Communication

Which of the following is the best summary of the correct manner for giving feedback?

• Be brutally honest and talk about things beyond the speakers control
• Only give feedback to your best friends, if they beg you for it
• Keep your feedback to yourself
• Be honest without being brutal and give feedback inside the speaker's control

The two types of organizational patterns commonly used with a persuasive oral presentation are ______________ and _______________.

• chronological / topical
• cause-effect / problem-solving
• topical / problem-solving
• chronological / spatial

When preparing an oral presentation, what is the most important thing that any presenter can do?

• practice the presentation
• make eye contact with every audience member
• dress appropriately
• have great visual aids

A spatial organizational pattern is used to narrate a sequence of events or explain a process.

• True
• False

Oral communication skills are important for any career, whether you use it in informal conversations or business presentations.

• True
• False

A specific purpose should be explicitly stated in the introduction of an oral presentation.

• True
• False

The delivery method commonly used with very short presentations that have not been practiced are called __________________.

• impromptu
• manuscript
• extemporaneous
• memorization

The audience perceives 60% of the meaning of a presentation from _______________________ cues. 

• non-verbal
• written
• audio
• verbal

A presenter should always face the visual aid when speaking to a group of people.

• True
• False

The environment, attitudes and beliefs of an audience, and the nature of the times is known as _____________________.

• feedback
• context
• message
• noise

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