Public Speaking Test 1
Public speaking anxiety affects what percentage of speakers
40-80%
We lose what percentage of what we hear over a very short time
75%
Which of the following is not a suggestion for handling speech anxiety
A single practice session to harness nervous energy
Which of the following should be the very first component of your speech
Attention getter
Jana is a member of a culture that use high context communication. It is likely that Jana is part of which type of culture
Collectivistic
Which of the following is not included in the topic selection stage of speechmaking
Compose a thesis statement
____________is the recognition and valuing of difference
Cultural diversity
Which of the following would not help reduce anxiety
Don't overprepare
_________ is an involuntary physiological process, while______ is a voluntary mental process
Hearing; listening
Which of the following statements is true of the thesis statement
It expresses the central idea of your speech
Which of the following characterizing ethical communication
It is reflective of your best interests and the interests of others
John is planning to utilize what he has learned in his internship with a nonprofit organization as evidence for a speech on the value of internships. What is John utilzing
Personal knowledge and experiences
which of the following refers to our internal communication that can often derail our attempts to control our anxiety
Self talk
___________ide regards income and social status
Socioeconomic
___________generally contain short sentences, whereas____often contain complex sentences
Speeches;essays
According to sociolinguist Deborah Tannen, women speak and hear a language of connection and intimacy" whereas" men speak and hear a language of_____and___
Status;independence
What happens when speaker demonstrates respect for cultural diversity
The speaker reduces the chances of alienating the members of the audience
Which of the following would not be a good topic for an informative speech
Why soda should be eliminated form schools
A good conclusion to a persuasive speech include
a restatement of thesis a reminder for listeners of your main points motivation for your audience to act except a reason for listeners to feel a small amount of guilt that will motive them to act
Donating blood can help save lives can encourage others to help their community, and can sense of personal accomplishment" is an example of
a thesis
In both MLA and APA, you arrange the works you reference
alphabetically by last name
An effective speech integrates in support of the speechmakers thesis
an array of relevant research
The essential ingredients, you'll need when practicing your speech are all the following
an audience
Your success as a speaker depends on all the following ex
arguing with the audience
A speaker which is not self centered, but motivated by an understanding of recievers
audience centered
Our_______ are what we hold to be true and false
beliefs
Hannah has decided on her topic and is beginning to write her speech. which section of her speech would you suggest she develop first
body
the goal of_______is to generate as many ideas as possible without fear or critique
brainstorming
A speech in which you began by discussing the percentage of drivers during a particular period of time who were drunk when involved in car accidents and then discussed number of deaths each year attributed directly to driving under the influence of alcohol, would be using which organizational pattern
cause and effect
you are very nervous about your speech, so you take a deep breath and follow with a strong exhalation. Which of the following did you just enact
centering breath
Which of the following is another name for the thesis statement of an informative speech
central idea
When you use______ organization for your speech, you explain to you audience members the order in which events happened
chronological
Words and phrases such as before,after,later,at the same time,while,and finally are____transitions
chronological
People who differ in some ethnic or sociological way from the parent culture belong to a(n)
co culture
If you discuss one main point for 15 minutes, while only focusing for another main point for 3, you do not have
coordiante points
If you do not tell your audience all of the information relevant to your topic in order to hide something that might counter your argument, you are commiting A(n)
covert lie
By using an outline you can do all of the following except
critique supporting materials for your speech
which of the following is not a way in which you can address the physical effects of speech
cry in private before the speech
Communication is
culmative
Research adds to a speech all of the following except
deception
During the understanding stage of listening, we focus on meaning, using our own reservoir of information to
decode the message
When critically thinking about a speech you should
determine how effective the speech was
An outline helps you with all the following except
developing the visual aids for your speech
Winning public speakers practice certain skills to reach what kinds of groups of receivers
diverse
Listening to provide emotional support is referred to as
emphatic listening
Organization
empowers a speech
Once we write down our experiences, they serve as a form of personal research and
enhance our credibility
Which of the following would be a good topic for a persuasive speech?
entertain
The tendency to assess the values, beliefs, and behaviors of our own culture as superior to those of other cultures is
ethnocentrism
Following the stages of listening, after we have have interpreted the message ,what is our next step
evualuating
All of the following should be considered when composing a demographic snapshot except
eye color
Sam was in an accident and recieved a blood tranfusion, which influences his persuasive speech on blood donation. Sams topic was influenced by his
field of experience
Which of the following is not suggested after you have given a speech
harshly criticize what you did wrong
A_______audience is one composed of persons of diverse ages with different characteristics,attitudes,values,and knowledge
heterogeneous
A______ audience is one whose members are similar in age, have similar characteristics, attitudes, values, and knowledge
homogenous
Which of the following is an open question
how do you feel about runnning?
To develop your speech, you will use all of the following except
ideas that you borrow from a book and that you pass as your own
Which of the following would be sensitive to and respectful of differing sexual orientations
including information that is relevant to a wide variety of orientations
Low context communication is generally seen in____________cultures
individualistic
Benefit of public speaking for your personal ife
it can help increase your self confidence
Despite being our most frequent activity,__________ is also one of our least developed skills
listening
_____are the key ideas or central themes of your speech
main points
Josh and arielle, along with other members of their group, feel like outsiders to the dominate culture. they are part of a
marginalized group
____is a device that is use to trigger memory
mnemonic
We listening with all the following except
moth
A phone ringing in the audience ex
noise
If you were to say the name and position of an expert you are quoting in your speech, you are providing a(n)_____footnote or citation
oral
The_______ is the guide or skeleton for the main ideas of your speech
outline
To interpret a speakers message accurately we may do all of the following except
pay attention to your inner thoughts more than to the speaker
one brainstorming technique is that of dividing a sheet of paper into seven columns and writing down words associated with each of the following:_____, processes,phenomena,possessions,products,and programs
people
When you use___organization for your speech, you reveal an issue that needs a resolution and then you find the best way to adress this
problem-solution
When assessing the credibility of information,you should determine whether the sources you consulted are______and______
qualified,objective
A good speaker builds__________ into his or her message to increase the audiences chances of remembering it
redundacy
Among the resources included in your librarys____area are encyclopedias,yearbooks,dictionaries,biographical aids,atlases,and an array of indexes
reference
The second stage of creating an outline for your speech is to create the______outline
sentence
above all else, remember this is an example of
signpost
Words such as "first", "next",and finally are
signposts
Paula is scheduled to make a speech about benefits of public speaking at a professional gathering, and she is also scheduled to make a speech based on the type setting and location. Which element of the communication process is paula taking into consideration
situational/cultural text
for a speech were you discuss major cities proximity to one another, you would likely use
spatial organization
which of the following is not true regarding vocal cues
speaking in a monotone voice
The____ideas of your speech are the subtopics of your speech that directly support your thesis
subordinate
Items that support the subpoints begin directly underneath
the first letter of each subpoint
In brainstorming exercise of listing on the left side of a sheet of paper everything you are able to see,hear,taste,smell,or touch from your present location and on the right side of your topics that might naturally evolve form each observation or experience, you are focusing on
the here and now
Which of the following is not true regarding audience diversity
the language of your speech should not change based on your audience
Which of the following is not a part of the game plan for conquering speech anxiety
the morning before my speech, i had a big breakfast
We begin by introducing the topic, offering a preview of whats to come. this done, we go on to discuss the topic, developing it fully. Then, we wrap up with a concluding statement that summarizes the main points and ties the presentation together. The formula is
the principle of rendundancy
Who has the responsibilities of speech making
the speaker and the listener
to penetrate the invisible shield they use to protect themselves from information irrelevance, relate your ideas to all the following except
their sympathy
Why is it important to view blogs skeptically before using them
they could be written by someone who is not an expert in the topic
Which of the following would be the specific purpose of an informative speech?
to explain the signs of a heart attack
In public speaking,_________work as bridges from idea to idea
transitions
Most of your speeches will contain how many main points
two and three
Our_____ are the standards by which we judge what is right or wrong
values
What should you do when you take the podium for your speech
visualize yourself succeeding
In the United states, we are guaranteed free speech, and that means
we can talk about controversial topics
Based on demographic data, there is a good chance you will find yourself speaking before what kinds of audiences
whose cultural backgrounds differ from your own
All of the following are search engines you can use when preparing a speech except
wikipedia
Creating a speech has compared with
writing an essay
Which of the following is not true regarding practicing your speech
you can overprepare
Choosing the right topic means choosing a topic that is appropriate for all the following except
your detractors