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41. As Zhongli analyzed the audience for his speech about organic foods, he focused on such things as their gender, age, and cul- tural background. In doing so, he was engaging in __________ audience analysis.

A demographic audience analysis

67. Which of the following would you most likely find in a speech conclusion?

A restatement of the central idea (thesis)

2. When you experience stage fright, your body is producing extra __________, a hormone that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.

Adrenaline

42. According to your textbook, which of the following is a demographic characteristic of a speech audience

Age

48. Academic databases are the best place to look for

Articles in scholarly journals (Keywords: Academic = scholarly)

18. A listener's ethical obligations include

Being courteous and attentive during the speech and maintaining the free and open expression of ideas (not agreeing with everything the speaker says because you don't have to agree with them.)

55. The __________ is the longest and most important part of the speech.

Body

39. The process of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas is known as

Brainstorming (Keywords: free association, words, ideas, generating ideas)

44. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people or assuming that all members of the group are alike is called-

Stereotyping

25. Which of the following is recommended by your textbook as a way to improve your listening?

Suspend judgment until you hear all the speaker has to say

15. According to your textbook, global plagiarism occurs when a person-

Takes a speech entirely from one source and passes it off as her or his own.

24. According to your textbook, when you listen to evaluate a speaker's message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it, what kind of listening is involved?

Critical listening

17. When deez nuts attended the first discussion section for her math class and heard her instructor begin speaking with an unfamiliar accent, she immediately decided, "I won't learn anything from this teacher." Deez nuts failed to uphold which guideline for ethi- cal listening?

Deez nuts failed to uphold avoiding prejudging the speaker

13.Speechmaking is a form of power and therefore carries with it heavy __________ responsibilities.

Ethical

20. True or False: Hearing and listening are essentially the same

False bc listening is when you are paying close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear while hearing is the vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain

10.__________ lets you know how your message is being received.

Feedback

9.According to your textbook, the knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes through which each listener filters a mes- sage is called the listener's-

Frame of reference

62. When used in a speech introduction, telling a story, asking a question, making a startling statement, and arousing curiosity are all methods of-

Gaining the attention of the audience

66. According to your textbook, the preview statement in a speech introduction

Identify the main points of the body in the speech

33. Which of the following does your textbook recommend that you do when rehearsing your first speech?

Rehearse the speech out loud like the alpha male that you are, prepare notes consisting of keywords and phrases, and practice giving the speech to family members and friends.

68. According to your textbook, in addition to reinforcing the central idea (thesis), a speech conclusion should also

Signal the end of the speech

56. When main ideas follow a directional pattern, they are organized in-

Spatial order (Keyword: Directional patterns)

31. A sentence or two that lets the audience know that a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another is called a

Transition

45. True or False: Being audience-centered means that your primary purpose as a speaker is to gain a desired response from the audience.

True

1.When your textbook describes public speaking as a form of empowerment, it means that public speaking is

a way to make a difference in something we care about.

12.The tendency to see the beliefs, values, and customs of one's own culture or group as "right" or "natural" is called-

ethnocentrism

32. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes is called a(n) __________ speech.

extemporaneous speech

3.According to your textbook, rather than trying to eliminate every trace of stage fright, you should aim at transforming it into-

positive nervousness

35. Advocating a position is most appropriate when the general purpose of your speech is to

Persuade (keyword: advocate)

8.Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else is termed the-

message

50. The most important task when preparing to conduct a research interview is

Devising questions to ask during the interview.

40. To say that people usually want to hear about things that are meaningful to them is to say that people are

Egocentric

21. Raiden is listening to her roommate to provide emotional support in a time of distress. According to your textbook, Raiden is en- gaged in __________ listening.

Empathic listening (keyword: emotional support)

63. When preparing a speech introduction, you should usually-

Preview the main points of the speech and reveal the topic of the speech

69. True or False: The very first thing you should do in the introduction of a speech is to reveal the topic.

False (attention-getter then slowly go introduce your speech topics)

51. True or False: According to your textbook, you should avoid using personal experience when writing a speech.

False, use personal experience bc it boosts credibility

43. According to your textbook, which of the following is a demographic characteristic of a speech audience?

Gender

29. According to your mom (textbook loser) , the first thing a speaker needs to do in the introduction of a speech is to

Get the interest and attention of the audience.

14.The three kinds of plagiarism discussed in your textbook are

Global plagiarism, patchwork plagiarism, and incremental plagiarism.

5. Bubba was giving an interesting speech about the earliest astronomical observatories—a subject he was very excited about— when he misidentified the founder of the Istanbul observatory. When he realized his mistake, he corrected it, but then he felt flustered and wasn't as confident for the rest of his speech. What advice from your textbook should Bubba keep in mind?

He should know that no speech is perfect, and that most nervousness isn't visible

36. When the general purpose of your speech is to __________ , you act primarily as a teacher or lecturer.

Inform (Keywords: teacher or lecturer)

11.According to your textbook, a listener anxious about an upcoming exam, worried about a recent argument with a friend, or dis- tracted by cold air in the classroom would be experiencing-

Interference

37. Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement for a classroom speech: "To inform my audience about the solar system."

It's too general

26. According to your textbook, skilled listeners do not try to absorb a speaker's every word. Rather, they focus on three major as- pects of a speech. Those aspects include

Main points, evidence, and technique

16. As your textbook explains, a speaker who assembles a speech by copying word for word from two or three sources is commit- ting what kind of plagiarism?

Patchwork plagiarism

64 .According to your textbook, the last part of a speech introduction usually-

Previews the main points in the body

70. True or False: A startling attention getter is effective only if it is firmly related to the speech topic.

True

71. True or False: A rhetorical question is a question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud

True

73. True or False: The preview statement in a speech introduction identifies the main points to be discussed in the body.

True

74. True or False: One function of a speech conclusion is to reinforce the speaker's central idea (thesis).

True

75. True or False: Using a quotation is one of the most common and effective ways to conclude a speech.

True

4. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Visualize yourself giving a successful speech, concentrate on communicating with the audience other than focusing on your nerves, and choosing a topic you care about/ prepare thoroughly

22. Your mom is listening for pleasure as a friend discusses her trip to Australia. According to your textbook, your mom is engaged in __________ listening.

appreciative listening (keyword: Pleasure)

7.As your textbook explains, the means by which a message is communicated is termed the-

channel

57. Which organizational pattern would probably be most effective for arranging the main points of a speech with the specific pur- pose "To inform my audience of the causes and effects of the erosion of America's seacoasts"?

Causal order (Keywords: Cause and effect, think of the word Cause to Cause and effect)

34. According to your textbook, brainstorming is especially helpful when you are having trouble-

Choosing a speech topic

54.Rosa had been making pottery for several years. In her informative speech, she gave a presentation with the following main points. I.The first step in making pottery is preparing the clay. II.The second step in making pottery is shaping the clay. III.The third step in making pottery is decorating and glazing the clay. IV.The fourth step in making pottery is firing the finished product. Rosa's points were arranged in __________ order.

Chronological order

23. Deez Balls is listening to their meteorology professor explain how to interpret images from Doppler radar. Because Deez Balls goal is to understand the information being presented, they are engaged in __________ listening.

Comprehensive listening (Keyword: listening and understand)

6. Dealing with such matters as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and the differences between fact and opinion are all part of what your textbook calls-

Critical thinking

27. True or False: Extemporaneous delivery means delivering a speech "off the cuff," with no advance preparation.

False

72. True or False: If your topic is clear in the body of the speech, there is no need to state it in the introduction.

False

46. A(n) __________ is a summary of a magazine or research article, written by someone other than the original author.

Abstract

47. A(n) __________ is a research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of scholarly journals.

Academic Database

58. Which organizational pattern would probably be most effective for arranging the main points of a speech with the specific pur- pose "To persuade my audience that our state legislature should install cameras at problem intersections to deal with the prob- lem of motorists who run red lights."

Problem-solution order (Keywords: Persuade and look at how the question states the problem, and a solution for that problem)

49. According to your textbook, the three criteria for judging the reliability of research documents located on the Internet are au- thorship, sponsorship, and

Recency

60.According to your textbook, brief statements that help listeners follow your ideas by indicating exactly where you are in the speech are called-

Signposts

61. Here are the main points for a speech about the four lobes of the cerebral cortex. I.The frontal lobe is located in the front of the brain. II.The parietal lobe is located in the middle of the brain. III.The temporal lobe is located at the bottom of the brain. IV.The occipital lobe is located in the back of the brain. These main points are arranged in __________ order.

Spatial order (This is because the statement states words like front back or can be top or bottom)

28.As explained in your textbook, the three main parts of a speech are called-

The introduction, the body, and the conclusion

65. Which objective of a good speech introduction is fulfilled by the following statement?

This shows a preview of the body of the speech

59. Here are the main points for a speech persuading the audience to become literacy tutors. I.You should volunteer as a literacy tutor because it helps children. II.You should volunteer as a literacy tutor because it strengthens the community. III. You should volunteer as a literacy tutor because it is personally rewarding. These main points are arranged in __________ order.

Topical order (Since the topic is listing the benefits on why you should become a literacy tutor)

30. For her first speech, Shogun is organizing her ideas around three holiday customs that were passed down by her Inazumian grandpar- ents. According to your textbook, Shogun's speech will most likely be organized in __________ order.

Topical order (Topical- A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics)

19. True or False: You have an ethical obligation to make sure the information you present in your speeches is accurate.

True

38. True or False: The first step in speechmaking is choosing a topic for your speech.

True

52. True or False: If you're unsure where to find a source or a particular piece of information in the library, your textbook recommends that you ask a librarian for help.

True

53. True or False: Most library catalogues allow a researcher to look for books by author, title, subject, or keyword.

True