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Pie charts show "how things work."

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All of the following techniques can help improve your effectiveness when using a microphone except

A) testing the microphone before your audience arrives.
B) holding the microphone approximately five to ten inches from your mouth.
C) tapping the microphone to make sure it's still working right before you begin speaking.
D) holding a hand-held microphone below your mouth and chin.
E) focusing on your audience, not the microphone.

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Language intensity refers to the degree to which your language deviates from bland, neutral terms.

Manuscript speaking allows more audience interaction and adaptation than the extemporaneous and memorized modes of delivery.

In general, the most effective rate of speaking is ________ words per minute.

The clear speaking style uses

Typically, presentation anxiety is very low when a speaker is asked to speak impromptu.

Good posture adds to your credibility and aids in effective breathing.

Speaking style refers to how you use _____________ to express a message.

Effective breath control enables a presenter to achieve all of the following benefits except

Which of the following statements is an advantage of extemporaneous delivery?

Whereas the characteristics of the clear style apply to both speaking and writing, the oral style includes features that encourage presenters to speak the way they talk rather than the way they usually use language when writing.

Generally, when designing a presentation that uses computer-generated slides, don't use more than four different fonts on a slide or a font size smaller than 16 points.

An impromptu presentation allows you little or no time to prepare or practice.

The most effective gestures are preplanned.

In general, when speaking into a microphone put it less than an inch from your mouth to make sure that you will be heard.

The most common form for delivering a presentation is _________ speaking.

Graphs can show "how much" as well as trends to represent countable things over time.

Effective facial expressions match the emotional tone of a presentation.

Kathleen Jamieson, author of Eloquence in an Electronic Age, notes that eloquent speakers are poetic but do not disclose their personal experiences and feeling.