Comm Test 2 Part 10 – Flashcards
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After he had made a joke about how slow the "old geezers" were at his local grocery store, Jamie realized that about half of his audience was over the age of 70. What aspect of using humor did Jamie fail to consider?
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be certain your humor is appropriate to your listeners
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Mark heard a great joke about a computer network administrator. He decided to use it in his speech on financial aid as a way to get the audience warmed up. When he gave his introduction, he noticed that his audience looked somewhat confused when he previewed his main points. What tip for using humor did Mark fail to follow?
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use humor to make a point
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"Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and tell them what you told them" is one way to describe the informative technique of ____.
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building redundancy into the speech
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Anders spoke on the mountain ranges in New Mexico. In his introduction, he previewed his main points. As he got to each main point, he used an internal preview and an internal summary. At the end of his speech, he summarized his main points. Which strategy for making your speech memorable did Anders use?
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building redundancy into the speech
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By building redundancy into a speech, a speaker has a greater chance of making the speech _____.
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memorable
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Based on adult learning principles, which of the following is NOT the kind of information adults prefer?
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information for the sake of knowing
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When giving a presentation to adults, the adult learning principles suggest it is important to _____.
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relate their life experiences to what they will be learning
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Margarite is giving a presentation on listening skills to a group of people who work for a large corporation. She plans a presentation that revolves around activities that they can participate in and relates these activities to situations they encounter every day at work. Margarite is using which of the following to make her presentation memorable?
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using adult learning principles
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Adapting your presentation to your audience's "mental in-boxes" relates to which of the following?
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using adult learning principles
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Enrique said, "Listen carefully, this is the most convincing reason why life is likely to exist on other planets." He is using which of the following techniques to make his presentation memorable?
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reinforcing key ideas verbally
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When Kiko reviewed the main points in her informative speech, she slowed down her rate of speech, decreased her volume, made sure to articulate each word clearly, and paused between each point. What technique of making an informative speech memorable did Kiko effectively employ?
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reinforcing key ideas nonverbally
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Which of the following demonstrates the idea of reinforcing key ideas nonverbally during a speech?
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gesturing to emphasize key phrases
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John made a presentation at work in which he explained how to handle customer complaints. This would be an example of an informative speech.
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true
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Providing insights into the World Trade Center attacks of 2001 is a form of presentation about people.
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false
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A speech that is about anything you can see or touch is a speech about an object.
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true
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It is common for most presentations about procedures to begin with the word "when."
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false
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In giving an informative speech about a person, your book recommends including as many details of the person's life as possible.
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false
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Your book suggests that presentations about people must be organized chronologically.
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false
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A topical organizational pattern is structured around the logical divisions of the item you're describing.
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true
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"Pace your information flow" means to spread the details out in your speech, rather than presenting a large number of significant details all at once.
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true
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It is common for people to learn by building on what they already know.
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true
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Landy gave a speech on making new friends. She began by asking, "Would you like to have two new friends by the end of the semester?" This is an example of relating new information to old.
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false
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A word picture is a description that helps the audience imagine the sight, sound, taste, smell, or touch of what you are talking about.
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true
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It is NOT possible to create a word picture that describes the sense of touch.
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false
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When you present summaries of data, a line graph is one way to quickly and memorably reinforce the words and numbers you cite.
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true
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As long as your humor is funny, it does not necessarily need to be "appropriate" for the audience.
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false
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In your speech, you should NOT use humorous quotations because citing the source takes away from the focus of your speech.
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false
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According to your book, making yourself the butt of a joke is NOT an effective use of humor.
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false
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One way to make an informative speech clear is by providing signposts at strategic points to give the audience time to process the information they have just heard.
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true
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Repeating your main points several times throughout a speech should be avoided regardless of the type of speech you are presenting.
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false
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Adult learners prefer to deal with more abstract ideas that have indirect relevance to their lives.
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false
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Pausing just before you make an important point in your speech is an example of reinforcing your key ideas verbally.
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false
