Final Exam

Question 1

Interactive Listening

Answer 1

Filtering out the distractions, focusing on the speaker(s), & showing that you’re paying attention.

Question 2

External Noise

Answer 2

External distractions including: street noise, flashy visual aid left up during a presentation, or chattering audience members.

Question 3

Internal Noise

Answer 3

Internal distractions are any thoughts making it difficult for you to concentrate.

Question 4

Demographics

Answer 4

Audience members characteristics including: age, gender, gender composition, sexual & religious orientation, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, & political affiliation.

Question 5

Situational Audience Analysis

Answer 5

A quick audience analysis before or during a speech, to be conducted if the makeup of an audience is different from what the speaker expected, or if the audience is lost, confused, or hostile.

Question 6

Creditability

Answer 6

An audience perception that a speaker is well prepared & qualified to speak on their topic.

Question 7

Objectivity

Answer 7

A quality of credible sources by which they avoid bias- that is partisanship & prejudice.

Question 8

Statistics

Answer 8

A piece of data or information presented in numerical form.

Question 9

Evidence

Answer 9

Information gathered from credible sources that helps support the speaker’s claims.

Question 10

Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 10

A theory that divides human needs into 5 basic levels & emphasizes that people’s most basic needs must be met before they’ll focus on less essential ones.
⭐️Psychologist Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs:
1. Physiological
2. Security (safety)
3. Social
4. Self-esteem
5. Self-actualization