Chapter 13 Exam Questions Delivering Your Presentations

Chapter 13: Delivering Your Presentations

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. ______ is defined as an individual’s level of fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons.

a. Communication apprehension

b. Stage fright

c. Communication trepidation

d. Speech anxiety

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: How to Reduce Your Anxiety and Fear Over Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Which statement is accurate about communication apprehension?

a. It is common, but only in inexperienced speakers.

b. Adrenaline affects speech delivery negatively.

c. Anticipating a speech causes more anxiety than delivering it.

d. Anxiety tends to increase after you begin a speech.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: How to Reduce Your Anxiety and Fear Over Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Communication apprehension (CA) is a type of ______.

a. phobia

b. pathological anxiety

c. presentation dread

d. performance anxiety

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. ______ communication apprehension is based on the particular context for the speaking occasion.

a. Situational

b. Trait

c. State

d. Circumstantial

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Tamara has always been extremely nervous speaking in front of people throughout her life. In high school, her friend Kara convinces her to audition for a play, and she is cast in a prominent role. To her surprise, Tamara finds she loves acting and doesn’t feel nervous at all in front of an audience. What does this illustrate?

a. state communication apprehension

b. trait communication apprehension

c. systematic desensitization

d. speech anxiety

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Hard

6. ______ communication apprehension is the CA we possess on a daily basis across many different contexts.

a. Systematic

b. State

c. Universal

d. Trait

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Which of these is an example of trait communication apprehension?

a. Evan is anxious when he talks with people he finds attractive.

b. Laurie is anxious when she talks with her boss.

c. Terrance is anxious when he talks in front of an audience.

d. Eliza is anxious when she talks to police officers.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Hard

8. Which is a symptom of communication apprehension?

a. excessive salivation

b. deep breathing

c. fainting

d. loss of concentration

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Which is a good suggestion for reducing the symptoms of CA?

a. Practice systematic desensitization.

b. Avoid looking at your audience members.

c. Memorize your entire speech.

d. Begin practicing the night before your speech.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Sarah is very anxious about giving her speech. She has spent the last 3 days outlining and writing her speech, imagining positive feedback from her audience, and working on her presentation aids while her speech sits on her desk untouched. Which solution to communication apprehension is Sarah overlooking?

a. practicing her presentation

b. visualizing success

c. organizing her speech

d. memorizing her presentation

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Hard

11. Nathan writes his classroom speech in plenty of time, but he doesn’t practice it until the night before the speech is due. He works until after midnight to put the finishing touches it on his keyword outline, and then he practices the speech six times. What is likely to be the result of Nathan’s speech preparation technique?

a. He will be more nervous than if he had spread out his practice sessions.

b. His performance will suffer because he will forget what he wants to say.

c. He will deliver his speech in an unnatural way because he has memorized it.

d. He is likely to have trouble conveying enthusiasm because he is tired.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Hard

12. The more you give presentations and practice speaking in front of others, the more you will be aware of the symptoms of communication apprehension without suffering too much from them. This is often called ______.

a. mediated delivery

b. systematic desensitization

c. vocal fillers

d. extemporaneous delivery

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. Imagining that your speech is over, you did a good job, the media or presentational slides worked without a hitch, the audience left understanding the topic, and your teacher was impressed with your efforts is called ______.

a. immediacy

b. systematic desensitization

c. visualization

d. mindfulness

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. Professor Smith often stands in front of his class and reads from the papers in front of him. This is an example of a(n) ______ presentation.

a. manuscript

b. impromptu

c. extemporaneous

d. memorized

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Manuscript Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. Monette includes her full-sentence outline on her PowerPoint slides and reads her speech from them. What type of delivery is this?

a. extemporaneous

b. impromptu

c. manuscript

d. memorized

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Manuscript Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. Which is an advantage of conducting manuscript presentations?

a. They require use of a teleprompter.

b. They allow for precise wording.

c. They leave the speaker’s hands free for gesturing.

d. They allow for increased eye contact with the audience.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Manuscript Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

Raul has been performing at local comedy clubs for almost a year. He has experimented with his jokes to discover what his audiences find funny and not funny. Now that he has delivered all of his jokes many times, what is likely?

a. He has his jokes memorized.

b. He delivers his jokes in an impromptu manner.

c. He delivers his jokes with brief notes.

d. He reads his jokes word for word from a script.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Memorized Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Deon’s professor has warned his communication class about trying to memorize their speeches. Deon is worried he will not remember to say everything if he speaks from notes, so he memorizes his speech. Which of these is a challenge he will face if he proceeds with his plan to deliver a memorized speech?

a. He may have trouble composing his thoughts “on the fly.”

b. He may have difficulty connecting to the audience.

c. He may give his audience the impression he is not organized.

d. He may rely too much on his notes.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Memorized Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

19. Which statement is accurate regarding impromptu speaking?

a. Outlining is not relevant to impromptu speaking.

b. Impromptu speeches should be brief.

c. Impromptu presentations cannot be anticipated.

d. Impromptu speeches should have three to five main points.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Impromptu Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. Marlon is in a staff meeting when his boss unexpectedly asks him to give a status update on his team’s project. What type of speaking does this involve?

a. manuscript

b. memorized

c. impromptu

d. extemporaneous

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Impromptu Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. A speech where the speaker has carefully prepared notes and an outline and has practiced a great deal is a(n) ______.

a. mediated presentation

b. extemporaneous presentation

c. manuscript presentation

d. memorized presentation

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Extemporaneous Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

22. Which type of presentation is most commonly used in communication classes?

a. memorized

b. impromptu

c. manuscript

d. extemporaneous

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Extemporaneous Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. Camilla is presenting the keynote speech for a volunteer organization’s awards banquet. She researches the speech, outlines it, creates a keyword outline, rehearses and times it, and presents it with brief notes. What delivery method is Camila using?

a. manuscript

b. impromptu

c. extemporaneous

d. memorized

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Extemporaneous Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. Tony is a groomsman in his brother Angelo’s wedding. Angelo’s best man, his friend Leo, has prepared and rehearsed a toast for the reception and plans to speak from notes. Unfortunately, when the time comes he is too nervous to deliver it. Tony steps in and delivers a toast to his brother in Leo’s place. Leo’s toast would have been delivered in a(n) ______ delivery style, while Tony’s is delivered in a(n) ______ style.

a. memorized; extemporaneous

b. extemporaneous; impromptu

c. manuscript; memorized

d. impromptu; extemporaneous

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Hard

25. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats, presidential talks broadcast on the radio, are an example of a(n) ______.

a. manuscript presentation

b. extemporaneous presentation

c. mediated presentation

d. impromptu presentation

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Mediated Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. Lenora is a sales representative for a media technology company. She is demonstrating to Katrina, the CEO of a multinational textile manufacturing company, how she can address her various international locations using a screen mounted to a remotely controlled device that can move around a room. The device uses video conferencing technology that will allow Katrina to deliver presentations and also to converse with individuals. This type of technology is called a(n) ______.

a. interactive android

b. telepresence robot

c. bionic interactional device

d. mobile video conference

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Mediated Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

27. Paul offers webinars on how small-business owners can use search engine optimization to build their businesses. His webinars feature both live video of him presenting and a slide presentation to simulate the experience his audience members would have if there were with him in person. This method of presentation is called a ______.

a. screencast

b. webcast

c. livecast

d. mediacast

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Mediated Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

28. Which is an accurate statement about group presentations?

a. They are easier.

b. They are longer.

c. They make it more likely the audience will lose focus.

d. They do not require transitions.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Group Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

29. Travis, philosophy professor who specializes in applied ethics, has been invited to speak at a symposium on medical ethics at a conference. His presentation will be among five on the topic. What kind of presentation is this?

a. mediated

b. group

c. extemporaneous

d. manuscript

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Group Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

30. ______ skills, or how we use our voices, are an important part of effective speech delivery.

a. Technology

b. Volume

c. Pitch

d. Paralinguistic

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Paralinguistic Skills

Difficulty Level: Easy

31. Professor Squire is explaining the importance of ______, or the level and variety of loudness in our voice. He says the key is ______.

a. volume; proper vocal inflections

b. volume; proper voice projection

c. pitch; proper voice projection

d. rate; proper tempo

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Volume

Difficulty Level: Medium

32. Nora is having trouble being taken seriously when she tries to make a point in staff meetings. Her friend Sandra tells her she believe Nora’s “young-sounding” voice may be playing a part in this problem. What advice would you give Nora, based on what you know about this subject?

a. She should lower her pitch.

b. She should slow down.

c. She should vary her pitch

d. She should speak more loudly.

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Pitch

Difficulty Level: Hard

33. Inexperienced speakers are likely to ______.

a. speak too slowly

b. pause too much

c. speak too quickly

d. vary their rate of speech

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Rate

Difficulty Level: Medium

34. Which statement is accurate regarding speaking rate?

a. It is best to try to keep the rate of your speech consistent when delivering a speech.

b. Speaking slowly will give your audience the impression of thoughtfulness.

c. Changing your rate may bore your audience.

d. The average rate of speech is more than 100 words per minute.

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Rate

Difficulty Level: Medium

35. Christine is sitting in class listening to a classmates deliver a presentation. She is distracted by her classmate’s constant use of the word like. The problem with this presentation is that ______.

a. there are too many vocal fillers

b. the word like also has a legitimate purpose

c. the speaker sounds nervous

d. the speaker does not seem to be prepared

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Fluency

Difficulty Level: Hard

36. Which is a desirable function of a pause while delivering a speech?

a. gives space for vocal fillers

b. draws attention

c. decreases a speaker’s nerves

d. creates suspense for audience members

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Fluency

Difficulty Level: Medium

37. Yolanda has significant experience in high school theater, and she brings the confidence gained there to her speeches in her communication class. After her first classroom speech, her communication professor tells her she needs to work on her gestures. What may Yolanda be doing that worked in theatrical performances but doesn’t work as well in a presentation?

a. She is forgetting that gestures are appropriate in acting but not in presentations.

b. Her gestures may be inappropriately broad for the smaller room.

c. She may be scripting her gestures and making them appear forced and unnatural.

d. She may be receiving bad advice from friends who watch her rehearse.

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Gestures

Difficulty Level: Medium

38. What function do gestures perform in presentations?

a. establish a connection with the audience

b. create a more serious mood

c. distract the audience from speaking errors

d. reinforce your message

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Gestures

Difficulty Level: Medium

39. What is the relationship between eye contact and the speaker’s credibility?

a. Eye contact communicates credibility, but only with a virtual audience.

b. Speakers who make eye contact are rated as being more credible.

c. Eye contact communicates confidence, but not credibility.

d. Credibility is compromised when eye contact is too direct.

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Eye Contact

Difficulty Level: Hard

40. How should eye contact be handled with a virtual audience?

a. If your speech is meant only for a virtual audience, you should make eye contact with an imaginary audience beside the camera.

b. If your speech is meant only for a virtual audience, you should look into the camera.

c. If your speech is meant for a mixed audience, you should look directly into the camera.

d. If your speech is meant for a mixed audience, you should look at the live audience.

And: B

KEY: Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Eye Contact

Difficulty Level: Medium

41. Ramon speaks from notes, as instructed, during his first classroom speech. Even though he is not reading his speech, he rarely looks up at his audience. What advice could you give Ramon about eye contact in his presentations?

a. Look at the entire audience and hold the gaze of individuals for only 1 or 2 seconds.

b. Eye contact is not necessary if your speech is well written and you deliver it articulately.

c. Look over the audience’s heads at the back wall to simulate eye contact.

d. Look up briefly when you pause between sentences.

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Eye Contact

Difficulty Level: Medium

42. When is the best time to move around during a presentation?

a. when you are trying to create drama

b. when you want to create interest during a virtual presentation

c. during transitions

d. any time you are feeling nervous

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Movement

Difficulty Level: Medium

43. Because we live in a digital age and our presentations may be available for viewing for years to come, we have to be careful of our ______ so we do not date ourselves too badly.

a. eye contact

b. nonverbal behaviors

c. attire

d. movement

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Attire

Difficulty Level: Medium

44. PowerPoint slides, handouts, and images projected using a document camera are all possible ______.

a. vocal fillers

b. nonverbal behaviors

c. effective delivery tools

d. multimedia presentational aids

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Multimedia Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Easy

45. ______ reinforce messages, elicit emotion, and add new information using our various senses.

a. Multimedia presentational aids

b. PowerPoint presentations

c. White boards

d. Audiovisual aids

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Why Use Multimedia Presentational Aids?

Difficulty Level: Easy

46. One value of multimedia presentational aids is that they ______.

a. replace the spoken message

b. take pressure off the speaker

c. improve information retention

d. give the audience something interesting to look at

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Why Use Multimedia Presentational Aids?

Difficulty Level: Medium

47. The most commonly used form of presentational aid is ______.

a. text

b. graphs

c. models

d. photographs

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Easy

48. To what does the rule of seven refer?

a. no more than seven different visual or audio aids during one presentation

b. no more than seven words per line and seven lines on a slide

c. no more than seven lines on a line graph

d. no more than seven minutes of video in one presentation

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Text

Difficulty Level: Easy

49. ______ are ways of presenting numerical information with visual representations.

a. Text

b. Graphs

c. Models

d. Photographs

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Easy

50. Inez wants to add a graph to her Prezi presentation showing the increase in student loan debt over the past 10 years. Which type of graph would best illustrate her point?

a. bar

b. pie

c. line

d. pictograph

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Types of Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Medium

51. Which type of graph is best at representing quantities?

a. line

b. bar

c. pie

d. pictograph

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Types of Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Medium

52. Darius plans to add a graph to his PowerPoint presentation that illustrates the percentage of Americans who have saved less than $10,000 for retirement. Which type of graph would work best to make his point?

a. bar

b. pie

c. line

d. pictograph

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Types of Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Medium

53. A 3-dimensional representation can be conveyed only by using (a) ______.

a. video clip

b. pie graph

c. text

d. model or object

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Models and Objects

Difficulty Level: Medium

54. ______ is(are) useful if you need to show something that is too large or small to bring to a presentation.

a. Text

b. Graphs

c. Models

d. Photographs

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Models and Objects

Difficulty Level: Medium

55. Sadiq is presenting a classroom speech on the techniques archeologists use in their digs when an artifact has been discovered. Sadiq brings some archeological tools to show during his presentation. What other presentational aids would be helpful?

a. flipcharts

b. photographs

c. graphs

d. audio clips

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Photographs

Difficulty Level: Medium

56. Which is a guideline for using photographs as a presentational aid?

a. Pass the photos around so everyone is able to see them.

b. Use photographs to establish the mood of your presentation.

c. Take advantage of the potential for shock value of photographs.

d. Use photos that do not require explanation.

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Photographs

Difficulty Level: Medium

57. Patrick is presenting a classroom speech on Motown Records and the Motown sound. Which presentational aid would be most important for this speech?

a. photographs

b. video clips

c. audio clips

d. text

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Audio and Video Clips

Difficulty Level: Hard

58. Angelica is giving a classroom speech on Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Which presentational aid(s) would be most appropriate for this speech?

a. text

b. audio or video clips

c. photographs

d. objects

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Audio and Video Clips

Difficulty Level: Hard

59. Because of advances in ______, audiences expect professional presentations. Your presentational aids should be seamless and completely integrated.

a. photography

b. Prezi

c. YouTube

d. technology

Learning Objective: 13-5. Explain ways to present using a variety of multimedia presentational aids.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Ways to Present Your Multimedia Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Medium

60. At the low end of the technology range are ______ and ______, which are good for quick explanations or for brainstorming sessions.

a. charts; slides

b. graphs; transparencies

c. PowerPoint; Prezi

d. flip charts; whiteboards

Learning Objective: 13-5. Explain ways to present using a variety of multimedia presentational aids.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Flip Charts and Whiteboards

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. It is abnormal to be nervous about a speech.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: How to Reduce Your Anxiety and Fear Over Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Everyone has the same type of fear or anxiety associated with public speaking.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. It is important to try to connect with your audience; this will help you build a relationship and reduce your communication apprehension.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Audiences care more about your signs of having communication apprehension than about the message you tell them.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. At its heart, communication apprehension is really all about relationships.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Communication apprehension usually increases after a minute or two of giving your speech.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Manuscript presentations are read from a script and are usually informal in nature.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

Answer Location: Manuscript Presentations

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Memorized presentations are typical for presidential speeches.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Memorized Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. On the first day of class, Jessica’s teacher asked each student to stand up at his or her seat and talk about his or her summer vacation. This is an example of an extemporaneous speech.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Impromptu Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. In an impromptu speech, you will most likely want to focus on two main points in the body of the speech.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Impromptu Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. When a speaker is going to be giving the same speech multiple times, often he or she will give a memorized presentation.

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Memorized Presentation

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Gestures, or hand movements, should be carefully planned and scripted

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Gestures

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. Speakers who avoid making eye contact with the audience are often rated as more credible and truthful.

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Nonverbal Behaviors

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. Multimedia presentation aids can be used to create emotion in your presentation.

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Multimedia Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. Objects that reinforce your message, create emotion, and/or add new information using a variety of senses are called models.

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

Answer Location: Multimedia Presentational Aids

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. Information on slides not relevant to the message reduces how much the audience learns.

Learning Objective: 13-5. Explain ways to present using a variety of multimedia presentational aids.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

Answer Location: Computer-Generated Multimedia Aids

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. Audiences are unfamiliar with multimedia presentational aids and do not expect them.

Learning Objective: 13-5. Explain ways to present using a variety of multimedia presentational aids.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Computer-Generated Multimedia Aids

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Overhead transparency projectors and document cameras do not require a computer.

Learning Objective: 13-5. Explain ways to present using a variety of multimedia presentational aids.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Overhead Transparency and Document Camera

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. As a rule, handouts should be passed out before presentations.

Learning Objective: 13-5. Explain ways to present using a variety of multimedia presentational aids.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Handouts

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. It is easier to write legibly on a vertical surface than a horizontal one.

Learning Objective: 13-5. Explain ways to present using a variety of multimedia presentational aids.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Flip Charts and Whiteboards

Difficulty Level: Easy

Short Answer

1. Explain how perception is the root of communication apprehension (CA).

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Explain what a speaker can do to find out more about deep breathing strategies that will help manage communication apprehension.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. How can reframing help a speaker manage the physical symptoms of communication apprehension?

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Caden is asked to deliver a prewritten speech exactly as written to workers at five of his company’s manufacturing plants. His initial thought is that this will be easy because he won’t have to write the speech himself. He reads the speech to the first audience, and he receives a message from his boss saying the top management at the plant was not impressed with his unenthused delivery. What advice would you give Caden to help him improve, knowing what you know about manuscript delivery?

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Flip Charts and Whiteboards

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. During a group presentation, why is it harder—but not impossible—for the audience to lose focus?

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Group Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Name two paralinguistic skills to cultivate for effective speech delivery. How are these two skills related? How do they work together in a speaker’s presentation?

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Effective Delivery Skills

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Rocco is giving a speech on the cost of healthcare in the United States. Describe how he could use a line graph, a bar graph, or a pie graph (choose one) in this presentation.

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Graphs

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. What are two recommendations for using handouts?

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Handouts

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Compare and contrast the best use for a flip chart versus a whiteboard or chalkboard.

Learning Objective: 13-5. Explain ways to present using a variety of multimedia presentational aids.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Messages Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Flip Charts and Whiteboards

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Explain a situation in which a document camera could serve as a good backup.

Learning Objective: 13-5. Explain ways to present using a variety of multimedia presentational aids.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Overhead Transparency and Document Camera

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. Explain communication apprehension (CA) and its two key components.

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Your friend Denisha is preparing a speech for her communication class. She is considering dropping the class because she is so nervous about speaking in class. What three tips can you give her to help ease her communication apprehension?

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: What Is Communication Apprehension?

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. List at least four possible symptoms of communication apprehension. What can you do to alleviate these symptoms?

Learning Objective: 13-1. Explain how to reduce communication anxiety.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Solutions to Reduce CA

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. What is the difference between a memorized presentation and an extemporaneous presentation? Which one is more effective? Why?

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Methods of Delivery

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. What is the difference between impromptu presentations and extemporaneous presentations? Which is considered most effective? Why?

Learning Objective: 13-2. Describe various ways to present in the Communication Age.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Methods of Delivery

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Explain why delivery skills have become increasingly important in the Communication Age.

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Effective Delivery Skills

Difficulty Level: Hard

7. The Communication Age enables you to reach larger and more diverse audiences in ways unimaginable a few years ago. How do nonverbal communication characteristics such as attire, movement, gestures, or eye contact impact a presentation viewed digitally?

Learning Objective: 13-3. Demonstrate effective delivery skills.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Nonverbal Behaviors

Difficulty Level: Hard

8. How can multimedia aids make your presentation better? What is one caution you should consider when using multimedia aids?

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Multimedia Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Imagine you are giving a presentation about how to change a car battery. What types of presentational aids would you use? Why?

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Presentational Aids

Difficulty Level: Hard

10. Provide two recommendations for incorporating an audio or video clip into your presentation.

Learning Objective: 13-4. Identify different types of presentational aids to enhance the message.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 7. Creating and Analyzing Message Strategies

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Audio and Video Clips

Difficulty Level: Hard