Deck 20: Public Speaking and Communication Skills

Question 1

Research indicates that even when we listen carefully, we understand and retain only about halowhat we hear.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

When you adjust to the situation oa public speech, you are doing on a larger scale what you do every day in conversation.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

As your textbook explains, ethical decisions are essentially a matter opersonal whim or opinion.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Incremental plagiarism occurs when a speaker uses quotations or paraphrases without citing the sources othe statements.

Question 5

Public speaking is more highly structured than everyday conversation.

Question 6

The nonverbal messages that listeners send back to speakers are called feedback.

Question 7

Avoiding sexist, racist, and other kinds oabusive language is important primarily as a matter opolitical correctness.

Question 8

Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.

Question 9

As your textbook explains, the speaker's message consists only owhat the speaker says with language.

Question 10

A speaker's frame oreference and a listener's frame oreference will never be exactly the same.

Question 11

Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases.

Question 12

The aim oan ethical speaker is to accomplish her or his goals by any means necessary.

Question 13

One othe best ways to avoid falling into the trap oplagiarism is to start work on your speeches well before they are due.

Question 14

Critical thinking is a way othinking negatively about everything you hear in a speech.

Question 15

Using the power ovisualization to control stage fright means that you should approach your speech as a performance in which the audience is looking for perfection.

Question 16

The ethical obligation oa speaker to be fully prepared increases as the size othe audience increases.

Question 17

As a matter oethics, audience members should listen attentively to and agree with everything a speaker says.

Question 18

Global plagiarism occurs when a speaker takes material from several different sources and presents it as his or her own.

Question 19

You can improve your own speeches by listening carefully to the speeches oother people.

Question 20

Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course oaction against a set oethical standards or guidelines.

Question 21

The topical method ospeech organization follows a time pattern.

Question 22

The specific purpose oa speech usually "sums up" the main points to be developed in the body othe speech.

Question 23

According to your textbook, the best way to prepare to give your first speech is to memorize it and deliver it word for word.

Question 24

One othe most common mistakes students make on their first speech is trying to cover too much.

Question 25

When it is your turn to speak, you should hurry to the front othe room and start talking immediately so you don't lose the audience's attention.

Question 26

People need effective listening skills in almost all occupations.

Question 27

One othe major obstacles to listening effectively is that the brain can process many more words than can be spoken in a minute.

Question 28

Listening is a passive process, while critical thinking is an active process.

Question 29

According to your textbook, the best way to practice a speech is to look silently over your notes until you think you know the speech well enough to deliver it in class.

Question 30

For your first speech, your textbook recommends trying to end on a clever or thought-provoking note.

Question 31

"To inform my audience how to build a bird house and about the migratory patterns obirds" is an example oan effective specific purpose statement for a speech.

Question 32

You should usually avoid drawing on your personal knowledge or experience when choosing a speech topic.

Question 33

It is impossible to listen too hard.

Question 34

As your textbook explains, focusing on a speaker's delivery and personal appearance is an excellent way to strengthen your listening skills.

Question 35

According to your textbook, listening to understand a classroom lecture is an example oappreciative listening.

Question 36

Extemporaneous delivery means delivering a speech "ofthe cuff," with no advance preparation.

Question 37

When you listen to the campaign speech oa political candidate for the purpose oaccepting or rejecting the speaker's message, you are engaged in critical listening.

Question 38

As your textbook states, colorful or descriptive language is an effective way to generate audience interest in an introductory speech.

Question 39

After choosing a topic, the next step in speech preparation is determining your specific purpose.

Question 40

Each main point in the body oyour first speech should cover a single aspect othe topic.

Question 41

Experts advise that you use Internet research to supplement, not to replace, library research.

Question 42

The central idea oa speech often emerges after you have done your research and have decided on the main points othe speech.

Question 43

When taking research notes, it is important to distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas.

Question 44

When you construct an audience-analysis questionnaire, scale questions are especially useful for getting at the strength oa respondent's attitudes.

Question 45

Egocentrism means that audiences typically approach speeches by asking "Why is this important for me?"

Question 46

Audience analysis and adaptation affect all aspects ospeechmaking except for the delivery othe speech itself.

Question 47

Your most important task before conducting a research interview is to work out the questions you will ask during the interview.

Question 48

It is important to keep your audience in mind as you formulate the specific purpose for your speech.

Question 49

As your textbook explains, when you locate an abstract oa magazine article, you should feel free to cite the article in your speech on the basis othe abstract alone.

Question 50

Audience size, the physical setting for the speech, and the audience's disposition toward the topic, the speaker, and the occasion are all elements osituational audience analysis.

Question 51

No matter what the occasion, listeners will have fairly definite expectations about the kinds ospeeches appropriate for the occasion.

Question 52

The need for audience analysis and adaptation is one othe major differences between public speaking and everyday conversation.

Question 53

As your textbook explains, Wikipedia is usually the only source you need when researching your speeches.

Question 54

Like magazine and journal articles, most documents posted on the Internet have been subjected to close editorial review.

Question 55

The difference between informing and persuading is like the difference between teaching and advocating.

Question 56

"Conducting regular car maintenance" is an example oan effective specific purpose statement for a speech.

Question 57

The primary purpose ospeechmaking is to demonstrate your command othe topic.

Question 58

Recognizing that some oyour listeners may have racial, ethnic, cultural, or sexual orientations that bear upon your topic is part odemographic audience analysis.

Question 59

The aim osuccessful speechmaking is to gain a desired response from listeners even ithe speaker must compromise his or her beliefs to do so.

Question 60

Most often, a speaker's general purpose will fall into one otwo categories-to inform or to demonstrate.

Question 61

Unlike testimony, which can easily be quoted out ocontext, statistics are difficult to manipulate for biased purposes.

Question 62

"Above all, you need to know . . ." is an example oa signpost.

Question 63

As your textbook makes clear, a vivid, richly textured extended example is usually effective regardless ohow well it is delivered.

Question 64

Speeches arranged in chronological order follow a time pattern.

Question 65

You can almost always count on the reliability oInternet research materials found through major search engines such as Google and Bing.

Question 66

"Now that we have explored the problem, let's turn to the solution" is an example oan internal preview.

Question 67

A hypothetical example describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.

Question 68

Your textbook recommends using visual aids to make statistics easier for listeners to comprehend.

Question 69

Research has shown that examples have little effect on listeners' beliefs and actions.

Question 70

Acceptable testimony can include either statements from recognized experts or from ordinary people with special expertise on the topic.

Question 71

The most effective order for the main points oa speech depends upon the topic, the specific purpose, and the audience.

Question 72

Peer testimony is made up oopinions from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic.

Question 73

Speeches arranged in problem-solution order are divided into four main parts.

Question 74

The mean-popularly called the average-is determined by summing all the items in a group and dividing by the number oitems.

Question 75

How well a speech is organized affects how listeners view the speaker's competence and trustworthiness.

Question 76

In most cases, you should round ofstatistics when presenting them in a speech.

Question 77

According to your textbook, it is usually best to prepare the body othe speech before the introduction.

Question 78

According to your textbook, the three major criteria against which to test documents located on the Internet are authorship, sponsorship, and recency.

Question 79

In topical order, the main points proceed from top to bottom, left to right, front to back, east to west, or some similar route.

Question 80

Iyou cannot identify the author oa document on the Web, you should try to determine the sponsoring organization for the document.