Public Speaking Final Exam

Which is the correct order of the credibility that an audience experiences toward a speaker during a speech?

Initial credibility, derived credibility terminal credibility

Which of the following statements is true, according to the textbook?

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

Many people make say negative things about President Trump on Twitter. Why is this not defamation?

He is a public person.

Models of communication are helpful in understanding it, but limited because ___

communication is a dynamic process

"The attitude of audience toward the speaker based on both reality and perception" is a definition of

credibility

"The system of learned and shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish one group from another" is

culture

Learning from other public speakers, and emulating their techniques, is unethical. T or F?

false

One of the best techniques for public speaking is to turn your speech into one long story. T or F?

false

Similarities between the audience and the speaker have no effect on the speaker's credibility with the audience. T or F?

false

The philosophy of existentialism emphasizes that we are trapped by systems of other people and have limited control over our choices.

false

Anything that disrupts, interrupts, or interferes with the communication process is

noise

Which of the following is not an element of the process of communication? feedback context noise perception channel

perception

This is a portion of an article on Malcolm X that Barry wants to use for a speech on the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It is from the book by Bruce Perry, Malcolm: The Life of the Man who Changed Black America, written in 1992: "Malcolm X fathered no legislation. He engineered no stunning Supreme Court victories or political campaigns. He scored no major electoral triumphs. Yet because of the way he articulated his followers' grievances and anger, the impact he had upon the body politic was enormous. Which of the following would be a correct, nonplagiarizing use of the source?

"One of the important but less understood leaders of the Civil Rights movement was Malcolm X. In his 1992 biography of Malcolm X, Perry explained that even though Malcolm X didn't really serve the cause in any official or political way, he was able to influence the movement because of his way of articulating the feelings of the African Americans at this time."

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

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

A "symbol" is

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

Which of the following is not one of the canons of rhetoric?

Appearance

Research by Carol Dweck indicates that

Because learning a skill like public speaking is hard does not mean you can never become skilled at it.

Which statement is true about speaker credibility? Citing reliable sources can add to your credibility as a speaker. Credibility does not need logical and emotional support to keep it strong A speaker will have equal credibility with all audiences. All are true A and c are true

Citing reliable sources can add to your credibility as a speaker.

________ is sharing meaning between two or more persons.

Communication

Which of these statements is not true? Comprehensive listening is focused on understanding and remembering important information from an oral message. Empathetic listening takes place when listening to music, poetry, or literature. Research supports the idea that our level of memory from oral communication is not very high. Hearing is a physical process involving sound waves and brain activity.

Empathetic listening takes place when listening to music, poetry, or literature.

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

Examine your own thoughts about why you are anxious.

What is the idea behind the canons of rhetoric?

It is a traditional way of explaining the process of public speaking.

How is public speaking like other forms of communication such as conversation?

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

Which of these statements is true about listening? Listening is a passive process. Listening involves making an effort to process and retain information. Listening and hearing are essentially the same process. A person either learns through listening, seeing, or physical activity.

Listening involves making an effort to process and retain information.

Which is a lesson we can learn from the quotation about communication from Johann Goethe, the German philosopher?

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 is not true? Staying within the given time limits is a priority for a speaker. Public speaking is a valuable way to relay a significant amount of detailed information to your audience. It is acceptable to emulate effective techniques and strategies that you see other speakers use. A good way to start learning to be a public speaker is to know your strengths.

Public speaking is a valuable way to relay a significant amount of detailed information to your audience.

What does the "fair use" standard mean?

Since students aren't making money from a source that they use in a speech or paper, it is all right to use the material appropriately and with proper citation.

A _____ is something that represents something else with which it has no inherent or direct relationship.

Symbol

This textbook's preferred model of communication is

Transactional

The meaning of listening is ___.

an active process of making an effort to understand, process, and retain

Em Griffin described the way people view communication using games. Which one provides the best comparison?

charades

The objective or literal meaning shared by most people using a word or symbol is the _______ meaning.

denotative

Which of these is not a contributing factor to a speaker's credibility? competence ethnicity similarity character good will

ethnicity

A speaker's credibility is consistent throughout a speech. T or F?

false

An introvert is unlikely to become an effective public speaker. T or F?

false

In the communication process, one person does the encoding and the other person does the decoding. T or F?

false

Cicero formulated the canons of rhetoric. Which is the correct order?

invention, organization, style, memory, delivery

"Rhetoric" is the word originally used for

public speaking

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

true

Which is not a barrier to listening given in the textbook?

speaker's use of personal anecdotes

The meaning of channel is ___.

the means through which a message gets from sender to receiver

The meaning of connotative is ___.

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

The meaning of encode is ___.

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

Which is not an example of feedback?

the temperature in the room

One tip for preparation that the textbook suggests is _________.

to eat protein for breakfast.

"Decode" is the process of the listener or receiver understanding the words and symbols of a message and making meaning of them. T or F?

true

"The act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person" is an adequate and complete definition of plagiarism. T or F?

true

An example of the denotative meaning of "park" is "a piece of land reserved for recreation and natural conservation." T or F

true

Aristotle explained the concept of ethos as one of the sources of persuasion, in the Greek Classical Age. T or F?

true

If your instructors ban electronic devices, they have evidence for doing so other than personal preference. T or F?

true

Our understanding of the concept of ethos today is somewhat different from Aristotle's in that we understand it as based in the audience whereas he saw it as an innate characteristic of the speaker. T or F?

true

The importance of ethics of communication has been debated since at least the classical Greeks' time. T or F?

true