Question 1

When conducting a question-and-answer session, you should

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A)   respond to hostile questions in a hostile manner.
B)   view the session as one more opportunity to communicate your ideas.
C)   allow each questioner to ask as many follow-up questions as they wish.
D)   all of the above.
E)   b and c only.

Question 2

What advice does your textbook give for practicing speech delivery?

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A)   Record the speech to check how it sounds.
B)   Prepare a speaking outline at the end of your rehearsal process.
C)   Try to limit yourself to a single practice session.
D)   all of the above
E)   a and c only A

Question 3

Speaking from a manuscript requires very little skill.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

As recommended in your textbook, when approaching the front othe room and beginning your speech, you should

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A)   start immediately so your audience does not become impatient.
B)   create a bond with the audience by acknowledging your nervousness.
C)   establish eye contact with the audience before you start to speak.
D)   all of the above.
E)   a and b only.

Question 5

Iyou hoped to convey to your audience the excitement osteering a kayak through a river rapids, you should probably

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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.

Question 6

"Conversational quality" in a speech means that the speaker talks the same as she or he would in ordinary conversation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

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A)   vocal direction.
B)   vocal credibility.
C)   vocal pronunciation.
D)   vocal contact.
E)   vocal variety. E

Question 8

When you reach the end oyour speech, you should maintain eye contact with the audience for a moment after you finish talking.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A speech that is fully prepared in advance but that is delivered from a brieset onotes or a speaking outline is called an)  __________ speech.

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A)   extemporaneous
B)   declamatory
C)   impromptu
D)   manuscript
E)   vocalized

Question 10

When giving an online presentation, it is appropriate to dress as casually as you would for any other Internet activity.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 11

According to your textbook, what four steps should take in your remarks iyou are called upon to make an impromptu response to a previous speaker:
A)
B)
C)
D)

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Question 12

Which othe following does your textbook recommend for controlling the visual environment oan online speech?

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A)   Dress casually so you do not look overly professional to your audience.
B)   Clean up anything in the audience's view that could distract them.
C)   Sit close enough to the webcam so the audience will see a close-up of your face.
D)   all of the above
E)   a and b only

Question 13

The relative highness or lowness osounds produced by the human voice is called

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A)   rate.
B)   pitch.
C)   tone.
D)   quality.
E)   volume.

Question 14

Speaking impromptu and speaking extemporaneously are essentially alike.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which othe following does your textbook recommend when you need to speak impromptu?

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A)   Maintain eye contact with the audience.
B)   Use signposts to help listeners keep track of your ideas.
C)   Tell the audience how nervous you are.
D)   all of the above
E)   a and b only

Question 16

Which othe following does your textbook mention as an advantage oextemporaneous delivery?

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A)   It encourages a conversational quality in a speaker's delivery.
B)   It requires little or no preparation before the speech is given.
C)   It allows greater spontaneity than does speaking from a manuscript.
D)   all of the above
E)   a and c only

Question 17

Pauses usually work best in a speech when they are planned in advance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Dialects are usually based on regional or ethnic speech patterns.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to your textbook, when people in one region othe country say "worsh," while people in another region othe country say "wash," the difference is a matter of

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A)   inflection.
B)   verbalization.
C)   enunciation.
D)   intonation.
E)   dialect.

Question 20

List the four methods odelivery discussed in your textbook.

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Exam 13: Delivery

When conducting a question-and-answer session, you should

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What advice does your textbook give for practicing speech delivery?

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Speaking from a manuscript requires very little skill.

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Iyou hoped to convey to your audience the excitement osteering a kayak through a river rapids, you should probably

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"Conversational quality" in a speech means that the speaker talks the same as she or he would in ordinary conversation.

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

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A speech that is fully prepared in advance but that is delivered from a brieset onotes or a speaking outline is called an) __________ speech.

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When giving an online presentation, it is appropriate to dress as casually as you would for any other Internet activity.

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Which othe following does your textbook recommend for controlling the visual environment oan online speech?

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The relative highness or lowness osounds produced by the human voice is called

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Speaking impromptu and speaking extemporaneously are essentially alike.

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Pauses usually work best in a speech when they are planned in advance.

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Dialects are usually based on regional or ethnic speech patterns.

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List the four methods odelivery discussed in your textbook.

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