” a colleague at the annual company picnic.
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24. (p. 9–10) More structured than the panel discussion, a(n) _____ is divided into segments
where the discussants present uninterrupted speeches.
25. (p. 8–9) A(n) _____ is a public interaction between a small number of people, often selected
because of their knowledge of a topic and usually holding conflicting viewpoints.
26. (p. 10–11) A(n) _____ allows audience members an opportunity to comment on and ask
questions about what they have heard after a panel discussion, symposium, debate, or other
27. (p. 18–19) An especially effective pattern to use in the body of a speech, to persuade an
audience, is the _____ pattern, which presents a dilemma and then offers an answer.
28. (p. 19) The type of body organization that examines the essential elements of a topic is
known as the _____ pattern of organization.
29. (p. 19) The _____ of an individual presentation summarizes the main points covered during
the presentation.
30. (p. 20) Reading the text of a speech word-for-word is the _____ style of speech.
31. (p. 21) A(n) _____ speech is delivered without preparation, with the speaker “winging it.”
32. (p. 22–23) _____ is the canon concerned with how a speech is put together or organized.
33. (p. 22–23) The canon that pertains to the raw materials of a speech and how they are adapted
to an audience is known as _____.
34. (p. 22–23) _____ is a speaker’s individual characteristic way of using the resources of a
language.
35. (p. 22–23) _____ is the canon that deals with how a presentation is offered to an audience.
Delivery
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True/False Questions
36. (p. 4) If you know that your audience is not familiar with your topic, then you should stay
with basic facts and provide background information.
37. (p. 6–7) When deciding on a topic for your presentation, the best resource for finding a topic
is your own experience, beliefs, or skills.
38. (p. 9) Panelists should avoid disagreeing with each other during a panel group discussion.
39. (p. 8–9) The purpose of a symposium is to give audience members a chance to voice their
opinions throughout the entire presentation.
40. (p. 9–10) The purpose of a symposium is to freely interchange ideas between discussants.
41. (p. 12) Statistics can bore an audience and should be avoided when giving a presentation.
42. (p. 14) Drawing a chart or graph on a chalkboard during an oral presentation is preferable to
creating a visual aid before the presentation.
43. (p. 15) Overloading a power point slide with too much information, fancy fonts, and special
effects is an effective visual aid.
44. (p. 14) If you distribute an outline, leave some blanks so that listeners can take notes and
stay involved with your presentation.
45. (p. 16) A very raunchy joke is a great way to get your audience’s attention at the beginning
of an oral presentation.
46. (p. 16–18) During an introduction, you need to tell the audience specifically what points you
will be covering in the body of the speech to follow.
47. (p. 16–17) Your audience will always figure out why what you propose in a speech is
important, so it is unnecessary to offer them a direct purpose statement.
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48. (p. 19) Telling an audience how the lack of exposure to sunlight leads to a house plant’s
death is an example of the cause and effect pattern.
49. (p. 20) The average college student can recognize 60,000 words.
50. (p. 20–21) Reading the notes of your speech over and over is better than practicing your
speech out loud.
Essay Questions
51. (p. 4–5) Describe audience analysis. What information can be gathered? How can this
information be gathered? What does the information do for the speaker?
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52. (p. 6) Describe and give an example of the three different purposes of a speech.
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53. (p. 8–9) Describe a panel group discussion. Explain what a panel discussion provides its
audience.
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54. (p. 9–10) Describe a symposium, and explain how it differs from a panel discussion.
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55. (p. 10–11) What are a moderator’s responsibilities for facilitating a forum discussion?
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56. (p. 12–13) Describe and give an example of each of the three types of verbal supporting
materials.
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57. (p. 15) What are the four tips for using technology outlined in your text?
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58. (p. 16–18) You have been selected to present a speech during a symposium that introduces
new college students to the registration process at your university or college. Construct a
presentation that employs the elements of a good introduction covered in the text.
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59. (p. 18–19) List the five different patterns of organization offered in the text as ways to
organize ideas in the body of a speech. Provide a brief description of each pattern.
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60. (p. 22–24) What are the canons of rhetoric, and how can you use them to put together
effective presentations?
Answers will vary.