CPS - Practice Test - Accredited Certification Institute

Question 1 of 20

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Which of the following does Fred Miller not suggest when it comes to using humor in your public speaking?

Focus on your timing of the humor

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Master inflection points

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Telling generic or political jokes with broad appeal outside your industry or topic your talking on

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Use lots and lots of practice

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Question 2 of 20

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Fred Miller believes strongly in the Rule of __ when wanting to communicate completeness.

3

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5

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7

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18

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Question 3 of 20

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When Fred Miller speaks about the importance of projection he is referring to having a powerful high quality projector with 2,000 lumens or brighter for your presentation

true

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false

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Question 4 of 20

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In the No Sweat Public Speaking! Book the author encourages you to focus on what two parts of the speech above others?

The Delivery and Content

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The Introduction and Delivery

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The First Impression and Final Closing

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The Content and Introduction

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Question 5 of 20

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In the book, No Sweat Public Speaking which is not a way of “taking the temperature of a room?”

Look at their eyes

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Check facial expressions

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Pause for dramatic effect

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Look at their body language

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Question 6 of 20

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An example of doing something unusual that would not work well would be

Making eye contact during your talk

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Having a co-speaker who has celebrity status

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Using pictures on your slides instead of bullets

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Wearing a wild colored suit while speaking to elderly

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Question 7 of 20

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Fred Miller in No Sweat Public Speaking suggests to find a famous person’s story and tell that at each talk.

true

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false

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Question 8 of 20

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In No Sweat Public Speaking the author suggests the following when it comes to body movement

The larger the audience the more exaggerated your body movements need to be

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Don't wander to the side of the stage and stay there

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For finance and medical industries restrict all body movement as they are more conservative

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Don't pace back and forth

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Question 9 of 20

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In Fred Miller’s No Sweat Public Speaking book his NSPS Content Formula puts the _______ before the _____ step of the talk.

Tell Them, Body

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Tell Them What You Are Going to Tell Them, Opening

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Grab the Audience's Attention, Body

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None of the above

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Question 10 of 20

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Mindmapping is meant to:

Organize your thoughts on paper

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Determine audience feedback during a talk

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Help you to recall information

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a.) and c.)

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Question 11 of 20

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In Talk Like TED the book suggests to not use humor because it comes off as less professional for a serious public speaker to use

true

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false

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Question 12 of 20

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The ____ rule says you should only speak for this long to keep everyone’s attention throughout.

Number 3

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Novel Talk

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18 Minute

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15 Minute

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Question 13 of 20

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Three types of stories suggested in Talk like TED include

Personal, Emotional, Physical

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Business, Religion, and Politics

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Personal, Impresional, and War

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Personal, Other People, Brand Success

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Question 14 of 20

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A Message Map

Connects you to your audience pre-speech

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Helps your audience follow along while you talk

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Children's Menu

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Focuses you on your headline and 3 main points

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All of the above

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Question 15 of 20

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In Talk Like TED the author reminds us that we should not speak in a conversation tone

true

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false

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Question 16 of 20

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By “staying in your lane” the author of Talk Like TED is referring to

Not introducing yourself on stage, letting someone else do this

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Keeping fluid on stage without moving too much

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Being authentic to yourself and genuine

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Staying on focus, in your lane of focus

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Question 17 of 20

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Many TED talks use ___ story structure for their presentations

7

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5

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3

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2

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Question 18 of 20

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TED talks show that despite popular belief the more bullet points and text you can fit on your slides the more value your audience gets, this is proven.

true

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false

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Question 19 of 20

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In a study on investors being pitched ________ came in above education, age, and experience in importance of investing in someone presenting

Humor

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Public Speaking Ability

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Passion

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Novelty

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Question 20 of 20

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In Talk Like TED the author suggests doing what is expected to be a great speaker, avoid surprising the audience as studies have shown that while listening we like to know what the speaker is about to say next.

true

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false

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This only applies in very formal/conservative talks

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