Sample questions
Sample questions with answers.
From the practice pool, with the answers shown. The exam asks its own set of 40.
Looking Confident
1. Which elements form an opening anchor? Choose all that apply.
Choose all that apply.
- Neutral hands Correct answer
- Balanced feet and released shoulders Correct answer
- 1 easy exhale Correct answer
- Repeated adjustments to materials
Why: The opening anchor combines balanced feet, released shoulders, neutral hands, and an easy exhale. Repeated adjustments weaken the sense of arrival.
Looking Confident
2. Which definition fits a physical anchor?
- A gesture repeated whenever pressure rises
- A subtle sensation that helps the body return to neutral Correct answer
- A command to prevent every form of bodily movement
- An object held to keep both hands occupied
Why: A physical anchor quietly channels activation and supports a return to neutral without forcing total stillness.
Overcoming Fear
3. What gives speaking confidence something solid to stand on?
- Waiting until anxiety disappears
- Avoiding difficult speaking situations
- Completing 1 high-stakes performance
- Evidence created through action Correct answer
Why: Action produces evidence of coping and improvement. Waiting to feel confident first removes the practice that could create that evidence.
Looking Confident
4. What does cognitive load mean?
- The intensity of prolonged direct gaze
- The amount of mental work attention is carrying Correct answer
- The speed at which the eyes cross a room
- The number of listeners receiving equal attention
Why: Cognitive load is the mental work attention is managing, such as retrieving information or choosing words.
Sounding Confident
5. Which definition fits breath support?
- Taking repeated oversized gasps between words
- Holding the breath until the final word
- Forcing sound from the throat to increase volume
- Using comfortable, steady airflow to sustain the voice through a phrase Correct answer
Why: Breath support is comfortable, steady airflow through a phrase-not throat pressure or breath-holding.
Sounding Confident
6. What can a repeated rise at the end of statements suggest?
- That the conclusion is fully settled
- That the speaker has grouped complete thought units
- That every word has equal meaning
- That confirmation may still be needed Correct answer
Why: A repeated rising ending can make statements sound uncertain or unfinished. Decisions and conclusions usually need a settled ending.
Sounding Confident
7. Which definition best fits resonance?
- The shaping of vibration that contributes to vocal fullness Correct answer
- The squeezing of the vocal folds to create extra loudness
- The use of the largest possible breath before every phrase
- The lifting of the chin to direct sound upward
Why: Resonance is the shaping of vibration by the vocal tract and nearby spaces. It adds fullness without requiring throat pressure or a dramatic pitch change.
Overcoming Fear
8. Gradually taking on bigger speaking opportunities, starting from low-stakes ones, makes the fear easier to overcome in the long run.
- True Correct answer
- False
Why: The course's approach is gradual exposure through small wins: starting with lower-stakes talks and building up makes the fear easier to overcome, while avoidance reinforces it instead.