Public Speaking Test 1

Public speaking anxiety affects what percentage of speakers

40-80%

We lose what percentage of what we hear over a very short time

75%

Which of the following is not a suggestion for handling speech anxiety

A single practice session to harness nervous energy

Which of the following should be the very first component of your speech

Attention getter

Jana is a member of a culture that use high context communication. It is likely that Jana is part of which type of culture

Collectivistic

Which of the following is not included in the topic selection stage of speechmaking

Compose a thesis statement

____________is the recognition and valuing of difference

Cultural diversity

Which of the following would not help reduce anxiety

Don't overprepare

_________ is an involuntary physiological process, while______ is a voluntary mental process

Hearing; listening

Which of the following statements is true of the thesis statement

It expresses the central idea of your speech

Which of the following characterizing ethical communication

It is reflective of your best interests and the interests of others

John is planning to utilize what he has learned in his internship with a nonprofit organization as evidence for a speech on the value of internships. What is John utilzing

Personal knowledge and experiences

which of the following refers to our internal communication that can often derail our attempts to control our anxiety

Self talk

___________ide regards income and social status

Socioeconomic

___________generally contain short sentences, whereas____often contain complex sentences

Speeches;essays

According to sociolinguist Deborah Tannen, women speak and hear a language of connection and intimacy" whereas" men speak and hear a language of_____and___

Status;independence

What happens when speaker demonstrates respect for cultural diversity

The speaker reduces the chances of alienating the members of the audience

Which of the following would not be a good topic for an informative speech

Why soda should be eliminated form schools

A good conclusion to a persuasive speech include

a restatement of thesis a reminder for listeners of your main points motivation for your audience to act except a reason for listeners to feel a small amount of guilt that will motive them to act

Donating blood can help save lives can encourage others to help their community, and can sense of personal accomplishment" is an example of

a thesis

In both MLA and APA, you arrange the works you reference

alphabetically by last name

An effective speech integrates in support of the speechmakers thesis

an array of relevant research

The essential ingredients, you'll need when practicing your speech are all the following

an audience

Your success as a speaker depends on all the following ex

arguing with the audience

A speaker which is not self centered, but motivated by an understanding of recievers

audience centered

Our_______ are what we hold to be true and false

beliefs

Hannah has decided on her topic and is beginning to write her speech. which section of her speech would you suggest she develop first

body

the goal of_______is to generate as many ideas as possible without fear or critique

brainstorming

A speech in which you began by discussing the percentage of drivers during a particular period of time who were drunk when involved in car accidents and then discussed number of deaths each year attributed directly to driving under the influence of alcohol, would be using which organizational pattern

cause and effect

you are very nervous about your speech, so you take a deep breath and follow with a strong exhalation. Which of the following did you just enact

centering breath

Which of the following is another name for the thesis statement of an informative speech

central idea

When you use______ organization for your speech, you explain to you audience members the order in which events happened

chronological

Words and phrases such as before,after,later,at the same time,while,and finally are____transitions

chronological

People who differ in some ethnic or sociological way from the parent culture belong to a(n)

co culture

If you discuss one main point for 15 minutes, while only focusing for another main point for 3, you do not have

coordiante points

If you do not tell your audience all of the information relevant to your topic in order to hide something that might counter your argument, you are commiting A(n)

covert lie

By using an outline you can do all of the following except

critique supporting materials for your speech

which of the following is not a way in which you can address the physical effects of speech

cry in private before the speech

Communication is

culmative

Research adds to a speech all of the following except

deception

During the understanding stage of listening, we focus on meaning, using our own reservoir of information to

decode the message

When critically thinking about a speech you should

determine how effective the speech was

An outline helps you with all the following except

developing the visual aids for your speech

Winning public speakers practice certain skills to reach what kinds of groups of receivers

diverse

Listening to provide emotional support is referred to as

emphatic listening

Organization

empowers a speech

Once we write down our experiences, they serve as a form of personal research and

enhance our credibility

Which of the following would be a good topic for a persuasive speech?

entertain

The tendency to assess the values, beliefs, and behaviors of our own culture as superior to those of other cultures is

ethnocentrism

Following the stages of listening, after we have have interpreted the message ,what is our next step

evualuating

All of the following should be considered when composing a demographic snapshot except

eye color

Sam was in an accident and recieved a blood tranfusion, which influences his persuasive speech on blood donation. Sams topic was influenced by his

field of experience

Which of the following is not suggested after you have given a speech

harshly criticize what you did wrong

A_______audience is one composed of persons of diverse ages with different characteristics,attitudes,values,and knowledge

heterogeneous

A______ audience is one whose members are similar in age, have similar characteristics, attitudes, values, and knowledge

homogenous

Which of the following is an open question

how do you feel about runnning?

To develop your speech, you will use all of the following except

ideas that you borrow from a book and that you pass as your own

Which of the following would be sensitive to and respectful of differing sexual orientations

including information that is relevant to a wide variety of orientations

Low context communication is generally seen in____________cultures

individualistic

Benefit of public speaking for your personal ife

it can help increase your self confidence

Despite being our most frequent activity,__________ is also one of our least developed skills

listening

_____are the key ideas or central themes of your speech

main points

Josh and arielle, along with other members of their group, feel like outsiders to the dominate culture. they are part of a

marginalized group

____is a device that is use to trigger memory

mnemonic

We listening with all the following except

moth

A phone ringing in the audience ex

noise

If you were to say the name and position of an expert you are quoting in your speech, you are providing a(n)_____footnote or citation

oral

The_______ is the guide or skeleton for the main ideas of your speech

outline

To interpret a speakers message accurately we may do all of the following except

pay attention to your inner thoughts more than to the speaker

one brainstorming technique is that of dividing a sheet of paper into seven columns and writing down words associated with each of the following:_____, processes,phenomena,possessions,products,and programs

people

When you use___organization for your speech, you reveal an issue that needs a resolution and then you find the best way to adress this

problem-solution

When assessing the credibility of information,you should determine whether the sources you consulted are______and______

qualified,objective

A good speaker builds__________ into his or her message to increase the audiences chances of remembering it

redundacy

Among the resources included in your librarys____area are encyclopedias,yearbooks,dictionaries,biographical aids,atlases,and an array of indexes

reference

The second stage of creating an outline for your speech is to create the______outline

sentence

above all else, remember this is an example of

signpost

Words such as "first", "next",and finally are

signposts

Paula is scheduled to make a speech about benefits of public speaking at a professional gathering, and she is also scheduled to make a speech based on the type setting and location. Which element of the communication process is paula taking into consideration

situational/cultural text

for a speech were you discuss major cities proximity to one another, you would likely use

spatial organization

which of the following is not true regarding vocal cues

speaking in a monotone voice

The____ideas of your speech are the subtopics of your speech that directly support your thesis

subordinate

Items that support the subpoints begin directly underneath

the first letter of each subpoint

In brainstorming exercise of listing on the left side of a sheet of paper everything you are able to see,hear,taste,smell,or touch from your present location and on the right side of your topics that might naturally evolve form each observation or experience, you are focusing on

the here and now

Which of the following is not true regarding audience diversity

the language of your speech should not change based on your audience

Which of the following is not a part of the game plan for conquering speech anxiety

the morning before my speech, i had a big breakfast

We begin by introducing the topic, offering a preview of whats to come. this done, we go on to discuss the topic, developing it fully. Then, we wrap up with a concluding statement that summarizes the main points and ties the presentation together. The formula is

the principle of rendundancy

Who has the responsibilities of speech making

the speaker and the listener

to penetrate the invisible shield they use to protect themselves from information irrelevance, relate your ideas to all the following except

their sympathy

Why is it important to view blogs skeptically before using them

they could be written by someone who is not an expert in the topic

Which of the following would be the specific purpose of an informative speech?

to explain the signs of a heart attack

In public speaking,_________work as bridges from idea to idea

transitions

Most of your speeches will contain how many main points

two and three

Our_____ are the standards by which we judge what is right or wrong

values

What should you do when you take the podium for your speech

visualize yourself succeeding

In the United states, we are guaranteed free speech, and that means

we can talk about controversial topics

Based on demographic data, there is a good chance you will find yourself speaking before what kinds of audiences

whose cultural backgrounds differ from your own

All of the following are search engines you can use when preparing a speech except

wikipedia

Creating a speech has compared with

writing an essay

Which of the following is not true regarding practicing your speech

you can overprepare

Choosing the right topic means choosing a topic that is appropriate for all the following except

your detractors