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Terms in this set (84)Most public speaking situations involve two-way communication. a) true Research has shown that the anxiety level of most speakers drops off significantly: c) when they are 30 to 60 seconds into the speech Which of the following strategies is least likely to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches? b) concentrating on your stage fright __________ lets you know how your message is being received. c) Feedback Which of the following does your textbook recommend that you do in the conclusion of your speech? d) all of the above For her first speech, Rebekah plans to explain her interest in dance beginning with her childhood and continuing through her days in high school. Which pattern of organization discussed in your textbook will she use in her thesis and main body points? c) chronological For his first speech, Jeff is organizing his ideas around three holiday customs that were passed down by his Polish grandparents. According to your textbook, Jeff's thesis and main body points will most likely be organized in __________ order. b) topical "To inform my audience how the campus administration let the cat out of the bag on the proposal to increase tuition" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a speech because it: c) is expressed in figurative language. In which statement does the speaker preview the main points that will be discussed in the body of the speech? d) Thesis Which statement elaborates more on what the exact goal of the speech? c) Specific Purpose How a speech begins and how it ends are just as important as what comes in the middle. a) True Attention Getter. Something the speaker does or says to gain your audience's interest. Tie to the Audience. Tells the audience why the speech topic relates to them. Credentials. Explains why the speaker is qualified to speak on the chosen topic. Purpose. The specific reason the speaker is giving the speech. Thesis. Tells the audience what they should expect to hear in the speech. Which style of delivery will you use in this course? d) Extemporaneous Which type of delivery is used in situations that require absolute accuracy of wording or that impose strict time limits upon the speaker? a) Manuscript Which of the following is not considered to be an advantage of extemporaneous delivery? c) It encourages rehearsed vocal qualities, natural gestures, and strong eye contact. There several characteristics of your speaking voice that you do have control over, and you can alter these to your advantage. a) True You
can't always claim that you have good delivery unless you've practiced and HEARD yourself outside of yourself. a) True Which is the correct phrase? b) "I could not care less." A summary is seldom necessary in the conclusion of an informative
speech. b) False If you find a topic that is interesting to you, you can usually be sure that your audience will find it interesting too. b) False Informative speeches about processes are usually arranged in chronological order. a) True Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking? c) a student sharing ideas about leadership based on a book she has read In an extemporaneous speech, the exact wording is chosen at the moment of delivery. a) True You can articulate a word sharply and still mispronounce it. a) True The "conversational quality" of extemporaneous speaking means that a speech has been
well rehearsed yet sounds spontaneous to the audience. a) True When a speaker's body language is inconsistent with her or his words, listeners often believe the body language rather than the words. a) True According to your textbook, saying "dunno" instead of "don't know" is an
error in b) articulation. According to your textbook, saying "pas-ghetti" instead of "spaghetti" is an error in d) pronunciation. The relative highness or lowness of sounds
produced by the human voice is called b) pitch. If you say the "s" in Illinois or the "p" in pneumonia, you are making a mistake in articulation. b) False You have found statistics on the Internet that you would like to use in your speech. Before
you do, you need to make sure that d) all of the above. A virtual library is a search engine that combines Internet technology with traditional library methods of
cataloguing and assessing data. a) True A(n) __________ is a research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of scholarly journals. d) academic database Experts advise that you use Internet research to
supplement, not to replace, library research. a) True As part of the research for his informative speech, Malik needs brief life and career facts about United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The best kind of library reference source for him to consult would be a(n): d) biographical aid. Like magazine and journal articles, most documents posted on the Internet have been subjected to close editorial review. b) False When taking research notes, it is important to distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas. a) True As your textbook explains, Wikipedia can be a good place to start your research, but you need to consult other sources in addition to Wikipedia. a) True As your textbook explains, you need to make sure that the statistics you use in your speeches come from reliable sources. a) True Examples are particularly effective as supporting materials because they help get the audience involved in a speech. a) True When using statistics in a speech, you should usually: d) avoid using too many statistics. Lucy wanted to know what percentage of students plan to attend graduate or professional schools after college, so she distributed a survey in three of her classes. Based on the results, Lucy concluded that nearly a third of college students plan to continue their education further. What is wrong with the way Lucy used the
statistics from her survey? a) Lucy's sample isn't representative of college students as a whole. According to your textbook, a(n) __________ is an imaginary
story that makes a general point. d) hypothetical example According to your textbook, when quoting an Internet document during a verbal speech, a speaker should usually identify the: b) author or sponsoring organization responsible for the document. How does the following excerpt from a classroom speech violate the guidelines for the use of statistics presented in your textbook? I discovered on the Internet that each year, for every 100,000 students living in college dormitories, there are 4 cases of bacterial meningitis. a) It
doesn't round off the statistics. c) It doesn't cite a qualified source for the statistics. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it is called paraphrasing. b) False Research indicates that the impact of examples is greatly enhanced when they are combined with __________ that show(s) the examples to be typical. d) statistics The method of speech organization in which the main points follow a
time pattern. c) chronological order A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics. d) topical order
A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship. b) causal order A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.
a) spatial order A hypothetical example describes an imaginary or fictitious situation. a) True Alisha began the introduction of her speech by saying: Have you ever been knocked down so hard by life that you didn't feel you'd ever get back up? This has happened to me many times, the first being when I tried to ride a bicycle when I was very young. Today I want to discuss with you some basic strategies for coping with life's challenges. What kind of supporting material did Alisha use in her introduction? a) expert testimony b) brief example The two basic types of supporting materials discussed in your textbook are facts and opinions. b) False Research has shown that the more statistics you use, the more effective your speech is likely to be. b) False According to your textbook, persuasive speakers have an ethical obligation to d) all of the above. As your textbook explains, speakers who give persuasive speeches seeking immediate action should make their call for action as general as possible. b) False Moving listeners from being strongly opposed to a
speaker's position to being only moderately opposed would be a sign of a successful persuasive speech. a) True Your success in a persuasive speech will usually depend on how well you adapt to the attitudes, beliefs, and values of your audience. a) True A persuasive speech on a
question of fact is essentially the same as an informative speech. b) False Education and status are the most important factors affecting a speaker's credibility. b) False A speaker's credibility can change during the course of her or his speech. a) True What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? French movies are all dull. I saw three of them last semester in my film class and couldn't stay awake through a single one. a) bandwagon b) hasty generalization According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Everyone runs red lights when they're in a hurry, so there's no reason I shouldn't do it, too. a) bandwagon a) bandwagon According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? How can we be so concerned about shielding children in the U.S. from Internet pornography when millions of children around the world continue to be sold into slavery every year? a) bandwagon e) red herring According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? What does the mayor know about cutting down on crime? After all, he was accused of shoplifting when he was in college. a) bandwagon c) ad hominem According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of Instituting a national sales tax must be a bad idea. Polls show that 66 percent of Americans oppose it. a) bandwagon a) bandwagon According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Of course I have a plan to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. But how can we worry about foreign oil when millions of Americans are out of work? a) bandwagon e) red herring Choose the best thesis statement that goes along with the following purpose statement: The purpose of my speech is encourage my audience to eat at home more than they eat out. a) I believe cooking at home is better than eating out because it improves your health, finances, and family time. a) I believe cooking at home is better than eating out because it improves your health, finances, and family time. True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade the audience that child abuse is wrong. a) True b) False True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade my audience to donate blood at the blood drive being held on campus next week. a) True b) False
True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade the members of the audience to get a Facebook account if they don't already have one. a) True a) True True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade my listeners to donate their hair to Locks of Love. a) True a) True True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade my audience to visit the Dominican Republic. a) True a) True True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to convince my audience that they need to stop allowing their children to watch so much TV. a) True a) True True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade the audience that they should go to college. a) True b) False Choose the best thesis statement that goes along with the following purpose statement: The purpose of my speech is to persuade my audience to eliminate sodas entirely from their family's lives. a) I believe we and our families should stop consuming sodas because 1) sodas are full of potentially fatal toxins, 2) our bodies
are deprived of essential nutrients when we drink just one can of soda, and 3) you could lose weight by abstaining from sodas. a) I believe we and our families should stop consuming sodas because 1) sodas are full of potentially fatal toxins, 2) our bodies are deprived of essential nutrients when we drink just one can of soda, and 3) you could lose weight by abstaining from sodas. True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade the audience that there is intelligent life beyond Earth (i.e., aliens could exist). a) True a) True Choose the best thesis statement that goes along with the following purpose statement: The purpose of my speech is to persuade people to buy their food as locally as possible. a) Today I'm going to tell you about why you should buy your food locally, share some tips and tricks about when to buy the cheapest produce, and talk about why buying local is not always the most expensive option. b) By purchasing food locally, we know more about the foods we buy, we drastically reduce the effects that buying outside the local area plays on the environment, and we also strengthen our local economy. Choose the best thesis statement that goes along with the following purpose statement: The purpose of my speech is to persuade my audience that children should learn another language in elementary school. a) The three reasons why children should learn another language are (1) it is easier to learn at a young age, (2) they can learn another culture, and (3) they would have an advantage in the future. a) The three reasons why children should learn another language are (1) it is easier to learn at a young age, (2) they can learn another culture, and (3) they would have an advantage in the future. Sets with similar termsStudy Guide for Speech Proctored Exam (Long-Term)84 terms Dyessd Public Speaking Boltz Midterm60 terms jdrb7PLUS Speech Chapter 5, 6, and 14 study questions39 terms Loganwebb12 Sets found in the same folderChapter 14: Using visual aids92 terms ohgoditsrhea Public speaking chapters 8 and 9- true and false20 terms kdoughty16 Public Speaking Final Exam Quiz #125 terms eric_ruddell SPANISH 201 Lección 10 | Lesson Test37 terms allison_rose16 Other sets by this creator
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What causes speaker anxiety?Past failures. Public speaking anxiety is often learned behavior. That is, at some point in the past you failed, and the seed of self-doubt was planted. But if you know your stuff and are prepared this time, there's no reason for things to go south like they did in the long ago.
What are the effects of speech anxiety?Speech anxiety can range from a slight feeling of “nerves” to a nearly incapacitating fear. Some of the most common symptoms of speech anxiety are: shaking, sweating, butterflies in the stomach, dry mouth, rapid heartbeat, and squeaky voice.
What is the biggest source of public speaking anxiety?The main causes of CA can be fear of failure, the audience, high stakes, and being the center of attention.. Fear of Failure. Speakers with a fear of failure often imagine themselves forgetting a part of their speech or performing poorly. ... . Audience. ... . High Stakes. ... . Uncertainty. ... . Being the Center of Attention.. |
Research has shown that the anxiety level of most speakers drops off significantly
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