Deck 12: Developing a Public Presentation

Question 1

Chronological organization follows the relationship of main points in terms of their physical proximity/direction.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Explain how a speaker would use the 'elimination' pattern in organizing a presentation.

Answer 2

A speaker using the elimination pattern would want to advocate or support a particular answer or solution to a problem, but would do so by first giving a list of possible solutions, then systematically showing the problems with each one and eliminating it from the list. This would logically lead the audience to agreeing with the speaker that his/her solution should be the preferred choice to solve the problem.

Question 3

Explain why you should avoid ending a speech by saying, "Thank you."

Answer 3

The authors believe that most speakers say "Thank you" at the end of a presentation because they have not thought about how else to conclude the presentation. They believe that if the speaker has clearly signposted that the speech is drawing to a close, it should not be necessary to say 'thank you' to let the audience know that the speech is over.

Question 4

Audiences of an oral presentation often require more explicit transitions than readers of written work do.

Question 5

In the introduction, the speaker should do all of the following except:

A) Establish credibility
B) Build a relationship with the audience
C) Explain the importance of the topic for the audience
D) Provide closure

Question 6

In developing the body of a speech, the speaker should seek to have:

A) As many main points as possible
B) Only two main points
C) Two to three well-developed main points
D) One main point

Question 7

Discuss why a speaker should state his/her purpose in giving the speech as a part of the introduction.

Question 8

In writing an attention-getter for the introduction, a speaker must be sure he/she is comfortable with it.

Question 9

The introduction and conclusion should make up 50% of a speaker's presentation time.

Question 10

In developing the body of a speech, the speaker should seek to have:

A) As many subpoints as possible to support each main idea
B) Only two subpoints to support each main idea
C) One subpoint
D) None of the above

Question 11

Explain the use of the unity principle in developing the body of a speech.

Question 12

Explain the guidelines speakers should follow in creating an attention-getter for the introduction.

Question 13

The number of subpoints should always be the same in every presentation.

Question 14

Speakers should include only information that follows logically from their thesis statement in a presentation.

Question 15

In the conclusion, the speaker should do all of the following except:

A) Provide an orientation to the topic
B) Reinforce thesis and purpose
C) Emphasize audience involvement
D) Provide closure

Question 16

Introductions and conclusions should be written before finishing the body of the speech.

Question 17

Identify six components of conclusions.

Question 18

A clincher statement is a phrase that that allows you to end your speech strongly and smoothly.

Question 19

Argumentation is not the same as disagreement.

Question 20

When a causal pattern is used to organize the body of a speech, the main points are arranged according to cause and effect.

Question 21

In applying the guidance principle when preparing a presentation, a speaker should be sure to:

A) Include transitions to help the audience follow the information
B) Avoid transitions so that the audience does not feel overly directed
C) Allow the audience to provide their own internalized transitions
D) Allow equal time and development for all main points

Question 22

Speakers should establish their expertise or personal experience on their subject in the introduction in order to:

A) Boast about credentials
B) Limit expertise
C) Establish credibility
D) Decrease trust

Question 23

Providing audience with any background information needed on the topic during the introduction is referred to as:

A) Reinforcement
B) Emergence
C) Conflict
D) Orientation

Question 24

The organizing principles discussed in this chapter are:

A) Points, product, personality, people
B) Points, unity, coherence, signposting
C) Points, unity, balance, guidance
D) Points, main points, subpoints, thesis

Question 25

Using humor in a presentation, whether in the introduction, body, or conclusion, requires:

A) Standup talent
B) Appropriateness
C) Excellent timing
D) A younger audience

Question 26

When using the cause-effect pattern to organize a presentation, a speaker must be sure to:

A) Ask the audience a question and then answer it
B) Convince the audience that the cause and effect are connected
C) Arrange the presentation according to categories
D) Prove that the solution solves the problem

Question 27

When Sue talked about how to get a college degree, she organizes her speech on the basis of three main points: general education requirement courses, major requirement courses and elective courses. Which organizational pattern does she use for her speech?

A) Causal
B) Topical
C) Problem-Solution
D) Chronological

Question 28

Personal narratives or references should not be used in an introduction if:

A) They gain the audience's attention
B) They establish speaker credibility
C) They establish a relationship with the audience
D) They make the audience too uncomfortable to listen

Question 29

An important guideline to remember in using a rhetorical question in an introduction is:

A) Do not ask the audience to respond to the rhetorical question
B) Do not comment on, explain, or interpret the audience's response to the question
C) Do not ask the audience to respond if the question is potentially embarrassing
D) Do not ask the audience questions

Question 30

In selecting an organizational pattern for a presentation, a speaker should:

A) Use the pattern he/she knows best
B) Consider topic, purpose, and audience
C) Use the pattern the audience knows best
D) Consider avoiding unity principle

Question 31

A typical chronological pattern in a presentation on the history of genetic engineering might include:

A) Current developments, origins, future applications
B) Origins, current developments, future applications
C) Applications, problems, promise
D) Promise, problems, ethical issues

Question 32

"First, I will talk about X. Then, I will talk about Y. Finally, I will talk about Z." is an example of

A) attention getter
B) preview
C) transition
D) organizational pattern

Question 33

If the main points of a presentation to a college audience are, "Why are college costs so high?", "How can we cut costs?", and "What costs will we face in the future?", the organizational pattern used is:

A) Cause and effect
B) Chronological
C) Question and answer
D) Problem-solution

Question 34

The balance principle as applied to speech organization and development implies that:

A) The first main point should receive the most time and attention in a presentation
B) The final main point should receive the most time and attention in a presentation
C) All main points should receive equal time and attention in a presentation
D) The introduction and conclusion should receive the most time and attention in a presentation

Question 35

When deciding between using a problem-solution or an elimination pattern to organize a presentation, a speaker should consider:

A) What the speaker knows about the issue
B) What the audience knows about the issue
C) What the audience will hear about the issue in the future
D) What the speaker has researched

Question 36

The impact of a speaker's message is greatest:

A) Before it is heard
B) While it is being spoken
C) Immediately after it is heard
D) 12 to 24 hours after it is heard

Question 37

"Now that we have talked about X, let's turn our attention to the matter of Y." This statement is a(n)

A) Clincher
B) Subpoint
C) Attention getter
D) Transition

Question 38

Announcing to your audience verbally and nonverbally that you have reached the conclusion of your speech is known as:

A) Attention getter
B) Clincher statement
C) Wrap-up signal
D) Enumerated preview

Question 39

Quotations are less effective in an introduction if:

A) The speaker does not explain how/why the quotation relates to the topic
B) The speaker does not imitate the original source of the quotation
C) The audience knows the quotation
D) The audience knows the source of the quotation