Comprehensive Exam - Public Speaking - Chapter 1

The meaning of connotative is ___. A. A stable, positive or negative response to a person, idea, object, or policy B. The process of the sender putting his/her thoughts and feelings into words or other symbols C. A group being mixed with different types of demographic characteristics D. The subjective or personal meaning a word or symbol evokes in people together or individual

A. A stable, positive or negative response to a person, idea, object, or policy

A "symbol" is A. A word, icon, picture, object, or number that is used to stand for or represent a concept B. The subjective or personal meaning evoked by a word C. The process of making meaning from a message D. Direct or indirect messages sent from a receiver to the sender

A. A word, icon, picture, object, or number that is used to stand for or represent a concept

Which of the following statements is true, according to the textbook? A. Communication should be thought of as having a dimension related to facts, content, and information, and a dimension related to connection and relationship B. Historical context of a communication event means the kind of relationship the senders and receivers have C. Feedback in public speaking is largely verbal D. Feedback in public speaking is largely verbal

A. Communication should be thought of as having a dimension related to facts, content, and information, and a dimension related to connection and relationship

Tom and Brianna go to a lecture by a well-known author who has been invited to campus. The topic is immigration. At the end they have coffee with friends who also attended. Tom thinks the speaker provided good reasons for his position on immigration, but Brianna and others don't remember his arguments, only some personal stories. This is an example of A. Decoding B. Denotative Meaning C. Feedback D. Encoding

A. Decoding

Which of the following is suggested for addressing anxiety about public speaking? A. Examine your own thoughts about why you are anxious B. Ignore the unknowns as you prepare since you cannot control them C. Think of your audience in embarrassing of humiliating situations D. Practice outside of the room several times and enter exactly at the moment you are scheduled to speak

A. Examine your own thoughts about why you are anxious

Which is a lesson we can learn from the quotation about communication from Johann Goethe, the German philosopher? A. One reason for studying public speaking is to become aware of the potential for public speaking's limitations or "noise" factors B. Public speaking is not really an efficient method of communication C. Fear about public speaking can be overcome by changing one's mindset about past failures D. Fear about public speaking can be overcome by changing one's mindset about past failures

A. One reason for studying public speaking is to become aware of the potential for public speaking's limitations or "noise" factors

Which of the following statements is true, according to the textbook? A. The audience will not see your nervousness to the degree you feel it B. You should practice your speech by going over it in your head while driving C. Most people fear public speaking more than snakes or death D. It is not necessary any longer to consider public speaking as more formal than everyday "talk"

A. The audience will not see your nervousness to the degree you feel it

One tip for preparation that the textbook suggests is _________. A. To eat protein for breakfast B. To prepare your speech in the last days before it is due so the ideas are fresh C. To prepare your speech in the last few days before it is due so the ideas are fresh D. Wear flip flops because they are more comfortable

A. To eat protein for breakfast

Which of the following is suggested as a reason for anxiety in public speaking? A. Being an extravert B. A mindset that the speech must meet a standard of perfection C. Not eating correctly before the speech D. Recognizing that an unsuccessful speech given in the past was a one-time event and not a universal case

B. A mindset that the speech must meet a standard of perfection

A term the book uses to describe public speaking compared to another form of communication is A. Intentional Information-giving B. Enlarged conversation C. Interactive exchange D. Symbolic connection

B. Enlarged conversation

How is public speaking like other forms of communication such as conversation? A. It depends on verbal and visual channels B. It requires a sensitivity to your audience and dependence on feedback C. It's success is not related to nonverbal communication D. It's emphasis is only on content of the message E. It demands an agenda or plan rather than letting the topics flow

B. It requires a sensitivity to your audience and dependence on feedback

Juan is asked by his employer without prior warning to say a few words in a meeting of eight sales representatives about a project he's working on. From his seat, Juan tells about his latest conversation with a client about one of the company's product, which is not what the employer wanted. Is this public speaking? A. No, because Juan is seated B. No, because Juan lacks a purpose and organization C. Yes, because there are at least five people there D. Yes, because he has content and has a relationship with his audience E. No, because his employer didn't like what he said

B. No, because Juan lacks a purpose and organization

A _____ is something that represents something else with which it has no inherent or direct relationship. A. Abstraction B. Symbol C. Value D. Demographic E. Belief

B. Symbol

The meaning of encode is ___. A. A stable, positive or negative response to a person, idea, object, or policy B. The process of the sender putting his/her thought and feelings into words or other symbols C. The process of a receiver putting language and symbols into personal meaning D. Generalizing about a group of people E. The subjective or personal meaning a word or symbol evokes in people together or individual

B. The process of the sender putting his/her thought and feelings into words or other symbols

This textbook's preferred model of communication is A. Linear B. Transactional C. Symbolic D. Complementary

B. Transactional

Which statement is true about the canons of rhetoric? A. They originated with Aristotle B. "Memory" refers to the need to memorize your speeches C. "Disposition" refers to organization and placement of arguments D. Style refers to clothing and pronunciation of words E. All of a-d are true F. None of a-d are true

C. "Disposition" refers to organization and placement of arguments

________ is sharing meaning between two or more persons. A. Rhetoric B. Ethos C. Communication D. Symbolism E. Topoi

C. Communication

"The system of learned and shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish one group from another" is A. Communication B. Feedback C. Culture D. Channel

C. Culture

The objective or literal meaning shared by most people using a word or symbol is the_______meaning. A. Connotative B. Encoded C. Denotative D. Semantic

C. Denotative

Miriam needs to talk to her mother about wanting to change her major. She could go in and say, "Mom, I'm changing my major." But she thinks about how her mother will accept the message and tries a different way to express herself. This is an example of A. Decoding B. Denotative meaning C. Encoding D. Analyzing noise

C. Encoding

Which is not an example of feedback? A. Laughter B. Questions C. The temperature in the room D. Questioning looks

C. The temperature in the room

Which of the following is not one of the canons of rhetoric? A. Invention B. Disposition C. Memory D. Appearance E. Delivery

D. Appearance

Cicero formulated the canons of rhetoric. Which is the correct order? A. Invention, style, memory, organization, delivery B. Invention, memory, organization, style, delivery C. Invention, organization, memory, style, delivery D. Invention, organization, style, memory, delivery

D. Invention, organization, style, memory, delivery

"Anything that disrupts, interrupts, or interferes with the communication process" is A. Feedback B. Context C. Encoding D. Noise

D. Noise

Which of the following is not an element of the process of communication? A. Feedback B. Context C. Noise D. Perception E. Channel

D. Perception

An introvert is unlikely to become an effective public speaker. True or False

False

Dr. Carol Dweck's research on mindfulness recommends meditation before public speaking. True or False

False

In the communication process, one person does the encoding and the other person does the decoding. True or False

False

Learning from other public speakers, and emulating their techniques, is unethical. True or False

False

We are generally more aware of our anxiety about giving a speech than the audience is. True or False

False

When the text says, "timing is everything," it is referring to your comedic timing in using humor. True or False

False

A state of experiencing "significant and persistent fear when in the presence of or anticipating the object of fear" is the scholarly definition of A. anxiety B. mindset C. phobia D. glossophobia

Phobia

A mindset that a single event has universal consequences can affect your public speaking anxiety. True or False

True

One way that public speaking is similar to everyday conversation is that there is an exchange of messages about content, facts, and ideas and messages about the connection between the two people. True or False

True

When the textbook states "Public speaking requires muscle memory" it means public speaking is a physical activity that relies on practice. True or False

True