Deck 1: Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Question 1

According to Aristotle, rhetoriis tharodiscovering thbesavailablmeans for persuasion in particular case.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

According to thoswho respondeto thsurvey of, working professionals ancollegstudents, learning how to generataudiencinteresis morimportanthan overcoming speech anxiety.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Plato wrotthRhetoriin thlatfourth century B.C.E.anseforth many othpublispeaking strategies wustoday.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Publispeaking is morcommon than presentation speaking.

Question 5

According to Aristotle, rhetoriis thusoelaborate, pretentious, aninsincermessages to achievpolitical goal.

Question 6

Dispositio refers to classical rhetoric's term for speech organization.

Question 7

According to thauthors oyour textbook, "selecting appropriatideas aninformation" is thfirsanmoscrucial step in developing an effectivpresentation.

Question 8

Presentation speaking refers to any timspeakers usverbal annonverbal messages to generatmeanings anestablish relationships with audiencmembers, who arusually presenathdelivery othpresentation.

Question 9

Thkey elemenocredibility is expressein thguiding principle: Enhancyour believability.

Question 10

Publispeaking is morcommon than presentations.

Question 11

According to thauthors oyour textbook, "determining your presentation's purpose" is thfirsanmoscritical step in developing an effectivpresentation.

Question 12

Cicero classifiethrekinds ospeaking style: thplain (for proving), thmoderat(for pleasing), anthgran(for persuading).

Question 13

famous speech delivereby former U.S.residenJohn F.Kennedy was namethseconbespolitical speech othtwentieth century.

Question 14

Thsurvey otop-rankespeaking skills conducteby your textbook's authors founthaboth working professionals anstudenrespondents rate"overcoming/reducing nervousness/stagfright" among thtop-ten importanspeaking skills.

Question 15

Quintilian dividerhetorical proointo logical arguments (logos), emotional arguments (pathos), anarguments baseon speaker character (ethos).

Question 16

ThDynamiPresentation Model includes sourcwho decodes messagin form thacan btransmitteto receiver who encodes anreacts to thmessage.

Question 17

Thseven key elements opresentation speaking araudience, voice, gestures, visual aids, words, outlining, anpractice.

Question 18

Presentation speaking is broader term than publispeaking.

Question 19

Publispeaking is usually when speaker addresses publiaudiences in community, governmenand/or organizational settings.

Question 20

Today, both men anwomen arcitizens in much larger worlthan thcitizens oancienGreecor Rome.

Question 21

Today, thAmerican businessperson cannoreadily predicthgender, race, averagage, anreligion omosaudiencmembers.

Question 22

Effectivspeaking requires an understanding ocommunication theory rather than an understanding ocommunication strategies anskills.

Question 23

Feedback is any verbal or nonverbal responsfrom your audiencthayou can seor hear.

Question 24

Speakers anaudiencmembers from differencultures tento communicatdifferently.

Question 25

Audiencyawns arform ofeedback.

Question 26

firenginpassing by, siren on full blast, mighbform opsychological noise.

Question 27

Oncyou havbegun speaking to an audience, iis too latto adjusyour presentation to their feedback.

Question 28

Thseven key elements anguiding principles arrepresenteby gears becausthey arinterdependenanaffeceach other.

Question 29

Noisis communication term useto describinhibiting factors thacomin two forms.

Question 30

Effectivspeakers rarely neeto practicor rehearstheir presentations.

Question 31

Theories arstatements or general principles thaexplain why anhow thworlworks.

Question 32

Communication problems occur when encoding andecoding do nomatch.

Question 33

sofspeaking voiccan creatnoisin thcommunication setting.

Question 34

Privatthoughts thaprevenmessagfrom achieving its intendepurposarform ophysical noise.

Question 35

Cultural sensitivity is thbespracticfor being an effectivanethical speaker.

Question 36

Feedback-induceadaptation has littlto do with speaker success.

Question 37

Thcontexopresentation is physical, nopsychological.

Question 38

dynamic, transactional communication model can help predicanexplain why speakers do or do noachievtheir intendepurpose.

Question 39

Decoding is thdecision-making process wusto creatansenmessages.

Question 40

Somspeeches takplacin contexwhilothers do not.

Question 41

Ethical speakers accepresponsibility for thshoranlong-term consequences otheir communication.

Question 42

Who wrote: "[T]horator musabovall things study morality, anmusobtain thorough knowledgoall thais jusanhonorable, withouwhich no oncan either bgooman or an ablspeaker."

A)Aristotle
B)Cicero
C)Corax and Tisias
D)Plato
E)Quintilian

Question 43

In thstudy oimportanspeaking skills describein your textbook, which skill was missing from thtop-ten lisrateby collegstudents?

A)Overcoming/reducing nervousness/stage fright
B)Understanding and adapting to your audience
C)Enhancing your credibility/believability
D)Determining the purpose of your presentation
E)Using your voice effectively

Question 44

Audiencmember havthrighto seanhear speaker from anywherin room as well as thrighto bablto reaevery woron every visual no matter wherthey sior stand.

Question 45

Thtextbook authors propos key elements anguiding principles opresentation speaking.

A)three
B)five
C)six
D)seven
E)eight

Question 46

According to thNCCredo for Ethical Communication, questions orighanwrong ariswhenever peoplcommunicate.

Question 47

Who wrotthRhetoric, latfourth century Bbook thaestablishemany othpublispeaking strategies wustoday?

A)Aristotle
B)Cicero
C)Corax and Tisias
D)Plato
E)Quintilian

Question 48

Which othancienfivcanons orhetoridescribes tharrangemenoideas aninformation for presentation?

A)Inventio
B)Dispositio
C)Eloquotio
D)Memoria
E)Pronuntiatio

Question 49

you makdecisions abouhow to develop your speech, you shoulfocus on thsimilarities among audiencmembers.

Question 50

Culturally sensitivspeakers develop effectivstrategies when communicating with diversaudiences within anoutsidtheir homcommunity ancountry.

Question 51

Which othseven basiprinciples opresentation speaking refers to enhancing your believability among audiencmembers?

A)Purpose
B)Credibility
C)Logistics
D)Content
E)Performance

Question 52

In thstudy oimportanspeaking describein your textbook, which skill was missing from thtop-ten lisrateby peoplwho werworking professionals?

A)Overcoming/reducing nervousness/stage fright
B)Understanding and adapting to your audience
C)Organizing your presentation
D)Beginning and ending your presentation
E)Selecting ideas and information for your presentation

Question 53

Which othfollowing answers is noonothtextbook's key elements opresentation speaking?

A)Purpose
B)Organization
C)Attitude
D)Delivery
E)Content

Question 54

audiencmembers seem ignoranor intoleranoothers, you arnoethically obligateto speak to them with respecfor their experiences, intelligence, knowledge, anculture.

Question 55

Which classical rhetorician dividepersuasivproointo logical arguments (logos), emotional arguments (pathos), anarguments baseon speaker character (ethos)?

A)Aristotle
B)Cicero
C)Corax and Tisias
D)Plato
E)Quintilian

Question 56

ThGuiding Principles oPresentation Speaking are

A)verbal and nonverbal messages that generate meaning.
B)strategies that describe how to speak effectively.
C)self-evident or universally recognized truths or beliefs.
D)rules proving that communication is personal, relational, and intentional.
E)theories, strategies, and skills.

Question 57

Presentation speaking

A)uses verbal and nonverbal messages.
B)generates meaning.
C)establishes relationships with audience members.
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 58

Which othfollowing skills was rateas mosimportanin thsurvey ospeaking skills conducteby thtextbook's authors?

A)Overcoming/reducing nervousness/stage fright
B)Understanding and adapting to your audience
C)Organizing your presentation
D)Keeping your audience interested
E)Beginning and ending your presentation

Question 59

Ethical speakers advocatsharing information, opinions, anfeelings when facing significanchoices even iirequires disregarding someone's privacy anconfidentiality.

Question 60

Presentation speaking occurs

A)primarily in the college classroom.
B)primarily in community meetings.
C)primarily in business settings.
D)primarily in political settings.
E)in all walks of life.

Question 61

As you armaking presentation, you noticthaaudiencmembers arbecoming restless anfrequently checking their watches.Whacomponents othcommunication model aryou noticing?

A)Encoding
B)Decoding
C)Channel
D)Feedback
E)Noise

Question 62

Theories

A)are statements or general principles that explain why and how the world works.
B)help you understand why some speakers succeed and others fail.
C)do not necessarily tell you what to do or say in a presentation.
D)help you understand why or how to use a particular strategy or skill.
E)do all of the above.

Question 63

Michon wonders whether shshoulseneveryonan email describing thcompany's new security procedures or makpresentation on thtopiathnexstafmeeting.Michon is trying to makdecision about

A)encoding and decoding.
B)message.
C)channel.
D)feedback.
E)noise.

Question 64

communication identifies andescribes thcomponents involvein thcommunication process.

A)encoding
B)model
C)context
D)effectiveness
E)decoding

Question 65

Practicing presentation is relateto which onothkey elements opresentation speaking?

A)Credibility
B)Organization
C)Delivery
D)Audience
E)Logistics

Question 66

Applying thprinciplologistics suggests thaspeakers shouladapt

A)to the setting and occasion.
B)to the audience.
C)their delivery style.
D)content to the audience.
E)organization to content.

Question 67

After reading thtextbook, Rorealizethahis speech requireas much preparation as which othfollowing, noteas an examplin thtextbook?

A)giving a royal banquet
B)Writing a letter
C)Texting a friend about a party
D)A trip on a city bus
E)Setting the clock on a DVR

Question 68

Thencoding process refers to

A)the way you feel about others.
B)the process of minimizing internal noise.
C)effective listening.
D)converting a "code" sent by someone else into a meaningful message.
E)the decision-making process you use to create and send messages.

Question 69

All presentations takplacin context-surrounding anoften unpredictablenvironmenthacan affecevery aspecothcommunication process.Which othfollowing answers is componenocontext?

A)The audience's comfort in the setting
B)The attractiveness and comfort of the setting
C)The mood of the audience
D)The unsettling effects of a recent event.
E)all of the above

Question 70

Thspecifiplans oaction you selecto help you achievyour speech's purposarrepresenteby which othfollowing?

A)Context
B)Strategies
C)Skills
D)Theories
E)Feedback

Question 71

corporatCEO relates thawhen hfumblehis way through speech anstarteto ramble, hnoticethahwas losing listeners anthen becameven morunnerved.ThCEO was reacting to

A)encoding.
B)the channel.
C)feedback.
D)noise.
E)the context.

Question 72

According to your textbook, th"tools" you usto preparandeliver presentation arcalled

A)theories.
B)strategies.
C)skills.
D)principles.
E)tactics.

Question 73

Alonzo was experiencing sominternal noisas hprepareto deliver his speech.Which othfollowing woulAlonzo NOhavexperienced?

A)A headache
B)Sweaty palm.
C)Hearing the audience rustling papers before he begins speaking.
D)A sore right knee
E)Discomfort about the shirt he wore without a necktie

Question 74

Psychological contexdoes noincludthe

A)size of the room.
B)temperament of the speaker.
C)mood of the audience.
D)attitudes of the audience.
E)values of the speaker.

Question 75

Which key elemenopresentation speaking asks "Whado I wanmy audiencto know, think, believe, or do as resulomy presentation?"

A)Performance
B)Purpose
C)Audience
D)Content
E)Organization

Question 76

According to thtextbook, which othfollowing jobs migh35-year-olwoman from IndiNOdo in hospital today?

A)Orderly
B)Deck-hand
C)Nurse practitioner
D)Doctor
E)CEO

Question 77

Laquandwas considering thcontexoher upcoming speech. Which othfollowing was PHYSICAL contexLaquandmighhavthoughabout?

A)The mood of the audience
B)The temperament of the audience
C)The unsettling effects of a recent event
D)The audience's feelings toward the topic
E)The relatively small room for the occasion

Question 78

After studying thtextbook, Zolearnethastatements or general principles thaexplain why anhow thworlworks arknown as:

A)Skills
B)Strategies
C)Context
D)Ethics
E)Theories

Question 79

Randy watches thpresidential debaton television with group ohis friends.Lucky attends thdebatin person.When they seeach other thnexday, Randy complains thaiwas "dull" an"nasty" whilLucky thinks thdebatwas thrilling.Whais thmoslikely communication-relatereason why Randy anLucky experiencethgamdifferently?

A)They supported different candidates.
B)They "received" the debate through different channels.
C)There was more "noise" at Randy's house.
D)Supporter "feedback" was missing at Randy's house.
E)Randy and Lucky always disagree about politics.

Question 80

Thterm signifies thapresentation speaking is complex, compelling, aneven chaotiprocess.

A)dramatic
B)denotative
C)dynamic
D)descriptive
E)disruptive