COM 209 multiple choice final questions

at one point, the lecture discussed a study that examined how much of a speech an audience remembers immediately following a speech. The study found that audiences remember about _______ of what a speaker had to say

10%

if your power point slides use light background color, then the word son your slides should utilize:

a dark font

steve is giving an informative speech on the subject of scuba diving. Steve is currently considering several possible sentences as a thesis sentence for his speech. From the choice below, choose the best thesis: a. scuba diving, if you take the time to learn the correct way to dive, can be . avery enjoyable pastime in comparison with other things you could do b. today, i will persuade you that you should take up scuba diving c. scuba diving brings to life all the life in our oceans d. scuba diving can fill you with illimitable felicity and excitation

C

all of the following are true with regard to speech organization except ? a. good speech organization improves a speakers credibility b. good speech organization helps an audience remember a speakers message c. good speech organization helps an audience to a better understanding a speakers message d. a well organized speech should have a thesis sentence e. a preview sentence generally comes before a thesis sentence

E

speech anxiety tends to be highest during what portion of a typical speech

at the start of the speech

monroe's motivated sequence contains the following steps in the following order

attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, action

the lecture on the unique nature of public speech introduces the three mani battles a speaker must fight in order to give an effective public speech. What are they?

attention, retention, comprehension

a good preview sentence should...

be connected to your thesis

the online lecture spoke of numerous attention-getting techniques that speakers use to capture the attention of the audience within a speech introduction. which technique has the greatest potential to be a credibility killer?

humor

the online speech delivery lecture discussed a "quality conveyed by a set of verbal and nonverbal communication behaviors that contribute to reducing the perceived physical or psychological distance between communicators." this delivery quality is known as?

immediacy

according to Hart and Burk's theory of Rhetorical sensitivity, the expressive school believes that

individuals should act in accordance with their "true self" when communicating with others

during the online lecture of rhetorical sensitivity/informative speaking, i showed a clip os a speech that obama gave at the white house correspondents dinner. I used that speech to make the argument that obama is someone whose thinking falls in line with the?

instrumental school

assume that you are giving an informative speech on rock climbing. at one point in the speech, you discuss some of the great rock climbing spots in PA. and while discussing those spots, you show pictures of them on your power point slides. in this case and according to dual coding theory, as the audience processes your speech and your slides they will engaged in:

integrated dual coding

communication scholar joe ayres has suggested in his work that one way to lessen the anxiousness we experience when giving public speeches is to approach such speeches with less of a(n) ________ orientation and more of a(n) __________ orientation.

less of performance orientation more of a communication orientation

what form of support/evidence generally works best in a public speech?

narratives

the online lecture on rhetorical sensitivity/informative speaking suggest that an effective informative speech must convey information to an audience that is either something the audience needs to know or is something that is ______

neat to know

what step in monroe's motivated sequence involves "creating a sense that something needs to be changed"?

need

the online lecture on speech delivery discussed various distances that operate in American culture. when giving speeches in your public speaking class, where should you be (what distance category) in relation to the individuals sitting in the front row of the class?

personal distance

during the online lecture on speech delivery, i made which of the following statements about podiums?

podiums are evil

research has general found which of the following is true with regards to positive and negative visualization:

positive visualizations are more effective than negative

at one point, the lecture refers to Cognitive load theory. research in CLT suggests that:

processing spoken words places a great deal of stress on individual's cognitive processing abilities

in the online powerpoint lecture, i discussed a review articles i wrote that looked at all the research that has examined the effects of power point in the classroom. the review article found that powerpoint generally:

produces no learning effects

alan monroe, the professor who constructed monroe's motivated sequence, was intensely interested in theory and research from which of the following academic disciplines?

psychology

the online speech anxiety lecture presented findings from a recent survey that asked college students to identify their greatest fears. What did these students identify as their number one fear?

public speaking

the online lecture spoke of numerous attention-getting techniques that speakers use to capture the attention of the audience within a speech introduction. Of the following attention-getting techniques, which one did i NOT recommend

questions

conclusions are important to a speech because the audience tends to pay particular attention to what comes last in the speech. That is, the end of a speech is subject to a psychological effect known as the ____ effect

recency

according to the online lecture on speech delivery, speech rehearsal takes place in two key phases. the first of those phrases is the oral phase, and the second is the ______ phase.

simulation

when speakers establish that "satisfaction meets the need," they are establishing a condition known as:

solvency

what forms of support generally hurts speakers on all three of the key battles of public speaker (attention retention and comprehension)

statistics

the theory of rhetorical sensitivity suggests that effective speakers must have a "tolerance for inventional searching." what does this mean?

that effective speakers must makes the right content choice in their speeches

researchers, working from within the theoretical tradition of constructivism, have found that effective, persuasive person-centered messages must primarily account for:

the audience's goals and desires

according to social judgement theory, persuasive speakers should always try to keep their messages within:

the latitude of acceptance

in a good speech summary, a speaker should review the main points of the speech, and a speaker should also be certain to bring back the _____

thesis

in general, speakers should try to think of their audience as a group of relatively stupid people. t or f

tru

in general, speakers should limit the number of statistics they bring into a public speech. t or f

true

research suggests that the content within a speech does not really matter if that speech is poorly delivered. t or f

true

speakers should not practice specific gestures to go with specific moments in their speech. t or f

true

when speakers deliver an oral citation during their speech, they should refer to the date of the source they are using for support. t or f

true

research suggests that in persuasive settings... two-sides arguments are generally more effective than one-sided arguments one-sides arguments are generally more effective than two-sided arguments

two-sides arguments are generally more effective than one-sided arguments

in the online powerpoint lecture, i talked a good deal about dual coding theory. dual coding theory suggests that humans have two distinct processing systems in their minds, a visual system and a: ____ system

verbal

the online lecture on speech introductions spoke of the fact that a good speech introduction should include three steps. all of the following are steps within a good introduction except? a. attention step b. an orienting step c. relevancy step d. credibility

B

by definition, persuasion, at its core, involves

changing someone's attitude about something

the online lecture on speech delivery identified three key vocal qualities as part of effective speech delivery. Those three vocal qualities are conversationality, articulateness, and _____

enthusiasm

the online lecture on speech anxiety presented a number of contrasting theories about the cause of this anxiety. According to this lecture, which of the following theories is currently considered to be a pretty good explanation as to why so many individuals fear giving public speeches.

expectancy theory

the online lecture on speech delivery spoke of several modes of speech delivery. Which mode is generally recommended for most public speeches today?

extemporaneous delivery

as a general recommendation, speakers should try to hold their eye contact for 5 seconds with an audience member before moving on to the next audience member. t or f

false

assume that speaker A has a high level of speech anxiety and Speaker B does not. under those circumstances, speaker A is likely to spend more time thinking about the audience for the speech than will speaker B. T or F

false

ideally, speakers should approach a public speech the same way they would approach a written document. t or f

false

if steve decides to give a speech to his COM 209 class in which he argues that "we should all try to exercise more," then steve's speech would fall within the realm of persuasion. t or f

false

in general, it is fairly easy to construct effective, persuasive person-centered messages. t or f

false

in preparing their speeches, speakers should generally write out their speech word for word. t or f

false

speakers with high levels of speech anxiety engage in more speech rehearsal than speakers with low levels of speech anxiety. t or f

false