Public Speaking Midterm

Question 1 of 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

4. Question

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

True
False

Question 5 of 27

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 27

6. Question

Place the following steps for listening in the correct order

Mindfulness
Remembering
Receiving
Organizing
Responding
Interpreting

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Question 7 of 27

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 27

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 27

9. Question

It is best to start speeches with your name.

True
False

Question 10 of 27

10. 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 11 of 27

11. 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 12 of 27

12. Question

What are demographics?

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

Question 13 of 27

13. 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 14 of 27

14. Question

What situational factors should be considered when analyzing an audience?

Audience size
Communication apprehension
Importance
Time
Food
Occasion
Speed
Environment

Question 15 of 27

15. 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 16 of 27

16. 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 17 of 27

17. Question

Vocalics is a nonverbal type of communication that refers to the tone of a person’s voice. Match the following vocal properties 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 18 of 27

18. Question

What are the ways the content 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 19 of 27

19. 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 20 of 27

20. Question

What types of gestures are there?

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

Question 21 of 27

21. Question

What are adapter gestures?

Gestures that we make to adapt to our audience.
Gestures that we make to adapt 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 22 of 27

22. 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 23 of 27

23. 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 24 of 27

24. Question

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

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

Question 25 of 27

25. 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 26 of 27

26. Question

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

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

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Question 27 of 27

27. Question

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

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

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