Deck 14: Presentations to Inform

Question 1

People can be completely objective and remove themselves from their own perceptual process.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Values are a set of beliefs and understandings a society has about the world.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Bias involves beliefs or ideas held on the basis of current evidence rather than conviction.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The speech to inform the audience on a topic, idea, or area of content is intended to be a display of attitude and opinion.

Question 5

According to psychologist Abraham Maslow, not everyone needs safety.

Question 6

In the context of journalism and mass media, gates and gatekeepers may include media owners, editors, or even the individual reporter in the context of mass communication.

Question 7

Demonstrating information requires emphasis on language that is vivid, captures attention, and excites the imagination.

Question 8

Not everyone will agree with every point or source of evidence, but diversity in your speech will have more to offer everyone.

Question 9

Framing involves something new, unusual, or unfamiliar.

Question 10

When you prepare your presentation, consider ways you can actively show application of your material.

Question 11

Verbal expression is an example of the linguistic learning style.

Question 12

Categorizing helps you design your speech to align with the logical/mathematical learning style.

Question 13

The informative report is a speech where you organize your information around key events, and provide context and illustration for your audience.

Question 14

Relevance involves qualities that arouse attention, stimulate curiosity, or move an individual to a more excited state of mind.

Question 15

Exposition means a public exhibition or display, often expressing a complex topic.

Question 16

The main goal in an informative presentation is to persuade, and that requires an emphasis on credibility, for the speaker and the data or information presented.

Question 17

A status report is always short, and is an update that requires little background.

Question 18

An informative speech requires the audience to actually do anything in terms of offering a response or solving a problem.

Question 19

Your audience should be able to discern your main points clearly the first time.

Question 20

Talking too slow is a common expression of speech anxiety.

Question 21

The ethical speaker admits it when he/she does not know something.

Question 22

Which of the following statements is true about informative speeches?

A) They seek to motivate the audience to change their minds.
B) They notify audiences on issues that are under consideration in a referendum.
C) They aim to start a new habit.
D) They aspire to get people to take on a new belief.
E) They try to influence people to adopt a new idea.

Question 23

Mutuality involves examining viewpoints other than your own, and taking steps to insure the speech is an ethnocentric one.

Question 24

A sales report presentation is designed to make a sale.

Question 25

The relationship between informing as opposed to persuading your audience is often expressed in terms of _____.

A) exposition versus interpretation
B) explanation versus argument
C) explication versus analysis
D) definition versus declaration
E) identification versus recognition

Question 26

An informative presentation can be generic and nonspecific to the listener.

Question 27

Rhythmic patterns and exercises help you design your speech to align with the bodily/kinesthetic learning style.

Question 28

Which of the following about a neutral speech is true?

A) The goal of speech to inform is to present an expository speech that reduces or tries to be free from covert interpretation.
B) Most people can be completely objective and remove themselves from their own perceptual process.
C) Subjectivity involves expressions and perceptions of facts that are free from distortion by your prejudices, bias, feelings or interpretations.
D) People express themselves and naturally relate what is happening now to what has happened to them in the past.
E) Objectivity involves expressions or perceptions that are modified, altered, or impacted by your personal bias, experiences, and background.

Question 29

Which of the following about bias is true?

A) It involves beliefs or ideas held on the basis of current evidence rather than conviction.
B) It encourages you to accept positive evidence that supports your existing beliefs only if they are true) and reject negative evidence that does not support your beliefs.
C) It is like a filter on your perceptions, thoughts, and ideas.
D) It makes you likely to reject positive support for opposing beliefs and accept negative evidence only if they are true).
E) In a biased frame of mind, you are inclined to pay attention to information.

Question 30

Trust once lost cannot be regained.

Question 31

_____ means a public exhibition or display, often expressing a complex topic in a way that makes the relationships and content clear.

A) Interpretation
B) Argumentation
C) Description
D) Exposition
E) Narration

Question 32

An informative presentation does not have to be a formal event.

Question 33

When we share information informally, _____.

A) we intend it to be a display of attitude
B) we divide people into groups that agree or disagree with the speaker
C) we use sarcasm to communicate attitude
D) we take sides
E) we often provide our own perspective and attitude for our own reasons

Question 34

There are distinct functions inherent in a speech to inform. Which of the following is not one of them?

A) You will be offering to share with the audience some of the information you have gathered relating to a topic.
B) By looking at your speech from an audience-oriented perspective, you will increase your ability to increase the audience's understanding.
C) When you present your speech to inform, you may want to maintain the audience member's perceptions of your topic.
D) Your intentions are to inform the audience, increasing their understanding of a particular subject, and gaining new skills.
E) The act of sharing will reduce ignorance, increase learning, and facilitate understanding of your chosen topic.

Question 35

Intrapersonal learning style includes organizing as an example.

Question 36

The dependence of the conversational partners on one another leads to intradependence.

Question 37

_____ involves adapting the information to communicate a message, perspective, or agenda.

A) Argumentation
B) Interpretation
C) Narration
D) Description
E) Exposition

Question 38

Respect is an act of giving and displaying particular attention to the value you associate with someone or a group.

Question 39

Which of the following about a point of view is false?

A) Everyone has a point of view, as as they may try to be close-minded.
B) It is unique to you.
C) It is influenced by your experiences.
D) It is influenced by factors like gender, race, ethnicity, physical characteristics, and social class.
E) It is your perception of an idea or concept from your previous experience and understanding.

Question 40

_____ is an unreasoned or not-well-thought-out judgment.

A) Framing
B) Gatekeeping
C) Reciprocity
D) Anomaly
E) Bias

Question 41

Themes of independence, overcoming challenging circumstances, and -fought victory are seen repeatedly in American programming and national speeches. They reflect an aspect of American _____.

A) sociocentrism
B) stereotyping
C) pathos
D) priming
E) culture

Question 42

Individual projects, self-paced instruction, and note-taking are strategies associated with which learning style?

A) Logical/mathematical
B) Intrapersonal
C) Bodily/kinesthetic
D) Linguistic
E) Interpersonal

Question 43

To avoid boring your audience, consider the question, "_____" from the audience's perspective and plan to answer it specifically with vivid examples.

A) Is that all?
B) Are these judgments accurate?
C) Does this make sense?
D) Will I understand this?
E) What's in it for me?

Question 44

_____ involves qualities that arouse attention, stimulate curiosity, or move an individual to a more excited state of mind.

A) Creativity
B) Novelty
C) Application
D) Interest
E) Relevance

Question 45

Importance:

A) involves perceptions of worth, value, and usefulness.
B) involves something new, unusual, or unfamiliar.
C) involves qualities that move an individual to a more excited state of mind.
D) means that the information applies, relates, or has significance to the listener.
E) is a set of beliefs and understandings a society has about the world.

Question 46

Organizing, negotiating, and mediating are examples of which learning style?

A) Linguistic
B) Spatial
C) Intrapersonal
D) Interpersonal
E) Logical/mathematical

Question 47

Graphic organizers, classifying, and working with patterns and relationships are strategies to help you design your speech to align with the _____ learning style.

A) musical
B) bodily
C) logical/mathematical
D) spatial
E) bodily/kinesthetic

Question 48

_____ is a process of selecting what the audience will see and hear and in what order.

A) Incorporation
B) Priming
C) Agenda setting
D) Framing
E) Selection

Question 49

Which of the following about using outside information is false?

A) Using outside sources will contribute depth to your speech.
B) Using outside sources provide support for your main points.
C) Using outside sources enhance your credibility as a speaker.
D) It is unethical to use outside information even if you clearly cite your sources.
E) "According to _____" is a normal way of attributing information to a source.

Question 50

Which of the following is an example of the musical learning style?

A) Language
B) Mental imagery
C) Pitch and tone
D) Dance
E) Collaboration

Question 51

Which of the following is an example of the spatial learning style?

A) Focusing/concentration
B) Mediating
C) Sense of timing and balance
D) Speaking
E) Mental imagery

Question 52

_____ is a process of determining what news, information, or entertainment will reach a mass audience.

A) Incorporation
B) Gatekeeping
C) Exposition
D) Framing
E) Relevance

Question 53

Memorizing words names, places, and dates) are examples of the _____ learning style.

A) intrapersonal
B) spatial
C) bodily
D) logical
E) linguistic

Question 54

Drama, role playing, touching and manipulating objects, demonstrating are some strategies to help you design your speech to align with the _____ learning style.

A) bodily/kinesthetic
B) musical
C) spatial
D) interpersonal
E) intrapersonal

Question 55

Which of the following is not a way to help listeners learn?

A) Limit the number of details
B) Focus on clear main points
C) Pace yourself carefully
D) Speak with concern for clarity
E) Do not use restatement and repetition

Question 56

The best salespersons recognize that _____ communication is the key to success, as it builds a healthy relationship where the customer's needs are met, thereby meeting the salesperson's own needs.

A) ethical
B) analytical
C) systematic
D) legal
E) intercultural

Question 57

_____ involves placing an imaginary set of boundaries around a story, of what is included and omitted, influencing the story itself.

A) Acculturation
B) Bypassing
C) Exposition
D) Framing
E) Relevance

Question 58

Which of the following about ethical informative speakers is false?

A) They express respect for listeners by avoiding prejudiced comments against any group.
B) They are honest about the information presented.
C) They are mendacious about information that may contradict the speaker's personal biases.
D) They admit it when they do not know something.
E) A central but often unspoken expectation of the speaker is that we will be ethical.

Question 59

Begin with your _____ at the beginning of your informative speech and make sure it is dynamic and arresting.

A) central idea
B) specific purpose statement
C) general purpose statement
D) residual message
E) attention statement

Question 60

Which of the following about the types of informative speech is true?

A) An effective speech to inform will take a simple topic and explain it to the audience in ways that increase audience understanding.
B) A status report is always short, and is an update that requires little background.
C) The informative report is a speech where you organize your information around technical data and provide context and illustration for your audience.
D) The main goal in an informative presentation is to persuade, and that requires an emphasis on credibility, for the speaker and the data or information presented.
E) Informative presentations come in similar sizes, shapes, and forms.

Question 61

Which of the following about exploitation is true?

A) When we speak ethically, we do not intentionally exploit one another.
B) A relationship with an audience should be perceived as a means to an end.
C) You should only focus on what you get out of a relationship.
D) Focusing merely on what you get out of a relationship will lead you to treat people as individuals.
E) The temptation to exploit others in business situations is rare.

Question 62

Which of the following about trust is false?

A) Trust once lost cannot be regained.
B) It builds over time, through increased interaction and the reduction of uncertainty.
C) Trust is a process, not a thing.
D) It takes a long time to build trust in a relationship.
E) It can be lost in a much shorter amount of time.

Question 63

_____ underlines the need to be open-minded, an expression of one's willingness to examine diverse perspectives.

A) Honesty
B) Mutuality
C) Reciprocity
D) Nonjudgmentalism
E) Respect

Question 64

The use of _____ and displays of sensitivity are key components of effective communication, and your emphasis on the content of your speech and not yourself will be appreciated.

A) slang
B) clichés
C) axioms
D) paradigms
E) euphemisms

Question 65

_____ means taking advantage, using someone else for one's own purposes.

A) Reciprocity
B) Nonjudgmentalism
C) Exploitation
D) Gatekeeping
E) Framing

Question 66

Differentiate between exposition and interpretation.

Question 67

The introduction of a presentation:

A) raises interest and motivates the listener.
B) addresses key points.
C) communicates a point and common ground.
D) summarizes key points.
E) communicates the main point.

Question 68

Communication involves sharing and that requires _____.

A) resourcefulness
B) trust
C) responsibility
D) diversity
E) objectivity

Question 69

_____ means searching for common ground and understanding with the audience.

A) Nonjudgmentalism
B) Mutuality
C) Honesty
D) Respect
E) Trust

Question 70

_____, or truthfulness, is a key ingredient in trust.

A) Mutuality.
B) Respect
C) Nonjudgmentalism
D) Reciprocity
E) Honesty

Question 71

_____ is a relationship of mutual exchange and interdependence.

A) Trust
B) Respect
C) Honesty
D) Nonjudgmentalism
E) Reciprocity

Question 72

Describe five suggestions to help you present a neutral speech.

Question 73

Describe the explanation part of a presentation to inform people on how to do something.

Question 74

_____ can be defined as an act of giving and displaying particular attention to the value you associate with someone or a group.

A) Sincerity
B) Mutuality
C) Reciprocity
D) Respect
E) Honesty

Question 75

The attention statement of a presentation:

A) communicates the central theme.
B) summarizes key points.
C) addresses key points.
D) communicates a point and common ground.
E) raises interest and motivates the listener.

Question 76

Describe the theory of multiple intelligences.

Question 77

Which of the following is not true about an informational presentation?

A) It is a common request in business and industry.
B) It is the verbal and visual equivalent of a written report.
C) It is more often theoretical than analytical.
D) Informative presentations serve to present specific information for specific audiences for specific goals.
E) It does not have to be a formal event, though it can be.

Question 78

What is gatekeeping? Describe any two aspects of gatekeeping.

Question 79

The residual message of a presentation:

A) raises interest and motivates the listener.
B) communicates a point and common ground.
C) addresses key points.
D) summarizes key points.
E) communicates the central theme.

Question 80

Which of the following about nonjudgmentalism is false?

A) It underscores the importance of approaching communication from an honest perspective.
B) It may include taking the perspective that there is common ground to be found with each other.
C) It may include taking the perspective that being different is inherently bad.
D) It emphasizes the significance of approaching communication where you value and respect your audience.
E) It underlines the need to be open-minded, an expression of one's willingness to examine diverse perspectives.