Week 14 Quiz

Which list names the three criteria this course uses to judge a special-occasion speech?

Select one.

• Occasion fit, brevity, and mood or tone match
• Attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action
• A specific detail, a wish, and the raise
• Ethos, pathos, and logos

At the library retirement party, which toast line follows the specific-detail principle?

Select one.

• She was always there for everyone, and we will all miss her so much.
• She was a wonderful colleague and a true friend to every one of us.
• For years the front desk kept a drawer of spare reading glasses for visitors, and she kept it full.
• Retirement is a time to rest, to travel, and to enjoy every single day.

At a robotics club's award night, the adviser walks up and hands the build award to a student. Which speech does the adviser give?

Select one.

• A speech of introduction
• A speech of presentation
• A speech of acceptance
• A commencement address

A committee's members will brief next year's cohort. Each member gives a prepared speech on one clinical site, and questions open afterward. Which format is that?

Select one.

• A panel
• A team
• A commencement address
• A symposium

Which order gives the four beats of a toast as this course teaches them?

Select one.

• The raise, a specific detail, a wish, what it reveals
• A specific detail, what it reveals, a wish, the raise
• A wish, a specific detail, the raise, what it reveals
• What it reveals, a wish, a specific detail, the raise

In the reflective-thinking agenda, which step comes right before generating solutions?

Select one.

• Implementing the choice
• Evaluating and selecting
• Defining the problem
• Setting criteria

Select every line from the planning committee's meeting that is a maintenance role.

Select every option that applies.

• "We have not heard from Member D yet. What do you think?"
• "I will write down what we decided and send it tonight."
• "Both ideas work if the speaker keeps to the slot and we read the names after."
• "My idea is the only one worth a vote, so let's skip the list."
• "Before we vote, can we list every option?"

In the planning committee, Member C talks the most and pushes one idea while four other members make task and maintenance moves. Which statement fits leadership as a function?

Select one.

• The members who made the task and maintenance moves led the meeting.
• Member C led, because the loudest member sets the group's direction.
• Only a member who holds the title of chair can lead the meeting.
• Maintenance moves are not leadership, because they do not move the task.

Which delivery plan best fits a 60- to 90-second retirement toast?

Select one.

• Memorized word for word, so that no line is lost
• Read from a full manuscript to stay inside the limit
• Extemporaneous from one keyword card, with a strategic pause before the raise
• Impromptu, so that the toast sounds spontaneous

At a warm retirement party, a string of inside jokes that only a few guests understand is an appropriate way to match the mood.

True or false.

• True
• False