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Q: T F According to your textbook, when making a PowerPoint slide, you should try to use at least five colors so the slide will be visually appealing.

Q: T F When making visual aids, you should use colors that can easily be distinguished from one another.

Q: T F According to your textbook, blue text on a green background is usually a good choice of colors for a visual aid.

Q: T F Red and green is usually a poor color combination for a visual aid.

Q: T F Almost any combination of colors works well on a visual aid.

Q: T F As your textbook explains, you should usually use four different fonts on a PowerPoint slide to increase audience interest.

Q: T F According to your textbook, you should usually use the same fonts consistently for all your PowerPoint slides.

Q: T F According to your textbook, it is usually a good idea to use a different font for each PowerPoint slide in your speech.

Q: T F Giddyup would be a good font to use for a PowerPoint slide in a speech about horseracing.

Q: T F The more words you write on your PowerPoint slides, the more effective your speech will be.

Q: T F According to your textbook, a general rule when using PowerPoint is to include no more than a half-dozen lines of type on a single slide.

Q: T F According to your textbook, you should usually include 10-15 lines of text on a PowerPoint slide.

Q: T F When you design a visual aid, you should keep in mind the size of the room in which you will be speaking.

Q: T F When using PowerPoint, you need to limit the amount of information you put on each slide.

Q: T F You should include in a visual aid only what you need to make your point.

Q: T F It is usually enough to practice your speech just once using your visual aids.

Q: T F One advantage of preparing your visual aids well in advance is that doing so allows you to use them while practicing your speech.

Q: T F As your textbook explains, you should use PowerPoint only where it is needed to clarify or strengthen your ideas.

Q: T F One advantage of using PowerPoint in a speech is that it requires very little planning.

Q: T F As your textbook states, it is usually a good idea to write your entire speech on PowerPoint slides so your audience can read along with you.

Q: T F If PowerPoint is allowed to dominate a speech, it can divert attention from the speakers message.

Q: T F One advantage of PowerPoint is that it enables you to integrate different kinds of visual aids in the same speech.

Q: T F If you want to demonstrate a process that takes longer to complete than the time allotted for your speech, you will probably have choose a different topic.

Q: T F One advantage to doing a demonstration during your speech is that it reduces nervousness by providing an outlet for extra adrenaline.

Q: T F You can be your own visual aid.

Q: T F If you were showing statistical trends in a speech, the best visual aid to use would probably be a chart.

Q: T F If you wanted to summarize the steps of a process in a speech, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be a chart.

Q: T F If you wanted to compare two or more items, the most effective visual aid would probably be a bar graph.

Q: T F If you wanted to show the relationship among parts of a whole, the best visual aid would probably be a bar graph.

Q: T F Because it is so colorful, a pie graph of 8 to 10 segments is usually an excellent visual aid.

Q: T F A pie graph should ideally have 2 to 5 segments.

Q: T F If you were giving a speech about how to lift weights, the most effective visual aid would probably be a drawing.

Q: T F The best way to show drawings and photographs is to pass them around the room during your speech.

Q: T F To be effective as visual aids, photographs must be large enough to be seen easily by everyone in the audience.

Q: T F Because a picture is worth a thousand words, it is a good idea to pass photographs among the audience in order to illustrate your point.

Q: T F Models are the best type of visual aid for presenting statistical information.

Q: T F If the object you want to speak about is too large, too small, or unavailable to use as a visual aid, you may be able to use a model instead.

Q: T F If the object you want to speak about is too large, too small, or unavailable to use as a visual aid, you have little choice but to change the topic of your speech.

Q: T F Using visual aids can help a speaker combat stage fright.

Q: T F Research has shown that using visual aids can increase the audiences retention of a speakers message.

Q: T F One of the reasons to use visual aids in a speech is that you can break eye contact with the audience while discussing the aids.

Q: T F Research shows that an average speaker who uses visual aids effectively will come across as more professional than a dynamic speaker who does not use visual aids.

Q: Explain four things you can do to use PowerPoint effectively in a speech.

Q: Explain each of the following guidelines for using visual aids in a speech: a. Prepare visual aids well in advance. b. Avoid passing visual aids among the audience. c. Display visual aids only while discussing them. d. Talk to your audience, not to your visual aid.

Q: What kind of visual aid would probably be most effective for explaining each of the following? Explain your choice of visual aid in each case. a. the basic equipment and techniques of scuba diving b. the projected growth in the U.S. population between now and 2050 c. the markings on different species of poisonous spiders d. where to obtain information about career opportunities available to college graduates with degrees in engineering

Q: Below are two examples of charts for a speech on the steps in treating a sprain. Which chart best follows the guidelines for visual aids discussed in your textbook? Explain your answer by referring to specific guidelines. REST ICE COMPRESSION ELEVATION R.I.C.E. Rest Ice Compression Elevation

Q: If you are planning to use a video as a visual aid in your speech, what steps should you take to make sure the video will enhance the speech?

Q: What are the three kinds of graphs discussed in your textbook? Give an example of each.

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using PowerPoint in a speech?

Q: If a picture is worth a thousand words, why should a speaker worry about explaining visual aids to the audience?

Q: Explain the major advantages of using visual aids in a speech.

Q: List five of the guidelines discussed in your textbook for presenting visual aids. a. b. c. d. e.

Q: List five of the guidelines discussed in your textbook for preparing visual aids. a. b. c. d. e.

Q: If you wanted to summarize the steps in treating a sprained ankle, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a _______________ .

Q: If you wanted to list the steps of a process to help your audience remember them better, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be a _______________ .

Q: If you wanted to summarize the events that led to the outbreak of World War I, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a _______________ .

Q: While a _______________ graph is best for illustrating simple distribution patterns, a _______________ graph is best for showing comparisons between two or more items.

Q: If you wanted to illustrate the increase in the number of people in the U.S. who have earned college degrees since 1970, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a(n) _______________.

Q: A(n) _______________ is usually the best kind of visual aid for clarifying statistics.

Q: If the object you want to use as a visual aid is not available to you, the next best option ideally is a _______________ . model

Q: Gillian prepared beautiful photographs in PowerPoint to illustrate various parts of her speech about the Milky Way. When Gillian finished explaining each photograph, she left it on the screen for her audience to study until it was time for the next slide. Did Gillian make any mistakes in her use of visual aids? a. Yes. She should have used drawings instead of photographs. b. No. She explained her visual aids to the audience as the book recommends. c. Yes. She should have displayed blank slides between the photographs. d. No. PowerPoint is an excellent way to display photographs. e. Yes. Photographs usually dont require explanations when used as visual aids.

Q: During her speech about sailboats, Louise gave each member of her audience a detailed drawing showing the different parts of a sailboat. Did Louise follow the guidelines for visual aids presented in your textbook? a. No. The drawing could have been boring to many members of the audience. b. Yes. Giving the audience a handout during the speech is usually a good idea. c. No. Diane should have passed one copy of the drawing through the audience. d. Yes. The detail of the drawing probably heightened the audiences interest. e. No. Diane risked losing attention by passing out the drawing during her speech.

Q: Camille prepared excellent PowerPoint slides for her speech about education reform, but the speech didnt go as well as she had hoped. She had trouble finding the Enter key on her computer to advance her slides, and sometimes she skipped a slide because she held the key down too long. According to your textbook, Camille could have presented her slides more effectively if she had a. set up her slides to advance automatically. b. practiced using the keyboard until she could advance the slides easily. c. checked the equipment in the room to make sure it worked properly. d. used her mouse to advance the slides instead of using the Enter key. e. borrowed someone elses computer for her speech.

Q: If you are planning to use PowerPoint in a speech, you should a. assume that all the equipment in the room will work fine. b. bring a backup copy of your slides on a flash drive. c. use your PowerPoint slides when you practice. d. all of the above. e. b and c only.

Q: Zach will be using PowerPoint in a speech he is giving to the local Rotary Club. According to your textbook, Zach should a. check the equipment and setup of the room in which he will be speaking. b. distribute handouts of his slides for the audience to look at during his speech. c. bring a flash drive with a backup of his slides. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

Q: On the morning of his classroom speech, Jonah felt that he needed more visual interest in the speech. On his way to class, he bought poster board and a marker and wrote down his main points for the audience to see. Did Robert follow the guidelines for visual aids presented in your textbook? a. No. Robert should have prepared more visual aids than a single chart. b. Yes. Robert showed quick thinking under pressure by making the chart. c. No. Robert should have prepared the chart ahead of time and rehearsed with it. d. Yes. Visual aids always heighten the audiences interest and attention. e. No. The chart will distract the audiences attention from Roberts main points.

Q: Elisa is giving a speech on womens athletics and has brought a petition for her listeners to sign. When should she circulate the petition? a. before she begins her speech b. as soon as she reveals the topic of her speech c. after explaining the problems faced by womens athletic teams d. while urging the audience to take action during her conclusion e. after she has finished speaking

Q: Rosalie will be giving a persuasive speech on organ donation and wants to distribute organ-donor cards to her listeners. When should she distribute the cards? a. before she starts the speech b. after she reveals her topic in the introduction c. while telling how organ-donor cards work during the body of the speech d. while urging her audience to take action during the conclusion of the speech e. after she has finished speaking

Q: According to your textbook, when you are going to give an audience material to take home from a speech, you should usually distribute the material a. as the audience arrives for the speech. b. at the beginning of the speech. c. at the time you discuss it during the speech. d. during the conclusion of the speech. e. after the speech.

Q: Kumar gave his informative speech on meteorology. As part of the speech, he displayed an excellent drawing to indicate the temperatures in different layers of the atmosphere. When he got to the drawing, he said, As you can see, each layer has a different temperature. He then covered up the drawing and quickly moved on. What should Kumar have done to present his visual aid more effectively? a. He should have created a handout and passed it among the audience. b. He should have explained the visual aid more fully. c. He should have displayed a photograph instead of a drawing. d. all of the above e. a and b only

Q: Bryn is planning to use visual aids for her informative speech. Which of the following recommendations will she find in your textbook? a. Keep visual aids simple. b. Use visual aids strategically. c. Display each visual aid for an equal amount of time. d. all of the above e. a and b only

Q: Leo is planning to use visual aids for his informative speech. Which of the following recommendations will he find in your textbook? a. Pass small visual aids among the audience. b. Display visual aids only when discussing them. c. Display visual aids where listeners can see them. d. all of the above e. b and c only

Q: According to your textbook, visual aids are most effective when they are a. integrated with the rest of the speech. b. explained clearly and concisely. c. passed among the audience. d. all of the above. e. a and b only.

Q: According to your textbook, visual aids are most effective when they are a. explained clearly and concisely. b. circulated among the audience. c. presented early in the speech. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

Q: As your textbook explains, visual aids are most effective when they are displayed a. throughout the speech. b. during the introduction of a speech. c. just before the conclusion of a speech. d. only while the speaker is discussing them. e. from the right side of the lectern.

Q: When using a visual aid in a speech, you should display the aid a. on the left side of the lectern. b. so everyone in the room can see it. c. throughout the speech. d. all of the above. e. a and b only.

Q: T F Speaking impromptu and speaking extemporaneously are essentially alike.

Q: T F An impromptu speech is delivered with little or no immediate preparation.

Q: T F Impromptu speaking gives more precise control over thought and language than does extemporaneous speaking.

Q: T F When speaking impromptu, you should do your best to look calm and confident no matter how nervous you may be feeling.