Deck 12: Preparing Speeches

Question 1

The reliability of Internet information can be evaluated in which of the following ways?

A) Consider the source of all information found on a website.
B) Try to determine if the source of the information is biased.
C) Don't use information from the Internet, because there is no way to determine its reliability.
D) both a and b

Answer 1

D

Question 2

You're researching the topic of great speeches given in recent history. Tips for narrowing your search on this topic when using the Internet include:

A) Type just the phrase great speeches into the search window.
B) Add a plus sign before great and speeches.
C) Place the phrase great speeches in quotation marks.
D) both b and c

Answer 2

D

Question 3

As you become more experienced as a public speaker you can expect

A) complete elimination of any anxiety before speaking to an audience
B) some anxiety before speaking but complete elimination of anxiety once you begin to speak
C) high levels of anxiety throughout your speeches because the fight-or-flight response kicks in automatically and can't be minimized
D) to manage your anxiety effectively if proper steps are taken

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What percentage of college seniors are required to give a presentation?

A) 35%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 95%

Question 5

When you organize your speech on the basis of a sequential time pattern, this is which of the following organizational patterns?

A) topical pattern
B) spatial pattern
C) causal pattern
D) chronological pattern

Question 6

Completeness as a criterion for an effective speech outline means

A) making each separate point a single word or phrase for clarity
B) using only phrases, no single term or word, for each point
C) using only complete sentences throughout the first draft of the outline
D) that all main points, but not subpoints, must be in full sentences

Question 7

Lucy finds a great article on the Internet while researching her speech. She especially likes a paragraph in the article that makes one of her main points using language that is vivid and amusing. She changes a few words of the paragraph then uses it in her speech without attributing it to the original author. Lucy has

A) plagiarized the author's work
B) violated the ethical criterion of honesty
C) merely paraphrased the author's work, not plagiarized it
D) both a and b

Question 8

To conduct an effective interview, you should not

A) have a specific plan of action for the interview
B) avoid asking obvious questions
C) avoid leading questions
D) tape record the interview without the interviewee's knowledge so that you can get truly honest responses

Question 9

The preview of a speech should

A) explain each of the main points of the speech
B) provide definitions of all significant terms that may be unclear to listeners
C) establish the significance of the purpose statement for listeners
D) state the main points of the speech clearly and concisely

Question 10

Which type of audience is filled with "eager listeners"?

A) committed
B) contrary
C) concerned
D) captive

Question 11

Which of the following is useful demographic information?

A) age
B) gender
C) group affiliations
D) all of the above

Question 12

Approximately 99% of all stimuli received by our brains are filtered out as irrelevant.

Question 13

Using topics that overlap your interests is a great way to come up with speech topics

Question 14

You should begin outlining your speech before you have formulated your specific purpose statement.

Question 15

Outlines of speeches should work from the most general points to the more specific points.

Question 16

Outlining and organizing a speech are the same process.

Question 17

A preview of main points and an internal summary are the same thing.

Question 18

The Internet is a reliable, credible source of information for your speeches.

Question 19

A directory is an Internet tool that will send your keyword request to several search engines at once.

Question 20

Picking a topic you know nothing about but have always been interested in is a good idea for a speech.

Question 21

"To examine the causes of the Whiskey Rebellion" is an effective purpose statement.

Question 22

The Internet is not an effective medium for finding sources for your speech.

Question 23

Wikipedia is as reliable a source of information as many encyclopedias.