COMS 101 Exam 1

_______ _______ is the process of tailoring your speech's information to the needs, interests, and expectations of your listeners.

Audience adaptation

We send and receive messages primarily through which two channels?

Auditory (listening) and encoding (written messages)

_______ _______ is the perception that you are knowledgeable, personable, and trustworthy.

Common ground

_______ people experience lower levels of public speaking apprehension.

Extroverted

_______ _______ involves participation as an observer by engaging in interactions and activities with the people you are studying, or as a nonparticipant observer.

Fieldwork observation

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of an ethical speaker?

Intelligence

_______ _______ communication occurs with approximately three to ten people.

Small group

_______ _______ report factual information that can be counted on to be true.

Valid sources

Before you can decide on a speech topic, you need to examine your _______.

audience

According to the textbook, public speaking is a(n) ________-_______ process.

audience-centered

Public speaking has been reserved as a(n) _______ _______ in democratic civilizations since ancient times.

civil right

When our goal is to understand, remember, and recall information, we engage in _______ _______.

comprehensive listening

The creation of a visual means of exploring connections between a subject and related ideas is called _______ _______.

concept mapping

To find out about the attitudes of your audience, as a speaker you should _______ __ _______ _______.

conduct a demographic study

The perception of a speaker as knowledgeable, trustworthy, and personable is called _______.

credibility

Plagiarism, which results from the failure of a speaker to reference material they find on the internet is called _______-_______.

cyber-plagiarism

A statement that clarifies the meaning of a word or phrase is a(n) _______

definition

The process of critically analyzing a message to determine its truthfulness, utility, and trustworthiness is called _______.

evaluating

Some real or perceived need that a speech might help to address is known as: _______.

exigence

Public speaking apprehension is _______ _______ _______ _______ ___ _______ ______ ___ ___ _______.

fear experienced when anticipating or actually speaking to an audience

The overall intent of a speech is known as the _______ _______.

general goal

Altering posture, leaning forward, and establishing eye contact are all ways to _______ _______ _______ ___ _______.

get physically ready to listen

The technical term for public speaking apprehension, speech anxiety, or fear of public speaking is _______.

glossophobia

The knowledge and opinions listeners have about your topic before they hear you speak is _______ _______ _______.

initial audience disposition

You should choose a topic that you _______ _______ _______.

know something about

The cognitive process of receiving, attending to, constructing meaning from, and responding to messages is called _______.

listening

Observing how your friends and family members react to speaking in public is known as _______.

modeling

The common cause of public speaking apprehension is _______ _______-_______.

negative self-talk

The _______ encompasses the expected purpose and setting for a speech.

occasion

Non-threatening questions designed to put the interviewee at ease are known as _______-_______ _______.

rapport-building system

A technique used to enhance our ability to remember information is called _______.

repetition

A broad area of knowledge is called a(n) _______.

subject

A narrow area of knowledge is called a(n) _______.

topic