Public Speaking True And False (First Test)

Communication skills, including public speaking, are often ranked first among the qualities employers seek in college graduates.

The growth of the Internet and social networking is reducing the need for public speaking.

The growth of the Internet and social networking is reducing the need for public speaking.

The teaching and study of public speaking began more than 4,000 years ago.

Both public speaking and conversation involve adapting to listener feedback.

Public speaking requires the same method of delivery as ordinary conversation.

Public speaking usually requires more formal language than everyday conversation.

Public speaking is more highly structured than everyday conversation.

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

As a speaker, you can usually assume that an audience will be interested in what you have to say.

Fortunately, stage fright only affects inexperienced speakers.

Most successful speakers are nervous before taking the floor.

Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.

Many of the symptoms of stage fright are due to adrenaline, a hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.

Thinking of stage fright as "stage excitement" or "stage enthusiasm" can help you get focused and energized for a speech.

For most beginning speakers, the biggest part of stage fright is fear of the unknown.

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

Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.

Ethical issues can arise at every stage of the speechmaking process.

The ethical obligation of a speaker to be fully prepared increases as the size of the audience increases.

A public speaker need only be concerned about ethics in the conclusion of a speech.

The first responsibility of a speaker is to make sure her or his goal is ethically sound.

A speaker's ethical obligations decrease as the size of the audience decreases.

As the Roman rhetorician Quintilian noted 2,000 years ago, the ideal of speechmaking is to persuade the audience by any means necessary.

As the Roman rhetorician Quintilian noted 2,000 years ago, the ideal of speechmaking is the good person speaking well.

Because persuasion is such a complex process, juggling statistics and quoting out of context to maximize your persuasive effect are ethically acceptable in speeches to persuade.

As long as the goal of your speech is ethically sound, it is acceptable to use any means necessary to achieve your goal.

Ethical decisions need to be justified against a set of standards or criteria.

Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.

Because ethical decisions are complex, ethical choices are simply a matter of personal preference.

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

You have an ethical obligation to make sure the information you present in your speeches is accurate.

Hearing and listening are essentially the same.

People need effective listening skills in almost all occupations.

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

People spend more time listening than in any other communicative activity.

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

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

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

According to your textbook, a skilled therapist listening to a patient is an example of appreciative listening.

Appreciative listening is closely tied to critical thinking.

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

Listening to provide emotional support for someone is called empathic listening.

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

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

When you listen to someone give a sales presentation, and you need to decide whether you will buy the item, you are engaged in comprehensive listening.

Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it is known as critical listening.

Critical listening involves listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.

Much of the anxiety associated with public speaking comes from lack of experience giving speeches.

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