A good persuasive speech __________ contains sections that look like sections of an
informative speech.
A.never
B.often
The text says that interviewing an expert via e-mail is
A.an acceptable method
B.an unacceptable method
The secret of a successful team, says Dean Kamen, “is not to assemble the largest team
possible, but rather to assemble a team that can ___________.”
A.reach goals quickly
B.operate without disagreements
C.work well together
D.follow the directives of the leader
To tell my audience about the life of Florence Nightingale is a specific purpose
statement for which type of speech?
A.definition
B.description
C.process
D.topical
A speaker says, “According to historian Barbara Tuchman, ‘Every successful revolution
puts on in time the robes of the tyrant it has deposed.'” This sentence illustrates the use
of
A.contrast
B.testimony
C.example
D.definitions
Uh and “um” are examples of what the text calls
A.meaningless pauses
B.impromptu utterances
C.oral distracters
D.verbal fillers
Main points are designed to help the audience understand and remember
A.the general purpose
B.the specific purpose
C.the introduction
D.the central idea
For your speaking notes on a piece of paper or note card, you should
A.write on only one side
B.write on both sides
(p.119-120)Sites at which Internet domain tend to be the least objective?
A..edu
B..com
C..net
D..org
When you are organizing your material, each note should be limited to how many
ideas?
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
E.five
F.six
The most important task in a speech is to communicate the
A.general purpose
B.specific purpose
C.central idea
D.topic
According to the text, shyness
A.is a personal defect
B.is a barrier to effective public speaking
C.can be eliminated by psychotherapy
D.is a characteristic of some successful people in show business
In a speech, which is the best use of statistics?
A.”In the last election, 96,274,564 Americans voted.”
B.”In the last election, millions of Americans voted.”
C.”In the last election, more than 96 million Americans voted.”
Listeners who multitask (perform a variety of activities) usually retain
A.as much information as listeners who focus on just the speaker
B.less information than listeners who focus on just the speaker
Which one of the following options fails to serve as orienting material?
A.grabbing the listeners’ attention
B.previewing the body of the speech
C.giving background information
D.establishing credibility
Two days after listening to a 10-minute oral presentation, the average person
comprehends and retains __________ % of the information.
A.25
B.50
C.75
D.90
Ten minutes after listening to a 10-minute oral presentation, the average person
understands and retains ____ % of the information.
A.10
B.25
C.50
D.75
Posters are often preferred to PowerPoint slides in
A.corporate presentation rooms
B.Army training rooms
C.hotel conference rooms
D.courtrooms
An inspirational speech is often similar to
A.an informative speech
B.a persuasive speech
C.an entertaining speech
A speaker says, “What I am going to explain now will help you understand the rest of
the speech.” Which device is the speaker using?
A.crossroad
B.internal summary
C.external summary
D.spotlight
Roman numerals (I, II, III, and so on) should be used in an outline for
A.major divisions
B.first-level subdivision
C.second-level subdivision
D.third-level subdivision
According to research cited in the text, employees who multitask during business
meetings may be
A.given extra work
B.invited to lead the meeting
C.ignored when they present ideas
D.asked to leave the room
Main points are used to drive home the ___________________________ of a speech.
A teacher is an example of a(n) ___________________________ speaker, not a
persuasive speaker.
For the sake of color-blind people, what are the two colors that should never be used
together?
Because listening is hard work, a person listening to complex material might have at
least three bodily reactions. Name one of them: ___________________________
The technique of revealing only one part of a visual at a time is known as
___________________________ revelation.
The text cites an old saying, “Speakers who say they are as cool as a cucumber usually
give speeches about as interesting as a ___________________________.”
At the end of a speech, instead of coming to an abrupt halt, a speaker should use verbal
signals and ___________________________.
If you practice your speech and discover that you are running four minutes over the
time limit, what should you do?___________________________