Exam 13: Delivering Your Speech

_____ speaking is a delivery style in which the speaker uses an outline and has rehearsed the presentation so that it can be delivered in a fluent manner.

When you strip a phrase or sentence of nonessential words that the audience expects or with which they are so familiar that they will mentally fill them in, you are using inversion.

In a persuasive speech on lowering property taxes, Carol wanted to compare the taxes paid by homeowners in five different counties. In order to present the information clearly, which of the following visual aids should she choose?

According to your book, the extemporaneous style of speaking is the appropriate style for most situations today.

Parker told his audience that the beaches of Monaco were calling him to return after his recent trip there. This type of figurative language is which of the following?

After watching a videotape of her speech, Marisa concludes that her vocal delivery is monotone and difficult to understand. Using the four aspects of vocal delivery in your book, give Marisa advice on how she might improve her vocal delivery.

Shawna planned to demonstrate the two-step for one of her informative speeches and needed a partner to make the demonstration successful. Which important guideline should she consider when using people as visual aids?

What are the five tips the textbook provides for using PowerPoint effectively?

Which of the following is TRUE of effective verbal delivery?

Explain specific and concrete words.

Instead of simply saying, "The dog slept on the chair," Emily said, "The lethargic dachshund snoozed contentedly on the overstuffed armchair." This best illustrates what principle of effective verbal delivery?

A commercial for an international airline uses upbeat music and images of exotic animals and beautiful scenery. It also includes the following statement, "This home, this land, this Africa." Which element of dramatic language is effectively employed?

Metaphors, similes, and personification are forms of _____ language.

In a speech on the characteristics of a diamond, Kelley used an easel and a series of large photographs attached to a foam board to illustrate her points. When she began her speech, she had the top picture turned over, so the audience could not see it. As she discussed each characteristic, she uncovered the photograph appropriate to it. Which guideline for using visual aids was she using?

_____ is a figurative device in which a speaker attributes human qualities to inanimate ideas or things.

The text recommends a bar graph as the best way to show trends over a period of time.

Which of the following is a recommendation found in the text for eye contact?

A speech style common to an ethnic group or a geographic region is known as a(n) _____.

Patricia showed a video clip from a popular movie to her class of 24 students at the beginning of her five-minute presentation. The clip lasted approximately a minute and a half and was shown on a television. Was this a good idea?

Reversing the normal order of words in a phrase or sentence is called _____.