COMM Final

Which type of website is the least credible?

.net

A student who is taking notes in class, gives feedback, and aims to comprehend the message can be considered a (n) ____________.

Active Listener

Jackie is nervous while giving her presentation in class. Throughout her presentation she fidgets with her notes and crosses her arms. These gestures are examples of ___________.

Adaptors

Because of technology, audience members may not always be in front of the speaker. It is important to be mindful of ___________ when communicating.

All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a form of verbal support?

Charts

Gigi is giving a demonstration speech about how to bake a cake. It is important that she lists the main points in the correct order. Which speech pattern should she use?

Chronological

____________ is the way we share thoughts, feelings, and ideas in understandable ways.

Communication

During his powerful "I Have a Dream" speech, MLK Jr. effectively incorporates the use of ___________. A few examples include "I have a dream" and "Let freedom ring."

Repetition

The main objective for giving a special occasion speech is to __________.

Enterain

Special occasion speeches can also be referred to as ____________.

Epideictic Addresses

Claudia is giving a speech to pay tribute to her grandmother at her grandmother's funeral. Which type of speech is given?

Eulogy

Most listeners retain __________% of the speaker's message.

10-25

Jenna is giving a speech titled "We must avoid GMOs." During one of her main points she acknowledges the other side of the argument and says, "Some may say that maintaining a diet free of GMOs can be expensive. However, growing you own garden is one way to start this healthy lifestyle." This phrase is an example of a _______________.

Counterargument

This term answers the "how, what, and whys" in an informative speech.

Explanation

This type of speech delivery is given with little to no preparation.

Impromptu Speech

Which theorist is responsible for writing The Rhetorical Situation in 1968?

Loyd Bitzer

Rhetorical scholar, Barry Brummett, argues that style is not just the words used to express feelings and ideas. It also includes how the speaker presents "our person to the world." Which term reflects this concept?

Personhood

Wanting to belong to a group, maintaining friendships, and being loved are examples of which part of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Social

When giving this type of speech, it can be difficult to incorporate eye contact and vocal variety.

Speaking from manuscript

This type of speech gives a sense of distinction to important events. A few examples include acceptance speeches, commencement addresses, and toasts.

Special Occasion Speech

This type of speech prepares an audience for the featured speaker or performer.

Speech of Introduction

True or False: A strong research question can simply be answered by "yes" or "no."

False

This term refers to the feeling of like, dislike, approval, or disapproval of an individual, group, or idea.

Attitude

This term refers to having stable, respectful, and peaceful interactions with others

Civility

This type of speech formally recognizes and honors a person, organization, or occasion.

Commemorative Speeches

Jamie is college student who is giving a presentation about the importance of washing hands during flu season to third graders. She uses simple language and examples that her audience's age group will understand. Jamie is demonstrating which part of the Communication Model?

Encoding

This is referred to as the time, place, and physical surroundings in which communication occurs.

Environment

Dominique is an experienced public speaker and he is highly aware of his own speaking style. This reflects which term?

Impression Management

This type of informative speech promotes understanding of a complicated idea or concept.

Informational

Bobby is giving a presentation to college students about how to build a resume. His goal is to promote understanding and to convey a body of facts to his audience. Which type of speech is he giving?

Informative Speech

Most problems tend to occur in this stage of listening. One reason is because listeners often assume they understand the message and avoid asking questions.

Interpret

Water, air, and food are examples of which component of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Physiological

During a conversation with a small group of friends, Jade nods her head, makes eye contact, and faces her friends to indicate she is participating in the conversation. These are examples of __________.

Regulators

This level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs will be met once all of the other levels have been achieved. This is referred to as reaching the highest potential

Self-Actualization

T/F : Language can have meanings beyond the speaker's intentions

True

The term "framing" is referred to as a speaker fitting a message to fit the audience's needs.

True

True or False: It is acceptable for eulogies to involve humor.

True

True or False: The US is labeled as an individualistic culture.

True

_________ is a state in which some sort of unsatisfied condition exists.

Need

These types of gestures control the flow of communication in a small group.

Regulators

The body of a speech is typically _________% of the speech time.

70-80%

This term refers to the dictionary definition and literal meaning of a word

Denotation

Which of the following is not an element of vocal variety?

Gestures

Patti's friend let her borrow an essay from a previous class. Patti copy and pastes her friend's essay, changes the name on the document, and submits the assignment. Which type of plagiarism is displayed?

Global plagiarism

This type of audience is a speaker's greatest challenge. Members of this audience typically dislike the speaker or the speaker's message.

Hostile

There is a blood drive on campus. As a volunteer, you are visiting classes to give a short presentation titled "Give Blood Today!" to encourage students to give blood for the first time. Your goal is to seek action and agreement of your audience. Which type of speech is demonstrated?

Speech to Actuate

This type of persuasive speech seeks to gain the agreement and encourage action among audience members

Speech to Actuate

This type of persuasive speech asks for the agreement of audience members but does not ask for immediate action.

Speech to Convince

This type of speech is the most intense form of persuasion. This speech encourages audience members to recommit to a cause and take more action.

Speech to Stimulate or Intensify Social Cohesion

This type of verbal support can confuse or overwhelm audience members if overused.

Statistics

Which of the following should be the first step in planning a speech introduction?

Using an attention getter

This element of credibility is described as the speaker having knowledge, experience, and expertise relating to the topic.

Competency

Everyone has their own _______________ which is made up of attitudes, beliefs, and attitudes. This influences how we interpret messages.

Frame of Reference

You can expect this type of audience to be positive to your message and agree with you.

Friendly

This tip is most helpful for individuals who experience trait anxiety

NOT. Preparing the speech. Concentrate on the meaning of the message?

Students in the class give the professor a "thumbs up" to let her know that they are done taking notes on from the Power Point. This gesture is an example of _____________.

Emblem

This term is referred to as the ethics and credibility of a speaker.

Ethos

There are three main aspects of The Rhetorical Situation. This particular element is described as the problem which the speaker wishes to change through the use of rhetoric.

Exigence

Callie is giving a presentation with a brief set of note cards with key points so she can focus on making eye contact. She plans for her presentation to be conversational and does not memorize the speech word-for-word. Which type of delivery is demonstrated?

Extemporaneous Speaking

A demonstration speech should use the topical speech pattern to arrange the main points.

False

Coercing the audience or exaggerating statistics can be viewed as ethical during a persuasive speech.

False

Ghost Writing is the most extreme form of plagiarism.

False

True or False: Special Occasion Speeches often bring up controversial topics.

False

________ is referred to verbal, vocal, and visual responses to messages

Feedback

Cheryl sees a flyer on campus about a guest speaker event that she is interested in attending. She willingly attends the event, and her attendance is not required. This describes which type of audience member?

Homogeneous

Dr. Adams shares personal experiences in class, uses humor, and calls the students by their names during class discussion. These methods are used to promote a sense of closeness with the audience. This professor is demonstrating ________________.

Immediacy Behaviors

Which of the following is not one of the 4 goals of a special occasion speech

Influence action or belief among audience members

Martha is distracted during her 12:00 class because she has a midterm Math exam later that day. She can not concentrate on the current lecture in class because all she can focus on is worrying about the exam and studying. Martha is experiencing ________________.

Internal Noise

All are true for crafting a persuasive speech conclusion except....

Introducing new evidence

Which type of speaker credibility refers to having an enthusiastic and dynamic delivery?

Dynamism

Which one of Cicero's 5 Cannon's of Rhetoric suggests organizing your speech in a way that your audience can best understand the message?

Arrangement

William is giving a presentation on his major, engineering. He knows that most of his classmates are unfamiliar with this topic, so he includes definitions of technical words and provides examples throughout the presentation. This is an example of using which type of information?

Background information

John and his group are giving a presentation in class. He is the assigned group leader and is giving the introduction and conclusion of the speech. Which style does this reflect?

Bookend Approach

Molly is giving a persuasive presentation titled "Why Everyone Should Adopt Their Next Animal." In her introduction she mentions that she has volunteered at the local animal shelter for 3 years and that she has adopted her own pet. This is an example of a(n) ______________.

Credibility

This term is referred to the listener interpreting the meaning of the speaker's message.

Decoding

Taylor is giving an informative speech titled "How to change a tire." Which of the following is not an example of an effective attention grabber to use in the introduction?

"I will explain how to properly change a tire."

Which of the following is not considered a Commemorative Speech?

Acceptance Speech

If a speaker notices the audience is uninterested, the speaker should do all except ____________.

Make the speech longer

Which should be avoided when giving a Speech of Introduction?

Mispronouncing the speaker's name

Jane is having a conversation with her roommate about plans for the weekend. Her friend is giving little feedback, appears to be "tuning" her out, and is more focused on what is on the television. Jane's roommate appears to be demonstrating the qualities of a (n) _______________.

NOT. Apathetic Listener. Passive Listener?

Caroline is listening to her favorite music while she is going on a run. Which purpose of listening is she demonstrating ?

NOT. Listening for fun. Listening to comprehend?

The video of Miss Teen South Carolina demonstrated which type of speaking anxiety?

NOT. Trait Anxiety. Situational Anxiety?

Molly is giving a persuasive speech titled "Everyone must adopt their next pet." Among listing 3 main reasons for pet adoption, she acknowledges the other side of the argument during her speech. While her goal is to persuade the audience, she still wants to appear open-minded. Which example of speaker credibility is demonstrated?

Objectivity

This type of plagiarism is defined as stealing ideas from more than one source and linking them together without referencing either source.

Patchwork Plagiarism

Jack is giving a persuasive speech on animal adoption. He shows images and videos of animals in shelters as emotional appeal to his audience members. Jack is demonstrating which concept of Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle?

Pathos

This type of speech seeks to influence the beliefs, choices, and opinions of the audience.

Persuasive

Which of the following is not one of the three ways to analyze an audience?

Research Information

Educated Greeks and Romans studied ________ which is the art of persuasive speaking.

Rhetoric

Application Question: Brandi is planning to give an informative speech on the negative effects of Juul use. Which of the following is a correctly worded research question she could use prior to writing the speech?

What are the side effects of long term Juul use?

Jerri is giving a presentation on the states she traveled to over the summer. She decides to arrange her main points, the states, starting from North to South. Which type of pattern is demonstrated?

Spatial

This speech pattern can also be referred to as a geographical pattern.

Spatial

This phenomenon occurs when a speaker believes "all eyes are on me." This can lead to _______________.

Spotlight Syndrome

The speaker's movements, body language, tone and language all contribute to a speaker's ____________

Style

All are examples of tips for informing an except ___________.

Take a stand on an issue.

This type of information adds interest to a speech. Examples include personal narratives, quotes, startling statistics.

Tangential Information

In the lecture on Delivery, there is video of Phil Davison. His delivery seemed aggressive during his speech. His ________ got in the way of his message effectively being delivered.

Tone

Blake is giving a presentation on the benefits of having an internship while in college. The main points in his speech are resume building, networking opportunities, and relevant job experience. Which type of speech pattern should be used?

Topical

In 2016, President Obama visited Hiroshima to speak at an event to memorialize 71st anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. He participated in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. This event is an example a _______________.

Travel Spectacle

This type of audience tends to be passive listeners. They appear to be day dreaming, wishing they were somewhere else, and have a short attention span.

Uninterested

________________ can decrease the psychological distance between the speaker and the audience.

Visual delivery