COMM 101 Chapter 14 Quiz

chapter 14 Key 1. Which of the following does your textbook mention as an advantage of using visual aids in a public speech? A. Using visual aids enhances the clarity of the speaker's message. B. Using visual aids reduces the need for eye contact with the audience. C. Using visual aids can help combat the speaker's stage fright. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both using visual aids enhances the clarity of the speaker's message and using visual aids can help combat the speaker's stage fright. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #1 Topic: Visual Aids 2. According to your textbook, which of the following is an advantage of using visual aids in a speech? A. Using visual aids can increase the clarity of a speaker's message. B. Using visual aids can increase the audience's retention of a speaker's message. C. Using visual aids can increase the persuasiveness of a speaker's message. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both using visual aids can increase the clarity of a speaker's message and using visual aids can increase the audience's retention of a speaker's message. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #2 Topic: Visual Aids 3. Visual aids can be very useful to a speaker because they A. often take the place of statistics. B. enhance the clarity of a speaker's ideas. C. can be passed among members of the audience. D. do not require a great deal of explanation. E. All of these answers are correct. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #3 Topic: Visual Aids 4. Visual aids are often helpful to a speaker because they can A. enhance the clarity of a speaker's ideas. B. make information more interesting to listeners. C. help listeners retain a speaker's ideas. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both enhance the clarity of a speaker's ideas and make information more interesting to listeners. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #4 Topic: Visual Aids 5. If the object you want to use as a visual aid is not available, the next best option ideally is a A. model. B. chart. C. slide. D. photograph. E. drawing. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #5 Topic: Visual Aids 6. As your textbook explains, if you plan to use a photograph as a visual aid in a speech, you should usually A. display the photograph using presentation technology such as PowerPoint. B. pass the photograph among the audience so everyone can look at it. C. use a photograph in an oversize book and hold it where it can be seen. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both pass the photograph among the audience so everyone can look at it and use a photograph in an oversize book and hold it where it can be seen. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #6 Topic: Visual Aids 7. __________ are especially valuable for showing an audience statistical trends and patterns. A. Models B. Diagrams C. Transparencies D. Blueprints E. Graphs Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #7 Topic: Visual Aids 8. If you were discussing statistical trends in a speech, what kind of visual aid would probably work best to clarify the trends for listeners? A. a chart B. a map C. a diagram D. a graph E. a model Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #8 Topic: Visual Aids 9. A __________ graph is best suited for showing changes in statistics over time or space. A. pie B. line C. distributive D. parallel E. ratio Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #9 Topic: Visual Aids 10. If you wanted to compare the changes over the last 10 years in the number of people who get their news from newspapers and the number of people who get their news from the Internet, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a A. pie graph. B. diagram. C. chart. D. line graph. E. wave graph. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #10 Topic: Visual Aids 11. If you wanted to show the increase in the cost of commercials during the Super Bowl over the past 40 years, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a A. diagram. B. wave graph. C. line graph. D. pie graph. E. chart. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #11 Topic: Statistics Topic: Visual Aids 12. Which of the following would probably be the best kind of visual aid to illustrate the rising cost of a college degree? A. a line graph B. a chart C. a diagram D. a bar graph E. a pie graph Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #12 Topic: Visual Aids 13. Which of the following would probably be the best kind of visual aid to show changes in the homicide rate in Washington, D.C., over the past twenty years? A. a diagram B. a line graph C. a chart D. a bar graph E. a pie graph Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #13 Topic: Visual Aids 14. A __________ graph is best suited for illustrating the relationship among parts of a whole. A. parallel B. ratio C. bar D. pie E. line Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #14 Topic: Visual Aids 15. While working on his speech, Elliot decided to use a visual showing the proportions of the U.S. federal budget spent in four major areas—defense entitlement programs, nonentitlement programs, and miscellaneous spending. What type of visual aid should he use? A. a pictogram B. a line graph C. an illustration D. a photograph E. a pie graph Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #15 Topic: Visual Aids 16. Enrique was asked by the president of his company to prepare a visual aid showing the proportion of employees who get to work by driving, carpooling, public transportation, or some other method. The best kind of visual aid for him to use would be A. a photograph B. a pictogram C. an illustration D. a pie graph E. a drawing Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #16 Topic: Visual Aids 17. Which of the following would probably be the best kind of visual aid to show the proportion of deaths last year that resulted from accidents, illnesses, natural causes, and homicides? A. a line graph B. a chart C. a photograph D. a pie graph E. a diagram Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #17 Topic: Visual Aids 18. Which of the following would probably be the best visual aid to demonstrate the distribution of grades for a class? A. a pie graph B. a quota graph C. a longitudinal graph D. a partition graph E. a line graph Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #18 Topic: Visual Aids 19. A __________ graph is best suited for showing comparisons between two or more items. A. picture B. parallel C. distributive D. ratio E. bar Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #19 Topic: Visual Aids 20. If you wanted to demonstrate the comparative spending of the United States and Canada on four different kinds of social services, which type of visual aid would be most effective? A. a bar graph B. a drawing C. a line graph D. a chart E. a pie graph Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #20 Topic: Visual Aids 21. If you wanted to compare the number of men and the number of women who earned bachelor's degrees in engineering, science, and the humanitie in 2014, you would probably use a A. parallel graph. B. drawing. C. ratio graph. D. bar graph. E. pictogram. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #21 Topic: Visual Aids 22. If you wanted to compare the current infant mortality rate, average lifespan, and cost of living in the United States and Denmark, which type of visual aid should you probably use? A. a ratio graph B. a chart C. a bar graph D. a drawing E. a line graph Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #22 Topic: Visual Aids 23. If you wanted to compare the amount of fossil fuels, solar power, and wind energy used in the United States and Germany, which type of visual aid would be most effective? A. a pie graph B. a line graph C. a bar graph D. a drawing E. a chart Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #23 Topic: Visual Aids 24. A(n) __________ is a visual aid that summarizes a large block of information, usually in list form. A. diagram B. chart C. pictogram D. illustration E. graph Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #24 Topic: Visual Aids 25. According to your textbook, charts are especially useful as visual aids when a speaker needs to A. summarize the steps in a process. B. illustrate changes in statistics over time. C. include more categories than can be presented in a pie or bar graph. D. ? All of these answers are correct. E. Both summarize the steps in a process and include more categories than can be presented in a pie or bar graph. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #25 Topic: Visual Aids 26. If you wanted to summarize the steps of a process in a speech, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be a A. model. B. chart. C. diagram. D. photograph. E. graph. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #26 Topic: Visual Aids 27. If you wanted to compare the military spending of the United States to that of eight other nations, what type of visual aid should you probably use A. a map B. a chart C. a line graph D. a pie graph E. a diagram Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #27 Topic: Visual Aids 28. If you wanted to summarize the eight steps in a criminal trial, the best type of visual aid to use would probably be a A. line graph B. photograph C. chart D. model E. drawing Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #28 Topic: Visual Aids 29. d Colin wanted to use a visual aid to summarize the steps involved in the process of mummification. The best kind of visual aid for him to use woul probably be a A. drawing B. chart C. line graph D. photograph E. model Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #29 Topic: Visual Aids 30. Which of the following would probably be the best kind of visual aid to summarize the major types of agricultural crops grown in the United States? A. a chart B. a model C. a photograph D. a drawing E. a map Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #30 Topic: Visual Aids 31. Alain is planning to use video as a visual aid in his persuasive speech. According to your textbook, he should A. limit the video to about 30 seconds in length. B. edit the video to illustrate his point clearly and precisely. C. make sure the video will project clearly on a large screen or monitor. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both limit the video to about 30 seconds in length and make sure the video will project clearly on a large screen or monitor. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #31 Topic: Delivery 32. Xiaodan plans to show a video of an explosion in her speech. According to your textbook, she should A. make sure the video is sharp enough for a large screen or monitor. B. cue the video to start exactly where she wants it. C. wait until the end of her speech to show the video. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both make sure the video is sharp enough for a large screen or monitor and cue the video to start exactly where she wants it. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #32 Topic: Delivery 33. If you were giving a speech about how to execute basic karate moves, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be A. yourself. B. a photograph. C. a chart. D. a drawing. E. a painting. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #33 Topic: Visual Aids 34. According to your textbook, when using PowerPoint slides in a speech, you should A. try to come up with a slide for every point in the speech. B. use slides only where they are needed to communicate your ideas. C. write your outline on the slides so the audience can read along with you. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both try to come up with a slide for every point in the speech and use slides only where they are needed to communicate your ideas. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #34 Topic: Delivery 35. As your textbook explains, if you are going to use PowerPoint or another presentation program in a speech, you should A. allow extra time to prepare your slides. B. plan where you can employ slides to greatest advantage. C. use decorative fonts to give your slides more visual appeal. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both allow extra time to prepare your slides and plan where you can employ slides to greatest advantage. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #35 Topic: Delivery 36. When you use slides created with PowerPoint or another presentation program in a speech, you should A. allow extra time to prepare the slides. B. run quickly through your slides when you rehearse. C. bring a backup of your slides to the speech. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both allow extra time to prepare the slides and bring a backup of your slides to the speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #36 Topic: Delivery 37. Which of the following does your textbook recommend for preparing slides? A. Limit the amount of text to no more than six lines per slide. B. Use all capital letters so the words will be easy to read. C. Stick to a limited number of colors and use them consistently. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both limit the amount of text to no more than six lines per slide and stick to a limited number of colors and use them consistently. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #37 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 38. Which of the following does your textbook say you should do when preparing PowerPoint slides? A. Use images strategically. B. Use a limited amount of text. C. Use colors consistently. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both use a limited amount of text and use colors consistently. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #38 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 39. Which of the following does your textbook present as a guideline for preparing visual aids? A. Keep visual aids simple. B. Use a minimum of three fonts on each slide. C. Write words in all capital letters. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both keep visual aids simple and write words in all capital letters. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #39 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 40. Which of the following does your textbook recommend for using visual aids? A. Prepare visual aids well in advance of your speaking date. B. Create a visual aid to illustrate each point in your speech. C. Display visual aids only while discussing them. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both prepare visual aids well in advance of your speaking date and display visual aids only while discussing them. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #40 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 41. According to your textbook, when selecting fonts for a visual aid, you should usually use A. a wide variety of fonts. B. decorative fonts. C. a different font for each line. D. italicized fonts. E. no more than two fonts. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #41 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 42. When choosing fonts for a PowerPoint slide, you should usually use A. all capital letters so the lettering will be easy to read. B. a minimum of four fonts to provide visual variety. C. decorative fonts that are fun to experiment with. D. All of these answers are correct. E. None of these answers are correct. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #42 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 43. Selena is creating visual aids on her computer. According to your textbook, when she selects fonts, she should plan to use A. decorative fonts to keep the audience interested. B. all capital letters so the words will be easy to read. C. no more than two fonts on each slide. D. All of these answers are correct. E. None of these answers are correct. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #43 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 44. According to your textbook, when using color in Keynote or PowerPoint slides, you should A. use colors that can easily be differentiated from each other. B. use the same colors consistently throughout your slides. C. display major ideas in red or green. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both use colors that can easily be differentiated from each other and use the same colors consistently throughout your slides. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #44 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 45. What does your textbook say you should do when presenting visual aids in a speech? A. Pass visual aids among the audience. B. Include visual aids only in informative speeches. C. Display each visual aid for an equal amount of time. D. All of these answers are correct. E. None of these answers are correct. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #45 Topic: Delivery 46. According to your textbook, when using visual aids in a speech, you should A. keep visual aids on display throughout the speech. B. set up visual aids to the left of the lectern. C. practice with the aids when rehearsing the speech. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both set up visual aids to the left of the lectern and practice with the aids when rehearsing the speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #46 Topic: Delivery 47. When using visual aids in a speech, you should A. display visual aids only while discussing them. B. maintain eye contact with listeners when showing visual aids. C. avoid passing visual aids among the audience. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both display visual aids only while discussing them and avoid passing visual aids among the audience. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #47 Topic: Delivery 48. Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for presenting visual aids? A. Display visual aids where listeners can see them. B. Pass small visual aids among the audience. C. Display visual aids only while discussing them. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both display visual aids where listeners can see them and display visual aids only while discussing them. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #48 Topic: Delivery 49. Each of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for presenting visual aids except A. Display visual aids where listeners can see them. B. Talk to your audience, not to your visual aid. C. Display visual aids only while discussing them. D. Explain your visual aids clearly and concisely. E. Pass small visual aids among the audience. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #49 Topic: Delivery 50. When using a visual aid in a speech, you should display the aid A. on the left side of the lectern. B. so everyone in the room can see it. C. throughout the speech. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both on the left side of the lectern and so everyone in the room can see it. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #50 Topic: Delivery 51. As your textbook explains, visual aids are most effective when they are displayed A. continuously throughout the speech. B. during the introduction of a speech. C. just before the conclusion of a speech. D. only while the speaker is discussing them. E. from the right side of the lectern. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #51 Topic: Delivery 52. According to your textbook, visual aids are most effective when they are A. explained clearly and concisely. B. circulated among the audience. C. presented early in the speech. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both explained clearly and concisely and presented early in the speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #52 Topic: Delivery 53. According to your textbook, visual aids are most effective when they are A. integrated with the rest of the speech. B. explained clearly and concisely. C. passed among the audience. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both integrated with the rest of the speech and explained clearly and concisely. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #53 Topic: Delivery 54. Leo is planning to use visual aids for his informative speech. Which of the following recommendations will he find in your textbook? A. Pass small visual aids among the audience. B. Display visual aids only when discussing them. C. Display visual aids where listeners can see them. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both display visual aids only when discussing them and display visual aids where listeners can see them. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #54 Topic: Delivery 55. Bryn is planning to use visual aids for her informative speech. Which of the following recommendations will she find in your textbook? A. Keep visual aids simple. B. Use visual aids strategically. C. Display each visual aid for an equal amount of time. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both keep visual aids simple and use visual aids strategically. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #55 Topic: Delivery 56. Kumar gave his informative speech on meteorology. As part of the speech, he displayed an excellent drawing to indicate the temperatures in different layers of the atmosphere. When he got to the drawing, he said, "As you can see, each layer has a different temperature." He then covered up the drawing and quickly moved on. What should Kumar have done to present his visual aid more effectively? A. He should have created a handout and passed it among the audience. B. He should have explained the visual aid more fully. C. He should have displayed a photograph instead of a drawing. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both he should have created a handout and passed it among the audience and he should have explained the visual aid more fully. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #56 Topic: Delivery 57. According to your textbook, when you are going to give an audience material to take home from a speech, you should usually distribute the material A. as the audience arrives for the speech. B. at the beginning of the speech. C. at the time you discuss it during the speech. D. during the conclusion of the speech. E. after the speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #57 Topic: Delivery 58. Rosalie will be giving a persuasive speech on organ donation and wants to distribute organ-donor cards to her listeners. When should she distribut the cards? A. before she starts the speech B. after she reveals her topic in the introduction C. while telling how organ-donor cards work during the body of the speech D. while urging her audience to take action during the conclusion of the speech E. after she has finished speaking Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #58 Topic: Delivery 59. Elisa is giving a speech on campus sexual assault and has brought a petition for her listeners to sign. When should she circulate the petition? A. before she begins her speech B. as soon as she reveals the topic of her speech C. after explaining the seriousness of the problem D. while urging the audience to take action during her conclusion E. after she has finished speaking Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #59 Topic: Delivery 60. On the morning of his classroom speech, Jonah felt that he needed more visual interest in the speech. On his way to class, he bought poster board and a marker and wrote down his main points for the audience to see. Did Robert follow the guidelines for visual aids presented in your textbook? A. No. Robert should have prepared more visual aids than a single chart. B. Yes. Robert showed quick thinking under pressure by making the chart. C. No. Robert should have prepared the chart ahead of time and rehearsed with it. D. Yes. Visual aids always heighten the audience's interest and attention. E. No. A chart will distract the audience's attention from Robert's main points. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #60 Topic: Delivery 61. Zach will be using PowerPoint in a speech he is giving to the local Rotary Club. According to your textbook, Zach should A. check the equipment and setup of the room in which he will be speaking. B. distribute handouts of his slides for the audience to look at during his speech. C. bring a flash drive with a backup of his slides. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both check the equipment and setup of the room in which he will be speaking and bring a flash drive with a backup of his slides. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #61 Topic: Delivery 62. If you are planning to use presentation technology in a speech, you should A. assume that all the equipment in the room will work fine. B. bring a backup copy of your slides on a flash drive. C. distribute handouts of your slides to the audience. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both bring a backup copy of your slides on a flash drive and distribute handouts of your slides to the audience. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #62 Topic: Delivery 63. Camille prepared excellent PowerPoint slides for her speech about education reform, but the speech didn't go as well as she had hoped. She had trouble finding the Enter key on her computer to advance her slides, and sometimes she skipped a slide because she held the key down too long. According to your textbook, Camille could have presented her slides more effectively if she had A. set up her slides to advance automatically. B. practiced using the keyboard until she could advance the slides easily. C. checked the equipment in the room to make sure it worked properly. D. used her mouse to advance the slides instead of using the Enter key. E. borrowed someone else's computer for her speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #63 Topic: Delivery 64. During her speech about improving student services on campus, Louise gave each member of her audience a handout listing all the current services. Did Louise follow the guidelines for visual aids presented in your textbook? A. No. The handout could have been boring to many members of the audience. B. Yes. Giving the audience a handout during the speech is usually a good idea. C. No. Louise should have circulated only one copy of the handout. D. n Yes. The details of the handout probably heightened the audience’s interest. E. No. Louise risked losing attention by distributing the handout during her speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #64 Topic: Visual Aids 65. Gillian prepared beautiful photographs in Keynote to illustrate various parts of her speech about the Grand Canyon. When Gillian finished explaining each photograph, she left it on the screen for her audience to study until it was time for the next slide. Did Gillian make any mistakes i her use of visual aids? A. Yes. She should have used drawings instead of photographs. B. No. She explained her visual aids to the audience as the book recommends. C. Yes. She should have displayed blank slides between the photographs. D. No. Keynote is an excellent way to display photographs. E. Yes. Photographs usually don't require explanations when used as visual aids. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #65 Topic: Visual Aids 66. TRUE Research has shown that an average speaker who uses visual aids will come across as more credible and better prepared than a speaker who does not use visual aids. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #66 Topic: Visual Aids 67. TRUE Research shows that an average speaker who uses visual aids effectively will come across as more professional than a dynamic speaker who does not use visual aids. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #67 Topic: Visual Aids 68. FALSE One of the reasons to use visual aids in a speech is that you can break eye contact with the audience while discussing the visual aids. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #68 Topic: Visual Aids 69. TRUE Research has shown that visual aids can increase both the clarity and the persuasiveness of a speaker's message. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #69 Topic: Visual Aids 70. TRUE Research has shown that using visual aids can increase the audience's retention of a speaker's message. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #70 Topic: Visual Aids 71. Using visual aids can help a speaker combat stage fright. TRUE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #71 Topic: Nervousness 72. FALSE If the object you want to speak about is too large, too small, or unavailable to use as a visual aid, you have little choice but to change the topic of your speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #72 Topic: Visual Aids 73. TRUE If the object you want to speak about is too large, too small, or unavailable to use as a visual aid, you may be able to use a model instead. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #73 Topic: Visual Aids 74. Models are the best type of visual aid for presenting statistical information. FALSE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #74 Topic: Visual Aids 75. FALSE Because a picture is worth a thousand words, it is a good idea to pass photographs among the audience in order to illustrate your point. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #75 Topic: Visual Aids 76. TRUE To be effective as visual aids, photographs must be large enough to be seen easily by everyone in the audience. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #76 Topic: Visual Aids

77. The best way to show drawings and photographs is to pass them around the room during your speech. Gradable: Lucas - Chapter #77 Topic: Visual 78. FALSE If you were giving a speech on the kinds of positions used in ballet, the most effective visual aid would probably be a drawing. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #78 Topic: Visual Aids 79. FALSE If you were giving a speech about how to lift weights, the most effective visual aid would probably be a drawing. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #79 Topic: Visual Aids 80. FALSE If you were showing statistical trends in a speech, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be a pie graph. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #80 Topic: Visual Aids 81. TRUE Lists on a chart should rarely exceed seven or eight items. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #81 Topic: Visual Aids 82. TRUE To be effective as visual aids, video clips need to be carefully edited so they will fit smoothly into a speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #82 Topic: Visual Aids 83. TRUE If you were showing statistical trends in a speech, the best visual aid to use would probably be a line graph. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #83 Topic: Statistics Topic: Visual Aids 84. TRUE If you wanted to show the relationships among the parts of a whole, the best visual aid would probably be a pie graph. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #84 Topic: Visual Aids 85. A pie graph should ideally have 2 to 5 segments. TRUE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #85 Topic: Visual Aids 86. Because it is so colorful, a pie graph of 8 to 10 segments is usually an excellent visual aid. FALSE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #86 Topic: Visual Aids 87. If you wanted to show the relationship among parts of a whole, the best visual aid would probably be a bar graph. Gradable: Lucas - Chapter #87 Topic: Visual 88. TRUE If you wanted to summarize the steps of a process in a speech, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be a chart. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #88 Topic: Visual Aids 89. FALSE If you were showing statistical trends in a speech, the best visual aid to use would probably be a chart. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #89 Topic: Visual Aids 90. You can be your own visual aid. TRUE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #90 Topic: Visual Aids 91. TRUE One advantage to doing a demonstration during your speech is that it reduces nervousness by providing an outlet for extra adrenaline. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #91 Topic: Nervousness 92. FALSE If you want to demonstrate a process that takes longer to complete than the time allotted for your speech, you will probably have choose a differen topic. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #92 Topic: Delivery 93. TRUE One advantage of using presentation technology is that it enables you to integrate different kinds of visual aids in the same speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #93 Topic: Visual Aids 94. TRUE One drawback of using Prezi for presenting visual aids is that its zooming, panning, and transition effects can distract from the content of your speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #94 Topic: Visual Aids 95. TRUE If presentation technology is allowed to dominate a speech, it can divert attention from the speaker's message. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #95 Topic: Visual Aids 96. FALSE Your textbook recommends that you use presentation technology to illustrate each point in your speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #96 Topic: Visual Aids 97. the most effective way to use PowerPoint is to read to your audience from the slides that are on screen. Gradable: Lucas - Chapter #97 Topic: Visual 98. FALSE As your textbook states, it is usually a good idea to write your entire speech on PowerPoint slides so your audience can read along with you. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #98 Topic: Visual Aids 99. TRUE As your textbook explains, you should use presentation software to insert well-chosen slides only where they are needed to clarify or strengthen your ideas. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #99 Topic: Visual Aids 100. TRUE As your textbook explains, too many visual aids or poor visual aids can detract from the effect of your speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #100 Topic: Visual Aids 101. TRUE One advantage of preparing your visual aids well in advance is that doing so allows you to use them while practicing your speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #101 Topic: Delivery 102. It is usually enough to practice your speech just once using your visual aids. FALSE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #102 Topic: Delivery 103. You should include in a visual aid only what you need to make your point. TRUE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #103 Topic: Visual Aids 104. TRUE When using presentation software, you need to limit the amount of information you put on each slide. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #104 Topic: Visual Aids 105. TRUE When you design a visual aid, you should keep in mind the size of the room in which you will be speaking. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #105 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 106. FALSE Printing your visual aid in ALL CAPITAL letters is a good way to make sure it will be easy for the audience to read. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #106 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids

107. you should usually include 10-15 lines of text on a PowerPoint slide. Gradable: Lucas - Chapter #107 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual 108. TRUE According to your textbook, a general rule when using presentation technology such as PowerPoint is to include no more than a half-dozen lines o type on a single slide. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #108 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 109. FALSE The more information you include on each of your PowerPoint slides, the more effective your speech will be. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #109 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 110. FALSE According to your textbook, it is usually a good idea to use a different font for each PowerPoint slide in your speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #110 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 111. TRUE According to your textbook, you should usually use the same fonts consistently for all your PowerPoint slides. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #111 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 112. FALSE As your textbook explains, you should usually use four different fonts on a PowerPoint slide to increase audience interest. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #112 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 113. Almost any combination of colors works well on a visual aid. FALSE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #113 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 114. Red and green is usually a poor color combination for a visual aid. TRUE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #114 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 115. FALSE According to your textbook, blue text on a green background is usually a good choice of colors for a visual aid. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #115 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 116. TRUE When making visual aids, you should use colors that can easily be distinguished from one another. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #116 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 117. when making a PowerPoint slide, you should try to use at least five colors so the slide will be visually appealing. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #117 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 118. TRUE As your textbook explains, using the same color scheme for all of your PowerPoint slides is one way to make the slides look unified and professional. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #118 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 119. TRUE Research shows that presenting extraneous images where they are not needed in a speech interferes with listener comprehension. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #119 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 120. FALSE As your textbook explains, research shows that using PowerPoint images for every idea in a speech increases listener comprehension. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #120 Topic: Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids 121. TRUE When using charts and graphs as visual aids, you should usually include a title above them so the audience can see what the aid is about. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #121 Topic: Visual Aids 122. Visual aids should usually be displayed from the left side of the lectern. FALSE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #122 Topic: Delivery 123. Visual aids should usually be displayed from the right side of the lectern. FALSE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #123 Topic: Delivery 124. FALSE Passing visual aids among the audience during a speech is helpful to a speaker because it allows listeners to inspect the aids at their own pace. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #124 Topic: Delivery 125. In most circumstances, a speaker should avoid passing visual aids among the audience. TRUE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #125 Topic: Delivery 126. FALSE When you are going to give an audience material to take home from a speech, you should usually distribute the material at the beginning of the speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #126 Topic: Delivery 127. When you are giving an audience material to take home from a speech, you should usually distribute the material in the middle of your speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #127 Topic: Delivery 128. TRUE When you are going to give an audience material to take home from a speech, you should usually distribute the material after you finish speaking. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #128 Topic: Delivery 129. FALSE In most circumstances, you should keep your visual aids on display throughout your speech. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #129 Topic: Delivery 130. Visual aids should be displayed only while you are discussing them. TRUE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #130 Topic: Delivery 131. FALSE Once you have finished discussing a visual aid, you should leave it on display until you get to the next visual aid. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #131 Topic: Delivery 132. FALSE When you finish discussing a PowerPoint slide, you should leave it on the screen until you get to the next slide. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #132 Topic: Delivery 133. FALSE One advantage of using presentation technology such as PowerPoint is that you can leave your slides on screen even when you are not discussing them. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #133 Topic: Visual Aids 134. TRUE A good way to keep PowerPoint slides out of view when you are not using them is to add blank slides after each of them. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #134 Topic: Visual Aids 135. TRUE Your textbook recommends adding a blank slide at the end of your PowerPoint presentation so the audience will not be distracted by the previous slide. Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #135 Topic: Visual Aids 136. A visual aid is only as useful as the explanation that goes with it. TRUE Gradable: automatic Lucas - Chapter 14 #136 Topic: Visual Aids

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One of the advantages of using visual aids in a speech is that their meaning is instantly clear to the audience.

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It is important to maintain strong eye contact with your audience when you are presenting a visual aid.

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When explaining a visual aid, it is important to resist the temptation to look primarily at the aid rather than at the audience.

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When you plan to use presentation technology in your speech, you should always bring a backup copy of your slides on a flash drive.

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Because technology has become so advanced, it is seldom necessary to bring a backup of your PowerPoint slides on the day of your speech.

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model

If the object you want to use as a visual aid is not available to you, the next best option ideally is a ______________.

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graph

A(n) _______________ is usually the best kind of visual aid for clarifying statistical trends and patterns.

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graph or line graph

If you wanted to illustrate the increase in the number of people in the U.S. who have earned college degrees since 1970, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a(n) ______________.

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Topic: Visual Aids 146. While a _______________ graph is best for showing the relationship between parts of a whole, a _______________ graph is best for showing comparisons between two or more items.

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chart

If you wanted to summarize the events that led to the outbreak of World War I, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a ______________.

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chart

If you wanted to list the steps of a process to help your audience remember them better, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be a ______________.

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chart

If you wanted to summarize the steps in treating a sprained ankle, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a ______________.

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List five of the guidelines discussed in your textbook for preparing visual aids.

The textbook discusses seven guidelines for preparing visual aids:

Prepare visual aids well in advance.

Keep visual aids simple.

Make sure visual aids are large enough.

Use a limited amount of text.

Use fonts effectively.

Use color effectively.

Use images strategically.