Deck 2: Your First Speech

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a type of breathing and relaxation exercise?

A)abdominal breathing
B)systematic desensitization
C)progressive muscle relaxation exercises
D)sighing

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Presenting your main points in __________ order from first to last will help your audience understand and remember them.

A)topical
B)chronological
C)ascending
D)descending

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The technical term for public speaking apprehension, speech anxiety, or fear of public speaking is:

A)fearfulness
B)anxiousness
C)claustrophobia
D)glossophobia

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The most common cause of public speaking apprehension is ____________.

A)fear of laughter
B)negative self-talk
C)anxiety
D)none of the above

Question 5

You should choose a topic that you _____________.

A)think is funny
B)do not care about
C)feel is relevant to your needs
D)know something about

Question 6

​T he intrapersonal communication regarding perceived success or failure in a particular situation is called:

A)self-talk
B)inner-talk
C)interference
D)inexperience

Question 7

The confrontation phase is _____________.

A)the level of anxiety during your speech
B)the level of anxiety you experience before your speech
C)the surge in your anxiety as you begin delivering your speech
D)the gradual decline of speech anxiety about 1 minute into the speech

Question 8

The _________ technique can help reduce anxiety as you gradually visualize and then engage in increasingly more frightening speaking events while remaining calm.

A)communication orientation motivation (COM)
B)visualization
C)systematic desensitization
D)cognitive restructuring

Question 9

A specific statement of what you want your audience to know, believe, or do, is called the:

A)speech plan
B)canons of rhetoric
C)speech goal
D)summation

Question 10

The three phases of reaction are ____________.

A)visualization, desensitization, and adaptation
B)anticipation, confrontation, and adaptation
C)apprehension, performance orientation, and communication orientation
D)confrontation, visualization, and apprehension

Question 11

The theory that suggests that most of us become apprehensive because we don't know how to plan or prepare effectively for a public presentation is __________________.

A)the speech apprehension theory
B)the communibiological theory
C)the skill deficit theory
D)structuration theory

Question 12

Public speaking apprehension gradually ______________ as we speak.

A)decreases
B)increases
C)stays the same
D)none of the above

Question 13

Observing how your friends and family members react to speaking in public is known as ____________.

A)modeling
B)performing
C)reinforcing
D)confrontation

Question 14

__________ helps reduce anxiety by assisting you in picturing yourself giving a masterful speech, and helps you overcome cognitive and emotional symptoms of apprehension.

A)Communication orientation motivation (COM)
B)Visualization
C)Systematic desensitization
D)Cognitive restructuring

Question 15

Using presentational aids and dressing up for your speech are two specific techniques your book gives for ______________.

A)achieving your speech goal
B)training public speaking skills
C)reducing speech anxiety
D)sharing your ideas

Question 16

According to communication orientation motivation (COM)techniques, in performance orientation, the speaker views the audience as ____________.

A)good listeners
B)hypercritical judges
C)inferior to the speaker's topic
D)not worthy of hearing the speech

Question 17

The approach to public speaking where speaking is viewed as an opportunity to engage in conversation with topics of importance and focuses on getting your message across is called:

A)communication orientation
B)visualization
C)relaxation
D)cognitive restructuring

Question 18

The anticipation phase is _________________.

A)the surge in your anxiety as you begin your speech
B)the level of anxiety during your speech
C)the gradual decline of your speech anxiety about 1 minute into the speech
D)the level of anxiety you experience before your speech

Question 19

Public speaking apprehension is ______________________.

A)extreme speech anxiety
B)fear experienced when anticipating or actually speaking to an audience
C)not a problem for most people
D)fear experienced after the speech

Question 20

__________ people experience lower levels of public speaking apprehension.

A)introverted
B)secure
C)alpha
D)extroverted

Question 21

Performance orientation views public speaking as a special technique that works to impress audiences with their posture.

Question 22

The process of __________ involves tailoring the information in your speech to the needs, interests, and expectations of your listeners.

A)audience analysis
B)listener analysis
C)audience adaptation
D)listener respect

Question 23

A speech goal states what you want your audience to know, believe, or do.

Question 24

A speech goal states what you want your audience to know, believe, or do.

Question 25

Organized speeches help audiences to remember the information better.

Question 26

The organization of your speech will naturally evolve from your research and will involve little effort on your part.

Question 27

Public speaking apprehension is most commonly caused by negative self-talk.

Question 28

If speakers do not practice their speech and various ways of phrasing key ideas, they run the risk of major opportunity for communicating effectively.

Question 29

Public speaking apprehension is uncommon and only affects a few people.

Question 30

Having some speech apprehension is quite normal.

Question 31

You should choose a speech topic that you know nothing about, so that you can learn from your research.

Question 32

Using positive-talk before your speech is a good technique to reduce speech anxiety.