SPC 205 - CH 01, 04, 06, 19 + Quiz 1

Listeners usually realize how tense a speaker is.

False

The knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes through which each listener filters a message make up the listener's ______Blank.

frame of reference

______Blank is controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his or her presentation.

Positive nervousness

It is normal—even desirable—to be nervous at the start of a speech.

True

Public speaking and ordinary conversation are similar in that both involve adapting to listener feedback.

True

Most successful speakers do not experience stage fright.

False

What does critical thinking include?

Seeing the relationships among ideas, Judging the credibility of statements, Assessing the soundness of evidence.

______Blank is anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.

Stage fright

Because people have different frames of reference, a public speaker must take care to adapt her or his message to the particular audience being addressed.

True

Public speaking has been taught and studied for thousands of years.

True

The messages, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker are called ______Blank.

feedback