PUBLIC SPEAKING - EXAM 1 & EXAM 2
ANSWERS AND ANSWERS
To help the audience follow your speech from idea to idea it is important to incorporate
connective statements like:
-Clinchers
-Internal Previews
-Rhetorical Questions
-All of the above - Answer-Internal Previews
Feedback can be:
-Verbal
-Nonverbal
-Verbal & Nonverbal - Answer-Verbal & Nonverbal
The data population of your audience includes information like:
-Sexual Orientation
-Religious Affliation
-Socioeconomic Status
-All of the above - Answer-All of the above
Tracey is giving a speech about Delaware County Community College and chooses to
discuss I. Majors, II. Activities and III. Faculty as her main points. This organizational
pattern is:
-Topical
-Spatial
-Chronological - Answer-Topical
Conversations and public speaking are similar in that both:
-Are highly structured
-Must adapt to feedback
-Rely on formal language - Answer-Must adapt to feedback
______ is an example of a channel.
-Voice
-Radio
-E-mail
-All of the above - Answer-All of the above
, Public speaking represents one of the most frightening experiences for a lot of people
but it can be managed with:
-Practice & Preparation
-Worrisome Thoughts
-Procrastination - Answer-Practice & Preparation
When developing your speech it is important to consider the demographics of your
audience like:
-Age
-Gender
-Race
-All of the above - Answer-All of the above
On the outline for your Demonstration Speech the general purpose should indicate that
your goal for the speech is:
-To celebrate
-To inform
-To persuade
-All of the above - Answer-To inform
When a speaker mispronounces a word it can damage their credibility. (T or F?) -
Answer-True
The superstition, a black cat walking across your path brings bad luck, is an example of
an ad hominem fallacy. (T or F?) - Answer-False
One way to convey enthusiasm in your speech is through a monotone delivery. (T or
F?) - Answer-False
The general and specific purpose statements of a persuasive speech differ from those
of an informative presentation. (T or F?) - Answer-True
PowerPoint slides are essentially giant notecards for the speaker. (T or F?) - Answer-
False
It is important for speakers to understand that an audience could hear a message but
not listen to it. (T or F?) - Answer-True
Dr. Weber is giving a speech on the proper way to administer anesthesia and therefore
appears before her audience in a lab coat and scrubs, which will affect her credibility. (T
or F?) - Answer-True
ANSWERS AND ANSWERS
To help the audience follow your speech from idea to idea it is important to incorporate
connective statements like:
-Clinchers
-Internal Previews
-Rhetorical Questions
-All of the above - Answer-Internal Previews
Feedback can be:
-Verbal
-Nonverbal
-Verbal & Nonverbal - Answer-Verbal & Nonverbal
The data population of your audience includes information like:
-Sexual Orientation
-Religious Affliation
-Socioeconomic Status
-All of the above - Answer-All of the above
Tracey is giving a speech about Delaware County Community College and chooses to
discuss I. Majors, II. Activities and III. Faculty as her main points. This organizational
pattern is:
-Topical
-Spatial
-Chronological - Answer-Topical
Conversations and public speaking are similar in that both:
-Are highly structured
-Must adapt to feedback
-Rely on formal language - Answer-Must adapt to feedback
______ is an example of a channel.
-Voice
-Radio
-All of the above - Answer-All of the above
, Public speaking represents one of the most frightening experiences for a lot of people
but it can be managed with:
-Practice & Preparation
-Worrisome Thoughts
-Procrastination - Answer-Practice & Preparation
When developing your speech it is important to consider the demographics of your
audience like:
-Age
-Gender
-Race
-All of the above - Answer-All of the above
On the outline for your Demonstration Speech the general purpose should indicate that
your goal for the speech is:
-To celebrate
-To inform
-To persuade
-All of the above - Answer-To inform
When a speaker mispronounces a word it can damage their credibility. (T or F?) -
Answer-True
The superstition, a black cat walking across your path brings bad luck, is an example of
an ad hominem fallacy. (T or F?) - Answer-False
One way to convey enthusiasm in your speech is through a monotone delivery. (T or
F?) - Answer-False
The general and specific purpose statements of a persuasive speech differ from those
of an informative presentation. (T or F?) - Answer-True
PowerPoint slides are essentially giant notecards for the speaker. (T or F?) - Answer-
False
It is important for speakers to understand that an audience could hear a message but
not listen to it. (T or F?) - Answer-True
Dr. Weber is giving a speech on the proper way to administer anesthesia and therefore
appears before her audience in a lab coat and scrubs, which will affect her credibility. (T
or F?) - Answer-True
