Delivering Your Speech Verified Test Bank Chapter.10 3e

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 1

1) Manuscript speaking is

a. extemporaneous speaking

b. impromptu speaking

c. speaking from a written version of the speech

d. microphone speaking

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 2

2) Which of the following are common disadvantages of manuscript speaking?

a. Weak eye contact with audience

b. Changes in content to adapt to audience feedback are difficult to make smoothly

c. Speech sounds read instead of natural

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 3

3) Impromptu and extemporaneous speaking differ in which of the following ways?

a. Extemporaneous is speaking off the cuff; impromptu is speaking from a prepared manuscript

b. Extemporaneous is speaking from a prepared manuscript; impromptu is speaking off the cuff without preparation

c. Extemporaneous is speaking from a prepared outline; impromptu is speaking with little or no preparation or notes

d. Extemporaneous is speaking from a prepared outline; impromptu is speaking from a prepared manuscript

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 4

4) Simple ways to improve eye contact with an audience when giving a speech include

a. having a manuscript prepared and ready to use

b. being very familiar with the content of the speech

c. picking one person in the audience and concentrating eye contact on that single person to overcome reticence to look at listeners

d. b and c

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 5

5) A manuscript speech should

a. never be used by a speaker

b. be used when the speaker must be scrupulously precise in phrasing to avoid legal problems or causing offense

c. be memorized

d. be delivered extemporaneously

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 6

6) Which of the following is an advantage of extemporaneous speaking?

a. Sounds memorized and thus carefully planned

b. Takes little practice to learn to do it well

c. Allows the speaker to respond to audience feedback as it occurs

d. Is delivered off the cuff

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 7

7) Giving a competent impromptu speech involves which of the following?

a. Anticipate impromptu speaking

b. Draw on your life experience and knowledge for substance of your speech

c. Formulate a simple outline

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 8

8) You present your speech while using a prepared outline. This is an example of

a. speaking from a manuscript

b. impromptu speaking

c. extemporaneous speaking

d. none of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 9

9) Which of the following is a useful tip about effective delivery of speeches?

a. There is no one correct way to deliver a speech, but many effective ways depending on context

b. Match your delivery to the speech context and audience expectations

c. Always use an extemporaneous delivery for any kind of speech

d. a and b

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 10

10) The four principal methods of delivery are

a. manuscript, memorized, impromptu, and off the cuff

b. extemporaneous, impromptu, outlined, and using note cards

c. manuscript, memorized, outlined, and extemporaneous

d. manuscript, memorized, extemporaneous, and impromptu

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 11

11) Articulation is

a. the same as correct pronunciation

b. speaking words clearly and distinctly

c. mispronunciations of words

d. none of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 12

12) Research shows that the typical preferred duration of direct eye contact with an individual audience member is

a. 5 seconds

b. 3 seconds

c. 10 seconds

d. none of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 13

13) Online speeches are speeches

a. posted on YouTube

b. given on Skype

c. given to a camera, sometimes with a view of the audience and sometimes not

d. all of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10, Question 14

14) Effectiveness of online speeches typically require

a. staying two to three feet away from the camera

b. very dramatic gestures

c. casual dress

d. never using humor because you often can’t see your audience’s reaction

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 15

15) Memorizing a speech should be encouraged for all novice speakers.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 16

16) Extemporaneous speaking is speaking from a prepared outline.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 17

17) A manuscript should never be used for a speech.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 18

18) Impromptu speaking is the easiest method of delivering a speech.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 19

19) Volume and pitch are the same thing when delivering a speech.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 20

20) Vocal fillers are a problem for any speaker. You should eliminate them entirely from your delivery.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 21

21) The perfect speaking rate for any oral presentation is 175 words per minute.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 22

22) Articulation and pronunciation are two words for the same thing.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 23

23) Gestures for a speech should be choreographed much like a dance is choreographed. You want to be prepared.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 24

24) Never use a lectern. It can become a crutch to lean on while speaking.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 25

25) Difficulty making digressions from a prepared outline is a major disadvantage of extemporaneous speaking.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 26

26) By definition, you can never do any preparation for an impromptu speech.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 27

27) If a lectern is provided, you should stand behind it and not move away from it while giving your speech.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 28

28) Eye contact should be wide and varied; you do not want to seem to be staring at only one part of your audience when giving your speech.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 29

29) Your voice pitch is the range of your voice from the extremes of soprano to bass.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 30

30) Research shows that a speaker’s voice quality can affect an audience’s evaluation more than the content of the speaker’s speech.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 31

31) Research reveals that an optimum frequency of vocal fillers is about one per minute.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 32

32) Research shows that the average speaker uses about five vocal fillers per minute when they are not nervous, but fewer when they are anxious.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 33

33) Gestures can enhance perceptions by listeners of a speaker’s composure and confidence, and can increase a speaker’s persuasiveness.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 10, Question 34

34) Eye contact and movement during an online speech should be more narrowly focused and direct (no darting eyes back and forth) than during in-person speeches.

a. True

b. False