ENG Final

While listening to a speech about gun control, Scott thought back to his experiences as an intern with the police department and decided that the speaker was knowledgeable about the subject. What was Scott doing?

Filtering the message through his frame of reference cp 1

Which of the following is likely to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Focus on communicating rather than on being nervous, Be thoroughly prepared for each speech, Visualize yourself giving a strong speech cp 1

The knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes through which each listener filters a message make up the listener's ______.

Frame of refrence cp 1

main points

The major points developed in the body of a speech. cp 4

Public speaking has been taught and studied for thousands of years.

True cp 1

Which recommendation is a way to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Work especially hard on your speech introduction. cp 1

chronological order

a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern

ice breaker speech

a speech early in the term designed to get students speaking in front of the class as soon as possible cp 4

A ____________ is a word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.

connective cp 9

A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationships among them.

connective cp 9

When using statistics in a speech, you should

identify the sources of your statistics, round off complicated statistics, use statistics sparingly. cp8

When your general purpose is to ____________, you act as a teacher or lecturer.

inform cp 5

According to your textbook, ______ is anything that impedes the communication of a message.

interference cp 1

A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.

crescendo ending cp10

Audience analysis that focuses on factors such as age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, group membership, and racial, ethnic, or cultural background.

demographic audience analysis cp6

eye contact

direct visual contact with the eyes of another person

A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement.

dissolve ending

The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values, beliefs, and well-being.

egocentrism cp 6

When you advocate a highly unpopular position, it is particularly important to ____________ in the introduction of your speech.

establish goodwill toward the audience

______ is the belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.

ethnocentrism cp 1

According to your textbook, a(n) ____________ example is a story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point.

extended cp8

Listeners usually realize how tense a speaker is.

false cp 1

The central idea of a speech is usually formulated before the specific purpose.

false cp 5

Adapting your message to the needs of a particular audience means that you must inevitably compromise your beliefs. True or false?

false cp 6

Listeners usually find generalizations more interesting and convincing than specific statements.

false cp 8

Most successful speakers do not experience stage fright.

false cp1

The messages, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker are called ______.

feedback cp 1

average number

mean cp8

the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it

median cp8

The ____________ is the number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers.

mode cp8

gesture

motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech cp 4

To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words is to

paraphrase cp8

According to your textbook, if you quoted your sixteen-year-old niece on the impact of media violence on high-school students, you would be using ____________ testimony.

peer cp8

When you want to change or structure the attitudes of your audience, your general purpose is to ____________.

persuade cp 5

the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution

range cp8

As your textbook explains, even when you use other interest-arousing lures in a speech introduction, you should always ____________.

relate the topic to the audience

The ____________ is what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.

residual message cp5

Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a spectrum of answers.

scale questions cp6

A brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.

signpost cp 9

Focus on factors such as the size of the audience, the physical setting, and the disposition of the audience.

situational audience analysis cp6

The ____________ is a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in her or his speech.

specific purpose statement cp 5

The three kinds of supporting materials discussed in your textbook are

statistics, examples, and testimony. cp8

Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people, usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.

stereotyping cp6

Conclusion

the final section of a speech cp 4

body

the main section of a speech cp 4

Introduction

the opening section of a speech cp4

According to your textbook, which of the following is a factor in situational audience analysis?

the size of the audience cp6

The most effective order of main points in a speech depends on your

topic, purpose, and audience. cp 9

____________ order results when you divide the speech topic into subtopics, each of which becomes a main point in the speech.

topical cp 9

The conclusion should normally make up about 5 to 10 percent of your speech.

true

Avoiding ethnocentrism is important for listeners as well as for speakers.

true cp 1

Because each person has a different frame of reference, the meaning of a message will never be exactly the same to a listener as to a speaker.

true cp 1

Because people have different frames of reference, a public speaker must take care to adapt her or his message to the particular audience being addressed.

true cp 1

It is normal—even desirable—to be nervous at the start of a speech.

true cp 1

Public speaking and ordinary conversation are similar in that both involve adapting to listener feedback.

true cp 1

Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases.

true cp 1

Most speeches should have two to five main points.

true cp 9

The impact of an extended example often depends as much on the speaker's delivery as on the content of the example.

true cp8

The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline shows the ____________ of the speech.

visual framework

______ is mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation.

visualization cp 1

extemporaneous speech

A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes. cp 4

Topical order

A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics. cp 4

transition

A word of phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another. cp 4

What does critical thinking include?

Judging the credibility of statements, Seeing the relationships among ideas, Assessing the soundness of evidence cp 1

______ is controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his or her presentation.

Positive nervousness cp 1

Questions that offer a choice between two or more alternatives.

Questions that offer a choice between two or more alternatives.cp6

What should public speakers do to avoid ethnocentrism?

Show respect for the cultures of the people they address cp 1

____________ order is a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.

Spatial cp 9

______ is anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.

Stage freight cp 1

Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.

audience centeredness cp6

A ____________ is a list of the sources used in preparing a speech.

bibliography

____________ is a method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.

brainstorming cp 5

A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.

brief example cp8