Deck 9: Improving Your Speaking Skills

Question 1

A good vocabulary allows you to present your ideas with:

A) precision
B) assertiveness
C) preparation
D) enunciation

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is not good advice when speaking informally in a group?

A) be prepared
B) be aggressive
C) be courteous
D) none of these choices

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Where should you not talk on a cell phone?

A) on a bus
B) in a restaurant
C) in a business meeting
D) all of these choices

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Enunciation refers to the clarity with which you speak.

Question 5

Emphasizing the wrong syllable in a word is an error in:

A) enunciation
B) pronunciation
C) tone
D) rate

Question 6

Dialects are the form of American English spoken by national news broadcasters.

Question 7

A(n) ____________________ is a list of topics to be discussed at a meeting.

Question 8

Which of the following does not promote effective communication in a conversation?

A) knowing what you want to say
B) knowing what you don't want to say
C) establishing a positive atmosphere
D) ignoring feedback

Question 9

What's a good way to add interest to your speaking?

A) vary your rate of speech
B) speak in a high-pitched voice
C) slur your words
D) none of these choices

Question 10

What's a good way to prepare for a presentation?

A) rehearse
B) outline your message
C) think about the audience and setting
D) all of these choices

Question 11

A speaker's words have far greater impact on an audience than his or her appearance does.

Question 12

A person's ____________________ of voice reveals his or her feelings and attitudes.

Question 13

When you ask a question in standard English, the ____________________ of your voice rises toward the end of the sentence.

Question 14

Which of the following does promote effective communication in a conversation?

A) sitting behind a desk
B) avoiding making gestures
C) mirroring the speech patterns of the person you're talking with
D) all of these choices

Question 15

What is a good way to emphasize an important point when speaking?

A) speak faster
B) speak slower
C) change pitch
D) pause

Question 16

A good speaker varies the volume of his or her voice.

Question 17

Which of the following is important in creating a good first impression?

A) how you dress
B) your posture
C) your grooming
D) all of these choices

Question 18

The ____________________ of your voice refers to its intensity or loudness.

Question 19

Changing aspects of other people's communication style by getting them to mirror yours is called ____________________.

Question 20

Being an assertive speaker means seeking to dominate group discussions.