COM 101: Final Exam Review

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Think or your speech as an act of communication

Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?

A business manager reporting on next year's budget

A(n) _____ is a summary of a magazine or research article, written by someone other than the original author.

Abstract

Amalia needs to find information from scholarly journals for her persuasive speech on prescription drug shortages. The best resource for her would be a(n)

Academic database, such as JSTOR or Academic OneFile

Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?

Be fully prepared for each speech.

According to your textbook, the two most important factors affecting the credibility of a persuasive speaker are

Competence and character

Language helps to shape our sense of reality by

Giving meaning to events

If you quoted your brother who plays football in highschool about steroid use among high school athletes, you would be using _____ testimony.

Peer

Which of the following is recommended by your textbook as a way to improve your listening?

Suspend judgement until you hear all the speaker has to say.

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Visualize yourself giving a successful speech

If you were giving a speech to a general audience on the topic of Elvis Presley, the most important demographic factor to consider in analyzing your audience would probably be its

age

List the four methods of delivery discussed in your textbook

(RM-RM-SI-SE) Reading from a Manuscript, Reciting from Memory, Speaking Impromptu, Speaking Extemporaneously

In her speech introduction, Kailyn asked, "Have you ever looked through old family photo albums and laughed at what people were wearing? Lime many of you, I've noticed the changes in fashion and feared that my effort to look stylish today may eventually be a source of amusement to my future children." According to your textbook, by attempting to show her listeners why they should care about her topic, Kailyn was

Adapting to her audience

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with stage fright?

All of these -> (acquire speaking experience, turn negative thoughts into positive ones, don't expect perfection, acquire speaking experience and turn negative thoughts into positive ones)

According to your textbook, when evaluating statistics you should ask whether they

All of these -> (are from a reliable source, use statistical measures correctly, are representative of what they claim to measure)

Which of the following does your textbook recommend for developing your first classroom speech?

All of these -> (be creative in structuring the speech, use colorful, descriptive language, describe an exciting experience

Audience adaptation is an important factor in which of the following steps of the speechmaking process?

All of these -> (formulating a specific purpose, writing an introduction and conclusion, choosing visual aids, formulating a specific purpose and writing an introduction and conclusion)

As a public speaker, you face ethical issues when

All of these -> (selecting the topic for your speech, researching your speech, organizing your speech)

According to your textbook, Raul should include which of the following in his preparation outline?

All of these -> (transitions, the central idea, a bibliography)

Explain the major advantages of using visual aids in a speech.

Blah - Explain the major advantages of using visual aids in a speech.

Explain two reasons why it is important from an ethical standpoint for a public speaker to be fully prepared for each speech.

Blah - Explain two reasons why it is important from an ethical standpoint for a public speaker to be fully prepared for each speech.

What does it mean to say that people are egocentric? What implications does the egocentrism of audiences have for you as a speaker?

Blah - What does it mean to say that people are egocentric? What implications does the egocentrism of audiences have for you as a speaker?

Why is determining the specific purpose such a vital step in the process of preparing a speech?

Blah - Why is determining the specific purpose such a vital step in the process of preparing a speech?

"To persuade my audience to give blood regularly and to become an organ donor" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a classroom speech because it

Contains more than one distinct idea

Devon is president of the International Student Organization. He is listening to the Dean of Students present her plan for a new multicultural center so he can decide whether or not to support the plan. According to your textbook, Devon is engaged in _____ listening.

Critical

Because speechmaking is a form of power, we must always be sure to speak

Ethically

If you quoted Charles McCreery, director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, on the new systems in place for early detection of tsunamis, you would be using _____ testimony.

Expert

A speech that is fully prepared in advance by delivered from a brief set of notes or a speaking outline is called a(n) _____ speech.

Extemporaneous

According to your textbook, a(n) _____ is an imaginary story that makes a general point.

Hypothetical example

As explained in your textbook, the three main parts of a speech are called the

Introduction, the body, and the conclusion

Regardless of whether your aim is to encourage passive agreement or immediate action, you must deal with three basic issues whenever your discuss a question of policy. They are

Need, plan, and practicality

Examples are especially helpful as supporting materials because they

Personalize your ideas

Advocating a position is most appropriate when the general purpose of your speech is to

Persuade

Which of the following is recommended in your textbook as a way to reinforce the central idea in a speech conclusion?

Refer back to the introduction

Which of the following is including among the four major causes of poor listening discussed in your textbook?

Trying to remember everything the speaker says and jumping to conclusions about the speaker's ideas

Which of the following does your textbook mention as an advantage of using visual aids in a public speech?

Using visual aids enhances the clarity of the speaker's message and can help combat the speaker's stage fright

"To inform my audience about the steps in creating a rooftop garden" is an example of a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)

process