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Chapter 1 Flashcards

Speaking in Public

1
Q

True or False

Public Speaking has been taught and studies for thousands of years.

A

True

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True or False

A public speaker must take care to adapt their message to the particular audience being addressed because people have different frames of reference.

A

True

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3
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What is the term for anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience?

A

Stage Fright

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4
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True or False

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

A

True

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5
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What is the term for controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for their performance?

Positive Nervousness
Or
Focused Nervousness

A

Positive Nervousness

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6
Q

True or False

Listeners usually realize how nervous a speaker is.

A

Flase

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7
Q

True or False

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

A

True

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8
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Critical thinking includes:

A) seeing the relationship among ideas
B) judging the credibility of statements
C) assessing the soundness of evidence
D) all of the above

A

D) All of the above

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9
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What is the message, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker called?

A

Feedback

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10
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What does the knowledge, experience, goals, values and attitudes through which each listener filters a message makes up?

A

Frame of reference

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11
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True or False

Most successful speakers do not experience stage fright.

A

Flase

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12
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What is the mental imaging where a speaker vividly pictures themselves giving a successful presentation?

A

Visulization

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13
Q

True or False

Since each person has a different frame of reference, the meaning of a message will never be exactly the same to a listener as a speaker.

A

True

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14
Q

What is it that impedes the communication of a message?
A) distractions
B) interference
C) blockage

A

B) interference

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15
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What is the belief that one’s own group/culture is superior to all other groups/cultures?

A

Ethnocentrisism

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16
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Which of the following is likely to help you deal with your nervousness in your speeches?

A) Visualizing yourself giving a successful speech.
B) Focus on communicating rather than on being nervous.
C) Be thoroughly prepared for each speech.
D) All of the above.

A

D) All of the above

17
Q

Avoiding ethnocentrism means that public speakers should

A) show respect for cultures of the people they address.
B) assume that their personal values are shared by all the audience.
C) agree with the beliefs of all groups and cultures.
D) All of the above.

A

A) Show respect for the cultures of the people they address.

18
Q

True or False

Speechmaking becomes more complex a cultural diversity increases.

A

True

19
Q

While listening to a speech about gun control, Scott thought back to his experiences as an intern with the police department and decided that the speaker was knowledgeable about the subject. Scott was

A) missing the message due to the error of ethnocentrism.
B) sending feedback about the message to the speaker.
C) filtering the message through his frame of reference.
D) empowering the speaker to make a change in the world.

A

C) filtering the message through his frame of reference.

20
Q

True or False

Avoiding ethnocentrism is important for listeners and well as speakers.

A

True

21
Q

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches?

A) Be prepared to fail in your first few speeches.
B) Tell the audience how nervous you get when speaking.
C) Work especially hard on your speech introduction.
D) All of the above

A

C) Work especially hard on your speech introduction.

22
Q

List the seven elements of the speech communication process.

A

Speaker, message, channel, listener, feedback, interference, situation.

SMCLFIS

23
Q

What are the four major similarities between conversation and public speaking?

A
  • organizing your thoughts logically
  • tailoring your message to your audience
  • telling a story for maximum impact
  • adapting to listener feedback
24
Q

What are the three primary differences between conversation and public speaking?

A

Structure, delivery, formality

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