Q&A Hero

Q: A proposition of ______ might ask receivers to take action to remedy an existing situation or solve a perceived problem. a. fact b. value c. policy d. right

Q: In a question of policy speech where you quickly reviewed the need for change and moved on to a consideration of your plan and its viability, it is likely you would use a ______ format. a. relative advantages b. collective advantages c. combined advantages d. comparative advantages

Q: Attitudes can differ in all of the following EXCEPT a. direction. b. intensity. c. salience. d. weight.

Q: We measure attitudes along a ______ continuum. a. favorable/unfavorable b. probable/improbable c. moral/immoral d. happy/unhappy

Q: We measure beliefs along a ______ continuum. a. favorable/unfavorable b. probable/improbable c. moral/immoral d. happy/unhappy

Q: Discuss and exemplify what you are attempting to answer when speaking of a person.

Q: ______, sometimes referred to as core beliefs, are enduring and deeply ingrained indicators of what we each feel is good or bad, right or wrong. a. Attitudes b. Wants c. Needs d. Values

Q: Discuss and exemplify the two possible goals of informative speeches.

Q: If we value honesty over deception, we classify honesty as a. desirable. b. undesirable. c. strange. d. neutral.

Q: What does the idea of pace, dont race mean?

Q: When delivering a persuasive speech, we use to select our subject all of the following EXCEPT a. values. b. beliefs. c. attitudes. d. needs.

Q: Explain how not to take knowledge for granted.

Q: ______ and change characterize our lives. a. Choice b. Chance c. Clarity d. Commodity

Q: The positions we take on the issues of the day and our efforts to convince others of our correctness a. can have a real impact. b. do not have any impact. c. only occasionally have an impact. d. only rarely have an impact.

Q: ______ is the deliberate attempt to change or reinforce attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors. a. Trickery b. Persuasion c. Arguing d. Influencing

Q: A(n) ______ is a mental set or predisposition that leads us to respond to or evaluate people, places, things, or events positively or negatively. a. attitude b. belief c. value d. idea

Q: _____ are classified along a continuum ranging from positive to negative, with neutrality at the midpoint. a. Attitudes b. Beliefs c. Values d. Ideas

Q: If most of your audience members are neutral toward your topic, your primary task is a. to provide information to redirect audience member attitudes. b. to offer arguments that reduce hostility or negativity. c. to supply them with reasons to care and evidence that substantiates your position. d. to provide information and arguments that give listeners reason to reaffirm their stance.

Q: The idea that some attitudes are negative and some are positive is referring to a. the direction. b. the intensity. c. the salience. d. the weight.

Q: The strength of the positive or negative attitude is referred to as its ______. a. direction b. intensity c. salience d. weight

Q: The importance and relevance the attitude has for its holders is called a. its direction. b. its intensity. c. its salience. d. its weight.

Q: Most subjects become interesting if well adapted to the audience.

Q: In order for your speech to remain with your audience after you have finished speaking, you must make it memorable.

Q: Discuss and exemplify why speaking about ideas is particularly challenging.

Q: A speech about a(n) ______ is usually on something that happens regularly, something that happened once, something that marked our lives, or something that left us with a lasting impression.

Q: When delivering a speech that focuses on a process or procedure, you will probably find it most useful to arrange your ideas in either chronological or ______ order.

Q: A quality of an informative speech is that it delivers the right amount of information, neither overloading nor ______ the audience with content.

Q: When you are ______, you enhance your message with sufficient specificity and detail for audience members to form clear mental pictures, grounding your ideas in specific references rather than vague abstractions.

Q: Reusing the exact same words is referred to as ______.

Q: You can create information ______ to motivate your audience to learn a new body of content.

Q: There are a nearly unlimited number of topics about which we can share information.

Q: A speech about an object can cover anything tangible.

Q: A speech about an idea is also known as a concept speech.

Q: If you speak on an event, you should have personally witnessed it so you have credibility.

Q: A speakers message is easier to follow if the presentation has a discernable structure.

Q: It is important to explain complex concepts to minimize your chances of being misunderstood.

Q: All of the following are ways in which you can be memorable EXCEPT a. let the audience know what you think is important for them to retain. b. use solely verbal means of communication. c. use repetition, pauses, vocal emphasis, and gestures to reinforce content. d. build in audience participation.

Q: In order for your speech to remain with your audience after you have finished speaking, you must convey to your listeners a. the enthusiasm you have for your subject. b. that the speech is coming to an end. c. that they can ask you questions. d. that there is more to explore on the topic.

Q: Remember, people are most interested in a. ideas. b. events. c. other people. d. nature.

Q: A ______ format is most appropriate if you are going to stress how a design or phenomenon evolved over time.

Q: ______ refers to special words or technical terms used and understood primarily by those who share a profession or trade. a. Evidence b. Jargon c. Slang d. Lingo

Q: Which of the following is NOT a way to ensure you neither give the audience too little nor too much information? a. Pace, dont race. b. Dont take knowledge for granted. c. Repeat, but dont retreat. d. Assume knowledge.

Q: Rephrasing an idea in different words to more fully explain it if referred to as ______. a. repetition b. restatement c. duplication d. explanation

Q: Conveying the right amount of information can be done through all of the following EXCEPT a. pacing yourself during the speech. b. racing through the speech. c. restatement of previous words. d. repetition of previous words.

Q: All of the following are ways that you can show your audience that your speech will benefit them EXCEPT: a. You will add to their knowledge. b. You will satisfy their curiosity. c. You will show them be distracted from sad thoughts. d. You will show them how to improve their lives.

Q: Unless you convince audience members that your presentation has ______, the information you offer will fall on deaf ears. a. humor b. relevance c. excitement d. consequences

Q: Most subjects become interesting if ______ the audience. a. adapted to b. entertaining for c. humorous for d. denied by

Q: Which of the following is NOT an organizational pattern that would lend itself well to a speech on an event or a person? a. Topical b. Spatial c. Causal d. Chronological

Q: A speech about an event focuses on all of the following EXCEPT a. something that happens regularly. b. something that happened once. c. something that marked our lives. d. something that never happened.

Q: Speeches about people include all of the following EXCEPT a. a speech about someone famous. b. a speech about someone you know personally. c. a speech about someone abhorrent to all. d. a speech about a cartoon character.

Q: If your speech was to explain the history of an event, you would probably choose to use a ______ sequence. a. topical b. spatial c. cause and effect d. chronological

Q: To inform my audience about how natures most violent windstorm, the tornado, develops would most likely be a topic when speaking about a. an object. b. a process or procedure. c. an event. d. an idea.

Q: ______ order works well for speaking of processes and procedures because it naturally reflects the sequence, approach, or series of steps used from start to finish in making or doing something. a. Topical b. Spatial c. Cause and effect d. Chronological

Q: When delivering a speech that focuses on a process or procedure, you will probably find it most useful to arrange your ideas in either ______ or ______ order. a. topical; spatial b. spatial; chronological c. cause and effect; topical d. chronological; topical

Q: Which of the following is NOT a way to make your speech as clear and easy to follow as possible? a. Organize your speechs content so it takes minimal effort for your audience members to identify and process its central idea and main points. b. Be clear about your purpose for speaking, specifying exactly what the audience should understand after listening to your speech. c. Include specific facts and examples in support of each main point. d. Be vague so that your audience really has to think.

Q: Which of the following is NOT a reason for your receivers to question your honesty and integrity? a. They disagree with your ideas. b. Your message contains inaccurate figure. c. Your facts are based on rumor or hearsay. d. Your ideas are not supported by either primary or secondary research.

Q: A ______ or physical framework enables you to discuss one major component of the object at a time. a. topical b. spatial c. cause and effect d. chronological

Q: What kinds of ideas make the best topics for concept speeches? a. Particular ideas b. Abstract ideas c. Specific ideas d. Advanced ideas

Q: When we talk about ideas, audience members may have ______ interpretations of the concepts or words we use. a. similar b. different c. neutral d. simplified

Q: A speech in which you enumerated and discussed, in turn, key aspects of the idea would be following a ______ order. a. topical b. spatial c. cause and effect d. chronological

Q: When preparing visual aids, you should minimize purely decorative design elements.

Q: You should have a contingency plan in case the equipment fails.

Q: Discuss how visual aids can help reduce apprehension.

Q: Discuss what questions you should ask yourself when deciding how you should use visual aids.

Q: Explain the purpose of using drawings or maps in your speeches.

Q: How can presentation software be helpful for your presentation?

Q: When can the use of presentation aids backfire?

Q: Categories in which informative speech are divided include all of the following EXCEPT a. speeches about objects and ideas. b. speeches about people and events. c. speeches about processes and procedures. d. speeches about causes and effects.

Q: Which of the following is NOT an informative speaking category? a. Speeches about ideas and objects b. Speeches about processes and procedures c. Speeches about decisions to be made d. Speeches about people and events

Q: A speech on the Great Wall of China would most likely be a a. speech about an object. b. speech about an idea. c. speech about a process. d. speech about an event.

Q: Speeches about objects lend themselves to all of the following EXCEPT a. topical formats. b. spatial formats. c. cause and effect formats. d. chronological formats.

Q: A ______ format allows you to divide your subject into groups or major categories. a. topical b. spatial c. cause and effect d. chronological

Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the key criteria for deciding whether or not to use a presentation aid? a. Does it talk to receivers? b. Is it worth its cost? c. Is it exciting? d. Am I skilled enough and equipped to use it effectively?

Q: Which of the following is NOT suggested for the use of presentation aids? a. Be sure your visual and audio aids are in place before starting. b. Present and explain each one. c. Stand to one side of the visual and talk to the audience making sure everyone can see the visual. d. Pass around your visual.

Q: A ______ is an actual object that has the power to compel listeners to focus their attention on your message, and better understand your subject.

Q: A replica of the Great Wall of China displaced during a speech is an example of a(n)______.

Q: ______ graphs show trends over time.

Q: ______ graphs illustrate either percentages of a whole or distribution patterns.

Q: ______ are used to help compress or summarize large amounts of information.

Q: To be effective the video clip you use needs to be short, usually consuming no more than ______ seconds of a 5-minute speech.