1. Which method of delivery involves reading a speech word for word?

   a. Memorized

   b. Impromptu

   c. Manuscript

   d. Extemporaneous

2. Overall, effective presentational skills hinge mostly on which two skills?

   a. Manipulation skills and style

   b. Language style and delivery

   c. Research and believability

   d. Humor and knowledge

3. Which of the following is true about using a visual aid?

   a. Keep it covered when you are not using it.

   b. Look at the visual when you are talking about it, not the audience.

   c. Always handout a copy of transparencies and PowerPoint slides.

   d. Let the visual aid control the flow of the speech.

4. When Robert, the supervisor, speaks to his employees, he says things such as, "We will all succeed this quarter because we have worked so hard," and "We will give out bonuses to all team members when all of us have finished with our sections of the project." Robert employs which language technique in his speech?

   a. Esoteric wording

   b. Extemporaneous delivery

   c. Relational language

   d. Effective vocal delivery

5. The rate of speaking during a presentation should

   a. remain the same throughout so as not to confuse the audience.

   b. should build steadily from the beginning until the end in order to keep the audience interested.

   c. continuously slow down so the audience can keep retaining the information you are giving them.

   d. vary according to the importance of the issue being discussed in the speech.