Com 101 Questions with Correct Answers
Which of these is a common error in conclusions?
All of these are common errors
The relationship or connection a speaker makes with the audience is?
Rapport
Which of the following is not true about the conclusion of a speech?
It should introduce new ideas for the audience to think about
Which of the following is not a basic objective of a speech introduction?
Give a sense of finality to the speech
Juana starts her speech like this: "Love is the most important human emotion.
Webster's Dictionary defines love as an intense feeling of deep affection. We all need
love in our lives. Parents with children, friends with friends, husbands and wives.
Where would we be without love? My speech today will look at how you can express
your love more clearly to those around you." Which of the following is true about her
introduction?
She resorts to a pedantic method of introducing her topic.
Ben starts his speech this way: "Did you know that every year 2.7 million animals are
euthanized in shelters? I don't know about you, but I find that number shocking. It's up
to people like you to do something about this huge problem. In my speech I'll discuss
this issue." Which is a good critique of this introduction?
Two of these are true
, Mary concludes her speech this way: "In the speech we have seen that organ donation
saves lives, does not cause problems for grieving families, and is free for the donor.
There are a lot of other good reasons that I could get into, but that should be enough to
convince you to sign a donor card, and I have pamphlets here with instructions on how
to do that. As the bumper sticker says, 'Don't take your organs to heaven. Heaven
knows we need them here." Which is a legitimate critique of it?
She mentions other material she didn't discuss
Which is good advice on using humor?
Practice your humor (whether joke or story) before others before using it in the speech.
What is a standard about using startling material in the introduction?
All of these
Which is not a common error in speech introductions?
Using a startling statistic in the first line
Keith believes the strength of his 7-minute classroom speech will be in the visuals. He
creates a slide show with 20 slides. Is this best?
He should not assume that the visuals will make up for flaws in the speech.
Which of the following is a quality of slide design?
Balance
Luis wants to create a graph using PowerPoint to show how much weight he lost after
starting an exercise plan over six months. Which type of graph should he use?
Line
Which of these is a common error in conclusions?
All of these are common errors
The relationship or connection a speaker makes with the audience is?
Rapport
Which of the following is not true about the conclusion of a speech?
It should introduce new ideas for the audience to think about
Which of the following is not a basic objective of a speech introduction?
Give a sense of finality to the speech
Juana starts her speech like this: "Love is the most important human emotion.
Webster's Dictionary defines love as an intense feeling of deep affection. We all need
love in our lives. Parents with children, friends with friends, husbands and wives.
Where would we be without love? My speech today will look at how you can express
your love more clearly to those around you." Which of the following is true about her
introduction?
She resorts to a pedantic method of introducing her topic.
Ben starts his speech this way: "Did you know that every year 2.7 million animals are
euthanized in shelters? I don't know about you, but I find that number shocking. It's up
to people like you to do something about this huge problem. In my speech I'll discuss
this issue." Which is a good critique of this introduction?
Two of these are true
, Mary concludes her speech this way: "In the speech we have seen that organ donation
saves lives, does not cause problems for grieving families, and is free for the donor.
There are a lot of other good reasons that I could get into, but that should be enough to
convince you to sign a donor card, and I have pamphlets here with instructions on how
to do that. As the bumper sticker says, 'Don't take your organs to heaven. Heaven
knows we need them here." Which is a legitimate critique of it?
She mentions other material she didn't discuss
Which is good advice on using humor?
Practice your humor (whether joke or story) before others before using it in the speech.
What is a standard about using startling material in the introduction?
All of these
Which is not a common error in speech introductions?
Using a startling statistic in the first line
Keith believes the strength of his 7-minute classroom speech will be in the visuals. He
creates a slide show with 20 slides. Is this best?
He should not assume that the visuals will make up for flaws in the speech.
Which of the following is a quality of slide design?
Balance
Luis wants to create a graph using PowerPoint to show how much weight he lost after
starting an exercise plan over six months. Which type of graph should he use?
Line
