COMMUNICATIONS 130 Exam #1

ETHICS IS THE BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT INCLUDES...

- UNDERSTANDING OF ACTIONS THAT ARE MORAL OR IMMORAL - CONSIDERING ISSUES OF RIGHT AND WRONG - DISCUSSING HONESTY AND DISHONESTY

GOOD NONVERBAL ONLINE COMMUNICATION INCLUDES...

- USE GESTURES THAT ARE CONTROLLED - MAKE SURE YOUR EYES DO NOT DART BACK AND FORTH - LOOK AT THE CAMERA

INCREMENTAL PLAGIARISM INVOLVES...

- USING EXACT WORDS OF OTHERS AS YOUR OWN - PARAPHRASING THE WORDS OF OTHER WITHOUT CREDITING THE SOURCES

THE SEVEN ELEMENTS OF THE SPEECH COMMUNICATION PROCESS...

- VARY WIDELY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF COMMUNICATION - ARE PRESENT NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION IS USED

ETHNOCENTRISM

BELIEVING TAHT ONE CULTURE IS BETTER THAN ANOTHER

EXAMPLES TO CONSIDER IN DEMOGRAPHIC AUDIENCE ANALYSIS

- AGE - RELIGION - RACIAL, ETHNIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND - GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION - GROUP MEMBERSHIP

AUDIENCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR AN ONLINE SPEECH CLASS INCLUDE...

- AVOIDING THE FEELING THAT IF AN AUDIENCE IS NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT IT DOES NOT EXIST - SURVEYING THE AUDIENCE BEFORE THE SPEECH TO DECIPHER THEIR INTERESTS AND ATTITUDES - RECOGNIZING THAT THE AUDIENCE CONSISTS OF THE INSTRUCTOR AND OTHER STUDENTS

A SPEAKER EXPERIENCES NERVOUSNESS EACH TIME BEFORE HE GIVES A SPEECH. WHY MIGHT THIS OCCUR?

- BECAUSE HE HAS NOT PREPARED ENOUGH - BECAUSE HE IS GETTING "PSYCHED UP"

RESISTING DISTRACTIONS WHILE LISTENING IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE...

WE THINK MUCH FASTER THAN THE SPEAKER CAN TALK

PEOPLE WHO LISTEN EFFECTIVELY...

WORK AT LISTENING

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE WAYS FOR ETHICAL LISTENERS TO ENCOURAGE SPEAKERS?

- SITTING IN AN ATTENTIVE POSTURE - SHOWING SUPPORT WITH APPROPRIATE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS - MAINTAINING CONSISTENT EYE CONTACT WITH THE SPEAKER

EXAMPLES TO CONSIDER IN SITUATIONAL AUDIENCE ANALYSIS

- SIZE OF THE AUDIENCE - PHYSICAL SETTING - DISPOSITION OF THE AUDIENCE TOWARD THE TOPIC, THE SPEAKER, AND THE OCCASION

TO CITE AN INTERNET SOURCE PROPERLY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DO YOU NEED?

- THE DATE THE DOCUMENT WAS LAST UPDATED - THE TITLE OF THE INTERNET DOCUMENT - THE AUTHOR OF THE DOCUMENT

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE TRUE OF AN EFFECTIVE SPEAKER

- THE SPEAKER TRIES TO AVOID VOCALIZED PAUSES, SUCH AS "UM" - THE SPEAKER TRIES TO ANTICIPATE LISTENERS' QUESTIONS - THE SPEAKER TRIES TO EFFECTIVELY ORGANIZE THE IDEAS TO BE PRESENTED

TOPICS OF SPEECHES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM ARE USUALLY DETERMINED BY...

- THE SPEAKER'S QUALIFICATIONS - THE AUDIENCE - THE OCCASION

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN HELP MOST SPEAKERS DEAL WITH NERVOUSNESS IN A PUBLIC SPEAKING SITUATION?

- THOROUGHLY PREPARING YOUR SPEECH - VISUALIZING YOURSELF GIVING A GREAT SPEECH GAINING EXPERIENCE BY PRESENTING SPEECHES WHEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY - MAKING EYE CONTACT

BY PARTICIPATING IN A SPEECH CLASS, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE TRUE?

- YOU GET A CHANCE TO TEST YOUR IDEAS AND LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES - YOU HAVE A SYMPATHETIC AUDIENCE OF STUDENT WHO ARE FACING THE SAME TASKS YOU ARE - YOU CAN GET FEEDBACK FROM A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR

MANIPULATING STATISTICS IN MAKING A SPEECH IS...

A FORM OF DISHONESTY, WHICH IS UNETHICAL

MAKING A SPEECH TO A CULTURALLY DIVERSE AUDIENCE...

ADDS AN INCREASED DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

WHENEVER YOU QUOTE A PERSON DIRECTLY, YOU NEED TO...

ATTRIBUTE THE QUOTATION TO THE PERSON

7 ELEMENTS OF THE SPEECH COMMUNICATION PROCESS

1. SPEAKER 2. MESSAGE 3. CHANNEL 4. LISTENER 5. FEEDBACK 6. INTERFERENCE 7. SITUATION

CHOOSING A SPEECH TOPIC THAT HAS PERSONAL MEANING TO YOU ALLOWS YOU TO...

BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

PATCHWORK PLAGIARISM

CONSTRUCTING A SPEECH OUT OF LANGUAGE FROM TWO OR THREE SOURCES, WITHOUT CREDITING THE SOURCES OR INCLUDING MUCH ORIGINAL LANGUAGE

FRAMING

DETERMINING WHAT ANGLES AND DISTANCES AN ONLINE SPEECH AUDIENCE WILL SEE YOU FROM

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A GUIDELINE FOR ETHICAL SPEAKING?

DRESSING WELL FOR THE SPEECH

IN HIGHLY SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL FIELDS, SUCH AS ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS...

EMPLOYER RANK VERY HIGHLY THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE

THE TECHNOLOGY USED DURING AN ONLINE SPEECH...

EXPOSES THE SPEECH TO AN INCREASED NUMBER OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

TRUE OR FALSE: PUBLIC SPEAKING IS NO LONGER NEEDED IN THIS AGE OF INTERNET COMMUNICATION

FALSE

JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS BY PUTTING WORDS IN A SPEAKER'S MOUTH IS MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN WE...

HAVE A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SPEAKER

PRESENTING SOMEONE ELSE'S WORDS OR IDEAS AS YOUR OWN IS A VIOLATION OF THE ETHICAL VALUE OF...

HONESTY

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OF THE SPEECH COMMUNICATION PROCESS DOES THE SPEAKER HAVE THE MOST CONTROL OVER?

MESSAGE

COMPARED TO A REAL-TIME PRESENTATION, A RECORDED ONLINE SPEECH IS MORE LIKELY TO...

MIRROR A SPEECH GIVEN IN A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM

CRITICAL THINKING IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE OF YOUR SPEECH...

MIRRORS THE STRUCTURE OF YOUR THINKING

FLORA FINDS THAT SHE CAN PROCESS WORDS MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN HER CLASSMATES CAN SPEAK. THIS LEADS FLORA TO HAVE POOR LISTENING CAUSED BY...

NOT CONCENTRATING

WHEN PREPARING A SPEECH, POSITIVE NERVOUSNESS REFERS TO...

TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR FEAR

ANALYZING THE SPEAKER'S ATTENTION-GETTERS AND LANGUAGE ARE BOTH METHODS OF LISTENING FOR...

TECHNIQUE

WHEN PREPARING AN ONLINE SPEECH, YOU MUST REALIZE THAT...

THE ENVIRONMENT WILL CHANGE MANY ASPECTS OF THE PRESENTATION

THE LARGER YOUR AUDIENCE...

THE MORE FORMAL YOUR PRESENTATION SHOULD BE

WHEN PEOPLE DETERMINE THEIR GOALS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING...

THEY MAY ENCOUNTER GRAY AREAS CONCERNING ETHICS

PATCHWORK PLAGIARISM OCCURS WHEN A SPEAKER...

TIES TOGETHER WORDS AND IDEAS FROM SEVERAL SOURCES WITHOUT CITATION

WHAT IS YOUR GENERAL PURPOSE IF YOU ARE SPEAKING AS AN ADVOCATE?

TO PERSUADE

HOW MANY MAIN POINTS DOES A SPEECH USUALLY CONTAIN?

TWO TO FOUR

HWO CAN SPEAKERS ENSURE THEY ARE BEING AUDIENCE-CENTERED?

- BY MAKING THEIR IDEAS CLEAR, INTERESTING, AND PERSUASIVE TO THE AUDIENCE - BY OPENING THE SPEECH WITH A NONCOMMITTAL POSITION - BY CONSIDERING THE AUDIENCE'S BACKGROUNDS, INTERESTS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDES

WHAT ARE ARE CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS THAT WILL HELP STUDENTS IN A PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS?

- COMMUNICATING TO DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS - SENSING WHEN SOMEONE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING - TELLING A GREAT STORY

GOOD LISTENERS ARE ABLE TO DO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?

- EVALUATE WHAT THEY HEAR - ASSESS EVIDENCE AND REASONING

A SPEAKER WOULD MORE LIKELY DO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DURING A FORMAL SPEECH THAN IN DAILY CONVERSATION?

- FOLLOW A PRECONCEIVED ORDER OF IDEAS - STAND UPRIGHT AND USE MINIMAL GESTURES

A CLASSROOM AUDIENCE USUALLY EXPECTS THE SPEAKER TO...

- FOLLOW THE STANDARDS FOR TASTE AND DECORUM - CONFORM TO TIME PARAMETERS - CONFORM TO THE ASSIGNMENT

ANCIENT EXAMPLES OF THE STUDY OF PUBLIC SPEAKING...

- HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ON PAPYRUS IN EGYPT - WERE DISCUSSED BY PALTO AND CICERO - EXISTED IN CHINA AND THE AMERICAS

SKYPE IS POPULAR FOR REAL-TIME PRESENTATIONS BECAUSE IT...

- IS FREE - CAN BE USED WITH MOBILE DEVICES - ALLOWS SOME SHARING OF DOCUMENTS

KNOW THAT NERVOUSNESS

- ISN'T VISIBLE - IS SIMILAR TO THE NERVOUSNESS FELT BY OTHER PERFORMING PUBLICLY - IS A WAY TO GENERATE MENTAL VITALITY FOR A SPEECH

WHAT ARE REASONS TO AVOID NAME-CALLING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING?

- IT DEMEANS - IT REINFORCES PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES - IT DEHUMANIZES

LISTENING ETHICALLY INCLUDES WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?

- KEEPING AN OPEN MIND TO CONTROVERSIAL IDEAS - FOCUSING YOUR ATTENTION ON THE SPEAKER - USING GOOD MANNERS WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS SPEAKING

FOUR MAIN CAUSES OF POOR LISTENING INCLUDE...

- LISTENING TOO HARD - FAILING TO CONCENTRATE - FOCUSING ON DELIVERY AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE - JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS

TIPS SPECIFICALLY GEARED TOWARD PRACTICING REAL-TIME ONLINE SPEECHES INCLUDE...

- MASTERING COMMANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRESENTATION SOFTWARE - RECORDING YOUR PRACTICE SPEECHES AND PLAYING THEM BACK - CLOSING EXTRA COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND APPLICATIONS YOU ARE NOT USING ON SPEECH DAY

WHEN THERE ARE MAJOR TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN PRESENTING AN ONLINE PRESENTATION, THE SPEAKER SHOULD...

- OFFER TO PRESENT THE SPEECH AT A DIFFERENT TIME - OFFER TO PRESENT THE SPEECH IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT - SHARE THE TEXT OF THE SPEECH AND ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT IT

GUIDELINES FOR BOTH RECORDED AND REAL-TIME ONLINE SPEECHES INCLUDE...

- PRACTICING REPEATEDLY - REMEMBERING THE AUDIENCE - ADJUSTING THE PACE

EXAMPLES OF PLAGIARISM

- PRESENTING IDEAS FROM OTHER SOURCES AS YOUR OWN - USING SPEECH WRITTEN BY A FRIEND FOR YOUR CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT - NOT DISTINGUISHING YOUR WORDS FROM THOSE WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE

DURING SPEECH PREP, CRITICAL THINKING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE SPEAKERS MUST BE ABLE TO DO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?

- SEE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN IDEAS - ASSESS THE SOUNDNESS OF EVIDENCE - SPOT WEAKNESSES IN ARGUMENTS

CRITICAL LISTENING

LISTENING TO EVALUATE A MESSAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ACCEPTING OR REJECTING IT

EMPATHETIC LISTENING

LISTENING TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE SPEAKER

THE OLDEST KNOWN HANDBOOK ON EFFECTIVE SPEECH WAS WRITTEN 4,500 YEARS AGO IN...

EGYPT

DISPOSITION

INTEREST, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS SOMETHING

EFFECTIVE NOTE TAKERS TEND TO...

LISTEN FOR AND RECORD MAIN POINTS AND EVIDENCE

WHEN BUSINESS MANAGERS ARE ASKED TO RANK THE COMMUNICATION SKILLS THAT ARE MOST CRUCIAL TO THEIR JOBS, WHICH DO THEY USUALLY RANK AS NUMBER ONE?

LISTENING

THE ACT OF INCREMENTAL PLAGIARISM IS...

OFTEN ACCIDENTAL

DECIDING WHEN TO SHOW VISUAL AIDS IS PRIMARILY AN ASPECT OF...

PACING

ETHICAL DECISIONS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BECAUSE...

PUBLIC SPEAKING IS A FORM OF POWER, AND IT CAN BE ABUSED

GLOBAL PLAGIARISM IS MOST OFTEN THE RESULT OF...

PUTTING OFF SPEECH PREPARATION UNITL THE DEADLINE IS NEAR

YOUR FIRST RESPONSIBILITY AS A SPEAKER IS TO...

QUESTION WHETHER YOUR SPEECH GOALS ARE ETHICALLY SOUND

A SPEAKER'S EVIDENCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE...

RELEVANT

THE 2012 STUDY ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING CONFIDENCE SHOWED WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?

SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PEOPLE FEAR PUBLIC SPEAKING THAN FEAR DYING

AN EFFECTIVE DELIVERY FOR A PERSUASIVE ONLINE SPEECH SHOULD BE...

SINCERE AND PERSONABLE

GLOBAL PLAGIARISM IS DEFINED AS USING...

SPEECH MATERIAL ENTIRELY FROM ONE SOURCE AND PASSED OFF AS YOUR OWN WORK

What is the relationship between a specific and a general purpose statement?

The specific purpose narrows the focus of the general purpose.

APPRECIATIVE LISTENING

LISTENING FOR PLEASURE OR ENJOYMENT

COMPREHENSIVE LISTENING

LISTENING TO UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE OF THE SPEAKER