Speak Well 1st Edition By Liz O’Brien – Test Bank

True/False

1. The introduction is prepared before you outline the body of your speech.
Answer: False
Level: Knowledge

2. Question-and-answer sessions benefit only the audience.
Answer: False
Level: Knowledge

3. Develop the conclusion after you have prepared the body of the speech.
Answer: True
Level: Knowledge

4. You need to establish a connection between your audience and your ideas in the introduction.
Answer: True
Level: Knowledge

5. Transitions are the first step you should take when developing your speech structure.
Answer: False
Level: Knowledge

6. The introduction is supposed to prepare your listeners for the information in the body of your presentation.
Answer: True
Level: Knowledge

7. A take-away is when the speaker rewords a testimony.
Answer: False
Level: Knowledge

8. You should paraphrase long or complicated questions.
Answer: True
Level: Knowledge

9. Rhetorical questions are meant to elicit an actual answer from the audience.
Answer: False
Level: Knowledge

10. You should use conversational language when delivering transitions in your speech.
Answer: True
Level: Knowledge

11. Transitions are used only to link ideas.
Answer: False
Level: Understanding