Public Speaking Midterm

Research demonstrates that people tend to remember only about _____ percent of the message 24 hours after listening to a speech

50

Before developing his speech, Brad complied a survey for his audience to complete concerning their interest in his topic. What type of analysis is Brad using?

A formal audience analysis

A speech on ensuring equal pay for men and women references the ratification of the 19th amendment of the US Constitution which gave women the right to vote in the United States. This is an example of referencing

A historical event

Which of the following skills in a public speaking course are among those sought by an employer? Holding the listener's attention All of the above Adapting information to listeners Organizing ideas

All of the above

Dale concludes his speech in voter Regis by asking audience members to register to vote. what type of effective conclusion has dale used?

An appeal to action

Good speakers should ethically use the information they have about audience members to tailor their message specifically to them. This process is called

Audience adaptation

One way that public speaking and controversial speaking are similar is that both are

Audience centered

One good way to establish your credibility in the introduction is to

Be well prepared and confident

When you make a list of your own interests by writing as many related topics as you can in set amount of time, you are using a _______ technique

Brainstorming

At your job, you are told that you and your coworkers must attend a speech for continuing education credit. What kind of audience will you be?

Captive audience

A ___________ sometimes called the thesis is a one sentence summary of the speech

Central idea

The sentence "Censorship of the music industry violates our first amendment right to free speech" best fits as a

Central idea

You prepare a questionnaire to gauge your audience's interest in your topic. Among the questions is the following "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Velociraptor safety is an important topic. This is an example of what type of question.

Close ended question

If you prefer to listen to complex information that is inundated with facts and details you are a

Content orientated listener

The environment or situation in which communication occurs is called

Context

It is important to build trust with the audience so that they believe and like you this is known as speaker

Credibility

Evaluating the quality information, ideas, and arguments presented by a speaker is called

Critical listening

Statistics about characteristics such as age, race, gender, and education are called _________

Demographics

What's the next step in the speech making process after organizing your main points?

Dividing main points into sub points

As Jenny delivered her speech to the class, she was distracted by the sound of a construction crew using a jack hammer to tear out part of an old sidewalk outside. This is an example of _____ noise.

External

An informative speech should never incorporate elements of humor true or false

False

Concentrating on the facts and major ideas and summarizing this information ultimately decreases your ability to remember a speaker's message. True or false

False

Historically, students of public speaking practiced the art of elocution that is the delivery of an already famous speech. True or false

False

If your main points range from simple to complicated it makes sense to arrange them in order of complexity progressing from the most complex to the simplest

False

People with an confrontational style of communication apprehension exhibit a heart rate that is the highest when speaking publicly, often taking advantage of their heart rate to enhance their performance and use their fear to motivate them to prepare and be at their best. True or false

False

Researchers have concluded that speech anxiety is a trait (biological) and not a state (psychological) true or false

False

Saying "that's it is an appropriate conclusion to a speech

False

Strict time limits on speeches generally do not occur outside public speaking courses true or false

False

Telling your listeners only what they want to hear is the central tenet of being an audience centered speaker. True or false

False

The central idea should be a complete declarative sentence

False

When incorporating supporting material into your speech you should state the point, cite the source, explain how the supporting material develops the point and then present the supporting material

False

Smiles, head nods, eye contact and clapping from audience members are all forms of

Feedback

Speakers who procrastinate in preparing their speeches tend to ________

Feel more speech anxiety

The sentence "At the end of my speech, the audience will initiate a daily exercise routine" best fits as a

General purpose statement

The first step in an introduction is to

Get the audience's attention

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for building your confidence, according to your textbook?

Imagine your audience in their underwear

What three characteristics combine to make up the demographic characteristic of socioeconomic status

Income, occupation, and education

You're in your fourth class today. Although you've listened and taken notes in each class, it has gotten increasingly difficult throughout the day to understand the information in each course. What are you experiencing?

Information overload

An audience member who is worried about an upcoming exam is unlikely to remember much of what the speaker says. This is an example of _____ noise

Internal

During the body of the speech John regularly reviewed and reemphasized previous main points this is known as

Internal summary

In his speech, Jacob used slang words, leaned on the lectern, and was dressed very casually. Which of the following best describes this situation?

Jacob ignored the guideline that public speaking should be more formal than controversial speaking

People tend to feel most nervous ____

Just before giving a speech

When the authors of your textbook advise you to be a selfish listener, what do they mean?

Listen with the goal of finding information that is useful to you

Searching for logical divisions in a central idea is a strategy for determining your _____

Main ideas

Which of the following is NOT true concerning speech anxiety?

No one ever gets nervous when delivering a speech

While delivering her speech, Veronica noticed several audience members staring at her with glazed looks in her eyes. She picked up the speed of her speech and moved on to a colorful visuals. Veronica was responding to______

Nonverbal audience cues

The method a speaker uses to arrange his or her main ideas is called the

Organizational pattern

When you decide that the speaker's message will have no value, even before the speech begins, you are experiencing _____

Prejudice

Speakers use this signpost to enumerate the ideas and points that they will present in the body of the speech

Preview

The last step in an introduction is to

Preview the main points

When you present the most important or convincing idea first in your speech you are using the principle of ________

Primacy

Making reference to the introduction in the conclusion

Provides the audience with a sense of closure

When you present the most important or convincing idea last in your speech you are using the principle of ______

Recency

A _______ question doesn't require a response but makes the audience think about your topic

Rhetorical

The methods and techniques speakers use to achieve their goals are _______

Rhetorical strategies

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way of channeling your nervous energy?

Scream

Because we hear so many sounds simultaneously, the first stage of listening is to _____

Select

Andrew is preparing a speech about the layout of the gym a speech topic that lends itself best to the _______ organizational pattern

Spatial

A speech conclusion should

Summarize the main ideas

Terms like in conclusion are examples of devices

That provide a closure for the speech

When Dr. Foley speaks before we embark on Project Serve, his speech would be most likely to reference ______

The occasion

Which of the following is NOT an effective way to grab your audience's attention?

The words " I decided to my speech on"

What are the three general purposes?

To inform, to persuade, to entertain

Abigail is preparing a speech on the things people need to consider when purchasing a new computer, a speech topic that lends itself best to the _______ organizational pattern

Topical

An effective conclusion should summarize the speech and provide closure

True

Building redundancy into the message by previewing your main points in the introduction, expanding on your main points in the body, and reviewing your main points in the conclusion is an effective strategy for combating information overload. True or false

True

Speakers should choose topics that matter to them as well as the audience

True

Speech anxiety follows a predictable pattern. True or false

True

The four styles of communication apprehension include: (1) average, (2) insensitive, (3) inflexible, and (4) confrontational. True or false

True

When designing and delivering a speech, you should always be audience-centered that is you should always make choices with your audience in mind. True or false

True

You can motivate your audience to listen by explaining how your topic affect them directly

True

Words that show relationships between ideas- in addition to and not only are known as

Verbal transitions

A speaker transmits a message to a receiver through which two primary channels?

Visual and auditory

Is it appropriate to choose a speech topic by looking at headlines in the local newspaper?

Yes

Which of the following statements is true concerning the introduction and building confidence?

You should practice your introduction many times to combat speech anxiety

What is ethnocentrism?

the attitude that one's own culture is superior to other cultures