Ch11

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1. Aristotle defined graphic as:

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a. “making the hearer see things”

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2. Poorly designed visual aids force the audience to:

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b. choose between listening to the speaker and reading the visual aids

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2. When listeners spend more than ______ to grasp the content of a visual aid, they slip into reading mode and hear almost nothing the speaker has to say.

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d. 6 seconds

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4. A speech containing many statistics or technical terms without visual aids can cause the listener to suffer from:

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a. information overload

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5. When no visual aids are used in a presentation, the audience usually remembers:

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c. 10%

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6. The text describes vivid pictures as images that contain:

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b. interesting subject matter

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7. The average supervisor spends as much as _______ of the workweek in meetings.

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d. 40%

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8. All of these things will distract from your message except:

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d. using visual aids

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9. Research on memory has shown all of the following except:

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b. even poorly designed visuals improve memory

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10. Which of the following words or phrases, when printed on a visual aid, is most likely to result in listener recall?

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c. tornado

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11. High image words are more easily remembered because:

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d. both a and b (a. they are encoded in two ways rather than one
b. they stimulate both hemispheres of the brain)

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12. Step-by-step, analytical processing of information is done by this part of the brain.

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c. left

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13. Simultaneous processing of information and visual imagery are done by this part of the brain.

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a. right

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14. According to brain research, creativity:

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a. is a right hemisphere activity

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15. Which of the following methods would be best in presenting complicated statistical information?

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d. verbally, with a graph to illustrate

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16. A speaker gives a speech about how to distinguish antique jewelry from reproductions. The piece of jewelry that most clearly illustrates her point is obviously too small for the audience to see from the front of the room. What could the speaker do?

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b. She could make a larger model of the jewelry

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17. Which of the following handouts would be most appropriately distributed before or during a speech?

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d. a diagram showing how to fold a piece of paper to create an origami bird along with the speaker.

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18. All of the following types of visuals work well with audiences of 50 or more except:

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a. posters

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19. Visual aids that normally include only printed words are called:

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c. text visuals

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20. Visual aids such as maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams are called:

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a. graphic visuals

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21. Using the formula in the text, what is the maximum number of visuals suggested for a 10 minute speech?

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c. 6

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22. On a poster or flip chart, titles should be:

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d. 3 inches high

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23. When designing transparencies, what is the minimum point size for subtitles?

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c. 24 point

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24. Sans serif typefaces are best for:

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a. titles and subtitles

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25. Which of the following is true of effective text visuals?

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a. effective visuals use phrases rather than sentences

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26. When designing a text visual, it is best to limit each line to no more than ______ lines of text.

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c. four to six

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27. The term hue refers to:

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a. the actual color selected from available colors

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28. To show that two or more items on a visual are related, your text recommends using:

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c. a single hue with different saturation levels

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29. Which is not an advantage of visual aids?

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c. they substitute for concrete evidence

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30. These colors should probably not be used together, as color blind people could not see them.

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d. red and green

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31. One of the most difficult ways to ensure success of a speech is to prepare interesting and powerful visual aids.

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False

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32. Our recognition of pictures is not only almost perfect, but it is long lasting.

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True

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33. Graphs, charts and maps should be used to present complex data.

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True

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34. Meetings take more time when visuals are used.

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False

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35. When giving a presentation that uses a projection screen or computer screen, make sure to keep your eyes on the screen to ensure that the slides are in the right place.

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False

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36. When audience members are given handouts, they tend to read the handout instead of listening to the speaker.

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True

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37. Poorly designed visuals are better than no visuals at all.

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False

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38. The left hemisphere of the brain is most involved in attending to details.

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True

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39. Visual aids increase presentation time.

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False

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40. Research indicates that an “average” presenter who uses visuals can be as effective as an “expert” presenter who uses no visual.

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True

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41. A single _______________ may save you many words and, therefore, time.

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ANS: visual aid

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42. An audience’s _______________ of an informative presentation was 18 percent better when visual aids were used than when they were not.

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ANS: recall

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Remember that the main point of using visual aids is to aid listener _______________.

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ANS: understanding

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43. When presenting electronic or computer visuals, you should speak in a conversational manner and not _______________ from your visuals.

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ANS: read

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44. _______________ can be effective visual aids as long as they are large enough to be seen yet small enough to display easily.

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ANS: Objects