Deck 11: Preparing for a Public Presentation

Question 1

A speaker who knows that the audience opposes his/her topic will need to:

A) Spend less time establishing his/her personal credibility
B) Spend less time preparing the presentation
C) Spend more time explaining his/her perspective
D) Spend more time answering questions after the presentation

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Audiences can be expected to respond consistently to presentations, regardless of their attitudes, beliefs, and values.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A speaker who knows that the audience views his/her topic favorably will need to:

A) Spend more time establishing his/her credibility
B) Spend more time defending his/her approach to the topic
C) Spend more time clarifying and defining his/her approach to the topic
D) Spend more time answering questions before the presentation

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Three primary dimensions of credibility are knowl? edge, trustworthiness, and goodwill

Question 5

A voluntary audience listens to a speaker because they have an interest in or need related to the topic.

Question 6

Successful public speaking requires the same role performance regardless of the audience and setting.

Question 7

You can use two types of brainstorming when searching for a topic: open brainstorming and topic-specific brainstorming,

Question 8

Identify what a speaker should do in selecting a topic for a presentation.

Question 9

Distinguish between attitudes, beliefs, and values.

Question 10

Explain the different purposes in giving informative versus persuasive presentations.

Question 11

Identify demographic characteristics.

Question 12

Prior relationships between a speaker and audience can affect a presentation because:

A) The audience will have no expectations of the speaker
B) The audience will have expectations of the speaker
C) The audience will be less receptive to the speaker
D) The audience will be neutral towards the speaker

Question 13

A speaker should only give presentations on what he or she already knows without consulting other sources of information.

Question 14

When presenting to a voluntary audience, a speaker does not have to analyze the audience's needs.

Question 15

Explain the strategies a speaker should use to appeal to a captive audience.

Question 16

A speaker might be able to affect audiences' attitudes and beliefs, but is unlikely to be able to change their values.

Question 17

Public speakers should present the same kinds of evidence, organization, and approach to a topic regardless of the audience.

Question 18

According to your authors, relationships between a speaker and audience are like relationships between two people because:

A) People must adjust and adapt to each other as they do in dyadic relationships
B) Both parties must accept responsibility for the termination of the relationship
C) People are not responsible for the success of the relationship
D) Both parties expect very little from the relationship

Question 19

A captive audience listens to a speaker because they have an interest in or need related to the topic.

Question 20

Explain the difference between the general and the specific purpose of a presentation.

Question 21

When invited to give a presentation, a speaker should ask:

A) What topics has this audience already heard?
B) What will be the rate of pay for the presentation?
C) What will the audience be doing after the presentation?
D) What is the easiest topic for me to talk about?

Question 22

The best strategy for deciding on the amount of evidence to use in a presentation is:

A) Use large amounts of whatever information is available
B) Use only one piece of evidence per main point
C) Use as much evidence as possible within the presentation
D) Use high-quality evidence from multiple sources

Question 23

When asked to give an evocative presentation, the speaker should seek to:

A) Elicit an emotional response from the audience
B) Change the audience's beliefs
C) Enhance/reinforce the audience's existing beliefs
D) Develop the audience's understanding of a topic or process

Question 24

Which of the following would not be an appropriate goal for a speaker giving an evocative presentation?:

A) Make the audience happy
B) Inspire the audience
C) Give the audience technical information
D) Commemorate an important event

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of testimony?

A) personal testimony
B) expert testimony
C) lay testimony
D) explicit testimony

Question 26

________ is the number that occurs most of ten.

A) Mean
B) Medium
C) Mode
D) Median

Question 27

Doing an individual inventory is helpful for a speaker because it:

A) Prevents the speaker from talking about what he/she knows well
B) Prevents the speaker from knowing what makes him/her unique
C) Prevents the speaker from overlooking what makes him/her unique
D) Prevents the speaker from preparing the presentation

Question 28

Which of the following is possible for a speaker to accomplish in a presentation?:

A) Changing the audience's attitudes, beliefs, and values
B) Changing the audience's attitudes
C) Changing the audience's attitudes and values
D) Changing the audience's values

Question 29

When asked to give an informative presentation, the speaker should seek to:

A) Change the audience's beliefs
B) Enhance/reinforce the audience's existing beliefs
C) Develop the audience's understanding of a topic or process
D) Tell the audience what they already know without adding new insight

Question 30

The best strategy for deciding on the sources of evidence to use in a presentation is:

A) Use biased sources to establish a definite opinion on your topic
B) Use sources written by people you know
C) Use sources that have expertise on your topic
D) Use only Internet sources

Question 31

A speaker who knows that the audience is impartial towards his/her topic will need to:

A) Spend less time explaining why the topic is important
B) Spend less time explaining how the topic affects the audience's lives
C) Spend more time answering questions before the presentation
D) Spend more time explaining how the topic affects the audience's lives

Question 32

The best strategy for deciding on the type of evidence to use in a presentation is:

A) Use multiple types of evidence
B) Use only statistics
C) Use only narratives and stories
D) Use only personal examples

Question 33

One important hint in doing brainstorming is:

A) Do not put down ideas that seem silly
B) Do not put down ideas until you are sure they will work
C) Do not edit your ideas
D) Do not write for less than 30 minutes

Question 34

Using statistics in a presentation becomes problematic when:

A) The statistics come from credible sources
B) Statistics become outdated
C) The population is disclosed
D) Statistics are simplified

Question 35

A speaker who knows that the audience has expertise on his/her topic will need to

A) Explain basic language and terminology
B) Use less support material in the presentation
C) Use less depth and detail in the presentation
D) None of the above

Question 36

When asked to give a persuasive presentation, the speaker should seek to:

A) Impact the audience's thinking
B) Diminish the audience's understanding of a topic or process
C) Develop the audience's understanding of a topic or process
D) None of the above

Question 37

In selecting a topic, the speaker should consider his/her:

A) Knowledge
B) Experiences
C) Important issues
D) All of the above