Question 1

The inability to process, understand and remember everything you hear and see is known as

Accepted Answer

A) Information overload. 
B) Information explanation. 
C) Quasi-information. 
D) Informatory information. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Information overload. 
B) Information explanation. 
C) Quasi-information. 
D) Informatory information. 
E) None of the above.

Question 2

When preparing an informative presentation, your textbook suggests that you should focus on _____ 	sensory image(s).

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
E) five 
A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
E) five

Question 3

Much like new reporting, informatory communication creates awareness about a topic by presenting the latest information related to that topic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following informative speaking topics would benefit from using the textbook’s strategies recommended for explaining a quasi-scientific phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) Why low carbohydrate diets are better than low fat diets 
B) Rhetorical theory in the 21st Century 
C) How heuristics affect persuasion 
D) The vocal mechanism and speech 
E) The "discovery" of the Internet 
A) Why low carbohydrate diets are better than low fat diets 
B) Rhetorical theory in the 21st Century 
C) How heuristics affect persuasion 
D) The vocal mechanism and speech 
E) The "discovery" of the Internet

Question 5

The “topic” is the purpose statement in an informative presentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Informative presentations are the most common type of presentation speaking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An interesting and memorable informative presentation should focus on all five sensory images to maximize its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Katherine Rowan’s Theory of Informative Communication describes two types of informative messages—informatory and explanatory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following strategies is recommended in your textbook for explaining a quasi-scientific phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) State the misconception. 
B) Include a value step in the introduction. 
C) Use metaphors and analogies. 
D) Define essential features. 
E) Use presentation aids. 
A) State the misconception. 
B) Include a value step in the introduction. 
C) Use metaphors and analogies. 
D) Define essential features. 
E) Use presentation aids.

Question 10

Which of the following statements constitutes a value step in an informative presentation?

Accepted Answer

A) Today I'm going to discuss the proper way to care for your tires. 
B) It's important to regularly rotate your car's tires. 
C) Today I've discussed how to choose the right tires for your car, how to care for your tires, and the proper way to change a tire. 
D) The advice I'm going to give you today can save you money and just might save your life. 
E) All of the above are value steps. 
A) Today I'm going to discuss the proper way to care for your tires. 
B) It's important to regularly rotate your car's tires. 
C) Today I've discussed how to choose the right tires for your car, how to care for your tires, and the proper way to change a tire. 
D) The advice I'm going to give you today can save you money and just might save your life. 
E) All of the above are value steps.

Question 11

What is the best order for using the strategies for overcoming confusions and misunderstanding in an informative presentation?

Accepted Answer

A) State the belief, acknowledge its believability, create dissatisfaction with the misconception, and explain a more acceptable belief or theory. 
B) State the belief, create dissatisfaction with the misconception, acknowledge its believability, and explain a more acceptable belief or theory. 
C) Create dissatisfaction with the misconception, acknowledge its believability, explain a more acceptable belief or theory, and state the belief. 
D) Explain a more acceptable belief or theory, create dissatisfaction with the misconception, acknowledge its believability, and state the belief. 
E) Acknowledge its believability, state the belief, explain a more acceptable belief or theory, and create dissatisfaction with the misconception. 
A) State the belief, acknowledge its believability, create dissatisfaction with the misconception, and explain a more acceptable belief or theory. 
B) State the belief, create dissatisfaction with the misconception, acknowledge its believability, and explain a more acceptable belief or theory. 
C) Create dissatisfaction with the misconception, acknowledge its believability, explain a more acceptable belief or theory, and state the belief. 
D) Explain a more acceptable belief or theory, create dissatisfaction with the misconception, acknowledge its believability, and state the belief. 
E) Acknowledge its believability, state the belief, explain a more acceptable belief or theory, and create dissatisfaction with the misconception.

Question 12

Which of the following examples calls for explanatory communication strategies in an informative presentation?

Accepted Answer

A) How to shift gears on a bicycle. 
B) How to replace a flat tire on a bicycle. 
C) How to ride a bicycle safely on a busy highway. 
D) How bicycles developed as a means of transportation. 
E) How bicycle gears are constructed and calibrated. 
A) How to shift gears on a bicycle. 
B) How to replace a flat tire on a bicycle. 
C) How to ride a bicycle safely on a busy highway. 
D) How bicycles developed as a means of transportation. 
E) How bicycle gears are constructed and calibrated.

Question 13

Which of the following answers best represents a value step for an informative presentation on fire ants?

Accepted Answer

A) I want to review the external anatomy of fire ants. 
B) A tour of the fire ant's external anatomy will help you understand why troublesome fire ants are so hard to get rid of. 
C) Besides inflicting painful, sometimes deadly, stings, fire ants can eat up your garden, damage your home, and harm your pets and local wildlife. 
D) Fire ants have an integument, a head, a thorax, and an abdomen. 
E) Fire ants are dangerous. 
A) I want to review the external anatomy of fire ants. 
B) A tour of the fire ant's external anatomy will help you understand why troublesome fire ants are so hard to get rid of. 
C) Besides inflicting painful, sometimes deadly, stings, fire ants can eat up your garden, damage your home, and harm your pets and local wildlife. 
D) Fire ants have an integument, a head, a thorax, and an abdomen. 
E) Fire ants are dangerous.

Question 14

Many informative presentations contain some element of persuasion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In a presentation about complexity theory, Mitchell Waldrop compared the concepts of order, complexity, and chaos to different states of water: ice, liquid, and steam. What strategy for explaining a quasi-scientific phenomenon did Waldrop use?

Accepted Answer

A) Provide a purpose statement. 
B) Use analogies and metaphors. 
C) Use presentations aids. 
D) Use connectives-transitions, previews, summaries, signposts. 
E) Provide nonexamples. 
A) Provide a purpose statement. 
B) Use analogies and metaphors. 
C) Use presentations aids. 
D) Use connectives-transitions, previews, summaries, signposts. 
E) Provide nonexamples.

Question 16

Katherine Rowan’s Theory of Informative Communication describes two types of informative messages—informational and inspirational.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following statements about informative presentations are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Informative presentations can increase awareness and deepen understanding of a topic. 
B) Informative presentations ask listeners to change their attitudes. 
C) Informative presentations may contain an element of persuasion. 
D) Informative presentations can address a wide range of topics. 
E) Informative presentations are very common. 
A) Informative presentations can increase awareness and deepen understanding of a topic. 
B) Informative presentations ask listeners to change their attitudes. 
C) Informative presentations may contain an element of persuasion. 
D) Informative presentations can address a wide range of topics. 
E) Informative presentations are very common.

Question 18

Most audiences cannot absorb and retain complex information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What type of benefit is in an informative presentation’s value step that helps audience members appreciate and understand an intriguing scientific discovery?

Accepted Answer

A) Social benefit 
B) Professional benefit 
C) Intellectual benefit 
D) Psychological benefit 
E) Physical benefit 
A) Social benefit 
B) Professional benefit 
C) Intellectual benefit 
D) Psychological benefit 
E) Physical benefit

Question 20

“KISS” is an informative speaking strategy that stands for “Keep
Informative Speeches Structured.”

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The inability to process, understand and remember everything you hear and see is known as

When preparing an informative presentation, your textbook suggests that you should focus on _____ sensory image(s).

Much like new reporting, informatory communication creates awareness about a topic by presenting the latest information related to that topic.

Which of the following informative speaking topics would benefit from using the textbook’s strategies recommended for explaining a quasi-scientific phenomenon?

The “topic” is the purpose statement in an informative presentation.

Informative presentations are the most common type of presentation speaking.

An interesting and memorable informative presentation should focus on all five sensory images to maximize its effectiveness.

Katherine Rowan’s Theory of Informative Communication describes two types of informative messages—informatory and explanatory.

Which of the following strategies is recommended in your textbook for explaining a quasi-scientific phenomenon?

Which of the following statements constitutes a value step in an informative presentation?

What is the best order for using the strategies for overcoming confusions and misunderstanding in an informative presentation?

Which of the following examples calls for explanatory communication strategies in an informative presentation?

Which of the following answers best represents a value step for an informative presentation on fire ants?

Many informative presentations contain some element of persuasion.

In a presentation about complexity theory, Mitchell Waldrop compared the concepts of order, complexity, and chaos to different states of water: ice, liquid, and steam. What strategy for explaining a quasi-scientific phenomenon did Waldrop use?

Katherine Rowan’s Theory of Informative Communication describes two types of informative messages—informational and inspirational.

All of the following statements about informative presentations are true EXCEPT:

Most audiences cannot absorb and retain complex information.

What type of benefit is in an informative presentation’s value step that helps audience members appreciate and understand an intriguing scientific discovery?

“KISS” is an informative speaking strategy that stands for “Keep Informative Speeches Structured.”

Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Speaking With Confidence

Listening Ancritical Thinking

Purposantopic

Audiencanalysis Anadaptation

Speaker Credibility Anethics

Speech Setting Anoccasion

Research Ansupporting Material

Organizing Anoutlining

Introductions Anconclusions

Engaging Language

Generating Audiencinteres

Presentation Delivery

Presentation Aids

Persuasivpresentations

Special Presentations

Speaking in Groups

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Exam 15: Informativpresentations

The inability to process, understand and remember everything you hear and see is known as

When preparing an informative presentation, your textbook suggests that you should focus on _____ sensory image(s).

Much like new reporting, informatory communication creates awareness about a topic by presenting the latest information related to that topic.

Which of the following informative speaking topics would benefit from using the textbook’s strategies recommended for explaining a quasi-scientific phenomenon?

The “topic” is the purpose statement in an informative presentation.

Informative presentations are the most common type of presentation speaking.

An interesting and memorable informative presentation should focus on all five sensory images to maximize its effectiveness.

Katherine Rowan’s Theory of Informative Communication describes two types of informative messages—informatory and explanatory.

Which of the following strategies is recommended in your textbook for explaining a quasi-scientific phenomenon?

Which of the following statements constitutes a value step in an informative presentation?

What is the best order for using the strategies for overcoming confusions and misunderstanding in an informative presentation?

Which of the following examples calls for explanatory communication strategies in an informative presentation?

Which of the following answers best represents a value step for an informative presentation on fire ants?

Many informative presentations contain some element of persuasion.

In a presentation about complexity theory, Mitchell Waldrop compared the concepts of order, complexity, and chaos to different states of water: ice, liquid, and steam. What strategy for explaining a quasi-scientific phenomenon did Waldrop use?

Katherine Rowan’s Theory of Informative Communication describes two types of informative messages—informational and inspirational.

All of the following statements about informative presentations are true EXCEPT:

Most audiences cannot absorb and retain complex information.

What type of benefit is in an informative presentation’s value step that helps audience members appreciate and understand an intriguing scientific discovery?

“KISS” is an informative speaking strategy that stands for “Keep Informative Speeches Structured.”

Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Speaking With Confidence

Listening Ancritical Thinking

Purposantopic

Audiencanalysis Anadaptation

Speaker Credibility Anethics

Speech Setting Anoccasion

Research Ansupporting Material

Organizing Anoutlining

Introductions Anconclusions

Engaging Language

Generating Audiencinteres

Presentation Delivery

Presentation Aids

Persuasivpresentations

Special Presentations

Speaking in Groups

Filters