Public Speaking Midterm

Question 1 of 28

1. Question

What term refers to the “fight or flight” reaction that one has to communication situation?

Communication aggression
Communication apprehension
Communication aspiration
Communication attention
Communication asparagus

Question 2 of 28

2. Question

What part of the communication model describes the time and place where communication occurs?

Sender
Receiver
Channel
Interference
Message
Feedback
Situation

Question 3 of 28

3. Question

According to the communication model, what term refers to anything that impedes communication?

Sender
Receiver
Channel
Interference
Message
Feedback
Situation

Question 4 of 28

4. Question

People typically report being more scared of death than of public speaking.

True
False

Question 5 of 28

5. Question

The communication model has undergone revisions ever since its creation and is best described in what three stages?

Configural
Transactional
Delimited
Linear
Interactive
Integral
Telekinetic

Question 6 of 28

6. Question

Place the following steps for listening in the correct order

Mindfulness
Remembering
Organizing
Receiving
Responding
Interpreting

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Question 7 of 28

7. Question

Match the type of listening with its definition.

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Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
Listening to provide emotional support.
Listening to try and understand a message.
Listening to evaluate a message.

Appreciative
Empathetic
Comprehensive
Critical

Question 8 of 28

8. Question

Match the terms with the appropriate definition.

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A speech written out word-for-word, and then read to an audience.
A speech written out word-for-word, and then recited to an audience without notes.
A speech delivered with little to know preparation.
A speech delivered using only an outline, or a brief set of notes.

Manuscript
Memorized
Impromptu
Extemporaneous

Question 9 of 28

9. Question

For each blank, fill in the corresponding method of persuasion: [a] is the way that a speaker draws conclusions based on evidence, [b] is the emotional appeals employed by a speaker, and [c] is the credibility of the speaker.

is the way that a speaker draws conclusions based on evidence, is the emotional appeals employed by a speaker, and is the credibility of the speaker.

Question 10 of 28

10. Question

It is best to start speeches with your name.

True
False

Question 11 of 28

11. Question

What are the ways we analyze audiences?

Gender and gender display.
Attitudes, beliefs, and opinions your audience shares.
Height and weight.
Ethnicity.
Age, physical characteristics, and obvious disabilities.
Religion.

Question 12 of 28

12. Question

What is the best order to ask the following questions when we analyze an audience?

Ask: What is the best ways to accomplish these goals?
Ask: To whom am I speaking?
Ask: What do I want my audience to know/do/believe?

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Question 13 of 28

13. Question

What are demographics?

The area in which people live.
Demo = demonstration/explanation Graphics = image;design
Relating to somehing people do that is "graphic," or an illustration that tend to be violent or gruesome.
Characteristic of people.
A visual explanation for how something is done (like a how-to video).

Question 14 of 28

14. Question

What are psychographics?

A visual representation of the "psyche."
Attitudes, beliefs, and opinions.
A graph depicting how the mind works.
Emotions and moods.
It refers to the study of how people think.

Question 15 of 28

15. Question

What situational factors should be considered when analyzing an audience?

Audience size
Communication apprehension
Importance
Time
Food
Occasion
Speed
Environment

Question 16 of 28

16. Question

What is paralanguage?

It's another way to say onomatopoeia; it's "close to" language and still conveys meaning but are not words.
It refers to punctuation because that is "next to" language.
It means more than one language is being spoken.
The meaning found in things "outside of" words themselves.
It refers to when someone assists you [think paralegal or paramedic] with what you are saying, like when someone finishes your sentence.

Question 17 of 28

17. Question

Why is vocalics important?

Because the speaker is more likely to analyze their audience correctly if they use vocal variety.
Because it can reinforce the message of your speech.
Because audience members are more likely to believe what they interpret from a speaker's tone than their word choice.
It's not, language is more important than vocalics.
Because it can add meaning to your message.

Question 18 of 28

18. Question

Vocalics is a nonverbal type of communication that refers to the tone of a person’s voice. Match the following properties to vocal tone with their definitions.

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The sound a speaker chooses to verbalize words (Ex. tow-may-tow versus tow-mah-tow).
How high or low the tone of the speaker is.
The speed in which the speaker talks.
How loud a speaker talks.
How clearly a speaker says words.

Pronunciation
Pitch
Rate
Volume
Articulation

Question 19 of 28

19. Question

What are the ways the text suggests you improve fluency when speaking?

Strategically repeat ideas until you say them correctly.
Use pauses to your advantage.
Slow the rate of your speaking.
Over-enunciate so you don't mess up and have more time to think about what you'll say next.
Replace "uh" and "um" with "and" or "but."
Laugh until you gather your thoughts; your audience will understand.

Question 20 of 28

20. Question

Making eye contact is critical when delivering a speech, but what are some mistakes people make with eye contact?

Making eye contact with everyone in the room.
Moving eye contact from one person to another before completing a thought.
Completing a thought before shifting eye contact.
Being expressive in conjunction with what you're talking about.
Looking at someone's nose or forehead instead of their eyes.
Looking at someone for too long.

Question 21 of 28

21. Question

What types of gestures are there?

Adapter gestures.
Show-and-tell gestures.
Technical gestures.
Directional gestures.
Illustrator gestures.

Question 22 of 28

22. Question

What are adapter gestures?

Gestures that we make to adapt to our audience.
Gestures that we make to adpat to our facial expressions.
Unintentional gestures that we make in response to our environment.
Unintentional gestures that we make when we're bored.
Gestures you make with someone to physically connect with him/her (i.e. a high-five or holding hands).

Question 23 of 28

23. Question

What type of body movement is appropriate when giving a speech?

Transition walks.
Pacing.
Adapter gestures.
Leaning forward.
Shifting your weight from one leg to the other depending on which side of the room you are speaking to.

Question 24 of 28

24. Question

Match the the word with its definition.

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the combination of rhythm, stress, intonation, and sound of spoken words
the clarity with which words are spoken

pronunciation
articulation

Question 25 of 28

25. Question

Is it more important to focus on articulation, or pronounciation?

Pronunciation is more important than articulation
Articulation is more important than pronunciation
Both are equally important
Neither are important to focus on

Question 26 of 28

26. Question

What are some exercises to strengthen articulation suggested in the video?

Lay down and deliver your speech
Practice your speech really fast
Bite on a pen to create resistance
Slightly exaggerate your articulation
Deliver your speech backwards

Question 27 of 28

27. Question

Watch the following speech enough so that you can put the following items in the order that they are delivered.

Explanation of that ALS is
ALS treatments
Personal story about mother with ALS
Current ALS research
How to diagnose ALS

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Question 28 of 28

28. Question

Watch the following speech enough so that you can put the following items in the order that they are delivered.

How acupuncture works
Anecdote about 76 year old grandmother
What happen when you get acupuncture treatment
Growing use of acupuncture with western medicine
Kinds of conditions treated by acupuncture

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