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WorksheetsSpeech and Presentation Concepts Quiz
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the element of the rhetorical situation synonymous with setting?
Occasion
Purpose
Audience
Speaker
What is the purpose of a persuasive speech?
To inform
To entertain
To persuade
To demonstrate
What is a speech done with little to no preparation called?
Manuscript Speech
Memorized Speech
Impromptu Speech
Extemporaneous Speech
In the public speaking industry, what is another term for speaking anxiety?
Stage Fright
Communication Apprehension
Performance Anxiety
Public Speaking Fear
What is the spotlight effect?
Focusing on the speaker
Shifting attention away from you and towards your audience
Highlighting key points
Using visual aids effectively
What are false statements damaging someone's reputation called?
Libel
Slander
Defamation
Gossip
What is the purpose of a demonstration speech?
To inform
To entertain
To persuade
To demonstrate
What is the purpose of an informative speech?
To inform
To entertain
To persuade
To demonstrate
What is the subject of your presentation, argument, or demonstration called?
Thesis
Topic
Purpose
Audience
What is one complete sentence that identifies your purpose and argument in a clearly articulated central idea?
Introduction
Conclusion
Thesis Statement
Topic Sentence
What is buying or stealing someone else's work to submit as your own called?
Cheating
Plagiarism
Forgery
Copying
What is a group selected for a survey to inspire reasonable inferences about a population called?
Sample
Population
Census
Focus Group
What is the magic number; the preferred number of key points?
Two
Three
Four
Five
What is the organizational pattern based on categories called?
Chronological Arrangement
Spatial Arrangement
Categorical Arrangement
Problem-Solution Arrangement
What is a connective guiding the audience from one key point to the next called?
Transition
Bridge
Link
Connector
What are words that alert and signal listeners to a new thought called?
Bridge Words
Transition Words
Signal Words
Alert Words
What does the introduction of a speech include?
Attention, Value Step, Credibility, Thesis, & Preview of Key Points
Thesis, Body, Conclusion
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Hook, Thesis, Body
What does the conclusion of a speech include?
Restate thesis, restate key points, and call the audience to action
Summarize key points, thank the audience
Restate introduction, summarize body
Call to action, thank the audience
What is a comprehensive, specific, and concise structure to a presentation called?
Outline
Full-Sentence Outline
Bullet Points
Summary
What does WIIFT stand for?
What's in it for them?
Why is it fun today?
What is it for them?
Why is it for them?
What does KISS stand for?
Keep it simple, speaker!
Keep it short, speaker!
Keep it simple, stupid!
Keep it smart, speaker!
What is the feeling a word arouses called?
Connotation
Denotation
Implication
Inference
What is the literal, objective meaning of a word called?
Connotation
Denotation
Definition
Explanation
What is language that reinforces stereotypes and belittles called?
Exclusionary Language
Inclusionary Language
Discriminatory Language
Offensive Language
What is language that keeps the entire audience involved called?
Exclusionary Language
Inclusionary Language
Engaging Language
Inclusive Language
What impacts speaking style?
Vocabulary, structure, brevity, and use of rhetorical devices
Tone, volume, pace, and pitch
Gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact
Clarity, accuracy, and precision
What does CORE stand for?
Clear, Oral, Rhetorical, & Eloquent
Concise, Organized, Relevant, & Effective
Creative, Original, Reliable, & Engaging
Comprehensive, Objective, Rational, & Empathetic
What is a stylistic device of effective and intentional redundancy called?
Repetition
Alliteration
Assonance
Parallelism
What is the length of TED speeches and our attention spans for any given topic?
15 minutes
18 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
What is a visual aid comparing parts of a whole called?
Bar Chart
Pie Chart
Line Graph
Histogram
What depicts data changes over time?
Bar Chart
Pie Chart
Line Graph
Scatter Plot
What is how we show, tell, focus, point, and time our presentations called?
Delivery
Presentation
Performance
Execution
What do informative presentations answer?
Who, What, When, Where, and mostly How; yet still have an element of persuasion
Why, How, When, and Where
What, Why, and How
Who, What, and Why
What is a persuasive presentation?
An argument featuring a particular side or point of view that starts with Why
A presentation that informs the audience
A demonstration of a process
A speech that entertains the audience
What is a demonstration presentation?
The speaker tells, shows, and does a particular task or activity; actively informing the audience of a particular process
A presentation that persuades the audience
A speech that entertains the audience
A presentation that informs the audience
What is the value step?
Answers, "What's in it for them?" and clarifies the benefit the audience will receive from the presentation.
Summarizes the key points of the presentation
Introduces the topic and purpose of the presentation
Concludes the presentation with a call to action
What is the Tell-Show-Do Model?
A demonstration speech model incorporating verbal and physical components
A persuasive speech model focusing on argumentation
An informative speech model emphasizing clarity
A narrative speech model using storytelling
