Deck 13: Presentation Delivery

Question 1

Freedom omovemenis onothadvantages omemorizepresentations.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Manuscripspeaking gives audiences simple, informal language..

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Breathing for lifanbreathing for speech requires thsamtechnique.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

You shoulmemorizyour presentations in order to maksurthaeverything goes as planned.

Question 5

An impromptu presentation allows thspeaker littlor no timto preparor practice.

Question 6

When using manuscripdelivery, you shoulreawell-preparespeech aloud, worfor word.

Question 7

In your textbook, thterm delivery refers to thways you usyour voice, body anpresentation aids.

Question 8

Manuscripspeaking allows morattention to all thbasiprinciples oeffectivspeaking.

Question 9

Iyou can'fiyour speaking notes on very limitenumber oindex cards, usfull-sentencpresentation outline.

Question 10

Iyou havpracticegreadeal ando nointento usyour notes, do nobring them to thlectern or podium with you.

Question 11

When using index cards as speaking notes, morcards arbetter than jusfew cards so you can avoispeech outline.

Question 12

Thtextbook compares thwords in your speech to sheemusic.

Question 13

Typically, presentation anxiety is very low when speaker is asketo deliver an impromptu presentation.

Question 14

Extemporaneous speaking is thleascommon form odelivery.

Question 15

According to your textbook, delivery includes both vocal anphysical delivery, bunopresentation aids.

Question 16

You shoultry to eliminatall oth"uh" an"um" filler phrases in your everyday anpresentation speaking speech.

Question 17

Extemporaneous speaking shoulnever bcombinewith other forms odelivery.

Question 18

When using morthan onindex card, puyour notes on only onsidoeach card.

Question 19

Although many communication instructors discouragmanuscripdelivery, effectivspeakers often rely on ifor importanpresentations.

Question 20

Men's voices arusually lower in pitch than women's voices.

Question 21

Iyou usyour optimum pitch, your voicwon'tiras easily.

Question 22

Occasional filler phrases such as uh anum arnatural anacceptablin mospeople's everyday speech anpresentations.

Question 23

When peoplaraddeto an empty room, they absorsound.

Question 24

Proper articulation anpronunciation arcrucial for successful delivery.

Question 25

Onway to prevenyour voicfrom shaking is to ensurthayou arspeaking with strong ansteady flow oair.

Question 26

Significantly lowering your pitch can makyour voicsounharsh anstrain your vocal chords.

Question 27

Thsizothroom anaudiencshouldeterminyour volume.

Question 28

Mumbling is besdescribeas pronunciation problem.

Question 29

Generally, 180-200 words per minutis thbesratfor presentation speaking.

Question 30

Volumanprojection refer to thsamvocal characteristic.

Question 31

singlchangin inflection can alter thentirmeaning osentence.

Question 32

Your natural speaking style, your presentation's mood, your vocabulary level, anyour audience's listening ability shoulall affecyour ratospeech.

Question 33

Listeners perceivpresenters who speak quickly anclearly as energized, competent, aninteresting.

Question 34

Practicing your presentation in sections can improvfluency anreducfillers .

Question 35

Whenever possible, you shoulusmicrophonwhen making presentation.

Question 36

monotonvoicoccurs when you don'changthpitch osounds within words or thpitch owords within phrases ansentences.

Question 37

Thmajority opresenters speak with too much volume.

Question 38

small risor drop in inflection can changthentirmeaning osentence.

Question 39

Mosmicrophones do noreproducthnatural sounovoice.

Question 40

Generally, fasspeech is better than slow speech.

Question 41

Gooposturadds to your credibility anaids in effectivbreathing.

Question 42

Using thsamgestures over anover again can distracan audience.

Question 43

speaker's accencan adinteresancharm to presentation.

Question 44

Looking over anbetween thheads othaudiencmembers is an excellentechniqufor establishing "perceiveeycontact."

Question 45

"Fidgets" arsmall, repetitivmovements thaacas physical filler phrases..

Question 46

Thamounoeycontacspeaker maintains with any onaudiencmember shoulbthsame, regardless othculturfrom which thaudiencmember is.

Question 47

Speakers who do noestablish eycontacmay havdifficulty understanding why their presentations succeeor fail.

Question 48

In fronoan audienco25 people, iis nearly impossiblto makeycontacwith each person asompoinduring presentation.

Question 49

Ican beasier to speak when smiling in genuinfashion..

Question 50

Thmoseffectivspeakers maintain eycontacwith thaudienc100 percenothtime.

Question 51

StandarAmerican English speakers argenerally judgeas morintelligent, ambitious, ansuccessful than thosspeaking in dialecor accent.

Question 52

Eycontacis crucial to presentation becausiinitiates ancontrols communication between thspeaker anthlisteners.

Question 53

Thmoseffectivgestures arpreplanneanrepeatedly practiced.

Question 54

Effectivfacial expressions match themotional speaker ospeaker.

Question 55

Articulation is skill thacan bpracticeanimproved.

Question 56

Given thamaking eycontacwith audiencmembers can bintimidating, imaginyour audiencnaketo humanizthem.

Question 57

Using theyscan methoallows you to increasthamounoeycontacwith your audience.

Question 58

When speaking from lectern, remain behinithroughouyour presentation.

Question 59

Avoiusing podiums anlecterns whenever possible.

Question 60

Facial expressions areasy to control.

Question 61

refers to changopitch within syllable, woror group owords thaadds emphasis or meaning.

A)Dialect
B)Accent
C)Inflection
D)Fluency
E)Articulation

Question 62

Controllevocal energy thagives thrust, precision, anintelligibility to sounds ireferreto as

A)projection.
B)quality.
C)rate.
D)duration.
E)pitch.

Question 63

presentation reaaloud, worfor word, is known as

A)impromptu speaking.
B)extemporaneous speaking.
C)manuscript speaking.
D)memorized speaking.
E)combinational speaking.

Question 64

Your voice's pitch is determineby

A)the size of the audience.
B)the size of the room.
C)anatomy.
D)the length of notes.
E)None of the above.

Question 65

Which othfollowing presentation situations is bessuitefor manuscripdelivery?

A)As you walk into a conference room, your boss asks you to summarize the status of a project you are working on.You didn't intend to make a presentation today.
B)You will be conducting a workshop for your coworkers on how to use the company's new and improved email system.You have a month to prepare for the workshop.
C)Because of your great success, you have been invited to be the commencement speaker at your former high school's graduation ceremony.The local newspaper will print a copy of the address the day after the ceremony.
D)None of the above is suited for manuscript delivery.
E)All of the above are suited for manuscript delivery.

Question 66

Which othfollowing statements is an advantagoextemporaneous delivery?

A)It seems spontaneous but is well prepared.
B)The language is very carefully chosen.
C)It allows for more eye contact than any other delivery form.
D)It can be difficult to make extensive last-minute changes in content.
E)All of the above are advantages of extemporaneous delivery.

Question 67

On speaking notes or manuscripts, thsymbols, /, //, an/// can buseto denote

A)loudness.
B)pausing.
C)rate.
D)emphasis.
E)slashes.

Question 68

Generally, thbesspeaking ratfor making presentation is

A)below 125 words per minute.
B)between 125 and 145 words per minute.
C)between 145 and 180 words per minute.
D)between 180 and 200 words per minute.
E)more than 200 words per minute.

Question 69

Speaking with littlor no preparation is known as

A)impromptu speaking.
B)extemporaneous speaking.
C)manuscript speaking.
D)memorized speaking.
E)combinational speaking.

Question 70

Freedom omovemenis thmajor advantagof

A)impromptu speaking.
B)extemporaneous speaking.
C)manuscript speaking.
D)memorized speaking.
E)combinational speaking.

Question 71

Which typodelivery makes audiencadaptation during presentation very difficult?

A)Impromptu
B)Extemporaneous
C)Manuscript
D)Memorized
E)c and d

Question 72

Which othfollowing presentation situations is bessuitefor extemporaneous delivery?

A)As you walk into a conference room, your boss asks you to summarize the status of a project you are working on.You didn't intend to make a presentation today.
B)You will be conducting a workshop for your coworkers on how to use the company's new and improved email system.You have a month to prepare for the workshop.
C)Because of your great success, you have been invited to be the commencement speaker at your former high school's graduation ceremony.The local newspaper will print a copy of the address the day after the ceremony.
D)None of the above is suited for extemporaneous delivery.
E)All of the above are suited for extemporaneous delivery.

Question 73

When speakers speak into microphone, they shouldo which othfollowing?

A)Speak as loudly as possible.
B)Speak as softly as possible.
C)Test the microphone as soon as they begin their presentation.
D)Focus on the audience rather than the microphone.
E)None of the above.

Question 74

When using manuscripform odelivery,

A)fill each page with text so you have fewer pages.
B)staple the pages together so you don't lose them.
C)single space the manuscript.
D)use half-inch page margins.
E)use a large type size.

Question 75

refers to thvocal anphysical presentation.

A)Extemporaneous delivery
B)Delivery
C)Articulation
D)Narrative
E)Fluency

Question 76

refers to thsounoonlanguagimposeon another.

A)Dialect
B)Accent
C)Inflection
D)Fluency
E)Articulation

Question 77

Which othfollowing statements is an advantagomanuscripspeaking?

A)It can be difficult to make extensive last-minute changes in content.
B)It allows for more eye contact than any other delivery form.
C)It provides an opportunity to choose more rhetorical and eloquent language.
D)It allows for more freedom of movement.
E)It seems spontaneous but is well prepared.

Question 78

Thcommon form odelivery thauses an outlinor notes is

A)impromptu speaking.
B)extemporaneous speaking.
C)manuscript speaking.
D)memorized speaking.
E)combinational speaking.

Question 79

Which othfollowing presentation situations is bessuitefor impromptu delivery?

A)As you walk into a conference room, your boss asks you to summarize the status of a project you are working on.You didn't intend to make a presentation today.
B)You will be conducting a workshop for your coworkers on how to use the company's new and improved email system.You have a month to prepare for the workshop.
C)Because of your great success, you have been invited to be the commencement speaker at your former high school's graduation ceremony.The local newspaper will print a copy of the address the day after the ceremony.
D)None of the above is suited for impromptu delivery.
E)All of the above are suited for impromptu delivery.

Question 80

refers to how clearly you makthsounds in thwords olanguage.

A)Dialect
B)Accent
C)Inflection
D)Fluency
E)Articulation