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How many lines of specificity indicates that you are being too specific for a speech?

5 or more

What should you keep in mind when listening to a speaker who has an accent or dialect?

Accents and dialects are different, not wrong.

What is one consideration you'll need to consider if you're using a microphone?

Anything that comes from your throat to your voice is mechanically enhanced.

Which statement about articulation is true?

Articulation concerns how you move your lips and tongue when speaking.

Why is public speaking considered to be an art or craft, rather than a science?

Arts and crafts are not concerned with universal laws and theories.

Which might be included in both your speaking outline and your preparation outline?

Attention getters

Which is a true statement about a speaker's footwear?

Audience members make judgments about you as a speaker based on your footwear.

Which is included in the definition of public speaking?

Bringing a group together

Louise is planning to give a speech on activities that may lead to lower back pain. Which speech organization patter would be most appropriate?

Cause-and-effect

Which organizational pattern usually demands that speakers offer well-established or researched support?

Cause-and-effect

While brainstorming a speech topic, Desmond drew a circle on a piece of paper and placed his initial idea in it. Then he drew arrows and more circles around it to explore relationships between the words. Which brainstorming technique is Desmond using? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Research Specific purpose statement

Concept mapping

In what model of public speaking are the speaker and audience understood to be in dialogue with each other?

Conversational

What is the difference between an accent and a dialect?

Dialects include more elements than accents.

Why is it helpful to compare ancient speech genres with contemporary ones?

Displays how enduring speech genres are

Which describes the standards for respectful treatment of diverse audiences?

Dynamic

Which traditional genre of speech sought to amplify beliefs, attitudes, and values?

Epideictic

ou are speaking about an opposing candidate at a speech rally and blaming the opposing candidate for not creating more new jobs in your community. Which traditional genre of speech would this fall under?

Epideictic

Megan wants to develop a rapport with her audience. Which should Megan do?

Find out the average age of the audience.

n her speech, Laura plans to use the problem-solution organizational pattern to describe the problem of obesity and her solution, which is for Americans to eat lower-fat diets. When should Laura describe and define obesity?

First

Angelina is picking out kale at the grocery store. An older woman Angelina does not know approaches and says, "This store has the best kale." Angelina smiles and nods because she thinks the same thing. Which of Burke's ideas does this exemplify?

Flattery

Which traditional genre of speech is focused on the past?

Forensic

Which statement about gestures is true?

Gestures include not only movement of the hands but also movement of the head, face, and arms to communicate an idea or a feeling.

Who described public speaking as science rather than a techne?

Gorgias

Which is NOT a vocalic element?

Haptics

How did Gorgias use his speech about Helen of Troy to convince people to study oratory with him?

He compared Helen's passion for Paris to the passion audiences feel listening to a skilled orator.

Which statement about Gorgias is true?

He considered public speaking the most important of all the arts.

Why is volume called the most important vocalic element?

If the audience can't hear you , then most of your speech's meaning will be lost.

Which is a positive, unconscious habit of seasoned speakers?

Informal audience analysis

What did the Greeks term the process of developing a speech?

Invention

According to Isocrates, which is true of the craft of public speaking?

It can help move people more quickly toward honesty of character.

Why is public speaking said to have incredible power?

It can influence how people think, act, and feel about the world around them.

Why can influential speaking be perceived as a threat to those in power?

It can persuade people to think, do, believe, and feel things that are contrary to the interests of those in power.

What is wrong with appearing to not care about how you are perceived?

It can translate to an audience assuming you do not care about them.

What does eye contact with an audience do for a s

It enhances the speaker's credibility.

Which is TRUE about judicial speeches?

It focuses on the past

Challenge this Question Which is TRUE about deliberative speeches?

It is also called policy speech.

Which is TRUE about the persuasive speech genre?

It is focused on the future.

Which is TRUE about the celebratory speech genre?

It is focused on the present.

Who argued that an audience's sense of form led them to either enjoy or reject a work of art?

Kenneth Burke

Which is a cause of speech anxiety?

Lack of experience

What is the key to experiencing freedom as a speaker when working within or outside of speech genres?

Learn the rules of a speech genre.

_____ is NOT a reliable way of dealing with speech anxiety.

Making your speech as spontaneous as possible

Which statement about facial expressions is true?

No single facial expression is more universal and inviting than a smile.

Why has the study of public speaking typically only flourished in democratic cultures?

Nondemocratic cultures have limited free speech.

Who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking which argued the relationship between positive visualization and success?

Norman Vincent Peale

Which statement about speaking rate is true?

Pauses are part of speaking rate.

Which is one of the three general speech purposes?

Persuasion

Which statement is true about the relationship between visualization and preparation?

Preparation makes visualization easier

You are running for student council president and plan to give a speech that expresses why you would be better than your opponent. Which speech organizational pattern would be best to use?

Problem-solution

Which should be written out in a speaking outline?

Quotations from others

Carson has not had much time to prepare for his speech. When he delivers his speech, he seems to talk and talk, but never seems to make a point. Which organizational pattern is Carson using?

Rambling

f you're asked to speak on the spot, which organizational pattern will you likely employ?

Rambling

Experience gained by speaking in your classroom may_____ the anxiety you feel when speaking publicly in the future.

Reduce

In which speech setting might animated gestures be needed?

Religious service

The ancient Greek step of invention takes place in which of the four steps of preparing and delivering a speech?

Research

Which may help you come up with a speech topic?

Rough guidelines

Which is a pronunciation error?

Saying "warsh" instead of "wash."

Which freedom is NOT addressed by the First Amendment to the Constitution?

Self-representation

Which statement about smiling is true?

Smiling more frequently can change one's mood.

Which may be included in your preparation outline?

Specific purpose statement

What is true of the relationship between communication apprehension and speech anxiety?

Speech anxiety is a type of communication apprehension.

Gorgias compared the effects of public speaking to which element of witchcraft?

Spells and incantations

Angela assumes Pam is an unethical person because she does not attend church. What has Angela applied in this situation?

Stereotype

_____ is a good method of dealing with speech anxiety.

Telling yourself your anxiety is just excitement

Which statement about tone is true?

The elocutionists believed tones could bypass language and communicate through feelings.

Why should a speaker avoid standing out in the crowd, relative to his or her audience?

The goal is for the audience to focus on the message, not the speaker's appearance.

Which describes tonework?

The labor of the speaker to craft, control, or change the expression of feeling in public speaking.

_____ is NOT nonverbal communication.

The manuscript for a speech

Which is a common misconception about public speakin

The public speaker should be seen as an expert authority speaking to the inexpert or ignorant.

Which statement about speaking pitch is true?

The rising and falling of pitch in speech is called "intonation."

What is the relationship between the study of public speaking and free speech?

The study of public speaking assumes free speech.

Which should you try to determine first when writing your speech?

Thesis Statement

Which is TRUE about speech genres?

They have remained relatively unchanged.

When we're speaking in public, how can we look to our audience for support?

Think of public speaking as a group effort

Dale is an aerospace engineer who plans to use the problem-solution organizational pattern to describe the problem of planes flying slowly, and provide the solution of adjusting the wing design of planes. When should Dale describe the different types of wing designs?

Third

_____ refers to the labor of the speaker to craft, control, or change the expression of feeling in public speaking.

Tonework

Cordelia is speaking about the characteristics of a good red wine reduction sauce, but she is having trouble coming up with transitions. Which speech design is she likely using?

Topical

If you give a speech on the different types of things Harry S. Truman achieved during this life, which speech pattern would you likely use?

Topical

Jasmine is planning to speak about the accomplishments of African-American social reformer Frederick Douglass. If she plans to group his accomplishments together by his work as an abolitionist, as a writer, and as an orator, which organizational arrangement is she using?

Topical

What should your goal be when considering what to wear to give a speech?

Try to blend in with your audience as much as possible.

Which is something that CANNOT be taught?

Universal principles that apply to every context of speaking

____ refers to the way in which speakers use the strength of their voice to control volume and express confidence in speaking situations.

Voice projection

Which statement about speech anxiety is NOT true?

We tend to become more nervous the longer we speak.

When determining a topic, which basic question helps determine the speaker's enthusiasm for a topic?

What topics are interesting and relevant to you?

How does empathy apply to public speaking?

When we are listening to a public speaker, many of us imagine ourselves in the speaker's shoes.

After which step of speech preparation should you determine the organization of your main points?

Writing your thesis

New forms of art are often criticized because they lack

a familiar pattern

You post a picture to Instagram while eating dinner at your favorite restaurant. Several of your Intagram followers like your photo and comment that they love the restaurant as well. This moment of bonding is an example of:

a moment of identification.

The only messages an audience can really hear are those that:

align with how they understand the world.

Speech anxiety is:

also known as stage fright.

In a bigger space, the speaker may have to be more:

animated

One reason your appearance would be noticed is you:

appear unkempt and slovenly.

Public speaking can be considered a group effort because it is

as much about listeners as it is speakers.

If you are unsure whether those in the back of the room can hear you, you can:

ask the audience if they can hear you.

If Gianna says she does not like sushi, she is expressing a(n):

attitude

Which are ideas we have about reality?

beliefs

Which component of the audience's belief system is easiest to change?

beliefs

Form is both a mental and a_____ experience.

bodily

The elocutionary movement was obsessed with the pronunciation of words and their appropriate, corresponding:

body gestures.

According to Gorgias, public speaking was NOT:

by nature either bad or good.

A eulogy is which type of speech?

celebration

Which technology may be effective for informal speeches to smaller audiences?

chalkboard

By working from a preparation outline toward a speaking outline, you gradually _____your speech's most memorable points.

condense

Before writing a speech she will present to her class, Shaleigh hands out a survey to her peers to gather information. In doing this, Shaleigh is:

conducting a formal audience analysis.

In just about any speaking situation, you are revisiting what Freud and others have determined is the fundamental human tension between:

connection and independence.

When Aurelia considers the age of her audience, she is studying the audience's:

demography.

A speaker who refers to an audience as "Y'all" is using:

dialect.

Verbal fillers should be avoided because they:

distract from your speech.

Freud says we desire love because we are inherently:

divided

According to researchers, the "fake it until you make it" approach to public speaking:

does work to improve the positive feelings of the speaker in some contexts.

In most public speaking situations, an audience wants to hear the speaker and can _____ the task of speaking.

empathize with

Ingrid was born in Sweden. However, now she lives in the United States, speaks English fluently, and enjoys watching baseball in the summer. She views herself as an American. American would be considered Ingrid's:

ethnic identification

The first step in speech creation is:

eviinvetion

What does a speech genre create in your audience?

expectation

The perceived success of a speech, just like a film, is often determined in reference to the_____of an audience.

expectations

Originally, the meaning of the concept "invention" was a noun that described:

finding something.

When should you name or describe the nature of the problem in a problem-solution organizational pattern?

first

Nonverbal communication:

focuses on body language and elements such as vocalics, gesture, and facial expression.

t may come as a surprise to some that audience members are keenly interested in _____ as an index of personality.

footwear

You work for an advertising agency. Before designing a commercial, you conduct a focus group of current customers. This is a form of:

formal audience analysis.

You should rehearse your speech so that you can:

get a sense of how long your speech is so you can stay within the time limit.

____ is the study of touch.

haptics

Visualizing success is made easier by:

having a sense of the speaking space before the day of the speech.

_____ cultures are more community oriented and place more value on bodily expression.

high-context

Aristotle formed his idea of speech genres based on:

how the audience was expected to respond.

The shared sense of identity between or among two or more people is called:

identification

While giving a speech, Marcus makes a joke involving a popular culture reference, and the audience laughs and claps. What is this shared moment an example of?

identification

The largest determining factor of which main point will be noted first in a topical organization pattern is to consider which main point:

is most important to the auidence

An advantage of short-term memory is that it:

is readily accessible

For centuries, thinkers have described our short-term memories as something that:

is written upon.

Which is TRUE about deliberative speeches?

it addresses an uncertain future

Which is TRUE about the informative speech genre? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

it replaced the judcial speech genre

If you are giving a lecture to a classroom of students, your speech will likely focus on:

known information.

Mood is symbolic because it concerns:

meaning.

When you speak, it is reasonable to expect your audience to remember the _____ of your speech.

mood

Low-context cultures are:

more interested in what is said than how it is said.

A disadvantage of short-term memory is that it cannot hold _____ information.

much

Speakers can deal with the constraint placed on them by their particular audience by:

observing the audience.

Elocutionists like Thomas Sheridan believed:

one's tone in speaking is related to strong, instinctual emotions.

Using a(n)_____will help determine a hierarchy among your speech points.

outline

The preparation or working outline should be co

paper

If you are giving a speech asking for donations to a nonprofit organization, which contemporary genre of speech will the audience expect?

persuasive

The ancient genre of judicial speeches has been absorbed into which contemporary speech genre?

persuasive

In any public speaking situation, you will have to scrutinize the audience and their:

physical arrangement in space.

If you are trying to determine how to arrange your main points, you should focus on developing a:

preparation outline.

In general, the larger the audience, the more you will need to be:

prepared

Which of Burke's concepts related to identification may explain the phrase, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"?

prior seperation

Which would appeal to a person in the teenage crisis?

promises of career success

The study of how close we stand to one another is called:

proxemics

What must you exercise in order to successfully and artfully break the rules of a genre?

respect

If your audience is larger than a small group, you can improve your eye contact by:

scanning

Which location would require sound reinforcement?

school gym

Before giving your speech, it's smart to:

scope out the speech location

In his speech, Oscar plans to use the problem-solution organizational pattern to describe the problem lower back pain and his solution, which is for people to attend regular visits with a chiropractor. When should Oscar describe the negative effects of lower back pain?

second

Tevye is speaking to a group of fifth graders. Even though all the students live with and are supported by their parents, they think of themselves as wholly independent. The idea that they are wholly independent describes the students':

self-concepts

In his speech, Forrest plans to describe the human personality as a house, comparing each segment of our public and private personality to different rooms in a house. Which organizational pattern will Forrest use? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

spacial

When an audience may be unfamiliar with your accent or dialect, you should:

speak more slowly and articulate more clearly than you normally would.

_ is the meeting of the body and language, typically understood as meaningful, vocal expression.

speech

When giving an extemporaneous speech, it should appear that your speech is:

spontaneous.

In a smaller space, the speaker will need to be more:

subtle.

During which life crisis are people most concerned with career decisions and friendships?

teenage

When using _____ organization, you are drawing on your audience's inner sense of progression and their anticipation of an end.

temporal

Which speech organizational pattern would work best when speaking about the steps required to make bread?

temporal

Most of Theresa's actions are driven by her desire to be happy. Theresa's desire to be happy is an example of:

terminal values

Tone is:

the emotional quality or character of human expression.

If you are giving a speech intended to convince the audience to vote for a certain political candidate, your speech will likely focus on

the future.

Aristotle formed his idea of speech genres based on:

the judgments people were asked to make.

A good allegory for public speaking is:

the nudity dream

Tone does NOT include:

the response of the audience.

Today, the formal study of public speaking is less focused on unique gifts or skills and more on:

the study of expectations audiences bring to a speaking situation.

When should you present a solution to the problem in the problem-solution organizational pattern?

third

Ideas usually catch on because they are:

tied to feelings.

What did Sigmund Freud argue was each person's motivation?

unconscious wishes

The most important vocalic element is:

volume.

The elocutionary movement primarily:

was concerned with delivery.

Gorgias considered public speaking the most important of the arts because he believed it

was similar to witchcraft in its ability to excite and inspire fear.


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