Public Speaking Ch. 13-14

List five of the seven guidelines for presenting visual aids discussed in your textbook.

1. Avoid using the chalkboard. 2. Display the visual aids where listeners can see them. 3. Avoid passing visual aids among the audience. 4. Display visual aids only while discussing them. 5. Talk to your audience, not to your visual aid. 6. Explain visual aids clearly and concisely. 7. Practice with your visual aids.

List the guidelines for preparing visual aids discussed in your textbook

1. Prepare visual aids in advance. 2. Keep visual aids simple. 3. Make sure visual aids are large enough. 4. Use fonts that are easy to read. 5. Use a limited number of fonts. 6. Use color effectively.

List the four methods of delivery discussed in your textbook.

1. manuscript 2. memorized 3. impromptu 4. extemporaneous

As your textbook explains, if you plan to use a photograph as a visual aid in a speech, you should a. convert it to a transparency and show it with an overhead projector. b. pass the photograph among the audience so everyone can look at it. c. use a photograph in an oversize book and hold it where it can be seen. d. all of the above. e. b and c only.

a. convert it to a transparency and show it with an overhead projector

18. According to your textbook, visual aids are most effective when they are a. explained clearly. b. circulated among the audience. c. presented early in the speech. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

a. explained clearly

13. During her speech on malpractice insurance, the head of the local branch of the American Medical Association consistently avoided making eye contact with her audience. According to research on the role of nonverbal communication in public speaking, the audience was likely to perceive her as a. insincere. b. trustworthy. c. inexperienced. d. credible. e. inconsistent.

a. insincere

Which of the following does your textbook present as a guideline for preparing visual aids? a. keep visual aids simple b. include a minimum of three fonts c. write words in all capital letters d. all of the above e. a and c only

a. keep visual aids simple

A political candidate is running for office and must give a speech that will lay out the details of her platform. The speech will be widely covered by newspapers and television. What kind of delivery is the candidate most likely to use? a. manuscript b. impromptu c. monotonous d. colloquial e. memorized

a. manuscript

If the object you want to use as a visual aid is not available, the next best option ideally is a a. model. b. chart. c. slide. d. photograph. e. drawing.

a. model

A graph is best suited for illustrating simple distribution patterns. a. pie b. line c. parallel d. ratio e. bar

a. pie

If you hoped to convey to your audience the excitement of steering a kayak through a river rapids, you should probably a. speak at a faster rate. b. use more vocalized pauses. c. break eye contact with your audience. d. gesture less frequently. e. avoid using dialect.

a. speak at a faster rate

When conducting a question-and-answer session, you should a. view the session as one more opportunity to communicate your ideas. b. respond to hostile questions in a defensive and argumentative manner. c. allow each questioner to ask as many follow-up questions as they wish. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

a. view the session as one more opportunity to communicate your ideas

Sloppy _______________ is the failure to form particular speech sounds crisply and distinctly.

articulation

If you wanted to compare the military spending of the United States to that of eight other nations, what type of visual aid should you probably use? a. a map b. a chart c. a line graph d. a pie graph e. a diagram

b. a chart

According to your textbook, saying "dunno" instead of "don't know" is an error in a. accent. b. articulation. c. vocalization. d. intonation. e. emphasis.

b. articulation

A(n) ____________________ is a visual aid that summarizes a large block of information, usually in list form. a. diagram b. chart c. pictogram d. illustration e. graph

b. chart

A graph is best suited for showing changes in statistics over time or space. a. pie b. line c. distributive d. parallel e. ratio

b. line

According to your textbook, when using visual aids in a speech you should a. draw pictures or charts directly on the chalkboard. b. practice with the visual aid when you rehearse your speech. c. keep the visual aid on display through the speech. d. all of the above. e. b and c only.

b. practice with the visual aid when you rehearse your speech

According to your textbook, when using color in a visual aid, you should a. include at least four colors. b. use color to highlight key points. c. add color only in multimedia presentations. d. limit overhead transparencies to one color. e. display major ideas in red or green.

b. use color to highlight key points

To be used effectively as visual aids, photographs should be a. supplemented with drawings. b. in color, not black and white. c. bigger than ordinary prints. d. passed among the audience. e. explained with a chart.

c. bigger than ordinary prints

According to your textbook, inflection refers to the a. dialect of a speaker. b. speed at which a person speaks. c. changes in the pitch of a speaker's voice. d. clarity of a speaker's articulation. e. loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.

c. changes in the pitch of a speaker's voice

According to your textbook, a speech that sounds spontaneous to the audience no matter how many times it has been rehearsed has a strong quality. a. impromptu b. memorized c. conversational d. kinesic e. formal

c. conversational

According to your textbook, when people in one region of the country say "warter," while people in another region of the country say "water," the difference is a matter of a. inflection. b. verbalization. c. dialect. d. enunciation. e. intonation.

c. dialect

If you wanted to list the steps of a process to help your audience remember them better, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be a _________ .

chart

If you wanted to summarize the events that led to the outbreak of World War I, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a ________.

chart

If you wanted to summarize the steps in treating a sprained ankle, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a ________ .

chart

According to your textbook, charts are especially useful as visual aids when a speaker needs to a. summarize the steps in a process. b. present information the audience might want to write down. c. include more categories than can be presented in a pie or bar graph. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

d. all of the above

According to your textbook, which of the following is an advantage of using visual aids in a speech? a. Using visual aids can increase the clarity of a speaker's message. b. Using visual aids can increase the audience's retention of a speaker's message. c. Using visual aids can increase the persuasiveness of a speaker's message. d. all of the above e. a and b only

d. all of the above

In which of the following situations will the personal appearance of the speaker have an impact on the audience? a. a politician presenting a campaign speech b. a business executive giving a financial report c. a professor giving a lecture d. all of the above e. a and b only

d. all of the above

When speaking from a manuscript, you should a. practice aloud to make sure the speech sounds natural. b. be certain the final manuscript is legible at a glance. c. work on establishing eye contact with the audience. d. all of the above. e. a and b only.

d. all of the above

When using visual aids in a speech, you should a. display visual aids only while discussing them. b. maintain eye contact with listeners when showing visual aids. c. avoid passing visual aids among the audience. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

d. all of the above

Which of the following are mentioned by your textbook as guidelines for managing a question-and-answer session? a. direct answers to the entire audience b. be honest and straightforward c. stay on track d. all of the above e. a and b only

d. all of the above

The study of bodily motion and gestures is part of a subject called a. cybernetics. b. kinetics. c. cryogenics. d. kinesics. e. cryonics.

d. kinesics

According to your textbook, "uh," "er," "um," and similar expressions in a public speech are referred to as a. vocal fillers. b. signposts. c. intonations. d. vocalized pauses. e. inflections.

d. vocalized pauses

Ways of speaking based on regional or ethnic speech patterns are known as _____________ .

dialects

What does your textbook advise regarding the use of gestures in a speech? a. Gestures should be suited to the audience and occasion. b. Speakers should have a vast number of graceful gestures. c. Gestures should appear natural and spontaneous. d. all of the above e. a and c only

e. a. gestures should be suited to the audience and occasion and c.gestures should appear naturaland spontaneous only

Good speech delivery a. has a conversational quality. b. does not call attention to itself. c. requires a strong voice. d. all of the above. e. a and b only.

e. a. has a good conversational quality and b. does not call attention to itself only

When you get to the lectern at the start of a speech, you should a. take time to arrange your notes how you want them. b. create a bond with the audience by acknowledging your nervousness. c. stand quietly and wait to make sure everyone is paying attention. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

e. a. take time to arrange your notes how you want them and c. stand quietle and wait to make sure everyone is paying attention only

A graph is best suited for showing comparisons between two or more items. a. picture b. parallel c. distributive d. ratio e. bar

e. bar

are especially valuable for showing an audience statistical trends and patterns. a. Models b. Diagrams c. Transparencies d. Blueprints e. Graphs

e. graphs

According to your textbook, when selecting fonts for a visual aid you should usually use a. a wide variety of fonts. b. decorative fonts. c. a different font for each line. d. italicized fonts. e. no more than two fonts.

e. no more than two fonts

When selecting fonts for a visual aid, you should usually use a. a minimum of four fonts to provide visual variety. b. decorative fonts because they will make the aid more interesting. c. all capital letters so the lettering will be easy to read. d. all of the above. e. none of the above.

e. none of the above

A speech that is fully prepared in advance but delivered from a brief set of notes or a speaking outline is called a(n) ______________ speech.

extemporaneous

Because they send such revealing nonverbal messages, we think of the ________ as "the windows of the soul."

eyes

A(n) __________ is usually the best kind of visual aid for clarifying statistics.

graph

If you wanted to illustrate the increase in the number of people in the U.S. with college degrees since 1900, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a(n) __________ .

graph

A speech delivered without any immediate preparation is called a(n) ____________ speech.

impromptu

How we use eye contact, body movement, gestures, and other physical motions to communicate is the subject of an area of study known as ____________ .

kinesics

When a speech must be delivered word for word a speaker will likely use ______________ delivery.

manuscript

If the object you want to use as a visual aid is not available to you, the next best option ideally is a ____________ .

model

If you wanted to combine several kinds of visual and audio aids in the same talk, you should probably give a ________________ presentation.

multimedia

Communication based on a person's voice and body, rather than on the use of words, is called ____________ communication.

nonverbal

Mark Twain said, "The right word might be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed ___________ ."

pause

While a _______ graph is best for illustrating simple distribution patterns, a _________ graph is best for showing comparisons between two or more items.

pie, bar

The relative highness or lowness of speech sounds is called _________ .

pitch

________________ is the ability to say a word as indicated in a dictionary, while ________________ is the ability to form individual speech sounds distinctly

pronunciation, articulation

____________ refers to the speed at which a person speaks.

rate

Changes in a speaker's pitch, rate, volume, and pauses are referred to as _________________ .

vocal variety

A ______________ occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with sounds such as "um," "er," and "uh."

vocalized pause