CPS - Practice Test - Accredited Certification Institute

Question 1 of 20

1. Question

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
Master inflection points
Telling generic or political jokes with broad appeal outside your industry or topic your talking on
Use lots and lots of practice

Question 2 of 20

2. Question

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

3
5
7
18

Question 3 of 20

3. Question

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
false

Question 4 of 20

4. Question

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
The Introduction and Delivery
The First Impression and Final Closing
The Content and Introduction

Question 5 of 20

5. Question

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

Look at their eyes
Check facial expressions
Pause for dramatic effect
Look at their body language

Question 6 of 20

6. Question

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

Making eye contact during your talk
Having a co-speaker who has celebrity status
Using pictures on your slides instead of bullets
Wearing a wild colored suit while speaking to elderly

Question 7 of 20

7. Question

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

true
false

Question 8 of 20

8. Question

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
Don't wander to the side of the stage and stay there
For finance and medical industries restrict all body movement as they are more conservative
Don't pace back and forth

Question 9 of 20

9. Question

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

Tell Them, Body
Tell Them What You Are Going to Tell Them, Opening
Grab the Audience's Attention, Body
None of the above

Question 10 of 20

10. Question

Mindmapping is meant to:

Organize your thoughts on paper
Determine audience feedback during a talk
Help you to recall information
a.) and c.)

Question 11 of 20

11. Question

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
false

Question 12 of 20

12. Question

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

Number 3
Novel Talk
18 Minute
15 Minute

Question 13 of 20

13. Question

Three types of stories suggested in Talk like TED include

Personal, Emotional, Physical
Business, Religion, and Politics
Personal, Impresional, and War
Personal, Other People, Brand Success

Question 14 of 20

14. Question

A Message Map

Connects you to your audience pre-speech
Helps your audience follow along while you talk
Children's Menu
Focuses you on your headline and 3 main points
All of the above

Question 15 of 20

15. Question

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

true
false

Question 16 of 20

16. Question

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

Not introducing yourself on stage, letting someone else do this
Keeping fluid on stage without moving too much
Being authentic to yourself and genuine
Staying on focus, in your lane of focus

Question 17 of 20

17. Question

Many TED talks use ___ story structure for their presentations

7
5
3
2

Question 18 of 20

18. Question

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
false

Question 19 of 20

19. Question

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

Humor
Public Speaking Ability
Passion
Novelty

Question 20 of 20

20. Question

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
false
This only applies in very formal/conservative talks