Rehearsal — Unit test Answers

How can presentation aids reduce apprehension?

David was going to deliver his campaign speech for class president. He’d been up all night rehearsing in his room. He practically knew the speech by heart. However, when he got up to present at the school assembly, he completely forgot most of the speech. What could David have done in order to make his presentation better?

Using vocal filled pauses (umm, ahh and like) sends all of the following messages to the audience except?

____________ are presentation aids you can change during the course of your speech.

Which of the following is the most effective use of statistics?a.“A total of 820,151 legal induced abortions were reported in 2005, the abortion ratio (number of abortions per 1,000 live births) was 233, and the abortion rate was 15 per 1,000 women aged 15--44 years.” - (www.cdc.gov)b.Of all the girls I surveyed at this school, only 13.7% said they would consider having an abortion if they were to become pregnant.c.“According to the CDC, there were 306 abortions for every 1,000 live births in 1997.” - (http://www.nrlc.org/Factsheets/FS03_AbortionintheUS.pdf)d.According to Lisa M. Koonin, M.N., M.P.H. and Jack C. Smith, M.S., “Legal induced abortion is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States. Abortion rates for teenagers are much higher in the United States than in most Western European countries and in some Eastern European countries.”

All of the following are disadvantages of a memorized speech, except:

Read the passage and answer the question below.Should Children Be Allowed to Own and Use Cell phones?It is difficult to imagine a time when we did not have cell phones. Many of us rely on our phone throughout the day in order to stay in contact with our business, friends and families. Whether we like the cell phone or not, it has become an essential part of our society and there is little chance of its use being curtailed in the near future. Even children have begun to carry their own cell phones, not only for emergency and family use but to stay in touch with their friends through the use of text messaging. What are the positive and negative points of allowing a child to carry a cell phone?There's no doubt that when it's necessary, a cell phone becomes an important tool for a child to use in the event of an emergency. We live in a very difficult and sometimes dangerous world. Having a means of contact with your child at all times through the use of a cell phone could be a matter of their personal safety. Children have used cell phones to contact their parents or officials in the event of a threatening situation and have even used the photo ability of the cell phone to ward off or identify predators. As children grow older, it is also often a good idea to give them a certain degree of relative freedom. Responsible cell phone ownership could provide this for your child.On the other hand, owning a cell phone can have a lot of negative impact on a child as well. These phones can be a large distraction to them, both within the walls of the school system and outside. It becomes very easy for the child to receive text messages and pictures that the parents may not approve of. Along with that, there are also some health concerns, although unconfirmed, about the dangers of having concentrated cellular waves so close to a developing body on a regular basis.One option that may meld the two together is to have a cell phone for the child that is limited in its capability to send and receive calls. It would only be able to call out to emergency numbers and can only send and receive two pre-established numbers. This would give the parents some peace of mind, knowing that their child has a means to contact them in case of an emergency.There are several lines of reasoning that may help you to come to a decision of your own. First of all, if you have children this needs to be a personal issue, one that you will decide for the benefit of your children and yourself. You will also have to make sure that the cell phones are used within the guidelines that are established for them in the school system. That's part of being a parent, the responsibility of making decisions for your child within certain guidelines.

Which of the following is an advantage of a memorized speech?

A speaker uses the transition, "As we begin..." in order to do which of the following?

__________________ add concrete data to support your arguments, lend credibility to your speech, and help show the significance of the points you are trying to make.

Read the passage and answer the question below.Topic: Organ DonationSpecific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate.Thesis Statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you die.I. INTRODUCTIONA. Attention material/Credibility Material: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really, really want? What if it was something you couldn’t live without? Well, my cousin was five years old when he found out he needed a new kidney. He went on the organ waiting list right away. He was called twice during a six month span that they had a kidney available only to find out that the kidney wasn’t a good match. He had to wait again. The third time was a charm. A small adult was in an accident and his kidney was a good match. This story had a happy ending but so many do not.B. Tie to the audience: One of the people on the waiting list for an organ transplant might be someone you know. C. Thesis and Preview: Today I’d like to talk to you about first, the need for organ donors in our area, second, how you can become an organ donor after you die, and finally, how your family and organ donor recipients benefit from you donation. [Transition into body of speech]: I’ll begin by telling you about the need for organ donors. II. BODY A. People around the world but also right here in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois, need organ transplants and they need our help.1. The problem is that there is a lack of organs and organ donors who make organ transplantation possible. a. The need is many organs and tissues such as the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas, corneas, bone, skin, heart valves, and blood vessels(Iowa Statewide Organ Procurement Organization undated brochure).b. A new name is added to the national waiting list every 16 minutes. That means that 3 people will be added to the list during the time we are in class today. 1) The problem is that 10 people will die each day waiting for an organ transplant (LifeSource: Questions and Answers).2) The reason is that are only on the average 5,000 donors nationally per year (LifeSource: Statistics). c. You can choose to donate any needed organs or you can specify which organs or tissues you wish to donate.2.. Organ donation is very important. a. The following poem by Robert Test entitled, "To Remember Me," shows the importance of organ donation."Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby’s face or love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain… Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk…Take my cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that, someday, a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window (South Dakota Lions Eye Bank, undated brochure). b. Not only is this a problem nationally but also it is a big problem right here at home in the Midwest.1) Nationally, there are over 62,000 people waiting as of October 7, 1998. As of October 7, 1998, there are 1,422 people from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and part of Wisconsin that are on the organ waiting list (LifeSource: Statistics).2) The sad part is that there have only been 104 donors in the Midwest so far from January 1998 through August 1998 (LifeSource: Newsnotes).

Effective conclusions: restate main ideas, refer back to introduction, ask for a response, thank the audience.What is missing from the list of effective conclusions above?

Fred is giving a speech to a group of people trying to lose weight. The purpose of Fred's speech is to share 5 easy steps to becoming more active. It is really important to Fred that his audience remember the 5 steps when they leave. Which part of his conclusion should he emphasize to help his audience remember the steps?

A speech that is given word for word, but without reading from a script, is called a(n) ________________ speech.

Which of the following statements about primary sources is not true?

Why is it important to use color when preparing a presentation aid?

Your teacher gives you an assignment to speak on the Civil War in class. You have two weeks to prepare. Which of the following would be the best method of delivery in this situation?

What is a presentation aid?