Speech Module 2 Quiz

Andrew went to hear a speech by a community leader he very much admired. He took a notebook and pen and, during the speech, wrote down everything he could from the speech. When he got home later, he reviewed his notes and could barely make sense out of them. What went wrong?

Andrew should have made a key-word outline of the speech instead of trying to write down everything.

Emil began his research early and found some excellent sources for his informative speech. He cut and pasted passages from several Web sites into a file in his word processor. When he started putting his speech together, he used some complete sentences from the cut-and-pasted materials, paraphrases from other passages, and several original ideas of his own. Unfortunately, Emil forgot to record his sources in his research notes, so he didn't cite any of the sources in his speech. Which of the following statements best describes Emil's situation?

Emil is guilty of incremental plagiarism.

Sandra is giving a presentation in her physics class and is worried about what she should do with her hands. Which of the following recommendations would she find in your textbook?

Focus on communicating, and your gestures will usually take care of themselves.

What does your textbook recommend as the first step of practicing delivery?

Go through your preparation outline aloud to see if what is written works orally.?

If you are asked a hostile question during a question-and-answer session, you should avoid sounding hostile in your response.

True

Regional or ethnic dialects are fine in speeches as long as listeners find them acceptable.

True

Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking? -Put ethical principles into practice. -Adapt to the audience's frame of reference. -Make sure your goals are ethically sound. -all of the above -a and c only

a and c only

According to your textbook, effective listening can help you do which of the following? -gather information and communicate it accurately to others -learn effective techniques that you can use in your own speeches -get promoted in your job -all of the above -a and c only

all of the above

According to your textbook, skilled listeners do not try to absorb a speaker's every word. Rather, they focus on three major aspects of a speech. Those aspects include -main points. -evidence. -technique. -all of the above. -a and b only.

all of the above

Mark is listening to a speaker's evidence during a persuasive speech on nuclear power. According to your textbook, Mark should be asking: -Is the evidence sufficient to support the speaker's claims? -Is the evidence taken from objective sources? -Is the evidence relevant to the speaker's claims? -all of the above -a and c only

all of the above

Your textbook recommends __________ as the most effective method of note taking for listening to a speech.

creating a key-word outline

As explained in your textbook, public speakers have an ethical obligation to avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language because such language

demeans the personal dignity of the groups or individuals being attacked.

Gerald is listening to comfort a friend whose apartment has just been burglarized. According to your textbook, Gerald is engaged in __________ listening.

empathic

Enzo is giving a speech in his art history course. He has carefully prepared his presentation and plans to deliver it from a brief set of note cards. What kind of delivery is Enzo using?

extemporaneous

According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.

incremental

Ted is listening to the introduction of Janine's speech when he thinks to himself, "Man, this is really going to be boring." What aspect of poor listening identified in your textbook is Ted exhibiting in this example?

jumping to conclusions

People spend more time __________ than in any other communication activity.

listening

Giving excessive attention to the details of a speech is an example of

listening too hard.

As Jenell listened to her classmate's speech explaining the differences between collision insurance and comprehensive insurance, it reminded her that she needed to pay her insurance bill before the end of the day. Then, rather than listening to the speaker, she started thinking about all the other things she had to do that day. According to your textbook, the primary cause of Jenell's poor listening is

not concentrating.