Answer Options:
passive
appreciative
active
comprehensive
empathic
Answer: comprehensive
Question: According to your textbook, outlining is important to public speaking because an outline helps you judge whether
Answer Options:
your main points are properly balanced.
your speech will be interesting to the audience.
you have adequate supporting materials for your main points.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a method of brainstorming for a speech topic?
Answer Options:
clustering
taking a personal inventory
conducting an internet search
All of these answers are correct.
Both clustering and conducting an internet search.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: According to your textbook, “Now that you know about Julie’s interest in photography, let’s look at his passion for snowboarding” is an example of a _________.
Answer Options:
summary
conclusion
transition
conversion
bridge
Answer: transition
Question: As explained in your textbook, a real-time online speech is __________.
Answer Options:
A. none of these.
B. a recorded speech.
C. viewed by the audience as it is being delivered.
D. given only when it cannot be recorded in advance.
Answer: C. viewed by the audience as it is being delivered.
Question: As your textbook explains, if you want to persuade a skeptical audience, you need to
Answer Options:
organize the speech in Monroe’s motivated sequence.
urge the audience to take immediate action.
dedicate an audience analysis questionnaire.
answer the reasons for the audience’s skepticism.
focus your speech on questions of practicality.
Answer: answer the reasons for the audience’s skepticism.
Question: Good speech delivery ______.
Answer Options:
has a conversational quality.
does not call attention to itself.
requires a strong voice.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: The process of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas is known as
Answer Options:
talking
supporting
deliberating
brainstorming
advocating
Answer: brainstorming
Question: A speech accepting an award is an example of a commemorative speech.
Answer Options:
TRUE
FALSE
Answer: FALSE
Question: According to your textbook, the three criteria for judging the reliability of documents located on the Internet are recency, authorship, and ______.
Answer Options:
ideology
sponsorship
interactivity
graphics
credibility
Answer: credibility
Question: When presenting a real-time online speech, you should position your webcam so it’s pointing directly at you or tilting slightly downward toward you.
Answer Options:
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Question: Which of the following does your textbook mention as an advantage of extemporaneous delivery?
Answer Options:
It gives more precise control over language than impromptu speaking.
It is the only method of delivery that allows the use of visual aids.
It is adaptable to a wide range of situations.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.