Chapter 14: Informative Presentations

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Which of these statements is an accurate reflection of the relationship between informative and persuasive presentations?

a. Both presentation types require information that is timely and credible.

b. Timeliness of information is important to an informative presentation but not to a persuasive one.

c. Credibility of information is important to an informative presentation but not to a persuasive one.

d. Timeliness of information is important to a persuasive presentation but not to an informative one.

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. A good informative presentation is persuasive to the extent that you should convince your audience ______.

a. to act on the information you present in a particular way

b. that the information you provide is credible

c. that anyone who disagrees with your interpretation of the facts is wrong

d. that no one understands the topic better than you do

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: What You'll Learn

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. The goal of a(n) ______ is to convey new information and increase your audience’s understanding about a topic.

a. persuasive presentation

b. persuasive outline

c. informative presentation

d. information outline

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What You'll Learn

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. The fundamental difference between informative and persuasive presentations is the ______.

a. introduction

b. summary

c. speaker’s credibility

d. speaker’s intent

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. What is the fundamental difference between informative presentations and persuasive presentations?

a. Only persuasive presentations seek to change the audience’s behavior or belief.

b. Only informative presentations need to be concerned with the amount of information.

c. Only informative presentations require credible information.

d. Only persuasive presentations require timely information.

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

6. Your classmate’s assignment is to give an informative presentation on the differences among several different voting systems. By the end of the presentation, she asserts that the American political system is broken and that American elected representatives would better serve the public’s interest if the Electoral College were abolished and a ranked voting system implemented in its place. In preparing for her presentation, your classmate failed to ______.

a. use a keyword outline

b. account for different learning styles

c. consider her speaker’s intent

d. conduct an audience analysis

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

7. What should you continually ask yourself to help ensure that your speaker’s intent is appropriate for an informative presentation?

a. “Can I verify that my information is accurate?”

b. “What am I trying to do with this information?”

c. “How can I get my audience to behave the way I want them to in response to this information?”

d. “Will my audience care about this information?”

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

8. Which of these strategies is flawed and may increase audience misunderstanding?

a. using your audience’s prior knowledge

b. giving internal previews and internal summaries

c. presenting as much information as possible

d. paying attention to the audience’s nonverbal cues

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

9. Who or what is responsible for the degree to which an audience connects and engages with the information in an informative presentation?

a. the audience

b. the presenter

c. the person who conducted the audience analysis

d. the inherently interesting or uninteresting nature of the topic

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

10. If you are able to explain a complex topic in a manner that an elementary school student would find accessible, you ______.

a. most likely understand the topic at only a superficial level

b. have been successful

c. have probably oversimplified the topic

d. have probably glossed over crucial details to a degree that borders on unethical

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

11. Which type of informative presentation shows the audience how to do something and often gives them a chance to try what they have learned?

a. exploratory

b. descriptive

c. explanatory

d. demonstrative

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. A(n) ______ speech shows the audience how to do something and sometimes gives the audience members a chance to try what they have learned.

a. demonstrative

b. descriptive

c. explanatory

d. exploratory

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. A(n) ______ informative presentation describes interesting people, places, or events.

a. descriptive

b. exploratory

c. explanatory

d. demonstrative

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. A(n) ______ informative presentation occurs when you invite the audience to learn or discover information about a topic.

a. descriptive

b. exploratory

c. explanatory

d. demonstrative

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. Which of these is an example of a demonstrative presentation topic?

a. concept of body art

b. finding a summer job

c. a recent family vacation

d. evolving family dynamics

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

16. Which of these statements accurately describes exploratory informative presentations?

a. They should resolve any unanswered questions on the topic.

b. Experts on the subject may be tentative with their conclusions.

c. They assume the audience has some previous knowledge about the topic.

d. They do not invite the audience to learn or discover.

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

17. ______ is a form of informative presentation that uses entertainment, often in the form of humorous stories, sad tales, or daring narratives of adventure, to inform audiences about important social issues.

a. Reality television

b. A feature story

c. Edutainment

d. Fake news

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. ______ informative presentations describe interesting people, places, or events. A key to this type of speech is allowing the audience to imagine interacting with the person, place, or event.

a. Explanatory

b. Exploratory

c. Demonstrative

d. Descriptive

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. If you have ever had a moment when you wanted to share with someone something about some new or amazing facts you just learned, these same feelings are what you are trying to accomplish with a(n) ______ informative presentation.

a. exploratory

b. explanatory

c. descriptive

d. demonstrative

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. You give a presentation detailing the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. This is an example of which type of informative presentation?

a. exploratory

b. explanatory

c. descriptive

d. demonstrative

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

21. An accountant explains how to construct a “CD ladder,” a technique that enables investors to benefit from the high interest rates of long-term certificates of deposit without losing access to their money for overly long periods of time. This is an example of which type of informative presentation?

a. exploratory

b. explanatory

c. descriptive

d. demonstrative

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

22. A biology professor delivers a lecture on a recent discovery in genetics, the causes and ramifications of which are still largely a mystery to scientists. This is an example of which type of informative presentation?

a. exploratory

b. explanatory

c. descriptive

d. demonstrative

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

23. A high school science teacher explains how plants derive energy from sunlight via photosynthesis. This is an example of which type of informative presentation?

a. exploratory

b. explanatory

c. descriptive

d. demonstrative

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

24. What is a common reason why it might be necessary for a speaker to define new terms or ideas for the audience?

a. The topic is uninteresting, and definitions will make it more exciting.

b. The topic is technical and complex.

c. Most of the audience speaks a different language.

d. Most of the audience has never heard of the topic.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. Which organizational pattern groups information around central themes or ideas that can help audience members remember the new information in chunks or groupings?

a. chronological

b. topical

c. spatial

d. cause-and-effect

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. Which organizational pattern would be most effective for a demonstration speech on how to set up a Twitter account?

a. spatial

b. cause-and-effect

c. chronological

d. topical

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

27. An audience that knows that they will receive a(n) ______, or a psychological or physical benefit obtained from the speech, will be more eager to hear what you have to say.

a. award

b. bribe

c. accolade

d. reward

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

28. What is an effective way to let the audience know early on what reward they can gain from your presentation?

a. Use a reward in the attention getter.

b. Pass around a sign-up sheet for extra credit points.

c. Set up drawings and offer door prizes.

d. Create flyers that advertise hors d’oeuvres.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

29. Which of these is true regarding audience involvement during a presentation?

a. Audience involvement is not important in a learning environment.

b. Involvement should be used to help audience members get over their stage fright.

c. Involvement helps the speaker connect and engage with the audience.

d. Involvement risks eroding audience members’ attention because they know they might be asked to participate.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard 

30. ______ learners like to learn from reports, essays, and handouts.

a. Visual

b. Kinesthetic

c. Read/write

d. Auditory

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Be Aware of Different Learning Styles

Difficulty Level: Easy

31. ______ learners will carefully listen to what you say to retain the information.

a. Kinesthetic

b. Visual

c. Read/Write

d. Auditory

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Be Aware of Different Learning Styles

Difficulty Level: Medium

32. Hands-on demonstrations are best for ______ learners because these types of audiences need to actively be doing something related to the message.

a. kinesthetic

b. visual

c. read/write

d. auditory

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Be Aware of Different Learning Styles

Difficulty Level: Easy

33. ______ learners understand ideas and concepts through pictures, slides, maps, graphs, and diagrams.

a. Read/write

b. Visual

c. Auditory

d. Kinesthetic

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Be Aware of Different Learning Styles

Difficulty Level: Easy

34. Which of these is an effective strategy for planning and delivering an informative presentation?

a. Give the audience incentive to listen by offering a reward.

b. Use your favorite organizational format regardless of the topic of your speech.

c. Present the information according to your own learning style.

d. Let your audience rely on context clues to deduce necessary terms and ideas.

Learning Objective: 14-4: Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Give the Audience Incentives to Listen

Difficulty Level: Hard

35. Defining terms at the beginning of a presentation is ______.

a. likely to increase audience misunderstanding.

b. necessary for audience understanding

c. likely to reduce audience engagement

d. a poor use of limited presentation time

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Define the Information

Difficulty Level: Hard

36. A math teacher explains how to “complete the square,” a five-step technique for solving a quadratic equation. Which organizational patterns should the teacher use?

a. spatial

b. topical

c. chronological

d. cause-and-effect

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Organizing the Information

Difficulty Level: Hard

37. While delivering a presentation about the monastic traditions of 14th century England, you notice that about half of the faces in the room turn blank after you say the word erudite. You should ______.

a. continue with your presentation, because an attentive audience member should be able to figure out the meaning of the word from context

b. continue with your presentation, because the meaning of any given word isn’t all that important

c. continue with your presentation, because a definition would be boring to the people who do know what the word means

d. back up and explain what the word means

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Reduce Audience Misunderstanding

Difficulty Level: Hard

38. The different ways individuals like to obtain and process information are known as ______.

a. cognitive dispositions

b. left- or right-brain favoritism

c. information-processing preferences

d. learning styles

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Be Aware of Different Learning Styles

Difficulty Level: Easy

39. Having frequent transitions, signposts, and internal summaries in your presentation will best help ______ learners retain the information better.

a. auditory

b. visual

c. kinesthetic

d. olfactory

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

40. When a speaker presents information in pictures, graphs, and diagrams, he or she is most significantly helping ______ learners retain the information better.

a. auditory

b. visual

c. kinesthetic

d. olfactory

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

41. Imagine you are giving a demonstrative presentation on relaxation through basic yoga, and you select four audience members to each demonstrate one basic yoga position. This technique would most help ______ learners better retain the information.

a. auditory

b. visual

c. kinesthetic

d. olfactory

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

42. What is the best way for you as a speaker to address learning styles during your presentation?

a. Don’t worry about it; you can’t please everyone.

b. Tend toward the learning style that your instructor prefers.

c. Figure out your favored learning style, and stick with it.

d. Use a variety of tools that favor all four learning styles.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

43. Prior to delivering a PowerPoint presentation, your professor creates a PDF of the slides and e-mails it to everyone in the class. The PDF will be most helpful to students who favor which learning style?

a. kinesthetic

b. visual

c. auditory

d. read/write

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

44. Joan is giving a presentation about weight loss. At the beginning of her introduction, she says, “What if I told you there was a simple way to lose one pound a week, every week, and still eat all the foods you love?” This question serves what role in Joan’s presentation?

a. importance of topic

b. attention getter

c. thesis statement

d. preview of main points

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

45. In the introduction portion of the outline for her informative presentation, Ajira prepares an attention-getting device, a thesis statement, and a preview of her main points. Which primary component of an informative presentation’s introduction has Ajira left out?

a. a call to action

b. a preview of the rewards her audience will obtain from listening to her presentation

c. proof of her credibility as a speaker

d. a demonstration of the topic’s importance

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

46. In the conclusion portion of the outline for his informative presentation, Khasim prepares a restatement of his thesis and a creative ending. Which primary component of an informative presentation’s conclusion does Khasim still need to prepare?

a. a call to action

b. proof of his credibility as a speaker

c. a restatement of his main points

d. a demonstration of the topic’s importance

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

47. You should restate your thesis and central idea in which part of your presentation?

a. transitions

b. conclusion

c. body

d. introduction

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

48. The ______ help(s) connect one part of your speech to another.

a. introduction

b. body

c. conclusion

d. transitions

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

49. The ______ help(s) signal to the audience that one part of the presentation is finished and the next part is starting.

a. transitions

b. introduction

c. body

d. conclusion

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

50. What should you do if your audience already knows the topic of your informational presentation?

a. Make no changes and continue as you originally planned.

b. Continue as you originally planned, but apologize for providing the same information.

c. Attempt to apply the information in ways the audience may not have considered.

d. Attempt to convince the audience that you understand the information better than they do.

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relating Your Topic to the Audience

Difficulty Level: Medium

51. Which statement is applicable to explanatory informative presentations?

a. They are usually presented in a chronological organizational pattern.

b. A speaker may conduct research and present his or her findings.

c. Topics are made relevant to the audience by relating them to historical events.

d. They may describe an interesting person or place.

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

52. Which of these terms refers to a style of learning?

a. kinesthetic

b. chronological

c. cause-and-effect

d. spatial

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

53. Which of these suggestions is likely to reduce audience misunderstanding?

a. Leverage your audience members’ prior knowledge.

b. Avoid redundancy in your presentation.

c. Hint at, but do not explicitly define, complex terms in your speech.

d. Don’t limit the amount of information that you present in an informational speech.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

54. Which of these suggestions will improve the quality of your introduction?

a. Don’t overtly try to grab the audience’s attention.

b. Clearly establish your call to action.

c. Preview your main points.

d. Ask the audience a hypothetical question.

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

55. Al Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth (2006), was a documentary integrating technology, media, and face-to-face communication. Seeking to educate audiences about climate change, the film was an example of ______.

a. chunking

b. kinesthetic learning

c. information overload

d. edutainment

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

56. An infomercial is a classic example of the confusion between a persuasive presentation and an informative presentation. It is sometimes approached as a TV spot merely giving viewers information, when in fact its sole purpose is ______.

a. either informative or persuasive, depending on context

b. to help viewers do their research before making an important purchase

c. to convince viewers to buy the product

d. edutainment

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

57. The key to any successful ______ presentation is your ability to convey new information in a way that connects and engages with the audience.

a. informative

b. persuasive

c. kinesthetic

d. edutainment

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

58. ______ is the organizational style in which an informative speech is grouped by space or location while the ______ organizational pattern is applied when describing events that happened in the past.

a. Spatial; chronological

b. Chronological; spatial

c. Topical; cause-and-effect

d. Cause-and-effect; topical

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

59. Learning styles refer to the different ways individuals like to ______ information.

a. obtain and process

b. see and present

c. make deductions from

d. analyze and integrate

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

60. A ______ outline is what you would present in front of the audience; it is based on the ______ outline.

a. keyword; full-sentence

b. full-sentence; keyword

c. topical; spatial

d. spatial; topical

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

True/False

1. Juggling a lot of information changes how we act and think—and not in a good way.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Ethical Connection

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Both informative and persuasive presentations need to provide credible and timely information in order to be effective.

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. In order to relate your topic to the audience, you should talk only about information with which your audience is already familiar.

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relating Your Topic to the Audience

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Because it’s important that your presentation not turn into a glossary, a speech on a highly technical topic should not spend any more time on defining key terms than should a speech on any other topic.

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. It is necessary to define key terms in your presentation because you cannot assume that your audience can use the contextual clues to figure out anything they are uncertain of.

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. If you find yourself in a situation in which the audience members already know the topic or are educated on the topic, you can personalize the information for the audience so the audience members are still interested in the topic.

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relating Your Topic to the Audience

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. When your speech will cover a complex subject, avoid being too technical so that you don’t lose your audience.

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relating Your Topic to the Audience

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Edutainment uses entertainment as a way to inform audiences about important social issues.

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. The key to a good demonstrative presentation is to choose a demonstration that the audience will want to learn, regardless of their ability to learn it within your allotted time period.

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Multimedia aids are a great way to add to a descriptive presentation and paint a picture for your audience.

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Informative presentations that demonstrate, explain, describe, or explore assume that the audience has at least heard about the topic in some form.

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. “How to use a treadmill effectively” is a better topic for a 10-minute demonstrative speech than is “How to exercise.”

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. One of the keys to a good demonstrative presentation is to be general with your topic rather than too specific.

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

TOP: NCA Core Competency:

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. The type of organizational pattern used by a speaker can make a huge difference in the level of understanding gained by the audience.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. Research has shown that “chunking” new information is an effective way to remember it.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. The less you can repeat your main points, the more your audience will remember.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 5. Expressing Messages

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. A question-and-answer period at the end of a presentation is an effective way to get the audience involved because it allows them to clarify what they’ve heard.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Although an audience analysis can help you choose which learning style to favor, it is often best to use a variety of tools throughout your presentation.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. Kinesthetic learners are individuals who prefer to obtain and process information by hearing and speaking it.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. At the heart of an informative presentation is the ability to connect and engage with the audience.

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relating Your Topic to the Audience

Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer

1. Informative presentations and persuasive presentations both require timely and credible information. With respect to information, then, what is the primary difference between the two types of presentations?

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. According to the text, when do the worst kinds of informative presentations occur?

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relating Your Topic to the Audience

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. If you were giving a demonstrative informative presentation on how to change a tire, what type of props or multimedia could you bring to the presentation?

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. If you were going to conduct an informative presentation on the historical events of 9/11, what type of organizational pattern would you use? Why?

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. If you were going to conduct an informative presentation to teach the audience how to create a weekly study schedule, what type of organizational pattern would you use? Why?

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

6. How will giving internal previews and summaries, repeating your main points, and limiting the amount of information you present help your informative presentation succeed?

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

7. At the beginning of her informative presentation, a teacher informs the class that the presentation will be followed by a quiz on the material just covered, and anyone who gets all of the questions right will get free pizza. The teacher is employing which strategy for a successful presentation?

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

8. One reason Becky has never liked science class is that she doesn’t like to do labs. She always messes up the experiments and never gets the right results. She wishes that, instead of doing the lab herself, she could just go to the Wikipedia page about the experiment and learn what happened when actual scientists did it with actual skill and proper equipment. Based on this information, which learning style does Becky most likely favor? Which learning style does she actively disfavor?

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

9. Eric is giving a speech about 4D printing. At the beginning of his introduction, he states, “Formula One racing is not the first place people go to find new technology, but according to a 2014 CNN article, new innovations in design have allowed one car to drive with a tailfin that changes its shape based on the weather.” What is Eric doing with this statement?

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

10. In the introduction of his presentation, Fareed clearly states his thesis, does something to grab his audience’s attention, previews his main points, establishes the importance of his topic, and uses a full-sentence outline to stay organized. What mistake is Fareed making?

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

Essay

1. Give an example of a presentation topic and explain how it could be the basis for both an informative and a persuasive speech.

Learning Objective: 14-1. Identify the differences between informative and persuasive presentations.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Difference Between Informative and Persuasive Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. If you find yourself conducting an informative presentation on a topic on which the audience is already educated, what strategies could you practice?

Learning Objective: 14-2. Describe ways to keep an audience engaged with the presentation topic.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Relating Your Topic to the Audience

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. Describe the differences between a demonstrative informative presentation and an explanatory informative presentation.

Learning Objective: 14-3. Classify types of informative speeches.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Types of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Which organizational pattern would you use for an exploratory informative presentation? Why?

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Describe and analyze how you can engage with your audience during your presentation.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

6. Why is it important to connect the audience with the topic of your presentation? How could you connect the audience with a broad topic (e.g., floods)?

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

7. Imagine you are giving a presentation on your study-abroad experience this past summer in Rome. How could you appeal to all four learning styles in your presentation? Provide a specific example for each style.

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

8. In the context of informative presentations, what are rewards? As you devise a reward for your presentation, what should you consider?

Learning Objective: 14-4. Examine strategies for making an informative presentation successful.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Strategies for Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

9. Explain the difference between a full-sentence outline and a keyword outline. When should you use each?

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard

10. Discuss four components you should include in the introduction of your speech.

Learning Objective: 14-5. Explain the structure of a sample informative outline.

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

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Samples of Informative Presentations

Difficulty Level: Hard