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Question 21

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Your vocal ___________ is the loudness or softness of your voice.

A) volume
B) pitch
C) rate
D) fluency

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Question 22

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Which of the following is NOT an important factor when using gestures during a speech?

A) The size of the space
B) They should be appropriate in size in relation to your proximity to the audience.
C) They should be spontaneous, but looked planned.
D) Gestures should look spontaneous rather than planned.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Question 23

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Avoiding ___________ during a speech is a response to fear that makes the speaker feel hidden and protected; having it can make the speaker feel vulnerable because it acknowledges that the audience is evaluating the speaker.

Although public speaking does not threaten a person's physical, academic, or financial well-being, many people feel public speaking threatens their emotional well-being, so they therefore identify giving a speech as a

Which statement is most accurate about facial expressions during a speech?

Which type of speech is composed word-for-word and then delivered from memory?

A _______________ is a graphic display of numeric information.

Which of the following is good to remember during an impromptu speech?

Evan was stricken with ____________ early in life, and it has always inhibited his ability to communicate. He dreams of being a sportscaster one day, so he undergoes intensive speech therapy in the hope of improving the fluency of his speech.

Singer Barbra Streisand did not perform onstage for almost 30 years after a concert in 1967 where she forgot the words to a song. In 2005, she told journalist Diane Sawyer that the experience was "staggering" and led to her debilitating _______________ that didn't end until the 1990s.

Which of the following is NOT an influencing factor on public speaking anxiety?

When speakers are nervous, their vocal _______________ becomes higher than normal.

In a 2001 survey of over a thousand people, the second most commonly cited fear was what?

A particularly good time to incorporate ________ into your delivery is during a transition in your speech because your change in position will correspond to a change in your remarks.

Daniel is nervous about his speech, so he decides to memorize it. He has a strong memory, and he spends days learning his speech word-for-word. When he gives the speech, it starts off very well, but midway through, one of his classmates' cell phones rings and Daniel gets distracted. He cannot get back on track and must sit down with the speech unfinished. What disadvantage to a memorized speech did Daniel encounter?

A technique that often helps individuals perform well, even if they are experiencing stage fright, is __________________: developing a mental image of oneself giving a successful performance.

Zoe is charged with training the new group of interns at her bank for the summer. She knows there is a lot of information they need to have to be effective. She therefore designs a presentation aid with graphics and videos. Because Zoe needs the interns to be able to remember this information quickly, she hopes her presentation aid will improve the interns'

__________ slides often take the form of bulleted lists of words or phrases that are relevant to the presenter's topic.

Blake is giving a persuasive speech against product testing on animals. Although his facts and figures are compelling, he knows images of the abused animals will be more effective. Therefore, Blake prepares a PowerPoint presentation with many ___________ slides featuring pictures of animals used in product testing.

____________ are movements of the hands and arms that express meaning.