Speech Test 1

Heather was in the midst of an excellent speech on campus history when she made a minor mistake by giving the wrong date for the opening of a campus building. She suddenly stopped speaking and said, "Oh, I messed up." She then finished her speech, but all she could think about afterward was her mistake. What is the major piece of advice about which Heather needs to remind herself?

When you experience stage fright, your body is producing extra _____, a hormone that is released into your bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.

Benefits of learning to be an effective speaker include:

Concern by a listener about the noise in the hall, lack of air conditioning or a bee buzzing around are all examples of _____ in the speech communication process.

As you listen to a speech about campus crime, you relate the speaker's ideas to your own knowledge, goals and experience. You are filtering the speech through your own _____.

Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else is termed the _____.

When we say public speaking is a form of empowerment, it means that public speaking is

In this class, the note cards you use when you give your presentation

The _____ speaker delivers a speech with little or no immediate preparation.

Which of the following is not a guideline for ethical speaking?

Which of the following is not a type of plagiarism?

"We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community." (Barbara Jordan) This quotation provides an example of

As a speaker, you would probably use more connotative words if you wanted to

When used effectively, repetition in a speech

Forming particular sounds crisply and distinctly is called

The more _____ your examples, the greater impact they are likely to have.

"The vice presidency is the sand trap of American politics. It's near the prize, and designed to be limiting." (Howard Fineman) This quotation provides an example of

Which of the following set of words is listed in order from most abstract to most concrete?

Which of the following set of words is listed in order from most abstract to most concrete?

Ted is listening to the introduction of Janine's speech when he thinks to himself, "Man, this is really going to be boring." What aspect of poor listening is Ted exhibiting in this example?

Giving excessive attention to details of a speech is an example of _____.

Most successful speakers are nervous before taking the floor.

Since most people are nervous about public speaking, it is perfectly acceptable to finish a speech by declaring, "Am I glad that's over!"

Most nervousness is not visible.

It's a good idea to have a few alcoholic drinks before giving a speech because it'll allow you to "loosen up."

Interference is anything that impedes the communication of a message.

Avoiding ethnocentrism means that you must agree with the values and practices of all other groups and cultures.

It is possible to disagree entirely with a speaker's ideas but still support thei speaker's right to express those ideas.

The message is whatever is being communicated to anyone else.

Egocentrism is the belief that one's culture is superior to all others.

The seven aspects of the speech communication process are: speaker, listener, message, feedback, intereference, situation and channel.

When audiences ask "What's in it for me?" they're exhibiting ethnocentrism.

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

It is usaully a bad idea to make eye contact with inidividual members of your audience.

There's a difference between one's everyday personal style and one's developed style as a public speaker.

The way you look and sound as you present a speech really has no impact on the overall effect of your presentation.

Global plagiarism is copying an entire work as a whole and passing it off as your own.

If you submit a friend's work as your own in class it's not considered plagiarism as long as your friend gave you permission.

Denotative meaning gives words their emotional power.

Nonverbal communication is based on a person's use of voice (like a grunt or sign) and body, rather than on the use of words.

It's perfectly acceptable to use curse or slang words in a speech during any occasion.

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

If someone says the word nuclear as "nu-cu-lar" instead of "nu-cle-ar," it's an error in pronunciation.

The words we use to label an event determine to a great extent how we respond to that event.

Focusing on a speaker's delivery and personal appearance is an excellent way to strengthen your listening skills.

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.

One cause of poor listening is listening too hard.

You hear with your ears and listen with your brain.

Hearing and listening are essentially the same process.