Communications Compend Flashcards
A speech that is delivered word for word from a prepared text.
- Memorized speech
- Manuscript speech
- Impromptu
- Extemporaneous speech
Manuscript Speech
The process of pronouncing all of the parts of a word.
- Articulation
- Connotation
- Denotation
- Citation
Articulation
The study of body movement, gestures, and posture.
- Proxemics
- Kinesics
- Semantics
- Syntactics
Kinesics
Which of the following terms is dealing with the speed at which you speak?
- Volume
- Rate
- Pitch
- Articulation
Rate
Which of the following terms is synonymous with loudness?
- Pitch
- Rate
- Volume
- Articulation
Volume
What is the term that is described as the believability of a speaker or other source of information?
Credibility
(The options given in the compend don’t make sense)
A speech that is planned in advance but is presented in direct, conservational manner.
- Extemporaneous speech
- Impromptu speech
- Manuscript speech
- Memorized speech
Extemporaneous Speech
Which of the following is a common cause of nervousness?
- Too much practice
- Poor preparation
- Over familiarity with the speaking situation
- Knowing your audience
Poor Preparation
All of the following would be considered proper with respect to use of a visual aid except:
- The visual should be relevant to the speech.
- The visual should be large enough for all to see.
- Statistics demonstrated by the visual aid should not be rounded off.
- Eye contact with the audience should be maintained.
Statistics demonstrated by the visual aid should not be rounded off.
Words that have more than one dictionary meaning.
- Euphemisms
- Equivocal terms
- Relative terms
- Articulations
Equivocal Terms
All of the following are important with regard to a speaker’s awareness of the audience when choosing the speech material except:
- Knowing the demographic background of the audience.
- Knowing if the audience has any prejudices.
- Knowing if there are any common interests between the speaker and the audience.
- Knowing the personal background of the introductory speaker.
Knowing the personal background of the introductory speaker.
All of the following are considered appropriate opening techniques for a speech except:
- Making an apology
- Asking a question
- Quoting an important person
- Telling a joke
Making an Apology
Which of the following is not a general purpose for making a speech?
- To inform or explain
- To persuade
- To entertain
- To distract
To Distract
The emotional tone of a relationship as it is expressed in the messages that the partners send and receive defines which of the following terms?
- Environment
- Climate
- Proximity
- Connotation
Climate
Excessive written or verbal communication would be considered:
- Faulty assumption
- Message overload
- Attending
- Emotive communication
Message Overload
The arrangement of words in a sentence.
- Semantics
- Syntax
- Symbolism
- Relative terms
Syntax
More pleasant sounding words used in the place of more direct, less pleasant terms.
- Faulty assumptions
- Relative terms
- Euphemisms
- Ambiguous responses
Euphemisms
A type of response in which no words are spoken.
- Semantics
- Evaluative
- Syntactic
- Non-Verbal
Non-Verbal
In decision making, what term is defined as: “when all group members are in agreement”?
- Semantics
- Syntax
- Consensus
- Connotation
Consensus
A human survival skill needed to maintain contact with the world.
- Attending
- Communication
- Articulation
- Proxemics
Communication
Which of the following terms best describes the process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be known by others?
- Modeling
- Self disclosure
- Role taking
- Self-fulfilling prophecy
Self Disclosure
Incorrect thoughts that lead us to believe that we have heard the message before.
- Relative terms
- Euphemisms
- Faulty assumptions
- Semantics
Faulty Assumptions