Impromptu speaking is __________.
a. spontaneous and involves little or no preparation
b. extemporaneous and involves an organized but conversational delivery
c. contemporaneous and involves a presentation of contemporary issues
d. memorized and involves meticulous preparation and practice
Which of the following is true of nominating speeches?
a. They downplay the importance of the office.
b. They show the fitness of the candidate for office.
c. They offer informal support for the candidate but do not officially nominate him or
her.
d. They are standard across organizations.
Which of the following steps of the motivated sequence resemble the problem and the
solution in a problem-solution speech?
a. attention and visualization
b. need and satisfaction
c. need and action
d. satisfaction and action
Bill wants his classmates who complain about a lack of activities to join student
government and the student activity board. His persuasive strategy is __________.
a. conversion
b. strengthening commitment
c. weakening commitment
d. inducing a specific action
Whether or not an audience is voluntary or captive is a characteristic of audience
__________.
a. demographics
b. culture
c. perception
d. psychology
Statistics are a type of example known as __________ examples.
a. individual
b. aggregate
c. hypothetical
d. brief
The speaker can combat listener distractions by __________.
a. emphasizing how each main idea relates to the thesis
b. talking louder and faster
c. using audience analysis to analyze listeners’ preconceptions
d. making the speech as short as possible
“I want to get no less than a B on my speech,” Ashley states as a desired outcome;
however, this is not a proper purpose statement because it is not __________.
a. a single idea
b. precise
c. focused on the audience
d. free of vague language
A speaker can combat the problem of an audience’s limited attention span by
__________.
a. using lots of sound bites
b. employing a minimum of supporting material
c. dividing the speech into small segments
d. oversimplifying the message
Your active participation in the public forum is most likely to come through
__________.
a. community service and involvement
b. group presentations
c. speeches of greeting
d. speeches of tribute
To test the clarity and precision of your claims, you must write the preparation outline
in __________.
a. longhand
b. complete sentences
c. Arabic numerals
d. key words
In the preparation outline, the topic, general purpose, specific purpose statement, and
thesis should all appear together __________.
a. above the outline
b. in the introduction
c. with the transitions
d. in the conclusion
Which of the following approaches to research demonstrates strategic planning?
a. Track down the first few sources you can find and extract enough supporting material
to fill your speech.
b. Use several types of supporting material from one author.
c. Seek out evidence specifically suited to both your purpose and your audience.
d. Seek out only the most recent supporting material you can find on the Internet.
Which of the following statements is true about transparencies as visual aids?
a. Transparencies are more expensive than most visual aids.
b. Transparencies are difficult to prepare.
c. Transparencies are effective for audiences of fifty or more.
d. Transparencies are generally less useful than computer-generated slides.
The speech given by leaders on taking office is known as a(n) __________.
a. inaugural address
b. acceptance speech
c. keynote speech
d. speech of welcome
In consideration of listeners’ attention spans, a speaker may want to plan a speech that is
__________.
a. long
b. primarily visual
c. primarily entertaining
d. short and uncomplicated
When asked to deliver a speech for which you are allowed to decide the purpose, what
should you assess?
a. how the audience and occasion create opportunities or constraints
b. how specific purpose creates opportunities or constraints
c. how topic creates opportunities or constraints
d. how thesis and main ideas create opportunities or constraints
Tracy began her speech about online music services by saying, “Illegally downloading
music from the Internet is just like visiting your local music store and shoplifting
several CDs.” What type of introductory device is this?
a. anecdote
b. rhetorical question
c. analogy
d. humor
When a room is too large, you can enhance the volume of your voice by using
__________.
a. amplification
b. resonance
c. projection
d. higher pitch
Public speaking is a communication process that can best be described as a(n)
__________.
a. series of one-way messages delivered by the speaker to the listeners
b. continuous exchange of messages and feedback between the speaker and the listeners
c. decoding process in which the speaker and the audience share a frame of reference
d. organized monologue
Which of the following statements is good advice for a speaker’s use of movement?
a. Stay directly behind the podium at all times because it communicates stability to the
audience.
b. Move around the room as much as possible, stopping only to mark transitions in the
speech.
c. Keep one hand in your pocket to convey a sense of comfort and ease to the audience.
d. Move toward the audience to emphasize a point and promote a connection with your
listeners.
Sometimes listeners are willing to accept the general truth of an argument, but they
resist being persuaded by refusing to accept that the argument applies to them
specifically. In this case, they are using a resistance technique called __________.
a. compartmentalization
b. delusion
c. dismissal
d. the boomerang effect
Which of the following violates the high ethical standards for a speaker?
a. respect for our listeners
b. respect for the topic
c. responsibility for statements
d. appealing to specific homogenous audiences
What strategies are most appropriate for a speech aimed at helping listeners learn how
to conduct efficient Internet searches?
a. persuasive
b. entertaining
c. informative
d. forensic
Which of the following speech elements should be avoided when speaking to an
audience whose interest in a topic is low?
a. personal anecdotes
b. rhetorical questions
c. startling statements
d. technical language
Which two language strategies are designed to create subtlety rather than clarity?
a. inverted word order and personification
b. careful irony and purposeful ambiguity
c. parallel wording and word economy
d. maxims and antithesis
Vince wants his audience to remember the four biggest health problems associated with
chewing tobacco. What kind of visual aid should he use to promote retention of these
risks?
a. objects
b. a graph
c. textual graphics
d. a diagram
Which question is a critical thinker likely to ask about a speaker’s assertions?
a. Do I like these ideas?
b. Are they well supported?
c. How is the audience responding to them?
d. Does the speaker really believe them?
Which of the following is least helpful when incorporating analogies into your speech?
a. using analogies sparingly
b. analyzing the two things you are comparing
c. using analogies sensitively
d. using analogies frequently
Which of the following examples best demonstrates the informative strategy of
defining?
a. The speaker tells the audience about the events surrounding a political debate on
campus.
b. The speaker shows the audience how to practice T’ai Chi Ch”uan.
c. The speaker clarifies the similarities and differences between censorship and rating
systems.
d. The speaker clarifies the concept of affirmative action.
In his speech on the West Nile Virus, Derrick informed the audience that “mosquitoes
were the transformers of the disease.” This statement contains a __________.
a. technical term
b. metaphor
c. malapropism
d. vocalized pause
Explain the typical reasons for speech anxiety and discuss the strategies for overcoming
anxiety. What is an advantage of nervousness for speakers? Explain why the techniques
for reducing speech anxiety are likely to be effective.
It is important for a speaker to __________ a speech using the presentation outline to
help develop a smooth delivery and the preparation outline to check that all important
ideas have been included.
The final thing the introduction should do is __________ the main ideas.
It is most effective to prepare the __________ of the speech first.
The three premises of ceremonial speaking are (1) speeches are presented for specific
occasions, (2) occasions create constraints, and (3) constraints are not __________.
The biggest constraint on the effectiveness of informative strategies is the __________
curve.
When using narrative reasoning, a speaker must ensure that the audience finds the
narrative __________, meaning that it must be realistic and believable.
Offering a(n) __________ in the conclusion is effective when the speaker is asking the
audience to make sacrifices to achieve a distant goal.
Ceremonial speeches strengthen the bonds between speaker and listeners and among
listeners themselves, building a sense of __________.
When you give a speech, you and your listeners are involved in __________, meaning
that you interact to build a connection.
The first step in the process of mapping is to extract the __________ of the speech.
What questions should a researcher ask when evaluating Internet evidence, and why?
Provide examples for each question, and identify the ones you find to be most crucial.
Listeners with low __________ are more likely to be persuaded through ‘shortcuts” that
simplify thinking.
Identify the two invaluable general skills emphasized in the study of public speaking.
Describe the processes of each and indicate why they are essential.
Using a single source, however comprehensive it may be, to gather all the information
used in a speech leaves a speaker open to charges of __________.
The power of an anecdotal introduction lies in its __________ form.
The logical extension of the presentation, slide, flip chart, or poster is the __________,
which audiences can refer to during the speech.
It is important for good listeners to evaluate messages, give feedback, and check for the
__________ of what they have heard.
Discuss the role of deliberative speaking in the five most common settings in which it
occurs. What makes each setting distinct?