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1. A cause of speakers adding vocal fillers such as “umm” and “aah” is ______.

Being well prepared

Nervousness

Experience with the topic being discussed

Intentionality

Answer

Correct Answer: Nervousness

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2. Tips for creating a team presentation include ______.

Members designing their parts separately

Ensure each speaker repeats the attention-getting introduction

Designing and practicing effective transitions

Limiting the organizer’s participation

Answer

Correct Answer: Designing and practicing effective transitions

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3. The purpose of using PowerPoint presentations should be to ______.

Allow the speaker to read from the slides

Demonstrate your skill at including different slide designs and backgrounds

Impress the audience with as much animation as possible

Supplement and illustrate main points in speech

Answer

Correct Answer: Supplement and illustrate main points in speech

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4. Video clips, audio clips, graphs, charts, and photos are all examples of ______ in a speech.

Supporting aids

Distracting electronics

Using an outline

Crutches

Answer

Correct Answer: Supporting aids

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5. Which of the following is not a recommended way to counter the effects of the adrenaline rush?

Bringing a tissue

Taking off a jacket during the speech

Moving beverages out of your immediate reach

Walking from one side of the room to the other while maintaining eye contact

Answer

Correct Answer: Taking off a jacket during the speech

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6. ______ rushes are a physiological response related to fight or flight.

Serotonin

Estrogen

Adrenaline

Testosterone

Answer

Correct Answer: Adrenaline

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7. Which of the following is recommended for PowerPoint slides?

Make each slide a different font to keep the audience’s attention

Use a wide variety of colors

Don’t make the slides too text heavy

Use timing mechanisms to ensure you don’t move too fast or too slow

Answer

Correct Answer: Don’t make the slides too text heavy

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8. How should you begin your presentation?

Attention getter

Topic introduction

Introduce yourself

Show how the topic is relevant to the audience

Answer

Correct Answer: Attention getter

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9. Conversation style refers to ______.

Limiting the size of your audience

Keeping the presentation as casual as possible

An extemporaneous style of speaking

Leaving room for questions at the end

Answer

Correct Answer: An extemporaneous style of speaking

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10. If you tend to use vocal fillers when you speak in front of audiences, how early should you start practicing to reduce the amount of fillers you use?

1 month

1 week

3 or 4 days

A few hours

Answer

Correct Answer: 1 week

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11. Retention refers to the remembering of material over a period of time.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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12. Memorizing a presentation is the best way to rehearse it.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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13. You should always include some type of visual during a presentation.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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14. Speaking from a manuscript is the preferred method of public speaking.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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15. An adrenaline rush is a normal reaction to prepare yourself in times of stress.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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16. Volume is the_____ of a speaker’s voice.

Loudness

Softness

Harshness

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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17. _____occur when the speaker should pause but instead fills the silence.

Vocal fillers

Vocalized pauses

Silence

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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18. Visual learners are the_____ who more easily comprehend and remember information presented to them through visual as opposed to audio channels.

Speakers

Audience members

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Audience members

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19. Supporting aids are _____ aids used to enhance a presentation.

Audio

Visual

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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20. The rate of speed at which a speaker talks is called speaking rate.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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21. _____is a tool used by the speaker when delivering a presentation; more concise and less detailed than the practice outline.

Introduction

Manuscript

Speaking outline

Summary

Answer

Correct Answer: Speaking outline

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22. To remember over a long period of time is called_____

Memorization

Retention

Repetition

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Retention

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23. Organizer is a member of a team presentation who provides_____

Introduction

Conclusion

Transition

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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24. A vocal quality that has only one pitch refers to_____

Volume

Noise

Monotone

Speaking

Answer

Correct Answer: Monotone

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25. A speaking text written out word for word is called_____

Speaking outline

Texting language

Manuscript

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Manuscript

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26. When a speaker looks at the audience while speaking it is called_____

Eye contact

Conversational quality

Casual speaking quality

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Eye contact

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27. Delivery ideally consists of _____

Good eye contact

Conversational speaking style

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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28. Presenting in a style similar to that used in casual conversation is known as_____

Conversational quality

Extemporaneous speaking style

Casual speaking style

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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29. Adrenaline rush is a physiological process that occurs when adrenaline enters the body; often results in a pleasant feeling for a speaker.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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