Southern New Hampshire University
COM-212 Public Speaking
EXAM 16 questions and answers
Stephen has joined an international company as the chief operating officer. His
department oversees manufacturing plants in five countries. The senior management
team has asked him to host a company meeting on a live video feed to celebrate the
company's recent win of an industry award. Stephen, already nervous about making a
good first impression, is not used to speaking to large audiences in different locations.
He wonders how he will know if he is doing well as he speaks.
Which of the following ways of measuring audience feedback would be most helpful to
Stephen as he hosts the meeting?
● Stephen uses an audience response system to poll the audience's reaction to
certain points.
Stephen knows that he has a difficult task in front of him. He will be speaking to
employees from a wide variety of backgrounds and will need to appeal to all of them. He
asks his sister Lisa, who has experience with similar presentations due to her job in
public relations, for advice.
"You want to appear relatable without boring your audience," Lisa tells him.
Determine which of the following statements represents a way for Stephen to hold the
attention of his audience.
● Stephen tries to establish a genuine connection with the audience.
