To keep control of the question-and-answer session, a speaker should usually allow no more than one follow-up question from each questioner.

Unless there is a moderator, the speaker is responsible for making sure the question-and-answer session stays on track and finishes within the specified time limits.

According to your textbook, a speech that sounds spontaneous to the audience no matter how many times it has been rehearsed has a strong__________ quality.

Ivory will be giving a presentation for her company to a group of potential clients visiting from Germany, and she is deciding what to wear. According to your textbook, which of the following statements about the role of personal appearance in speechmaking should she keep in mind when making her decision?

Speaking impromptu and speaking extemporaneously are essentially alike.

Referring back to your introduction in the conclusion of your speech is recommended as a way to

According to your textbook, the best rate of speech depends on the

A manuscript speech is written out word for word and read to the audience.

“Conversational quality” in a speech means that the speaker talks the same as she or he would in ordinary conversation.

Impromptu speaking gives more precise control over thought and language than does extemporaneous speaking.