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Test Bank

Chapter 21: Storytelling

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is true of effective stories?

a. They cannot pass on understandings and dreams.

b. They are often a bit dry.

c. They don’t usually bridge barriers.

d. They can bring people psychologically closer.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Which of the following is your speechmaking goal?

a. to reframe your experiences

b. to avoid performing your experiences

c. to articulate messages that provoke boredom

d. to discourage audience participation

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Which of the following is true of stories?

a. The more personal and authentic your stories, the better.

b. Stories are different than narratives.

c. There are different ways to tell stories.

d. a & c

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Which of the following is a question you should ask yourself in order to discover your storytelling ability?

a. Are people bored?

b. Do I find it easy to speak in metaphorical language?

c. Can I avoid communicating on an emotional level?

d. Are my words able to conceal who really I am?

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Which of the following is a question you could ask yourself to discover your storytelling ability?

a. Do I speak like a leader?

b. Do I repeat what I think is important?

c. Do I rarely tell a story to make my point?

d. a & b

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Which of the following is a story-teller’s task?

a. to persuade others of a vision

b. to instill a vision

c. to avoid describing a vision

d. to give vague description

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1a. Find Your Voice

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Stories can help us do which of the following?

a. share knowledge

b. detract

c. trick

d. coerce

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1a. Find Your Voice

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. ______ is perhaps the most significant act that anyone hoping to influence others can perform.

a. Speechmaking

b. Storytelling

c. Singing

d. Reading

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1b. Give Voice to Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Being able to translate thoughts and ideas into words that others understand and respond to is an essential speaking ______.

a. skill

b. flaw

c. need

d. problem

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1b. Give Voice to Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. According to executive coaches Richard Maxell and Robert Dickman, a story is which of the following?

a. a work of fiction

b. wrapped in logic

c. compelling us to take an action

d. not transformative

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1b. Give Voice to Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. A/an ______ describes what people are doing and why.

a. narrative

b. argument

c. plot

d. discussion

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Which of the following is one of the five key elements that give a story legs?

a. reflects your passion

b. provokes the audience

c. conceals a need for change

d. makes the audience emotional

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. When using a story as part of speechmaking, you should tell us who the hero and ______ are.

a. heroine

b. plot

c. villain

d. message

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. When telling a story, ______ matters.

a. timing

b. persuasion

c. appearance

d. humor

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1d. Remember That Timing Matters

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. In a speech, you should choose words that achieve which of the following?

a. Avoid vividness of your ideas.

b. Teer others toward your goal.

c. Strengthen a negative image among audience members.

d. Divide the audience.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2. Use Language to Connect

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. To be effective and enhance your ability to inspire, heighten your sensitivity to language by choosing words that achieve which of the following?

a. forcing a narrative

b. steering others toward your goal

c. convincing others of your points

d. strengthening a negative image among audience members

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2. Use Language to Connect

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. Language should function as a ______ enhancer.

a. credibility

b. persuasion

c. honesty

d. openness

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2. Use Language to Connect

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Which of the following will not have likely negative outcomes?

a. calling others derogatory names

b. intimidating your audience

c. inciting emotion in your audience

d. using profanity

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2a. Develop Language Sensitivity

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. When insecure, speakers fall back on what kind of language?

a. simple language

b. complex language

c. emotional language

d. neutral language

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2b. Keep It Simple

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. Most people will respond to the ______ meaning, not the ______ meaning.

a. connotative; denotative

b. denotative; connotative

c. logical; emotional

d. emotional; logical

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2c. Strategize About Word Choices

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. Avoid using words that confuse and alienate, or what some might call ______.

a. technobabble

b. gibberish

c. persuasion

d. jargon

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2c. Strategize About Word Choices

Difficulty Level: Medium

22. You can harness visionary language by using ______.

a. evidence

b. facts

c. hyperbole

d. metaphors

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Medium

23. ______ form(s) the basis for narratives or stories.

a. Evidence

b. Facts

c. Hyperbole

d. Complex metaphors

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Medium

24. Ideas rely on ______ and ______ to get across to the audience.

a. deception; restatement

b. restatement; repetition

c. persuasion; repetition

d. repetition; deception

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2e. Repeat/Repeat/Repeat

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. “______” language finds you taking responsibility for or ownership of your story. You assume responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, and actions.

a. I

b. We

c. Us

d. Me

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2f. Speak of “I” and “We”

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. “______” language indicates shared responsibility.

a. I

b. We

c. Us

d. Me

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2f. Speak of “I” and “We”

Difficulty Level: Medium

27. Which of the following is true regarding audience interest?

a. Our brains make it easy to listen to a boring speaker.

b. When you connect with audience members, they are more likely to become involved.

c. An emotionally neutral speech captures audience interest.

d. Engagement decreases when audience members are asked to become involved.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2g. Generate Involvement and Participation

Difficulty Level: Medium

28. Which of the following is true of stories?

a. They create less active exchanges between speaker and audience.

b. They do not provoke participation from the audience.

c. They embolden those hearing them to understand why the goal sought is worth pursuing.

d. They distract listeners from what the mission is all about.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2g. Generate Involvement and Participation

Difficulty Level: Medium

29. ______ stories capture and communicate a compelling and specific description of what things will look and feel like when the future is achieved.

a. Informative

b. Visionary

c. Persuasive

d. Adventure

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Medium

30. According to ______ theory, when we compare two unlike things in a figure of speech, the comparison influences us on an unconscious level.

a. framing

b. uncertainty reduction

c. social identity

d. agenda setting

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Hard

31. “______” language shows you taking responsibility for your thoughts feelings and actions.

a. I

b. We

c. You

d. They

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2f. Speak of “I” and “We”

Difficulty Level: Hard

32. Using “______” language helps build a collaborative climate.

a. you

b. them

c. we

d. I

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2f. Speak of “I” and “We”

Difficulty Level: Easy

Fill-in-the-Blank

1. ______ are narratives.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. A narrative is an organized story of a sequence of events, characters or agents, a thesis or theme, and an ______.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. One speechmaking goal may be to ______ your experiences.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. When you connect with audience members, they are more likely to become ______.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2g. Generate Involvement and Participation

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. A ______ job is to find the story and tell it.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. You can harness visionary language by using ______.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. To be an effective storyteller, you need to be adept at using words to tell stories that demonstrate ______.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. To make an impression that lasts, you’ll want to share the history and ______ of your life, because you convey your identity and beliefs as you do so.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1a. Find Your Voice

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. The stories we tell help determine our ______.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1b. Give Voice to Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. A ______ describes what people are doing and why.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. ______ stories capture and communicate a compelling and specific description of what things will look and feel like when the future is achieved.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. According to executive coaches Richard Maxell and Robert Dickman, a story is one which compels us to take an ______.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1b. Give Voice to Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. According to ______, when we compare two unlike things in a figure of speech, the comparison influences us on an unconscious level.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. Because ideas fight for attention, you need to ______ ideas.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2e. Repeat/Repeat/Repeat

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. The more you ______ an idea, the more receivers remember it.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2e. Repeat/Repeat/Repeat

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. Using “______” language helps build a collaborative climate.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2f. Speak of “I” and “We”

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. A speaker who creates an ______ charged event captures our interest.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2g. Generate Involvement and Participation

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Language should function as a ______ enhancer.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2. Use Language to Connect

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. Ideas rely on ______ and ______ to get across to the audience.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2e. Repeat/Repeat/Repeat

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. Most people will respond to the ______ meaning, not the ______ meaning.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2c. Strategize About Word Choices

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. We all present events in a way that suits our personal ______.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

22. A good story creates an ______ in the hero and audience.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. After telling your story and actively listening to the stories of others, reflect on how doing so enhances your awareness and understanding of the ______.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. When a speaker tells the wrong story, or tells a story at the wrong time, it causes us to ______.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1d. Remember That Timing Matters

Difficulty Level: Easy

25. Stephen Denning notes that stories can spark ______, and reveal who the speaker is.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

26. When you use and tell stories others identify with, you ______ receivers.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1e. Lead With Stories

Difficulty Level: Easy

27. Heighten your sensitivity to language by choosing words that add ______ and force to ideas.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2. Use Language to Connect

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. By using and telling stories others identify with, you engage receivers, inspiring them to accept your message, follow your lead, and act.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1e. Lead With Stories

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. We are all storytellers.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1a. Find Your Voice

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. The stories we tell help determine our success.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1b. Give Voice to Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. A speechmaking goal may be to reframe your own experiences.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. The less you repeat an idea, the more receivers remember it.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2e. Repeat/Repeat/Repeat

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. We as storytellers present events in a way that suits our personal interests.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. The more personal and authentic your stories, the harder it becomes for others to identify with and latch onto their themes.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. A good story creates an awakening in the hero and audience.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. When a speaker tells the wrong story, or tells a story at the wrong time, it causes us to take notice.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1d. Remember That Timing Matters

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. After telling your story and actively listening to the stories of others, reflect on how doing so enhances your awareness and understanding of the audience.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. Reactionary stories capture and communicate a compelling and specific description of what things will look and feel like when the future is achieved.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. According to Stephen Denning, stories can spark action and reveal who the speaker is.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. Stories embolden those hearing them to understand why the goal sought is worth pursuing.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2g. Generate Involvement and Participation

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. To be an effective storyteller, you need to be adept at using words to tell stories that demonstrate goals.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. You can harness visionary language by using hyperbole.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. Narratives enable you to personalize your speech’s message, provide it with a frame, and reveal an outcome that offers a lesson we can learn from.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. According to executive coaches Richard Maxell and Robert Dickman, a story is one which compels us to take an action.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1b. Give Voice to Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. Narratives are disorganized stories of a sequence of events.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. Clear speakers use focused and jargon free language as well as short sentences.

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2b. Keep It Simple

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. According to framing theory, when we compare two unlike things in a figure of speech, the comparison influences us on an unconscious level.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. Receivers often forget the message when “we” language is used.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.2f. Speak of “I” and “We”

Difficulty Level: Easy

22. When you ask audience members to do something during your presentation, their engagement increases.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2g. Generate Involvement and Participation

Difficulty Level: Medium

23. Using “I” language helps build a collaborative climate.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2f. Speak of “I” and “We”

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. From a leader’s perspective, stories are essential.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.2g. Generate Involvement and Participation

Difficulty Level: Easy

25. Ideas rely on deception and restatement to get across to the audience.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2e. Repeat/Repeat/Repeat

Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer/Essay

1. What is storytelling?

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. What is a real voice?

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1a. Find Your Voice

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Discuss and exemplify how a speaker can discover his or her “real” voice.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Discuss and exemplify what your goals are when becoming an effective storyteller.

Learning Objective: 21.1: Identify stories from your life to share when giving talks to others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. How can you be an effective storyteller?

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1. Discover Your Inner Storyteller

Difficulty Level: Hard

6. Why does timing matter?

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.1d. Remember That Timing Matters

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. What is a narrative?

Learning Objective: 21.2: Explain the ingredients integral to a story

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.1c. Use a Narrative to Frame Your Goals

Difficulty Level: Hard

8. How can a speaker heighten their sensitivity to language?

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2. Use Language to Connect

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. What are clichés and why should you avoid them?

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2a. Develop Language Sensitivity

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Discuss and exemplify when stories work.

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2. Use Language to Connect

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Why should a speaker be strategic about word choices?

Learning Objective: 21.3: Demonstrate ability in using a variety of language tools

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: 21.2. Use Language to Connect

Difficulty Level: Hard

12. How can you tell a speech has a good story when you hear one?

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2. Use Language to Connect

Difficulty Level: Hard

13. What is framing theory?

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 21.2d. Use Word Pictures

Difficulty Level: Hard

14. Compare “I” and “we” language.

Learning Objective: 21.4: Create narratives that motivate and involve others

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 21.2f. Speak of “I” and “We”

Difficulty Level: Medium