CMST 2061 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Ch 8
Recent theorists argue that technology has made us all think a bit more
Select one:
a. Linearly
b. Critically
c. Rhetorically
d. Configurally
D
Which of the following would be characteristics of a configural presentation?
a. The speaker uses transitions and signposts to connect the main ideas
b. The speaker explores the issues using tangential views and examples
c. The speaker heavily relies on material from traditional experts
d. The speaker discusses the main points in detail, one at a time
B
Configural organizational patterns often rely on
Select one:
a. A question/answer format
b. More speaker self-disclosure and personal examples
,c. An explicit purpose explicitly stated
d. A three-point logic First, second, and third
B
If during a presentation you notice that the speaker is relying on self-disclosure
through personal examples, you can probably conclude that
Select one:
a. The using a linear-topical organization pattern
b. The speaker is a verbal exhibitionist
c. The speaker is using a configural organizational pattern
d. The speaker is ill-prepared for the presentation and just winging it
C
Speeches that follow organizational patterns of chronology, topic,
problem/solution, or cause-and-effect rely on what type of logic?
Select one:
a. Illustrative
b. Procedural
c. Configural
d. Linear
D
Audience analysis is a key part of the presentation process. Audience analysis
consists of
Select one:
a. An interactive segment of the presentation in which the audience is called
, upon to analyze the topic being presented on
b. Hiring a consulting firm to pre-select the proper audience for your presentation
c. A systematic gathering of information on the intended audience of the
presentation
d. An anonymous survey at the end of a presentation get assess the audience's
reaction to it
C
Though team presentations are a group effort, the people involved must
successfully fulfill their individual roles for the presentation to succeed.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
A. True
Transitions and signposts are characteristics of most configural organization
patterns.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
B. False
A presentation to your manager should take 15 to 20 minutes.
Select one:
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Ch 8
Recent theorists argue that technology has made us all think a bit more
Select one:
a. Linearly
b. Critically
c. Rhetorically
d. Configurally
D
Which of the following would be characteristics of a configural presentation?
a. The speaker uses transitions and signposts to connect the main ideas
b. The speaker explores the issues using tangential views and examples
c. The speaker heavily relies on material from traditional experts
d. The speaker discusses the main points in detail, one at a time
B
Configural organizational patterns often rely on
Select one:
a. A question/answer format
b. More speaker self-disclosure and personal examples
,c. An explicit purpose explicitly stated
d. A three-point logic First, second, and third
B
If during a presentation you notice that the speaker is relying on self-disclosure
through personal examples, you can probably conclude that
Select one:
a. The using a linear-topical organization pattern
b. The speaker is a verbal exhibitionist
c. The speaker is using a configural organizational pattern
d. The speaker is ill-prepared for the presentation and just winging it
C
Speeches that follow organizational patterns of chronology, topic,
problem/solution, or cause-and-effect rely on what type of logic?
Select one:
a. Illustrative
b. Procedural
c. Configural
d. Linear
D
Audience analysis is a key part of the presentation process. Audience analysis
consists of
Select one:
a. An interactive segment of the presentation in which the audience is called
, upon to analyze the topic being presented on
b. Hiring a consulting firm to pre-select the proper audience for your presentation
c. A systematic gathering of information on the intended audience of the
presentation
d. An anonymous survey at the end of a presentation get assess the audience's
reaction to it
C
Though team presentations are a group effort, the people involved must
successfully fulfill their individual roles for the presentation to succeed.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
A. True
Transitions and signposts are characteristics of most configural organization
patterns.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
B. False
A presentation to your manager should take 15 to 20 minutes.
Select one:
