1. 1. esis

2. Question 2

   10 Points

   After Laura finished her speech, Thomas Murphy told her that she didnt appear nervous at all. Laura had been sure the audience could see her hands shaking. Her experience illustrates the ____________.

   1. debilitation of anxiety

   2. importance of audience adaptation

   3. illusion of transparency

   4. application of habituation

• Question 3

  10 Points

  Susie was well prepared for her presentation: she used notes, a conversational style, moved around, and gestured to the audience. Susie is most likely using what type of delivery method?

  1. Extemporaneous

  2. Manuscript

  3. Memorized

  4. Impromptu

• Question 4

  10 Points

  Leah realized that she became more comfortable speaking in front of others every time she did it. This describes _____.

  1. habituation

  2. meditation

  3. context

  4. cognition

• Question 5

  10 Points

  At the end of the meeting, Carrie asked Leah what her thoughts were on the topics they discussed. What method of delivery will Leah use in this situation?

  1. Impromptu speaking

  2. Manuscript speaking

  3. Extemporaneous speaking

  4. Memorized speaking

• Question 6

  10 Points

  If Donna Italiano told the audience that PVHS has its hand around her and wouldnt let her go. What type of figurative language is she using?

  1. Simile

  2. Personification

  3. Metaphor

  4. Omission

• Question 7

  10 Points

  Susie memorized her speech. She rehearsed it for weeks and timed it to make sure she didnt run over the time limit. When she actually delivered the speech, she found herself much less nervous and much more confident than she expected to be. Which guideline for developing confidence applies here?

  1. Be prepared

  2. Recreate the speech environment when you rehearse

  3. Act calm to feel calm

  4. Focus on your audience

• Question 8

  10 Points

  Donna Italiano used _________ speaking when she delivered her speech word-for-word from a written text.

  1. extemporaneous

  2. memorized

  3. manuscript

  4. impromptu

• Question 9

  10 Points

  If Susie had said to the audience, We need your commitment, communication, and character. What linguistic device would she have been using?

  1. Alliteration

  2. Repetition

  3. Parallelism

  4. Antithesis

• Question 10

  10 Points

  During her speech, Susie varied her pitch to keep the audiences attention. This is known as:

  1. volume

  2. inflection

  3. rate

  4. articulation

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