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A speaker wants her clothes and jewelry to be appropriate for the speaking occasion. It is a good idea to remember that a watch or small earrings are fine but wearing dangling bracelets that clank together every time the hands move are distracting for both the speaker and the audience.
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Anita knows that she wants her clothing to work for her and she has some large, very noticeable earrings and a large bracelet that slides down to her wrist every time she moves hands. These items are good for Anita to wear because they maintain the attention of the audience.
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Because Randall is very nervous about delivering his speech tonight, he should keep in mind that deliberate breathing will slow his rate of speech and will help reduce his nervousness in general.
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Randall is very nervous about speaking tonight and can barely control his nerves. Randall should be aware that nervousness might cause an increase in speaking rate.
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Kirk is presenting to the city seniors club and wants to make certain that all the audience members can hear him. As he speaks, he focuses on an audience member in the back corner of the room and projects his voice to that person and works very hard to maintain this volume throughout the presentation. This is good idea for Kirk to do.
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When you begin speaking, you should focus on one audience member in the front row presentation and make sure that he or she can hear you, and you should maintain this volume throughout the presentation.
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While Phil is presenting to the business group that invited him to speak, he is slowing moving from one side of the podium to the other. It would be recommended that Phil maintain eye contact with one person in the front row so that he knows where he is in relation to that room.
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Even when you are slowly and deliberately walking from one side of the room to the other, you should maintain eye contact with the entire audience during the presentation.
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It is easy to speak from a manuscript and use a conversational style.
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Most audiences are initially interested in your speech.
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A speaking rate slightly slower than average may actually be preferred.
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When giving a presentation, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is boxing yourself into a small space.
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An adrenaline rush creates energy that manifests in a variety of ways.
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People dont really fear public speaking; they fear the unknown.
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Practice audiences should be critical when giving feedback to your presentation.
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Pauses should be avoided at all costs during a presentation.
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Whenever possible, video clips should be imported into slides or saved into files prior to the presentation.
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Selecting volunteers from the audience to take part in demonstrations is always a good technique for audience involvement.
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PowerPoint slides should never be used as a substitute for a speaking outline.
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Repeating the message numerous times during the presentation will help with message retention.
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PowerPoint slides should be set on a timer so that the speaker stays on track with his or her allotted time.
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Manuscript style outlines help increase the conversational quality of a presentation.
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Speaking at a slightly faster rate than average is sometimes preferred to a normal speed.
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Presenters should always avoid walking from one side of the room to the other and instead stay in one location for the duration of the speech.
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Which of the following applies positively to eye contact? a. Making eye contact with your audience will make you more nervous. b. The idea of making eye contact with your audience is creepy. c. Engaging in eye contact with your audience is one of the best ways to reduce nervousness. d. Making eye contact with your audience gets in the way of reading your manuscript.
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If you notice that you are sweating during your presentation and you are wearing a jacket, what should you do?
a. take it off and put it over back of the nearest chair to dry out
b. leave it on to avoid revealing damp underarms
c. ask the person who invited you to speak if she or he has another jacket in your size
d. ask the person who invited you to speak to hold your jacket until you have finished speaking
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When it is time for you to deliver a presentation, your body must decide between which of the following?
a. sink or swim
b. take it or leave it
c. ask or tell
d. fight or flight
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Patty uses sounds such as umms and uhs and says like to prevent any silence during her presentation. These sounds and like are called which of these?
a. pauses
b. vocal fillers
c. supporting aids
d. beneficial to every presentation
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Jason has made sure that his supporting aids include key points and brief demonstrations in order to accommodate these audience members.
a. visual learners
b. conversational learners
c. auditory listeners
d. retentive listeners
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Seeing key points, demonstrations, or other supporting materials can be essential for these audience members understanding.
a. retentive learners
b. conversational learners
c. auditory listeners
d. visual learners
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A well-designed PowerPoint or Prezi presentation can also facilitate which of the following?
a. listening
b. the ability to effectively hide from the audience
c. allows the speaker to speak more softly
d. allows the speaker to dress far more casually
Q:
How can you increase retention when giving a presentation?
a. speak louder
b. slow down your speaking rate
c. provide handouts before speaking
d. repeat your message
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Having no outline often results in speakers committing their presentations to memory, resulting in which type of speaking style that can ruin a well-designed presentation?
a. conversational
b. monotone
c. high pitched
d. high volume
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When considering appearance, what is a potential serious problem with the shoes that are worn during a presentation?
a. they may be the wrong color for the room
b. the shoes may require tying instead of being slip-ons
c. new shoes may look nice but can cause blisters and could negatively affect the overall performance
d. shoes need to be athletic shoes to ensure comfort
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How should you look at team presentations?
a. as individual speeches that you connect together
b. as an individual speech developed by a team but presented by one person
c. as a speech organized like any other speech but delivered by multiple people
d. like a symposium with the audience asking questions
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The authors of your textbook suggest which of the following to ensure your volume level is sufficient when delivering any presentation?
a. use a microphone
b. focus on one audience member in the back of the room and project your voice to that person
c. speak at least two times louder than you are comfortable with in a normal speaking situation
d. dont worry about your volume
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What can be affected by the rush of adrenaline you feel when you speak?
a. attention to detail
b. level of readiness
c. vocal qualities
d. your supporting materials
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Joseph was nervous about his speech. He gave his presentation and made sure to slowly and deliberately walk across the room as he delivered his speech. In walking across the room in this way, what was Joseph able to do?
a. get some exercise
b. control the room
c. allow the audience to see him better
d. keep the audience members on their toes
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Which of the following is a speaking tip drawn from Steve Jobss speaking style?
a. appeal to the audience
b. use an extensive PowerPoint presentation
c. use body language that makes you appear uncomfortable
d. speak in the accent most familiar to your audience members
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When delivering a speech, your hand gestures do which of the following?
a. are used freely in order to maintain the audience members attention
b. exaggerate to refocus the audience's interests
c. avoid attention on the speakers voice
d. add visual interest to the speaker and offer a more dynamic delivery
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When giving team presentations, the group should do which of these?
a. separate the team into individual parts and combine it at the presentation
b. plan, practice, and collaborate the entire presentation together
c. identify a team leader who is in charge of developing the presentation outline
d. create the presentation together and pick the best speaker to deliver the entire speech
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Why is it important to use a practice audience before your speech?
a. An honest practice audience can help determine if your speech is effective.
b. Practicing with an audience beforehand removes the need to follow an outline.
c. You can be informal and at ease with a practice audience.
d. Practice audiences will not judge you too harshly.
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Travis is giving a speech to his biology class, discussing the digestive system of the human body. Travis should do which of the following?
a. stay away from visual aids and focus on the textbook definitions and examples
b. play a 15-minute video discussing the digestive system
c. supplement his speech with illustrations and photos
d. create a model of the digestive system and pass it around the classroom
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What is a negative effect of PowerPoint presentations?
a. Many speakers use PowerPoint as a crutch.
b. The slide transitions are a distraction for the audience.
c. PowerPoint is an outdated presentation aid.
d. PowerPoint removes the need for a speaking outline.
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Seeing key points, demonstrations, or other supporting materials are essential for whom?
a. nonaudience members
b. visual learners
c. scholarly learners
d. retention learners
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What should you strive to accomplish during your introduction?
a. establish credibility
b. apologize for not being a better speaker
c. preview minimal points
d. establish an escape strategy
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It is important to develop a sense of play when delivering speeches because of which of these?
a. Many of your problems will be minor and only you will notice them.
b. It will help you shrug off any major problems.
c. The audience will see you're being a casual speaker.
d. You wont need to stay with your outline as much.
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Which of the following is an example of a vocal filler?
a. my next point is
b. like
c. furthermore
d. now that we discussed
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When delivering your speech, you should project your volume by doing what?
a. speaking as loudly as possible
b. speaking in a conversational tone
c. softly speak so the audience has to focus to hear you
d. projecting to an audience member in the back corner
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Making eye contact with your audience is which of the following?
a. not necessary if you are using a PowerPoint presentation because you will be focused on the material
b. one of the best ways to reduce nervousness
c. one of the best ways to increase nervousness
d. may decrease credibility
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A physiological process that occurs in the body of a speaker resulting in nervous behavior and anxiety is called which of the following?
a. cold feet
b. adrenaline rush
c. butterflies in the stomach
d. apprehension
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Tools used by a speaker to help support the audiences interest in and understanding of the presentation such as visual or audio clips are called ______.
a. props
b. outlines
c. supporting aids
d. PowerPoints
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Presenting a presentation in a style similar to that used in casual conversation is called conversational quality or a(n) ______ speaking style.
a. informative
b. extemporaneous
c. ineffective
d. monotone
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Which of the following characteristics describes a professional, effective PowerPoint slide?
a. all information incorporated into a few slides with a lot of text
b. many different colors on each slide
c. timed
d. information spread onto several slides
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Which of the following is accurate regarding video clips?
a. They can add excitement to any presentation if you are prepared.
b. It is acceptable to make the audience wait briefly while you find your clip.
c. Videos should never be put into a PowerPoint.
d. Videos are seen as a waste of time in professional presentations.
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In what way should illustrations be handled?
a. passed around so everyone can see them up close
b. used only when videos arent available
c. separated from a slide
d. simple and incorporated into the slide
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Sharon is giving a presentation about a new product and passes the product around for the audience to see. Is this a mistake?
a. No, because visual aids are always helpful.
b. No, because props always help alleviate nervousness.
c. Yes, because passing things around while you are speaking can be very distracting for listeners and for you.
d. Yes, because the audience will steal the product.
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Which is true concerning demonstrations?
a. Demonstrations should be done only by the person presenting.
b. Demonstrations should always include volunteers from the audience.
c. Demonstrations will distract from the speaker.
d. Demonstrations should be done with an assistant if necessary.
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Practice audiences should be ______.
a. subjective
b. objective
c. larger than the real audience will be
d. smaller than the real audience will be
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What should teams that use PowerPoint demonstrations do with their slides/file?
a. keep each part separate for purposes of clarity
b. make sure that transitions between speakers are kept to a minimum
c. save the entire presentation as one file
d. have separate color schemes for each speaker
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Which of the following is true about speeches delivered from a manuscript?
a. help produce conversational quality
b. lead to monotone presentations
c. help the speaker keep his or her place
d. should be used as a backup
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A common response to adrenaline in the system is which of the following?
a. leaving the room
b. increased hand or feet movement
c. giving someone else the microphone
d. asking someone from the audience to finish the presentation
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Moniques team has decided that she should give their introduction, transitions, and conclusion while the rest of the team covers the main points of the presentation. Monique is enacting which role in the teams presentation?
a. organizer
b. facilitator
c. leader
d. spokesperson
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How should a speaking outline be detailed/formatted relative to your speaking notes?
a. more detailed than your speaking notes
b. less detailed than your speaking notes
c. the same as your speaking notes
d. reformatted into your speaking notes
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Discuss how the use of supporting aids can help the speaker overcome his or her dislike of public speaking.
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Describe how to reduce the negative effects of nervousness on speaking rate.
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Discuss two options for using a person known as an organizer in a team presentation.
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Explain why speaking from a manuscript is not a desirable delivery option.
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How can a speaker use a demonstration to effectively aid his or her presentation?
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What kinds of things should speakers think about when considering the use of some type of supporting aid?
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Describe the process of outlining a presentation.
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Cam was describing the accident to the police officer who answered the call, and he told her Umm, so the red car, umm, uh, seemed to, uh, maybe, umm, maybe it ran the, umm, red light. Cams description was filled with ______.
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Corky started his speech with these words: Like, Im really happy to, like, be here today and, like, I want to like thank Mr. Jackson and like Ms. Reid for like having me speak her today. Corky has a difficult time reducing or eliminating ______.
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Skip knows that supporting aids not only increase understanding, enhance retention, and facilitate listening, but they also help ______ meetings.
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No one enjoys having a presentation read to them. Its called ______ and not public reading for a reason.
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Raquel knows that prior to giving any speech, she should do her research, design an ______ message, and practice.
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Making eye contact with your audience is one of the best ways to reduce ______.
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Most audiences are ______, friendly, and initially interested.
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When you get up to deliver a presentation, you experience a(n) ______.
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Todd has decided to commit his presentation to memory and the result is a ______ speaking style that deters from his over presentation.