Speaking and Listening: Planning a Multimedia Presentation

Question 1

Which is the strongest claim for a presentation about the global problem of a lack of clean drinking water?It is interesting to note that 82% of people who lack access to improved water live in rural areas, while just 18% live in urban areas.Everyone deserves access to clean drinking water, but it is unlikely that this goal can ever be reached.The United States is one of the many countries that are very lucky to have access to well water, bottled water, and tap water.The lack of access to clean

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D: The lack of access to clean drinking water poses a serious health risk around the world, and funds must be raised to help achieve universal access.

Question 2

Which of these are appropriate ways to hook an audience? Check all that apply.providing an interesting factasking a thoughtful questionbriefly mentioning the reasons that support the claimmaking the claim clear by stating, “In this presentation..."sharing a related quotationtelling a related joke or personal story

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Question 3

Which reasons best support the claim? Check all that apply.Claim: The lack of access to clean drinking water poses a serious health risk around the world, and funds must be raised to help achieve universal access.Hundreds of thousands of people die from diseases that come from drinking unclean water.This is largely due to the belief that bottled water is not safer than tap water.Clean drinking water doesn’t seem like it would be that hard to come by, but it is.Approximately one in nine people la

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A: Hundreds of thousands of people die from diseases that come from drinking unclean water.; D: Approximately one in nine people lacks access to safe water.; E: Spending money to improve water quality pays off in the long run.

Question 4

Which sentences from the source best support the reason stated on the notecard? Check all that apply.sentence 1sentence 2sentence 3sentence 4sentence 5

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B: sentence 2; C: sentence 3

Question 5

Which is the best image to show the global problem of unclean drinking water?

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C: [Image: Unclean water coming out of drainage pipes....]

Question 6

Which strategies are appropriate to use when public speaking? Check all that apply.monitoring body language to make sure it is not distractingpacing around the room during the presentationbeing mindful of the pacing of the presentation and adjusting accordinglyreading from notes for the majority of the speechbeing mindful of the volume and tone of the presentationshowing confidence by standing up straight

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Question 7

Which of these are effective strategies for preparing for your presentation? Check all that apply.reviewing my notes so that I am prepared to speak about the topicpracticing in front of a mirror, a friend, or a family memberpracticing speaking as quickly as possible to warm up my voicetiming the presentationresearching the topic ahead of timeputting all of my notes in my visuals so I can present without notes

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Question 8

Imagine that you need to change your presentation to convince a group of your peers to support a fundraiser for clean water. In a few sentences, explain what changes you would make to your original presentation.

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Answer

Question 9

Which is the strongest claim for a presentation about the global problem of a lack of clean drinking water?

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D: The lack of access to clean drinking water poses a serious health risk around the world, and funds must be raised to help achieve universal access.

Question 10

Which of these are appropriate ways to hook an audience? Check all that apply.

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D: making the claim clear by stating, “In this presentation..."

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