1. To explain a concept clearly, begin with simple examples and move toward more complex ones.​
a. True
b. False
2. Itisimportanttoprovidetheaudiencewitha“bigpicture”senseoftheentirespeechbeforegivingdetails.​
a. True
b. False
3. When using examples, you should keep them simple and obvious to help your audience easily grasp the
information.​
a. True
b. False
4. According to the authors of your text, being repetitive and/or redundant will not help the audience remember what
they hear, it will only aggravate them.​
a. True
b. False
5. Signposts are an effective way to remind the audience of where you are going and where you have been.​
a. True
b. False
6. Enumeration is a word formed from the first letters of a series of words, and that can be pronounced like the
word.​
a. True
b. False
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7. “SoinlookingattheA,B,CsofCPR,we’velearnedaboutclearingairways,andcheckingforbreathing.That’s
AandB,nowlet’sgoontoC.”
This illustrates which principle(s) of clear explanation?​
a. ​Use emphasis cues
b. ​Use signposts
c. ​Use examples
d. ​Use analogies
e. ​All of the above
8. According to information-processing research, we cannot comprehend more than ____ points (give or take two)
at one time.​
a. ​Three
b. ​Five
c. ​Seven
d. ​Nine
e. ​None of the above
9. Which of the following does not serve as an organizer to enhance comprehension?​
a. ​Acronyms
b. ​Examples
c. ​Analogies
d. ​Extended exposition
e. ​Slogans and catchwords
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10. Which of the following is not a way to make information more easily understood?​
a. ​Avoid information overload
b. ​Move from the familiar to the unfamiliar
c. ​Provide a conceptual framework
d. ​Use singular channels and modes
e. ​Move from the simple to the complex
11. “Thisisaveryimportantpoint”isanexampleof​
a. ​An emphasis cue
b. ​An introduction
c. ​Enumeration
d. ​An attention getter
e. ​A signpost
12. Choose one of these topics and explain it in a couple of paragraphs using at least five different techniques of clear
explanation. Label each in parentheses.
Cooking dinner for guests
Changing the oil in a car
Balancing a checkbook​
13. Whyisitsoimportantto“baseyourspeechonanunderstandingofhowpeopleacquire,process,andretain
information”?Providethreespecificreasonstojustifyyourresponse.​
14. Your instructor has warned you about overloading your audience with too much information. What are some
ways you as a speaker can prevent this from happening during your speech?​
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15. What does it mean to send your message through multiple channels? When should you use multiple channels in
your speech?​
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