SPC 1608 Week 12 Quiz | Assignment Help | Hillsborough Community College

SPC 1608 Week 12 Quiz | Assignment Help | Hillsborough Community College

Question 1

When considering the use of fonts in presentation aids, you should know that a sans serif font

 

o   looks like handwriting.

o   has no added lines at the top and bottom.

o   is a decorative font.

o   is better for reading longer passages.

 

Question 2

Presentation aids are effective because we depend on _____ more than all the other senses combined.

 

o   Touch

o   hearing

o   sight

o   humor

 

Question 3

When using color in computer-generated presentation aids, you should use

 

o   the same background color on all visuals and no less than three colors for words.

o   the same background color on all visuals and no more than two colors for words.

o   a different background color on all visuals and no more than three colors for words.

o   a different background color on all visuals and no more than two colors for words.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 4

Cora is giving a presentation on marble collecting and has brought her own marble collection to show to the audience. She is not sure, however, the best way to present the marbles to her audience so that everyone can see them. What should Cora do?

 

o   Cora should invite the audience to come up and see the marbles after her speech, as long as no other speakers are scheduled to follow her.

o   Cora should ask for a volunteer to carry the marble jar around the room as she delivers her speech.

o   Cora should have the audience stand up and gather around her as she delivers her speech.

o   Cora should pass the marbles around as she delivers her speech.

 

Question 5

______ is the use of images as an integrated element in the total communication effort a speaker makes to achieve his or her speaking goal.

 

o   Visual rhetoric

o   Strategic presentation

o   Organizational procedure

o   Attention maintenance

 

Question 6

Without a doubt, the most violated principle of using presentation aids in public speaking is

 

o   “Consider your audience.”

o   “Appeal to the senses.”

o   “Make it big.”

o   “Avoid decorative fonts.”

 

 

 

 

Question 7

______ fonts are designed to look like handwriting; although interesting and dramatic, they should be used sparingly because they are harder to read.

 

o   Decorative

o   Script

o   Sans serif

o   Serif

 

Question 8

A presentation aid which is a pictorial representation of statistical data is a

 

o   model.

o   slide.

o   drawing.

o   graph.

 

Question 9

You should not select a presentation aid until you have

 

o   decided on the purpose of your speech.

o   practiced your speech several times.

o   perfected your nonverbal delivery.

o   developed your speaking notes.

 

 

 

 

 

Question 10

What advice does the text offer in regards to using people as presentation aids in a speech?

 

o   Rehearse with the person and try using a spur-of-the-moment volunteer in the speech.

o   Avoid using others as presentational aids; rely on yourself as the presentational aid.

o   Never use other people as presentation aids in a speech because of the potential for something to go wrong.

o   Make sure they don’t draw attention away from your speech; have them stand or sit still until they are needed in the speech.

 

Question 11

Rosie is giving a presentation on pet grooming and has brought her own dog to show to the audience. She is not sure, however, the best way to incorporate the dog into her speech so that audience has the best experience. What should Cora do?

 

o   Animals are the quickest way to attract audience attention.

o   Use animals with care, if at all.

o   Animals are never appropriate presentation aids.

o   Animals should only be used as presentation aids when speaking to audiences under the age of 18.

 

Question 12

Images or pictures stored in a computer file or in printed form that can be used in a presentation aid are

 

o   audiovisual aids.

o   typeface.

o   clip art.

o   pictorial graphics.

 

 

 

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of an audiovisual aid?

 

o   an overhead projection of a picture of the human heart

o   a YouTube clip of a doctor performing open heart surgery

o   a life-size replica of the human heart

o   a line graph displaying statistical information about the prevalence of heart disease in the United States over the past 30 years

 

 

 

Question 14

A small object that represents a larger object is known as a

 

o   drawing.

o   model.

o   graphic.

o   chart.

 

Question 15

What is one benefit of using drawings as presentation aids?

 

o   They are designed to be read from a far distance.

o   They are easy and inexpensive to make.

o   They help clarify statistical data.

o   They are more detailed than other presentation aids.

 

Question 16

Which model is Joe's best choice if he is presenting a speech on the contribution to holes in the ozone by cattle?

 

o   Joe should use pictures since the actual object is too large and cumbersome to be easily used as a presentation aid for this speech.

o   Joe should go ahead and use the Holstein, even if it is large and not easy to maneuver, because an object is always preferable to a drawing or model.

o   Joe should forego the use of presentation aids in such a situation since a large presentation aid (such as a cow) would be too distracting.

o   Joe should use a three-dimensional model of a Holstein along with the items he uses to groom the cattle since the actual object is too large to be easily used as a presentation aid for a speech.

 

Question 17

A graph that uses images to symbolize the data that appears on the graph is known as a

 

o   Chart.

o   bar graph.

o   picture graph.

o   line graph.

 

Question 18

Before his speech on organ donation, Nathan gave the audience a handout about the need for organs and the process for becoming an organ donor. Is this an effective use of presentation aids, according to the text’s guidelines?

 

o   No; Nathan should have waited until the conclusion to hand this out, as audience members will be distracted by what you give them.

o   No; Nathan confused the audience by having them look at a handout that didn’t relate to what he was speaking about.

o   Yes; Nathan drew the audience into the speech by having them focus on the handout right away.

o   Yes; Nathan used the handout in a timely and effective way, selecting the right presentation aid for the topic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 19

A ______ is anything tangible that helps communicate an idea to an audience.

 

o   model

o   visual rhetoric

o   diagram

o   presentation aid

 

Question 20

In Louise’s speech about various golf grips and strokes, Louise used several golf clubs and demonstrated the moves herself. According to your textbook’s guidelines on the use of presentation aids, was this a good technique?

 

o   Yes, but only if other objects or charts are used in conjunction with the speaker’s movements.

o   No; Louise should have used someone else to demonstrate, so that she could keep speaking.

o   No; demonstrations like this are distracting and too informal for a public speech.

o   Yes; a speaker can serve as a presentation aid to demonstrate how something works or is done.

 

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