Public Speaking Quiz

Which of the following statements about public speaking is correct?

• Only high-level executives must give business presentations.

• Good speakers are born, not made.

• Most people are apprehensive about speaking in public.

• Presentations are less common in today's digital workplace environment.

Ryan has been asked to give his supervisor a concise summary of a proposal that he will be delivering to the board of directors later in the week. This type of business presentation is called a(n) ________.

• podcast

• briefing

• webinar

• keynote address

Your audience analysis reveals that audience members will be friendly and interested in your topic. You should be _______.

• warm and pleasant, using a lot of eye contact and smiles

• calm, speaking evenly and slowly

• controlled, using confident, small gestures

• dynamic and entertaining, using large gestures and moving around

Irina will make her presentation to a large audience of members whose negative attitudes range from displeased to outraged. What advice should Irina follow in preparing her presentation for this audience?

• Include plenty of personal stories, several anecdotes, and lots of jokes or humor.

• Use facts, statistics, and expert opinions along with an energizing, upbeat delivery style.

• Be humorous, add colorful visuals and startling statistics, and keep the presentation brief.

• Present objective data and expert opinion in a calm, controlled delivery style.

Connor opens his presentation to an audience of business owners with this statement: If you want to reduce employee benefit costs by at least 15 percent without hurting employee morale or impacting your work environment, please stand up right now. By asking them to stand, Connor is _______.

• identifying himself and establishing credibility

• previewing the main points of his presentation

• capturing listeners' attention and getting them involved

• misleading his audience

Valid reasons for creating a multimedia slide for a presentation include: illustrating and simplifying complex ideas, providing transitions from one major point to the next, and _______.

• entertaining the audience

• compensating for a weak presenter

• demonstrating your use of technology

• introducing or reviewing your key points

Extemporaneous delivery refers to _______.

• speaking freely, generally without notes, after preparing effectively

• memorizing your presentation content so that you don't have to use notes

• delivering an impromptu presentation without preparing

• relying on the audience to guide the presentation with questions

To deliver your presentation effectively, present your first sentence from memory, control your voice and your vocabulary, and _______.

• speak extemporaneously at the start of your presentation

• begin speaking immediately; that is, speak as soon as you are behind the lectern

• downplay your emotions

• show enthusiasm

Glossophobia refers to a fear of _______.

• public speaking

• smooth surfaces

• speaking foreign languages

• new technology

Lindsay plans to give her audience a handout with images of her PowerPoint slides. Lindsay should distribute this handout after her presentation to maintain audience control.

• True

• False