Public Speaking: Chapter 13

Nonverbal communication is based on a person's use of voice and body, rather than on the use of words.

When speaking from a manuscript, you should strive for the same directness and sincerity in your voice as in an extemporaneous speech.

One of the advantages of speaking from a manuscript is that it frees a speaker from the need to establish eye contact with the audience.

Speaking from a manuscript allows for greater spontaneity and directness than does speaking extemporaneously.

Speaking from memory is most effective when a speaker wants to be very responsive to feedback from the audience.

An extemporaneous speech is carefully prepared and practiced in advance.

In an extemporaneous speech, the exact wording is chosen at the moment of delivery.

An impromptu speech is delivered with little or no immediate preparation.

Impromptu speaking gives more precise control over thought and language than does extemporaneous speaking.

If you say the "s" in Illinois or the "p" in pneumonia, you are making a mistake in articulation.

"Conversational quality" in a speech means that the speaker talks the same as she or he would in ordinary conversation

You can articulate a word sharply and still mispronounce it.

The "conversational quality" of extemporaneous speaking means that a speech has been well rehearsed yet sounds spontaneous to the audience.

No two people have exactly the same vocal characteristics.

Pauses usually work best in a speech when they are planned in advance.

Ways of talking based on ethnic or regional speech patterns are called dialects.

Research shows that personal appearance affects the audience's perception of the speaker.

When a speaker's body language is inconsistent with her or his words, listeners often believe the body language rather than the words.

Dialects are usually based on regional or ethnic speech patterns.

You should try to look at the audience about 50 percent of the time while you are giving a speech.

In the United States, public speakers who establish strong eye contact with listeners are usually perceived as less credible than speakers who have weaker eye contact.

When you reach the end of your speech, you should maintain eye contact with the audience for a moment after you finish talking.

A single practice session of two or three hours is usually the best way to rehearse your speech.

A political candidate is running for office and must give a speech that will lay out the details of her platform. The speech will be widely covered by newspapers and television. What kind of delivery is the candidate most likely to use?

Communication based on a speaker's body and voice, rather than on the use of words, is called

In which situation would a speaker be most likely to recite a speech from memory?

Good speech delivery

The __________ speaker uses only brief notes or a speaking outline to jog the memory.

According to your textbook, a speech that sounds spontaneous to the audience no matter how many times it has been rehearsed has a strong __________ quality.

Diego needs to make an impromptu response to another speaker at a staff meeting. Your textbook recommends that he should do all of the following except

Speaking extemporaneously

The relative highness or lowness of sounds produced by the human voice is called

Forming particular speech sounds crisply and distinctly is called

Changes in a speaker's rate, pitch, and volume are referred to as

According to your textbook, saying "dunno" instead of "don't know" is an error in

A public speaker who frequently says "uh," "er," or "um" is failing to make effective use of

It is the __________ of your voice that reveals whether you are asking a question or making a statement, whether you are being sincere or sarcastic.

According to your textbook, when people in one region of the country say "warter," while people in another region of the country say "water," the difference is a matter of

Hannah is giving a presentation in her physics class and is worried about what she should do with her hands. Which of the following recommendations would she find in your textbook?

According to your textbook, saying "pas-ghetti" instead of "spaghetti" is an error in

In which of the following situations will the personal appearance of the speaker have an impact on the audience?

The study of bodily motion and gestures is part of a subject called

What advice does your textbook give for practicing speech delivery?

When approaching the lectern and beginning your speech, you should

During her speech on malpractice insurance, the head of the local branch of the American Medical Association consistently avoided making eye contact with her audience. According to research on the role of nonverbal communication in public speaking, the audience was likely to perceive her as