Public Speaking Essentials
⫸ Which of the following is an example of a homogeneous audience?
Answer: A group of executives at a corporate retreat.
⫸ Which of the following techniques is best for speech writers, who
prefer using flowcharts and "idea maps" to connect their facts and ideas,
before writing their speech? Answer: Brainstorming
⫸ The point in a speech that summarizes the main points and states a
strong thesis is called the Answer: Conclusion
⫸ Knowledge, one of the three main registers of meaning, provides
which of the following material for a well-crafted speech? Answer:
Knowledge refers to the ideas that come from processing information,
rather than from the information itself.
⫸ Which of the following is a good primary source? Answer: An
interview you conduct
⫸ Objectivity is Answer: All of these answers.
⫸ Which of the following examples best illustrates antithesis? Answer:
Cold is the antithesis of heat
,⫸ What is the main purpose of alliteration in public speaking? Answer:
Alliteration adds textural complexity to a speech to make words sound
more engaging to listeners.
⫸ Which of the following is an example of a good use of abstraction in
a speech? Answer: If your audience has a working knowledge of your
topic, use abstraction to save time
⫸ Which of the following best describes the impact of cultural bias on
the delivery of a speech? Answer: It impacts the speaker's mannerisms
and speaking patterns.
⫸ Force and directness should be used in your speech when Answer:
You have an emphatic point to make and you feel strong, genuine
emotion
⫸ Given that gender is learned by, defined and taught to us through
language and communication, which of the following is likely to be
true? Answer: When a woman speaks in front of a group of men, she is
instantly received differently than her male counterpart.
⫸ Which of the following describes the best use of hyperbole in a
speech? Answer: Hyperbole should be used to communicate a point
more vividly to the audience.
⫸ Which of the following can be used to approach personification in a
speech? Answer: All of these answers
, ⫸ Orality can be best described as Answer: Thought and verbal
expression in societies where the technologies of literacy are unfamiliar.
⫸ Why should onomatopoeia be used sparingly in speeches? Answer:
Onomatopoeia can be jarring to the audience.
⫸ Which of the following is a quality of a literate society? Answer:
They use complex grammar to communicate ideas.
⫸ Groucho Marx once said, "A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the
meter running." Which of the following is the vehicle of this metaphor?
Answer: Taxi
⫸ Which of the following is a factor to consider when crafting your
speech? Answer: All of these answers
⫸ "You are the bread and the knife" is an example of Answer:
Metaphor
⫸ Improvised; without prior preparation Answer: Impromptu
⫸ A type of speech delivery which involves preparation of speaker
notes prior to delivery, associated with conversational style of delivery.
Answer: Extemporaneous
⫸ Which of the following is an example of a homogeneous audience?
Answer: A group of executives at a corporate retreat.
⫸ Which of the following techniques is best for speech writers, who
prefer using flowcharts and "idea maps" to connect their facts and ideas,
before writing their speech? Answer: Brainstorming
⫸ The point in a speech that summarizes the main points and states a
strong thesis is called the Answer: Conclusion
⫸ Knowledge, one of the three main registers of meaning, provides
which of the following material for a well-crafted speech? Answer:
Knowledge refers to the ideas that come from processing information,
rather than from the information itself.
⫸ Which of the following is a good primary source? Answer: An
interview you conduct
⫸ Objectivity is Answer: All of these answers.
⫸ Which of the following examples best illustrates antithesis? Answer:
Cold is the antithesis of heat
,⫸ What is the main purpose of alliteration in public speaking? Answer:
Alliteration adds textural complexity to a speech to make words sound
more engaging to listeners.
⫸ Which of the following is an example of a good use of abstraction in
a speech? Answer: If your audience has a working knowledge of your
topic, use abstraction to save time
⫸ Which of the following best describes the impact of cultural bias on
the delivery of a speech? Answer: It impacts the speaker's mannerisms
and speaking patterns.
⫸ Force and directness should be used in your speech when Answer:
You have an emphatic point to make and you feel strong, genuine
emotion
⫸ Given that gender is learned by, defined and taught to us through
language and communication, which of the following is likely to be
true? Answer: When a woman speaks in front of a group of men, she is
instantly received differently than her male counterpart.
⫸ Which of the following describes the best use of hyperbole in a
speech? Answer: Hyperbole should be used to communicate a point
more vividly to the audience.
⫸ Which of the following can be used to approach personification in a
speech? Answer: All of these answers
, ⫸ Orality can be best described as Answer: Thought and verbal
expression in societies where the technologies of literacy are unfamiliar.
⫸ Why should onomatopoeia be used sparingly in speeches? Answer:
Onomatopoeia can be jarring to the audience.
⫸ Which of the following is a quality of a literate society? Answer:
They use complex grammar to communicate ideas.
⫸ Groucho Marx once said, "A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the
meter running." Which of the following is the vehicle of this metaphor?
Answer: Taxi
⫸ Which of the following is a factor to consider when crafting your
speech? Answer: All of these answers
⫸ "You are the bread and the knife" is an example of Answer:
Metaphor
⫸ Improvised; without prior preparation Answer: Impromptu
⫸ A type of speech delivery which involves preparation of speaker
notes prior to delivery, associated with conversational style of delivery.
Answer: Extemporaneous
