Comm Art 100

Ethnocentrism

evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.

Encyclopedias, yearbooks, and quotation books are publications called

reference works

It is important for speakers to realize that when they make a minor mistake

A. it is not an issue because they are communicating a message, not performing.

What is generated in the brainstorming process of personal inventory

A list of experiences and interests

What is a speech's specific purpose statement

A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what you hope to accomplish in your speech

The most important ancient work on public speaking still followed by speakers today is

Aristotles Rhetoric

In which case does a person commit incremental plagiarism

Cecilia makes a great speech, but she puts one of her source's ideas into her own words without mentioning the source.

The kind of listening used to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting is called _______

Critical listening

The oldest known handbook on effective speech was written 4,500 years ago in

Egypt

True or false: To capture your audiences attention, you should phrase your central idea as a question

False

Audience stands up and enthusiastically claps

Feedback

What you expect to say in a speech is called the

General purpose

In a speech, how should you use your voice?

In the expressive manner of normal conversation

The objective of public speaking is for the ________ message to be the message that is _______

Intended; actually communicated

Banging on the wall or distractions

Interference

How do experts suggest that you view the relationship between looking for research resources on the internet and research at a library

Internet sources supplement library research.

What do experts think about generating speech topics through brainstorming

It can be very effective.

Which of the following is the least likely our thoughts wander when we are listening to speeches

Our brains process words slowly

Everyday skills used in PS

Paying attention to how people recieve her message Noticing facial expression of people she talks to Adjusting message for maximum impact

Protected form of speech

Political or ideological speech

Specialized Research Resources

Wikipedia and government resources

When speakers paraphrase, they

do not need to provide a source for facts that are widely known.

Microphone cuts out so audience can't hear. Which element caused a failure in the communication process?

The channel

In the process of communication, which of the following are examples of a channel

The internet, the radio, a live voice, television

Most speeches contain_______ main points

Two to four

Facts on file and World Almanac are examples of

Yearbooks

Specifically, how do you record ideas with the brainstorming technique known as clustering

You put four or five ideas into each of nine columns.

Which of the following is an ethical problem cause by rushing through a speech preparation

You'll waste the audience's time and not meet your obligation to the audience

Making a speech to a culturally diverse audience

adds an increased degree of difficulty.

If you use the views or ideas of others in a speech, you should verbally acknowledge

all sources whether you quote or paraphrase them.

In the process of communication, interference refers to

anything that blocks the communication of a message

incremental plagiarism

failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people

The key-word outline method of note taking

focuses on main points and supporting evidence

When business managers are asked to list the communication skills most crucial to their job, they usually rank __________ number one.

listening

Constructing a speech out of language from two or three sources, without crediting the sources or including much original language, is called

patchwork plagiarism

global plagiarism is most often the result of

putting off speech preparation until the deadline is near.

Mentally rehearsing for a speech

should be done repeatedly before speaking.

Elements of the speech communication process

speaker, message, channel, listener, feedback, interference, situation

Global plagiarism is defined as using

speech material entirely from one source and passed off as your own work.

yearbooks

updated annually and contain statistics and other facts about social, political, and economic topics