Deck 3: Presenting the Speech

Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of an effective delivery?

A) It has a clear thesis and purpose.
B) It has a distinct introduction, body, and conclusion.
C) It is natural and uncontrived.
D) It is choreographed.

Answer 1

It is natural and uncontrived.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about effective delivery?

A) The audience should be able to notice your excellent delivery skills.
B) If your delivery is too effective, it will distract from your message.
C) An effective delivery leads listeners to believe that the speaker is different and more talented than they are.
D) An effective delivery helps the audience remember the speech.

Answer 2

An effective delivery helps the audience remember the speech.

Question 3

When Eugene began talking faster to add excitement to a story in his speech, he was using which dimension of vocal delivery?

A) empathy
B) rate
C) volume
D) pitch

Answer 3

rate

Question 4

When a room is too large, you can enhance the volume of your voice by using __________.

A) amplification
B) resonance
C) projection
D) higher pitch

Question 5

Most speakers notice a difference in their voices when they hear themselves on tape. The voice on the tape seems to have a __________.

A) slower rate
B) higher pitch
C) higher volume
D) faster rate

Question 6

What is true of the rate of speech?

A) Persuasive speakers talk at a speed that is faster than average.
B) Persuasive speakers talk at a speed that is slower than average.
C) Regional differences in speech rates are getting larger.
D) Successful speakers vary considerably in their rate of speech.

Question 7

Which dimension of voice contributes to a speech by helping the speaker mark transitions and emphasize what has been said?

A) inflection
B) pitch
C) rate
D) pauses

Question 8

Articulation is defined as __________.

A) the distinctness with which words are sounded
B) the clarity of individual sounds
C) the accepted way to sound any given word
D) the pronunciation pattern for a sentence as a whole

Question 9

James opened his speech by saying, "Today I, uh, want to, umm, talk about, like, how, y'know, how violent our schools have, like become and how, uh, dangerous it is, y'know, at our high schools right now." James is having trouble with __________.

A) enunciation
B) articulation
C) pronunciation
D) vocalized pauses

Question 10

What is the best way to address a vocalized pause?

A) Alter "umm" with "uh."
B) Remain silent.
C) Do not focus on it; doing so will only make it worse.
D) Replace a word like "right?" with a phrase like "you know?"

Question 11

Appropriate inflection can have the effect of __________.

A) damaging the speaker's credibility
B) distracting the listeners' attention
C) distorting the message
D) enhancing the speaker's message

Question 12

Listeners' first impressions of the speaker are based on __________.

A) vocal qualities
B) pronunciation
C) body movements
D) audience analysis

Question 13

The most important aspect of facial expression is __________.

A) making eye contact
B) smiling
C) eyebrow raising
D) smirking

Question 14

Which of the following is appropriate dress for a classroom speech?

A) Scrubs
B) Sweatpants and hoodie
C) Tuxedo/formal gown
D) Slacks and a polo shirt

Question 15

Which of the following statements is good advice for a speaker's use of movement?

A) Stay directly behind the podium at all times because it communicates stability to the audience.
B) Move around the room as much as possible, stopping only to mark transitions in the speech.
C) Keep one hand in your pocket to convey a sense of comfort and ease to the audience.
D) Move toward the audience to emphasize a point and promote a connection with your listeners.

Question 16

What is the best advice for maintaining eye contact when speaking to a large audience?

A) Focus just above listeners' heads so as not to be intimidated by the size of the crowd.
B) Divide listeners into three or four groups and shift your focus among them, corresponding to transitions.
C) Do not worry about eye contact with a group that large; no one will really notice.
D) Make eye contact only with the listeners who are close enough to notice.

Question 17

Which element of the body in delivery not only helps communicate effectively to the audience but also provides feedback to the speaker regarding the audience's response to the speech?

A) movement
B) facial expression
C) eye contact
D) clothes and grooming

Question 18

Impromptu speaking is __________.

A) spontaneous and involves little or no preparation
B) extemporaneous and involves an organized but conversational delivery
C) contemporaneous and involves a presentation of contemporary issues
D) memorized and involves meticulous preparation and practice

Question 19

Five minutes before class, Billy realized that it was his assigned day to give a speech. He did not want to make excuses, so he used the five minutes to prepare. His mode of presentation can best be labeled as __________.

A) memorized
B) impromptu
C) extemporaneous
D) agenda

Question 20

Which of the following is true of memorized speeches?

A) They are worth the time and effort of memorization.
B) Reciting them helps create a smooth, fluid delivery.
C) The main body is worth memorizing but the introduction and conclusion should be delivered impromptu to stay fresh.
D) Few theorists advise anyone to memorize a speech.

Question 21

Tommy found it difficult to maintain eye contact and hold his audience's attention because he chose to deliver his speech __________.

A) impromptu
B) extemporaneously
C) from a manuscript
D) from memory

Question 22

Which of the following characteristics is associated with extemporaneous speaking?

A) written out word for word
B) delivered with little preparation
C) delivered from outlined notes to encourage a conversational quality
D) read from a script and difficult to sustain eye contact

Question 23

The most important guideline for practicing your speech is to __________.

A) begin early
B) mentally rehearse the speech
C) practice the speech orally
D) try to simulate the speech setting

Question 24

According to your book, what is the last step in practicing the speech?

A) running through the speech in your mind before an imaginary audience
B) talking through your presentation outline several times to test its effectiveness
C) simulating the conditions under which the speech will be given
D) practicing orally under a variety of conditions

Question 25

What is the most effective type of practice?

A) distributed practice
B) limited practice
C) mental practice
D) massed practice

Question 26

The best way to improve your presentation is to keep your attention on your speech and on your audience.

Question 27

Vocal cues are used by listeners to judge a speaker's ethos.

Question 28

Rate is the amount of money the speaker charges for giving a speech.

Question 29

Silence can have a strong communicative effect in a speech.

Question 30

Pausing at appropriate places is a natural conversational skill, most people need no practice to pause effectively.

Question 31

Audience members quickly change first impressions as a speaker changes his or her delivery style.

Question 32

A speaker's clothing has an impact on listeners' impressions and on their judgments of the speaker's ethos.

Question 33

Because movement has a powerful effect on listeners' impressions, speakers should move around continuously throughout the speech.

Question 34

Because impromptu speeches are delivered with little or no preparation, structure is not really needed.

Question 35

Distributed practice is considered more effective than massed practice.

Question 36

By using delivery skills to build a sense of community, the speaker tries to show __________, giving listeners a sense that he or she knows what they think and can feel what they feel.

Question 37

To keep any speech interesting and to keep the audience listening, you want to create __________ in the seven dimensions of your voice.

Question 38

The most distracting pitch for an audience is a __________.

Question 39

Faulty pronunciation often has a negative effect on a speaker's __________ because listeners get the impression that the speaker is ignorant or incompetent.

Question 40

Sometimes clothing choices can contradict a speaker's thesis and damage his or her __________.

Question 41

Typically, speakers dress a bit more __________ than audience members do.

Question 42

The anticipation, implementation, and relaxation steps are three stages in making your __________ appear more natural.

Question 43

When you have little or no time to prepare, your mode of presentation will be __________.

Question 44

When practicing, if you cannot practice in the room where you'll speak, you should __________ that setting as closely as possible.

Question 45

Practicing in a few long sessions shortly before you speak is known as __________.

Question 46

What are the three main characteristics of delivery style that contribute positively to your speech? How do they differ? Do you consider any more important than others?

Question 47

Explain how the voice and body can each be used to enhance the presentation of a speech. Give an example of how you might incorporate these principles in a speech.

Question 48

Identify the four major elements of bodily presentation and discuss one problem associated with each and one solution for each problem.

Question 49

What are the four modes of presentation, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Question 50

What are the four steps in practicing your speech presentation? Why is each step important, and what contribution does each make that others do not?