Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Public speaking

Answer 1

an organized, face-toface, prepared, intentional (purposeful) attempt to inform, entertain, or persuade a group of people (usually five or more) through words, physical delivery, and (at times) visual or audio aids.

Question 2

Glossophobia

Answer 2

a severe fear of public

speaking

Question 3

Communicaton

Answer 3

sharing meaning
between two or more
people

Question 4

Culture

Answer 4

the system of learned
and shared symbols,
language, values, and
norms that distinguish
one group of people
from another

Question 5

Channel

Answer 5

the means through
which a message gets
from sender to receiver

Question 6

Feedback

Answer 6

direct or indirect messages sent from an audience (receivers) back
to the original sender
of the message

Question 7

Noise

Answer 7

anything that disrupts,

interrupts, or interferes with the communication process

Question 8

Encode

Answer 8

the process of the
sender putting his/her
thoughts and feelings
into words or other
symbols

Question 9

Decode

Answer 9

the process of the
listener or receiver
understanding the
words and symbols of
a message and making
meaning of them

Question 10

Symbol

Answer 10

a word, icon, picture,
object, or number that
is used to stand for or
represent a concept,
thing, or experience

Question 11

Denotative

Answer 11

the objective or literal
meaning shared by
most people using the
word

Question 12

Connotative

Answer 12

the subjective or personal meaning the
word evokes in people
together or individually