mid term exam - comm

Question 1

The central focus during public speaking should be the

Answer 1

audience

Question 2

When you focus on your audience, your speech becomes __________, so that the speaker and audience influence each other.

Answer 2

transactional

Question 3

The fact that people from China have a different public speaking style than people from the U.S. is due to _______.

Answer 3

cultural differences

Question 4

The key focus of the content of a speech is known as the _____.

Answer 4

speech topic

Question 5

Which question should you ask yourself when selecting and narrowing your topic?

Answer 5

What are my talents, interests, and experiences?

Question 6

If a person gives an after-dinner speech with the goal of making the audience laugh, entertainment is the __________.

Answer 6

general purpose

Question 7

What are the three types of general purposes for speeches?

Answer 7

to inform, to persuade, to entertain

Question 8

If the general purpose of a speech is to __________, the speaker will teach, define, illustrate, clarify, or elaborate on a topic.

Answer 8

inform

Question 9

A speech designed to __________ seeks to change or reinforce listeners’ attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior.

Answer 9

persuade

Question 10

Comedic monologues have the primary general purpose of __________.

Answer 10

entertain

Question 11

“At the end of my speech, the class will be able to identify three counseling facilities on campus and describe the best way to get help at each one.” This statement is an example of a _________.

Answer 11

specific purpose

Question 12

The __________ is a one-sentence summary of the speech content.

Answer 12

central idea

Question 13

How does the specific purpose statement differ from the central idea?

Answer 13

Your specific purpose indicates what you want your audience to do when you have finished your speech; your central idea identifies the essence of your message.

Question 14

What term did the ancient Romans use to refer to the ability to develop or discover ideas that result in new insights or new approaches to old problems?

Answer 14

invention

Question 15

To determine how to subdivide your central idea into key points, you should ask which question?

Answer 15

Does the central idea have logical divisions?

Question 16

In general, how can you make your support material more interesting?

Answer 16

by choosing support material that appeals to your listeners’ senses

Question 17

Kareem gathered facts, examples, definitions, and quotations for his speech. These are all types of __________.

Answer 17

supporting materials

Question 18

To make a speech audience-centered, when gathering support material you should make sure that it is both interesting and __________.

Answer 18

relevant

Question 19

Every well-prepared speech has three major divisions. What are these three divisions?

Answer 19

the introduction, the body, and the conclusion

Question 20

One purpose of an introduction is to __________.

Answer 20

give your audience a reason to listen

Question 21

Most public speaking teachers recommend that you prepare your speech introduction __________.

Answer 21

after you have carefully organized the body of your talk

Question 22

After you have selected your topic and purpose and generated your main idea, what should you do next?

Answer 22

write the body of the speech

Question 23

When developing an outline, indicate your major ideas by using __________.

Answer 23

roman numerals

Question 24

When developing an outline, indicate your supporting points by using __________.

Answer 24

capital letters

Question 25

When developing an outline, if you need to further subdivide your speech beyond the supporting points, use _____.

Answer 25

arabic numerals

Question 26

If you use notes during your speech, they should be __________.

Answer 26

easy to read at a glance

Question 27

In addition to developing a written outline to use as you speak, consider using __________ to add structure and clarity to your major ideas.

Answer 27

presentation aids

Question 28

The best way to practice your speech is to rehearse it __________.

Answer 28

aloud, standing just as you will when you deliver it to your audience

Question 29

If you don’t know what to do with your hands during a speech, what is suggested you do when rehearsing?

Answer 29

Keep them by your side.

Question 30

What is included in the style of your speech?

Answer 30

the words you choose and how you use them

Question 31

A speaker who gathers information about the listeners, analyzes this information, and adapts his or her speech to them is demonstrating the idea of a (n) __________ speaker.

Answer 31

audience-centered

Question 32

To gather formal information about audience members’ attitudes, beliefs, and values, you can __________.

Answer 32

ask open-ended and closed-ended questions on a survey

Question 33

You’re deciding on a speech topic but need some information from your audience. Rather than asking them to divulge their opinions out loud, you design a short questionnaire. The questionnaire asks whether a person agrees or disagrees with a series of statements regarding various topics. What form of survey are you using?

Answer 33

a formal audience analysis survey using closed-ended questions

Question 34

When attempting to discover whether you and your audience members have similar cultural characteristics, are about the same age, and have relatively the same education level, you are primarily trying to establish __________.

Answer 34

common ground

Question 35

A public speaker seeks to establish a(n) __________, or ongoing connection, with audience members by identifying common ground with them.

Answer 35

relationship

Question 36

A good speaker should ethically use the information gathered in an audience analysis to adapt his or her message so that it will be better understood. According to your text, this process is called audience __________.

Answer 36

adaptation

Question 37

Collecting information about an audience concerning their age range, gender, and ethnicity is part of __________ audience analysis.

Answer 37

demographic

Question 38

The beliefs, values, and norms taught and learned within a particular group of people are known as their __________.

Answer 38

culture

Question 39

The portion of a person’s background that relates to factors such as nationality or religious heritage is a social classification known as _____.

Answer 39

ethnicity

Question 40

What is ethnocentrism?

Answer 40

the attitude that one’s own cultural approach is superior to those from other cultures

Question 41

Audience members who place more importance on nonverbal than verbal messages are likely from __________ cultures; whereas those placing more emphasis on what was said than the nonverbal messages are likely from __________ cultures.

Answer 41

high-context; low-context

Question 42

People from __________ cultures are more likely to perceive people in leadership roles, including speakers, as credible.

Answer 42

high-power

Question 43

When you analyze an audience’s income, occupation, and education you are analyzing their __________.

Answer 43

socioeconomic status

Question 44

Trying to determine what an audience believes or thinks about a speech topic is an aspect of __________ audience analysis.

Answer 44

psychological

Question 45

A(n) __________ is an enduring concept of good and bad, right and wrong.

Answer 45

value

Question 46

If you think your spouse will make you breakfast in the morning as usual,

Answer 46

belief

Question 47

As part of planning for her classroom speech on the Patriot Act, Brenda passed around a brief questionnaire asking whether her classmates were for or against the act, whether they thought parts or the entire act should change, etc. Was this a good idea, according to your text?

Answer 47

Yes; this form of psychological audience analysis is a good thing to do for any kind of audience.

Question 48

As a requirement for his biology class, Jorge must attend a speech by a visiting scholar in biology. What kind of audience will Jorge be a part of at this event?

Answer 48

captive

Question 49

When your audience is a(n) __________ one, your task is simply to hold and amplify their attention through the speech.

Answer 49

interested

Question 50

Which action is least likely to make your audience view you as credible before you begin to discuss your topic?

Answer 50

Use a lot of presentation aids filled with statistics.

Question 51

A situational audience analysis includes an examination of the __________.

Answer 51

time and place of your speech, the size of your audience, and the occasion

Question 52

With respect to a situational audience analysis, as a general rule, the larger the audience, the more likely they are to __________.

Answer 52

expect a more formal speaking style

Question 53

Savena needed room to move during her speech, but when she arrived to make her presentation, she learned that she would have to use a microphone affixed to a lectern. Savena made a mistake in her speech preparation by not conducting a pre-speech __________.

Answer 53

situational analysis

Question 54

When Robert asked his class, “How many of you just don’t have enough time to do all the things you want to do in a day?” as his speech introductory device, almost everyone in the audience raised their hands. This audience reaction is an __________.

Answer 54

indication of nonverbal responsiveness

Question 55

Generally, a public speaker does not have an exchange with an audience unless the speech is __________.

Answer 55

part of a question-and-answer or discussion format

Question 56

As a speaker, probably the best way to know if you are maintaining your audience’s interest is to __________.

Answer 56

note the amount of eye contact they have with you