SPCH 1101 "Study Guide"

Select all elements included in the the three A's of active listening.

attention, attitude, adjustment

These three goals in developing informative speeches include 1) arousing the interest of your audience, 2) presenting information in a way that can be understood, and 3) helping the audience remember what you have said.

true

To encourage effective listening, the speaker should tap into the audience's intrinsic motivation, by appealing to curiosity, challenging them, or providing contextualization.

true

What is the only liquid that should be provided to a speaker to drink?

water

PowerPoints with graphs, maps, and pictures will help a visual learner.

true

Stephen Toulmin explained that basic arguments tend to share these three elements: claim, data, warrant.

true

The difference between hearing and listening is that hearing is an unintentional physiological response to sound waves that cause our eardrums to vibrate. Listening requires conscious effort to pay attention.

true

The difference between persuasion and coercion is that persuasion uses argument to compel power to give way to reason while coercion uses force to compel reason to give way to power.

true

The fear of public speaking is also known as communication apprehension.

true

The delivery method that is not completely written out but uses keynotes for reference is called?

Extemporaneous

It is easy for a listener to become impatient because the average person speaks about ____words per minute, yet we can process up to 500 words per minute.

125

What percentage of jobs today requires some form of public speaking?

70

What percentage of eye contact should a speaker give during the presentation?

80-90%

The five attention getting techniques include intensity, novelty, contrast, activity and humor.

true

What are the types of credibility?

Antecedent and Consequent

A listener was thinking about what to say in response to a speaker prior to the speaker finishing his/her point. What barrier of ineffective listening was demonstrated?

Anticipating

Who is considered the central figure in the development of ethics that is discussed in the communication discipline today

Aristotle

Informative speech Persuasive commemorate or entertain

B. a teacher presenting information to his or her class A. a debate during a public forum C. a commencement speech at graduation

It is cloudy outside, and I feel sick. Cloudy days make me sick" is an example of what type of fallacy?

Causal Fallacy

___________is an internal process through which individuals can deliberately adjust how they perceive an action or experience.

Cognitive restructuring

Who stated, "Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot."

D. H. Lawrence

Of the four delivery styles, which style is recommended for a public speaking course?

Extemporaneous

Which delivery method is unprepared and unrehearsed?

Impromptu

What type of listening is required when a student is trying to gain knowledge from a teacher's lecture?

Informational Listening

Newscasters are known for using which type of delivery method

Manuscript

Who is the person that stated, "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."?

Marcus Aurelius

The two functions of persuasive speeches are speech to convince and speech to actuate.

true

A student is unable to listen effectively to a teacher because he/she has a headache. The student is experiencing what type of noise?

Physiological

A speaker gives a speech about removing all cats from Earth. However, you really love cats and stop listening to the speaker because you become upset. What type of barrier to effective listening are you likely experiencing?

Reacting emotionally

According to _______, "The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play."

Richard Strauss

Check all that apply. Which of the following are included in the elements of the communication process?

context, communicator, message, noise

Your message was not received by an audience member because she is from a different part of the world. What type of noise was the audience member likely experiencing?

cultural

One of the four general guidelines to a ceremonial speech is to ignore the obvious.

false- Acknowledge the Obvious

A commencement speech is considered a type of ceremonial speech.

false- Commemorative Speeches and Tributes (not for sure)

Memorizing the entire speech is one of the techniques for building confidence.

false- Prepare Well, Visualize Success, Avoid Gimmicks, Breathe and Release, Minimize What You Memorize, Practice Out Loud, Customize Your Practice

A hostile audience already knows something about your topic and is generally supportive of, or open to, the point you are trying to make.

false- Receptive Audiences

When giving a toast, you should consume alcohol to help calm your nerves.

false- be sober when giving a toast

The four primary types of informative speeches include 1. Definitional speeches, 2. Motivational speeches 3. Explanatory speeches 4. Demonstration speeches.

false- descriptive

Decoding is when the communicator constructions the message to be delivered to the listener. (Figures out what and how to say something)

false- encoding

Pathos, a persuasive speech strategy, focus on credibility.

false- ethos

Patchwork plagiarism, the most obvious form of plagiarism, transpires when a speaker presents a speech that is not his or her own work.

false- global

It is not necessary to cite sources throughout the PowerPoint. Only having a sources page at the end is sufficient.

false- must cite throughout

Informative speakers should be biased, credible, make the topic relevant, and knowledgeable.

false- objective

Ethos, a persuasive speech strategy, focus on using emotion in a speech

false- pathos

The three types of persuasive speeches are proposition of fact, proposition of value, proposition of ethos.

false- policy

An Aural learner is likely to enjoy reading essays and reports.

false- read/write

The three barriers to effective listening are attention, attitude, and adjustment.

false- three A's

State anxiety is a type of anxiety that is aligned with an individual's personality.

false- trait anxiety

If the verbal part of the message does not align with the non-verbal part of the message, which part of the message is the audience most likely to believe?

non-verbal

________learners enjoy reading textbooks and printed handouts have.

read/write

________are words and gestures that allow you to move smoothly from one idea to the next throughout your speech, showing relationships between ideas and emphasizing important points.

signpost

What organization style is useful when the main points focus on location or directions?

spatial

_________are used to help prove the main points.

sub-points

What encapsulates the main points of a speech in just a sentence or two, and it is designed to give audiences a quick preview of what the entire speech will be about.

thesis statement

A measure of perceived intellect or education is how well we articulate.

true

According to Osborn and Osborn, the definition of persuasion is "the art of convincing others to give favorable attention to our point of view."

true

According to the text, practicing in front of a mirror is an example of a gimmick that does not help reduce communication apprehension.

true

Anyone can learn to give an effective presentation.

true

Ethical feedback always provides an explanation for the response to the speaker.

true

Field trips, hands-on projects, sensory stimulations, laboratories, recipes and solutions to problems, and collections of samples will help a kinesthetic learner.

true

Getting rid of distractions is an example of ethical listening.

true

It a good idea to keep a special occasion speech short you so do not overshadow the event that others have gathered to celebrate.

true

Listening to a song is an example of appreciative listening.

true

Main points are key pieces of information or arguments contained within the talk or presentation.

true

Mispronouncing words can ruin a speaker's credibility.

true

Of the two communication models, the linear model took a more simplistic view of communication.

true

One characteristics of a tribute is that they are short and eloquent.

true

One way to incorporate repetition into your speech is through non-verbal communication.

true