Public Speaking
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Course Introduction
Public Speaking is a foundational course designed to develop students' confidence and competence in oral communication. Through a combination of theory and practice, students learn the principles of effective speech organization, delivery techniques, audience analysis, and the use of visual aids. Emphasis is placed on crafting speeches for a variety of purposes informative, persuasive, and special occasions while managing communication apprehension and receiving constructive feedback. The course equips students with essential skills for professional, academic, and civic engagement.
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COMM3 3rd Edition by Rudolph F. Verderber
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Chapter 1: Communication Perspectives
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Q1) Interpersonal communication is _________________.
A) communication between two people who have a relationship with one another
B) communication that is emotional
C) communication that is limited to romantic relationships
D) all these answers are correct
Answer: A
Q2) A mother tells her child to go clean his room. He does this, although he mumbles something under his breath and makes a face to let her know that he's not happy about it. This is an example of ____
A) context
B) feedback
C) decoding
D) noise
Answer: B
Q3) 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
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Chapter 2: Perception of Self and Others
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Q1) Our brains attempt to simplify complex information so that we can process it quicker and easier.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The terms prejudice and discrimination both involve action and can be used interchangeably.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) We are more apt to self-monitor when we are familiar with the situation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Bullying and cyberbullying __________________________.
A) do not have long-lasting effects on self-esteem
B) often lead to more accurate self-perceptions
C) are aggressive behaviors that damage self-esteem
D) are intended to help and encourage others
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication
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Q1) Culture shock __________________.
A) is a psychological discomfort when engaging in a new cultural situation
B) refers to culturally sensitive interactions between people of different races
C) is caused by an absence of sensitivity
D) is caused when one person feels rejected or ignored
Answer: A
Q2) If you come from a culture characterized as having low power distance, ____
A) you believe that powerful positions in society are subject to low supervision
B) you believe in using proper and polite forms of language and using titles as a sign of respect
C) inequalities in power, status, and rank are viewed as natural
D) individuals are expected to downplay differences in power, status, and rank
Answer: D
Q3) If someone prefers concrete and specific language and predictability, they are likely to be from a____
A) low uncertainty-avoidance culture
B) high uncertainty-avoidance culture
C) culture that values power distance
D) culture characterized by uncertainty reduction
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Verbal Messages
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Q1) At a party, Eddie said to Scott, "Hey man, could you do me a solid and pass me those nachos?" instead of simply saying, "Scott-give me the nachos." At the ____ level, this question appears to give Scott a choice. At the ____ level, however, his message is the same.
A) pragmatic; semantic
B) semantic; pragmatic
C) connotative; denotative
D) denotative; connotative
Q2) When John was showing his mom how to use her new smartphone, he walked her through it slowly, using idioms and metaphors that she could understand without relying too heavily on jargon. John was ____
A) using specific language
B) using concrete language
C) using familiar language
D) using descriptive details
Q3) To improve semantics _________________________.
A) use familiar language
B) arrange words in ways that both improve clarity and demonstrate respect
C) demonstrate linguistic sensitivity
D) do all of the above
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Chapter 5: Nonverbal Messages
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Q1) _______________ includes the voiced parts of communication that go beyond the words themselves.
A) Nonverbal communication
B) Verbal communication
C) Chronemics
D) Paralanguage
Q2) Which of the following statements is true of body art such as tattoos and piercings?
A) All cultures engage in body modification of some kind.
B) They are a type of nonverbal communication.
C) Body modifications often signals social status or group membership.
D) All of these are true of body modification.
Q3) _______________ are unconscious nonverbal responses to physical needs.
A) Emoticons
B) Adaptors
C) Emblems
D) Kinesics
Q4) Direct eye contact is universally accepted as appropriate.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Listening
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Q1) The first stage of active listening is ______________________.
A) interpreting B) understanding C) attending
D) evaluating
Q2) 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.
Q3) Resisting mental distractions is one of the steps to receive messages accurately. A)True B)False
Q4) You notice that the "For Sale" sign on a neighbor's house is missing. You say, "The Jacksons' house must have been sold." This is an example of A) verifying a perception
B) engaging in projection
C) drawing an inference
D) recognizing a fact
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Chapter 7: Interpersonal Relationships
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Q1) Jocelyn is one of Violet's Facebook friends. They went to high school together but never saw each other outside of school. When Facebook reminds Jocelyn that it's Violet's birthday, she writes "Happy Birthday!" on her wall, but they do not communicate otherwise. Jocelyn and Violet are ___________________.
A) acquaintances
B) friends
C) close friends
D) intimates
Q2) Nick wants to spend lots of time with his new partner, David. He likes feeling like a bonded couple and enjoys the time they share. However, he also doesn't want to lose his feeling of independence. What relationship dialectic is Nick struggling with?
A) autonomy/connection
B) openness/closedness
C) novelty-predictability
D) all of these
Q3) Compare the guidelines for developing acquaintances with those for friends and intimates. How are they different? How are they the same?
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Chapter 8: Interpersonal Communication
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Q1) Which of the following statements is accurate regarding masking feelings?
A) It can be an effective way to protect privacy.
B) It is an active strategy.
C) It is a useful long-term strategy.
D) All of these.
Q2) People who engage in passive behavior may be motivated by any of the following except _____________________.
A) they fear losing their connection with the other person
B) they are self-assured enough to be selfless
C) they value the other person above themselves
D) they have low self-esteem
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
Q4) Why is it important to follow the guidelines of self-disclosure?
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Chapter 9: Communicating in Groups
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Q1) Which of these is a quality all effective groups should have?
A) Storming
B) Groupthink
C) Cohesiveness
D) Homoegeneity
Q2) Group norms can be counterproductive.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Personality-related group conflict occurs when two or more group members' goals, ideas, or opinions about the topic are incompatible with the adjourning stage of group development.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Disagreements between people are usually not present in the ____ stage because members like to appear flexible during this stage of group development.
A) norming
B) storming
C) adjourning
D) forming
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Chapter 10: Group Leadership and Problem Solving
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Q1) ________________ is a structured problem-solving discussion held by a group in front of an audience.
A) A panel discussion
B) A symposium
C) An oral brief.
D) An oral brief
Q2) What should a group participant do before a meeting?
A) Create his or her own agenda.
B) Do any necessary homework.
C) Email ideas out to everyone in the group, even if not asked to do so.
D) Participants do not need to do anything before a meeting.
Q3) Preparing for a meeting ___________________________________.
A) is only important if you are a group leader
B) means that you should ignore anything that is not on the agenda
C) involves not only studying the agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting, but also bringing materials that have not yet been covered that might help accomplish the agenda
D) means convincing everyone ahead of time to be at the meeting, because if they aren't there to vote, their opinion doesn't count
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Chapter 11: Topic Selection and Development
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Q1) Which of the following instances is an example of using primary research?
A) Ashleigh cites a survey conducted by a leading research hospital.
B) Damien paraphrases a biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
C) Lara quotes from the most recent U.S. Census.
D) Jeffrey reports data from the survey he conducted for his speech.
Q2) ________________ highlight differences and ________________ highlight similarities.
A) comparisons; contrasts
B) contrasts; comparisons
C) anecdotes; narratives
D) narratives; anecdotes
Q3) The reason for gathering demographic data is so that you can
A) sound knowledgeable about audience specifics
B) know where to look for information
C) adapt the topic to the audience's knowledge and interest level
D) change your topic area if the audience isn't interested
Q4) You have been chosen to give a speech on a topic of your choice and for an audience of your choice. Identify the audience, occasion, topic, and general and specific goals. Discuss the audience analysis and considerations for the physical setting of your speech.
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Chapter 12: Organizing Your Speech
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Q1) Karla starts her speech by saying, "Many of you know that I work closely with the AIDS Alliance agency in our city. You may also know that I am passionate about healthcare reform. What you may not know is that, like 33 million other people, I am living with AIDS." Karla's statement is an example of _______________________.
A) a thesis statement
B) a startling statement
C) an ineffective introduction
D) a joke
Q2) The first part of the speech you should plan is the _________________.
A) introduction
B) body
C) conclusion
D) it doesn't matter
Q3) Usually, the difference between a five-minute speech and a 25-minute speech with the same speech goal is _____________________.
A) the number of main points
B) the complexity of the speech topic
C) the extent to which main points are developed
D) the clarity of the thesis statement
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Chapter 13: Presentational Aids
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Q1) When incorporating color in your presentational aids, do all of the following except _______________________________________.
A) avoid using red and green together for color-blinded audience members
B) use the same color to show similarities between ideas
C) evaluate the colors you have chose for their readability and appeal
D) use alternating background colors to maintain viewer interest
Q2) You are giving a speech about Hurricane Sandy. Give an example of how you could effectively use each of these in a speech: (1) a bar graph, (2) a pie chart, (3) photographs, (4) an audio recording. (You may use sample numbers to explain, if needed). Then explain which of the four you would choose if you could only use one and why you would choose that presentation aid.
Q3) During her presentation on World War II, Samantha played excerpts from a number of old reel-to-reel tapes containing interviews with soldiers on the front line. These tapes are an example of a(n) ______________________.
A) presentational aid
B) visual aid
C) audio aid
D) audiovisual aid
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Chapter 14: Language
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Q1) To demonstrate linguistic sensitivity, avoid using
A)generic language
B)nonparallel language
C)offensive humor
D)all of these
Q2) 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
Q3) ____________________ is combining contrasting ideas in the same sentence.
A)Antithesis
B)Assonance
C)Onomatopoeia
D)Personification
Q4) Verbal immediacy is used to reduce the psychological distance between the speaker and her topic.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Delivery
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Q1) Having eye contact means _____________________________________.
A) glancing at the audience during the speech
B) picking a spot above the heads of the audience and focusing on it
C) talking to two or three people in the audience who are paying the most attention
D) looking at people in all parts of an audience throughout the speech
Q2) Passing around materials that an audience can see and hold ______________________________.
A) should be done after the speech
B) it always helpful in holding attention
C) should never be done
D) is best when you too many aids to show from up front during the speech
E) will take a lot of pressure off you as a speaker
Q3) Your book discusses three methods of speech delivery. Name and briefly describe each. Then give an example of when each method would be most appropriate.
Q4) Even a well-written speech can bore an audience unless its delivery is intelligible, meaning that it is lively and dynamic.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Informative Speaking
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Q1) Pria says to Ling, "Matthew's speech was fun, really relevant to current events, and I can clearly remember his main points, but I didn't really learn anything new." Based on Pria's statement, what aspect of an effective informative speech did Matthew fail to fulfill?
A) It was not memorable.
B) It was not creative.
C) It was not relevant.
D) It was not intellectually stimulating
Q2) You can define a word by explaining its derivation or history.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What four guidelines that should be followed to build creativity?
Q4) 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
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Chapter 17: Persuasive Speaking
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Q1) A persuasive speech that begins with an attention step, moves on to determining a need and how the proposition meets that need, and then gives a personal application, is following which pattern of organization?
A) Motivated sequence
B) Problem-solution
C) Comparative advantages
D) Criteria satisfaction
Q2) The ____is the conclusion the speaker wants the audience to agree with, and the ____ is the evidence supporting it.
A) claim; warrant
B) warrant; claim
C) support; warrant
D) claim; support
Q3) What are the specific strategies you will use to adapt to the three different attitude categories your audience may fall into (opposed, no opinion, in favor)?
Q4) How can you tell the difference between an informative and a persuasive speech? How will the purpose statements of each speech differ?
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Chapter 18: Appendix- Interviewing
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Q1) "You were really upset when Chrissie got divorced, weren't you?" is an example of a(n) _________________.
A) open-ended question
B) follow-up question
C) leading question
D) primary question
Q2) 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
Q3) Secondary questions are usually _________________.
A) pre-planned
B) spontaneous
C) obscure
D) ambiguous
Q4) What is the difference between open-ended questions and closed-ended questions? Why would an employer choose to use one or another?
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