Public Speaking
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Course Introduction
Public Speaking is a dynamic course designed to develop students' ability to communicate effectively in front of diverse audiences. Through a combination of theory and practical exercises, students learn essential skills such as speech organization, audience analysis, delivery techniques, and the effective use of visual aids. The course emphasizes overcoming communication apprehension, crafting persuasive and informative messages, and adapting presentations to various contexts. By engaging in exercises, peer evaluations, and formal speeches, students gain confidence and proficiency in public communication, preparing them for professional, academic, and civic engagement.
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Interpersonal Communication Relating to Others 6th Canadian Edition by Steven A. Beebe
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
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Q1) According to the transactional model,interpersonal communication is defined as
A) the process of acting upon information.
B) the process of making sense out of the world.
C) simultaneous interaction and the coordinated management of meaning through episodes.
D) the receiver of the message responds to the source through feedback.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a true statement about communication?
A) Experts agree on a definition of communication.
B) We communicate even when we are not speaking.
C) Without interpersonal communication, people suffer and may even die.
D) Communication is the process of acting on information.
Answer: A
Q3) What are channels in the communication model?
A) the words and messages used to communicate
B) the filters through which messages pass
C) the pathways used to send a message
D) the transmitters of a thought or feeling
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Interpersonal Communication and Self
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Q1) The self-talk method of improving self-esteem is exemplified by
A) telling yourself you can give a performance in the school play that will bring applause.
B) seeing yourself giving a performance in the school play and hearing the audience applause.
C) overlooking the fact that you forgot your lines once in the school play and concentrating on all that you did remember.
D) asking your drama coach for extra help.
Answer: A
Q2) According to John Powell,what is the ultimate level of self-disclosure?
A) personal feelings
B) peak communication
C) attitude and personal ideas
D) facts and biographical information
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Interpersonal Communication and Perception
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Q1) The interpersonal perception process involves
A) creating halos and horns.
B) interpreting information gained passively and actively.
C) balancing the primacy and recency effects.
D) selecting, organizing, and interpreting information.
Answer: D
Q2) You tend to explain the motives for a person's actions on the basis of the most obvious information rather than on any in-depth information you might have.Which of the barriers to accurate perception is influencing you?
A) focusing on the negative
B) ignoring information
C) overgeneralizing
D) imposing consistency
Answer: B
Q3) When we overestimate the consistency and constancy of others' behaviours we are
A) preconceiving.
B) ignoring circumstances.
C) imposing consistency.
D) overgeneralizing.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Interpersonal Communication and Diversity: Adapting to Others
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Q1) Which of the following is a quick way to summarize the communication differences between men and women?
A) Men often communicate to establish rapport; women often communicate to report.
B) Men communicate to dominate; women communicate to avoid confrontation.
C) Men often communicate to report; women often communicate to establish rapport.
D) Women are more likely than men to use communication to accomplish something.
Q2) A way to become more mindful is through
A) self-talk.
B) self-analysis.
C) the creation of intercultural norms.
D) assuming similarity.
Q3) Which statement about ethnocentrism is NOT correct?
A) It is a form of other-orientation.
B) It is a kind of cultural snobbery.
C) It inhibits rather than promotes communication.
D) It fails to appreciate the elements in a given culture.
Q4) Discuss the differences between masculine and feminine cultural perspectives.
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Chapter 5: Listening and Responding Skills
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true?
A) Research clearly establishes that women listen better than men do.
B) For the average person, interpersonal listening skills are significantly better than speech listening skills.
C) Verbal messages are the primary way through which we communicate feelings, emotions, and attitudes.
D) When a nonverbal message contradicts a verbal message, we tend to believe the nonverbal message.
Q2) Use self-talk to manage emotions.
A)Information overload
B)Criticizing the speaker
C)External noise
D)Being self-absorbed
E)Unchecked emotions
F)Differing speech rate and thought rate
Q3) We store almost all the information we hear in our
A) memory.
B) long-term memory.
C) hearing.
D) short-term memory.
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Chapter 6: Verbal Communication Skills
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Q1) According to your text,to acknowledge each individual's uniqueness is to engage in A) indexing.
B) allness.
C) fact or inference confusion.
D) bypassing.
Q2) You call your 2year-old nephew a "juvenile delinquent" because he spray-painted your fence when he was 11.This is an example of the word barrier of A) polarization.
B) bypassing.
C) static evaluation.
D) lack of clarity.
Q3) Responses such as "Yes,I see" and "Uh-huh" are called A) small talk.
B) word barriers.
C) indexing.
D) backchannel talk.
Q4) Rephrase the statement,"You are so irresponsible!" into a more supportive form,using an "I" statement.
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Chapter 7: Nonverbal Communication Skills
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Q1) Most group interaction occurs in which spatial zone?
A) intimate space
B) personal space
C) public space
D) social space
Q2) Sucking in the stomach and standing up straight indicates which stage of courtship behaviour?
A) appeals to invitation
B) preening behaviour
C) positional cues
D) courtship readiness
Q3) What types of people are better at interpreting nonverbal communication?
Q4) When you express your ideas,it is primarily your ________________ that communicates your level of intimacy with others.
A) facial expression
B) posture
C) eye contact
D) voice
Q5) Describe the functions of eye contact.
Q6) How might personal space and territoriality be related?
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Chapter 8: Conflict Management Skills
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Q1) During the resolution stage of conflict
A) partners try to manage the conflict.
B) partners monitor whether they are satisfied with the resolution.
C) partners engage in an expressed struggle.
D) partners become aware that differences between them exist.
Q2) The belief that we should eliminate conflict from our relationships reflects the myth that
A) conflict should always be avoided.
B) conflict always occurs because of a misunderstanding.
C) conflict can always be resolved.
D) conflict is always a sign of a poor interpersonal relationship.
Q3) The first step toward negotiating a satisfactory balance of power is the
A) discussion of power issues.
B) assessment of needs.
C) identification of power-based conflicts.
D) collaboration.
Q4) Being empathic is a very useful skill in conflict management.How can you be empathic during a conflict?
Q5) How is conflict a process? Identify the stages of conflict by listing each stage and explaining what occurs within each stage.
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Chapter 9: Understanding Interpersonal Relationships
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Q1) What is the difference between a relationship of circumstance and a relationship of choice?
Q2) Explain how the elements of short-term initial attraction and long-term maintenance attraction work.
Q3) ________ theory looks at the forces pulling us toward intimacy and those pulling us toward independence.
A) Short-term initial attraction
B) Interpersonal intimacy
C) Social exchange
D) Dialectical
Q4) We like people who like us.This is called
A) similarity.
B) reciprocation of liking.
C) short-term initial attraction.
D) POV.
Q5) Relationships of choice are formed
A) as a result of interpersonally communicating with others.
B) because our lives overlap with others' in some way.
C) because we seek out and intentionally develop the relationship.
D) when relationships de-escalate.
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Chapter 10: Managing Relationship Challenges
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Q1) Max has been dumped by his girlfriend and is trying to work through his post-dissolution grief.One strategy that is helping him is to mentally review his ex's flaws.Max is engaging in which of Weber's strategies?
A) Figure out what happened.
B) Get some perspective.
C) Prepare to feel better.
D) Realize, don't idealize.
Q2) In her list of strategies to help address the grief and loss of non-marital breakups,Weber's last item is
A) figure out what happened.
B) get some perspective.
C) expect to heal.
D) be ready for further punishment, or maybe reward.
Q3) Describe the stages and communication behaviours that occur during the four stages of Duck's model of ending relationships.
Q4) Explain the factors that determine the impact of physical separation and distance on interpersonal relationships.
Q5) Why would someone offer a self-initiated account of a failure event?
Q6) Name and define the three paths by which relationships end.
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Chapter 11: Interpersonal Relationships at Home and at Work
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Q1) Providing feedback to your supervisor.
A)upward communication
B)quid pro quo
C)sexual harassment
D)downward communication
E)hostile environment
F)horizontal communication
G)outward communication
Q2) Raymond has some important and time-sensitive information to pass along to his subordinates.Which of the following methods would be the best way to communicate with his subordinates?
A) email
B) written memos
C) face-to-face with written follow-up
D) written memos with oral follow-ups
Q3) The range of adaptability of the circumplex model of family systems is
A) enmeshed to disengaged.
B) chaotic to rigid.
C) disengaged to chaotic.
D) balanced to extreme.
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