MidTerm 1315 Speech Exam

Visualizes communication as a one-way process

Action Model

Which of the following are among the secret three questions to ask yourself when choosing a speech topic?

Am I passionate about this topic?

The recipient of a message

Audience

Can often be dated, with inaccurate or old information. Should limit yourself to publications within the last 5 years.

Books

Considers the environment in which the communication takes place to ensure a message was understood accurately

Context

involves consciously interpreting a message to create an understanding of what the message means

Decode

Socioeconomic status is a factor of which type of analysis?

Demographic Analysis

The type of audience analysis that includes information about gender, age range, marital status etc

Demographic Analysis

Among the lowest quality of source you can use.

Dictionaries and encyclopedias

Involves consciously attaching meaning to symbols that can be understood by others.

Encode

Which of the following should be cited?

Everything (that isn't yours)

It is necessary to know everything about a topic before you speak on it.

False

Taking a deep breath before your speech is best thing to do to help control your nerves.

False

Involves the verbal and nonverbal responses to a message

Feedback

Recognizes that communication is a two-way process and emphasizes feedback

Interaction Model

Consists of the verbal and/or nonverbal elements of communication to which people give meaning

Message

Good sources for current events information, but are the not most reliable sources for conceptual information from your coursework.

Newspaper/magazine articles

These are publication directly primarily by other scholars and contain the most cutting-edge research

Peer-reviewed/Scholarly Journal articles

The type of audience analysis that involves understanding your audience's beliefs, attitudes, and values

Psychographic Analysis

Originates a thought, feeling, or idea that they wish to express

Sender

The type of audience analysis that involves understanding characteristics related to the specific speaking situation and environment

Situational Analysis

Maintains that persons in a conversation are simultaneously sources and receivers, and asserts that conversation flow in both directions at the same time

Transaction Model

Charismatic speakers make liberal use of eye contact. This makes audience members feel immediately connected to the speaker because they believe the speaker values their attention.

True

Every successful speech must contain an explicit value for your audience.

True

Finding out the level of your audience's previous knowledge, their familiarity with the topic, and their likely interests will help you prepare your talk?

True

Gentle eye contact increases trustworthiness and encourages future cooperation.

True

Good speakers learn a lot by watching their audience while speaking and then making specific adjustments to both the content and delivery of the speech to enhance the speech's ultimate impact.

True

If a speaker's facial expression expresses one emotion, but the tone of voice conveys a different one, the audience member can become confused.

True

Practicing long before and in an environment similar to the speech presentation will increase your familiarity and reduce speech anxiety.

True

The biggest mistake that people make when using PowerPoint is they cram too much information in a single slide.

True

The feedback you receive from your audience can be indication to make adjustments during the actual speech

True

Those who fail regularly and keep trying anyway are better equipped to respond to challenges and setbacks in a constructive way.

True

When put in high-stress situations, it is natural for our bodies to respond in ways that make us more alert.

True

You can use your audience analysis to ensure that the content of your speech will be clear and understandable for that specific audience

True

You need to know more about the topic than your audience to be seen as a credible speaker.

True

Your knowledge about your speech topic must cover not only what you plan to say, but go beyond that so you're able to comfortably handle questions after your speech.

True

Your posture, your gestures, your eyes, your facial expressions, and your energy level are all elevated when you talk about topics you enjoy.

True

A way of conducting audience analysis that involves interpreting nonverbal behavior

direct observation

The method of delivery that includes presenting a carefully planned and rehearsed speech, spoken in a conversational manner using brief notes

extemporaneous speaking

The broad goal in creating and delivering a speech

general purpose

The method of delivery that has little to no advanced preparation

impromptu speaking

A way of conducting audience analysis that allows for in-depth discussion and follow-up questions about your audience

interviewing

The method of delivery that includes word for word iteration of a written message

manuscript speaking

A sentence that specifies the objective you hope to accomplish with your speech

specific purpose

The purpose of public communication that involves getting your audience to do something

to persuade

The purpose of public communication that involves influencing your audience's attitudes and/or behavior

to persuade

Which of the following are NOT among the secret three questions to ask yourself when choosing a speech topic?

- I got this one worng Wrong Answer: How much does my audience know about this topic?

Which of the following is NOT among the reasons to know the audience and speaking situation?

---- Wrong Answer: Gain confidence in presenting to that specific audience

Which of the following is the LEAST true of using your audience analysis?

---- Wrong Answer: Dress like your audience, or maybe one notch above

Which of the following is the MOST true of using your audience analysis?

----- Wrong Answers: Stories offer tremendous benefit in your presentations, even if your audience doesn't identify with the hero in some way