Public Speaking
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Course Introduction
Public Speaking is a comprehensive course designed to equip students with the foundational skills and confidence needed to communicate effectively in front of various audiences. The course covers the principles of speech organization, audience analysis, delivery techniques, and the use of visual aids. Students will engage in multiple speech assignments, receive constructive feedback, and learn strategies to manage public speaking anxiety. By the end of the course, participants will have developed the ability to craft clear, compelling messages and deliver them persuasively in both academic and professional settings.
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Chapter 1: Communication Perspectives
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Q1) Which of the following statements about communication is true?
A) The interpretation of a message depends on one's mood at the same time.
B) Dark side of messages are ethical but inappropriate.
C) Ethical communication are truthful and honest.
D) Communication is only used to exchange information and to meet needs.
Answer: C
Q2) Emoticons are textual images that symbolize all but the sender's _____________.
A) mood
B) location
C) emotion
D) facial expression
Answer: B
Q3) Which of these is an example of a symbol used in communication?
A) A word
B) A hand gestures
C) Silence
D) All of these are examples of symbols
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Perception of Self and Others
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Q1) The three stages of the perception process are:
A) action and selection, expectation of stimuli, and impression
B) attention and selection, organization of stimuli, and impression
C) attention and selection, organization of stimuli, and interpretation
D) action and selection, expectation of stimuli, and interpretation
Answer: C
Q2) Individuals with low self-esteem
A) are more attentive to situations than people with high self-esteem
B) tend to form relationships with people who reinforce their self-perception
C) cannot gain higher self-esteem, even with practice
D) are unlikely to have self-fulfilling prophecies
Answer: B
Q3) We are more apt to self-monitor when we are familiar with the situation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) A person's culture has very little influence on the perception process.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication
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Q1) Assumed similarity helps us communicate interculturally because we usually communicate better when we understand others in terms of ourselves.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Ethnicity and race the same thing.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Intercultural communication _______________________.
A) refers to an exchange between members of different cultures
B) refers to the psychological discomfort you may feel when you interact with people from different cultures
C) refers to interactions that occur between people whose cultures are so different that the communication between them is altered
D) hurts local cultures
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Verbal Messages
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Q1) The feelings and evaluations we associate with a word reflect its
A) literal meaning
B) connotative meaning
C) denotative meaning
D) less important than nonverbal messages
Q2) Describe a situation in which it would be extremely important to demonstrate sociolinguistic sensitivity. Create a brief conversation between two people that might occur during this situation. One of the people should demonstrate an understanding of sociolinguistic differences, while the other should not.
Q3) Denotative meanings reflect our emotions and experiences, whereas connotative meanings reflect the dictionary definition.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Each verbal language consists of a ____, a collection of words and expressions.
A) lexicon
B) phonology
C) syntax
D) language community
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Chapter 5: Nonverbal Messages
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Q1) Nonverbals make up approximately 65 percent of the meaning in face-to-face communication.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When a gesture is used to substitute for a word, it is called an
A) illustrator
B) emblem
C) adaptor
D) intermediary
Q3) When we are territorial, we are likely to ____________________________.
A) be concerned with informal space
B) stake out ownership over some area
C) be concerned with interpersonal distance
D) strive for cleanliness of public space
Q4) Briefly explain the importance of paralanguage. Give three distinct example of how paralanguage might (1) contradict, (2) supplement, or (3) complement your verbal message.
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Chapter 6: Listening
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Q1) The process of determining the truthfulness, authenticity, or believability of the information provided is called evaluating.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Your response can be both judgmental and supportive at the same time.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Your roommate has not been doing her fair share of the chores in your apartment. Using the concepts discussed throughout the chapter, explain how you would prepare for and execute a conversation with your roommate.
Q4) During the evaluation stage of listening you ______________________.
A) ask questions
B) take notes
C) engage in empathy
D) separate fact from inference
Q5) Discuss three methods used during the understanding stage and explain how they may improve one's listening ability.
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Chapter 7: Interpersonal Relationships
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Q1) Topical segmentation is the most effective way to manage relationship dialectics.
A)True
B)False
Q2) To successfully terminate a relationship, we should ___________________________________.
A) avoid the other person
B) spend less and less time together until we don't see each other
C) be direct, open, and honest
D) persuade the other person to withdraw from the relationship
Q3) Linh is upset with her boyfriend, Aaron. Instead of telling Aaron why she is upset, Linh talks to her friends and her mother about her feelings. When Aaron asks what is wrong, Linh replies, "Nothing." What guideline about communicating in intimate relationships is Linh violating?
A) Be faithful to your partner.
B) Be responsive in meeting with your partner's needs.
C) Be dependable.
D) Be transparent.
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Chapter 8: Interpersonal Communication
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Q1) Each of the following is good advice about how to avoid self-disclosure except _____________________________.
A) Tell the other person you don't want to share information and why you wish to keep it private.
B) Mask your feelings.
C) Change the subject.
D) Do not reveal anything about yourself during the first meeting.
Q2) If each person gives up part of what he wants to provide at least some satisfaction for both parties, the couple is ___________________.
A) avoiding
B) accommodating
C) collaborating
D) none of the above
Q3) Daydreaming of more pleasant things while in a conflict with a friend represents which pattern of managing conflict?
A) avoiding
B) accommodating C) collaborating
D) competing
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Chapter 9: Communicating in Groups
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Q1) Effective work group goals __________________________________.
A) do not need to be discussed for clarity
B) motivate a group to work toward its achievement
C) are always acceptable and consistent
D) require members to go beyond normal achievements
Q2) Members accept standard practices established by the group and provide positive and constructive feedback to each other during the ____
A) performing stage
B) storming stage
C) norming stage
D) forming stage
Q3) Deciding as a group that stalemate disagreements will be decided by a majority vote is an example of a ___________________.
A) norm
B) ground rule
C) cohesive act
D) value
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Chapter 10: Group Leadership and Problem Solving
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Q1) Leslie is offended when Amy makes a very direct statement critiquing her opinion. Edward says to Leslie, "When Amy makes straight-forward critiques like that, she's just thinking out loud, and she doesn't mean it offensively. She comes from a family that used to debate a lot, and it's just her conversational style." Edward could be best described as ____.
A) a harmonizer
B) an interpreter
C) a gatekeeper
D) an information-seeker
Q2) The person in a group who says, "We need to consider how this information affects the outcome, so can you explain it a little more?" is behaving as ____________.
A) an orienter
B) an analyzer
C) a harmonizer
D) a gatekeeper
Q3) Questions of value ask the group to determine what is true or to what extent something is true.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Topic Selection and Development
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Q1) The difference between a topic and a subject is that
A) a topic is a broad concept; a subject is a specific one
B) a topic is a type of speech; a subject is the base of a speech
C) a topic is a specific aspect of a subject
D) a topic is a generalized subject
Q2) To classify an individual as an expert he or she must ________________________________.
A) be a master of the specific subject
B) have engaged in a long-term study of their subject
C) be recognized by others in the field
D) all of these
Q3) The key to preparing oral footnotes is to _____________________.
A) acknowledge the sources of the information you use in your speeches
B) offer enough credentials to enhance the credibility of the information you are citing
C) include enough information for listeners to access the sources themselves
D) all of these
Q4) Identify and describe four of the eight types of secondary sources described in the text.
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Chapter 12: Organizing Your Speech
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Q1) A commencement speaker starts her speech by saying, "When I was a student at this university, I anxiously anticipated the day I would sit where each of you are sitting. I studied hard, made many friends, and participated in many campus activities as I anticipated graduation." Her statement is an example of ___________________.
A) a quotation
B) a personal reference
C) a joke
D) a startling statement
Q2) If a speaker tells a joke as part of an introduction, that joke must be all of the following except _________________________.
A) realistic
B) relevant
C) refreshing
D) repeatable
Q3) Briefly describe the four organizational patterns discussed in the text?
Q4) What are the characteristics of well-worded main points? How does one determine the main points of a speech?
Q5) Identify and briefly explain the functions of a speech introduction.
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Chapter 13: Presentational Aids
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Q1) When is it best to use photographs as a visual aid?
A) When an exact reproduction of material is needed.
B) When you have a lot of material to cover.
C) When you need to diagram a complicated process.
D) Whenever you can.
Q2) Sheng wants to show the chain of command within the organization she is discussing. She wants to include hierarchy, who communicates with whom, and relationships between roles. This could be demonstrated best by using
A) a pie chart
B) a flow chart
C) a bar graph
D) a model
Q3) Professional-looking and -sounding presentational aids greatly enhance _______________________.
A) the audience's perception of speaker credibility
B) the speaker's ability to enunciate properly
C) the speaker's ability to communicate effectively
D) the audience's ability to relate to the speaker
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Chapter 14: Language
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Q1) A speaker using the strategy of proximity in a speech on economic hardships might
A)show how it affects every listener's "own back yard"
B)show how it affects every listener today
C)show how it affects every listener's bank account
D)show how it affects everyone physically
Q2) ____________________ is combining contrasting ideas in the same sentence.
A)Antithesis
B)Assonance
C)Onomatopoeia
D)Personification
Q3) In order to effectively manage cultural differences, you should ________________________.
A)demonstrate linguistic sensitivity
B)be especially careful when you are not speaking in your primary language
C)avoid marking
D)all of these
Q4) You are presented with an audience whose first language is not English and who come from another cultural background than your own. What are some of the things you can do to adapt your speech to this audience?
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Chapter 15: Delivery
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Q1) Which of the following statements are accurate regarding gestures in public speaking?
A) Gestures are distracting and should not be used.
B) Gestures should not be practiced in advance ; they should be spontaneous.
C) Gestures can help clarify structure in a speech.
D) All of these.
Q2) Critical analysis of speeches not only provides an analysis of where the speech was strong or weak, but also _______________________.
A) suggests more effective tips and techniques
B) can help with communication apprehension
C) will encourage praise and high self-esteem
D) provides insight into methods for one's own speeches
Q3) All of the following are good guidelines for adapting to your audience, except ________________________.
A) being prepared to use alternative developmental material
B) responding to audience feedback only after you've concluded your speech
C) correcting yourself when you misspeak
D) maintaining your composure if something unexpected happens
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Chapter 16: Informative Speaking
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Q1) When planning a demonstration speech, _______________________________.
A) personal experience with the topic area is critical
B) you should plan on showing the entire process from start to finish
C) if the time limit doesn't allow you to show the entire process, you should change your topic
D) a visual aid is less important than with a more complex topic
Q2) In your informative speech on child development, you explain that by age three most other mammals are already independent and almost fully adults. Human babies, on the other hand, are still very much dependent on their mothers. This explanation is an example of a ________________.
A) comparison and contrast
B) definition
C) narration
D) description
Q3) Creativity is a gift that some people have and others don't.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List and describe three of the four major types of expository speeches and provide an example of two topics for each type of speech.
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Chapter 17: Persuasive Speaking
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Q1) An audience that strongly agrees with your position
A) is inevitably not going to work for your speech
B) may require you to switch opinions and take the opposite side
C) should be asked to take action on the topic
D) will require you to provide in information to aid in understanding
Q2) If your audience is very much opposed to your speech goal, _____________________________.
A) you should change your speech topic because you are very unlikely to change their minds
B) you should only expect to move their opinion a little bit closer in your direction
C) you should use the same strategy as those audiences who mildly oppose your speech goal
D) none of these
Q3) Which of the following statements is accurate regarding negative emotions?
A) You should not attempt to evoke them in your speech.
B) People generally attempt to eliminate them as soon as possible.
C) Appealing to them is an example of the ad hominem fallacy.
D) Appealing to them is an example of the straw person fallacy.
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Chapter 18: Appendix- Interviewing
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Q1) The interviewee is given more freedom and is encouraged to talk when they asked
A) closed-ended questions
B) leading questions
C) secondary questions
D) open-ended questions
Q2) "How old were you when you went into business for yourself?" is an example of a(n)
_______________________.
A) closed-ended question
B) follow-up question
C) leading question
D) open-ended question
Q3) If the interviewer wants a person to express his or her feelings and ideas in detail, the interviewer will avoid using ________________.
A) open-ended question
B) follow-up questions
C) leading questions
D) closed-ended questions
Q4) Describe the steps in developing an interview protocol.
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