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Public Speaking is a practical course designed to develop students' confidence and skills in effective oral communication. Through a combination of theory and practice, students learn the principles of speech organization, audience analysis, and rhetorical strategies. The course covers various speech formats, including informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches, with a focus on crafting clear messages and using verbal and nonverbal delivery techniques. Emphasis is also placed on managing speech anxiety, using visual aids, and offering constructive peer feedback. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to present ideas confidently and persuasively in academic, professional, and social contexts.
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Communication in Our Lives 7th Edition by Julia T. Wood
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Chapter 1: The World of Communication
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Q1) The linear model of communication accurately captures the nature of the communication process.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Critical thinking is an important theme of the field of communication.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Feedback in the communication process can be either intentional or unintentional.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) ____________________ refers to communication between people different countries or ethnic groups.
Answer: Intercultural Communication
Q5) Responses to a message are called ____________________. Answer: Feedback
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Chapter 2: Perception and Communication
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Q1) ____________________ is the process of selecting,organizing and interpreting people,objects,events,situations and activities.
Answer: Perception
Q2) ____________________ consists of beliefs,values,understandings,practices,and ways of interpreting experiences that are shared by a number of people.
Answer: Culture
Q3) Attributions include all of the following EXCEPT A)abstraction.
B)stereotypes.
C)scripts.
D)constructs.
E)prototypes. Answer: A
Q4) Interpretation is an objective process of explaining perceptions to assign meaning to them.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Communication and Personal Identity
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Q1) Rules for how we are supposed to live and who we are supposed to be are known as
A)direct definitions.
B)identity scripts.
C)self-fulfilling prophecies.
D)social comparisons.
E)attachment styles.
Answer: B
Q2) Social comparisons are the most significant source of self concept.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Secure attachment styles tend to develop in children whose care givers
A)are consistently loving and attentive.
B)are more often loving than rejecting.
C)alternately loving and rejecting.
D)are socially conservative.
E)are often more important than significant others.
Answer: A
Q4) ____________________ are definitions of who a person is and how one should live.
Answer: Identity scripts
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Chapter 4: Listening Effectively
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Q1) Literal listening is an effective form of listening because it focuses primarily on the content of the message.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The first step in listening is being fully engaged in the moment,or ____________________.
Q3) Interruptions are attempts to monopolize communication by shifting the talk to the interrupter's interests.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Your textbook describes six types of nonlistening.Note and define the two types that you engage in the most often.Then,provide a specific,personal example of each of the two types you chose.Finally,note one thing you can do to improve each type of nonlistening in which you engage.
Q5) Most people are generally effective listeners.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ____________________ is the part of the listening process that involves making sense out of what a person says.
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Chapter 5: The Verbal Dimension of Communication
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Q1) ____________________ define what communication means and what kinds of communication are and are not appropriate in various situations.
Q2) Symbols are not _______________which means they are not concrete or tangible.
Q3) Which of the following is the single most important guideline for effective verbal communication?
A)Engage in the dual perspective.
B)Own your feelings and thoughts.
C)Respect what others say about their feelings and ideas.
D)Strive for accuracy and clarity.
E)Engage about evenly in I language and you language.
Q4) Which of the following is a suggestion for enhancing effectiveness in verbal communication?
A)Use the most complex language you know so that you sound informed.
B)Own your feelings and thoughts.
C)Seek to talk more than your conversational partner.
D)Use abstract language as often as possible.
E)Engage about evenly in I language and you language.
Q5) ____________________ is a technique to note that statements reflect only specific times and circumstances.
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Chapter 6: The Nonverbal Dimension of Communication
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Q1) Personal objects that announce identity and personalize spaces are called
Q2) How we dress can affect the image we have of ourselves.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Matt,a dad,pats his son Drew on the head after they have a conversation about Drew's recent poor behavior in school.Matt's use of haptics demonstrates
Q4) Bax lives in a culture where "time is money." What nonverbal is expressed with this saying?
A)proxemics
B)haptics
C)chronemics
D)artifacts
E)kinesics
Q5) We use paralanguage to perform gender.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ____________________ is all aspects of communication other than words themselves.
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Chapter 7: Communication and Culture
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Q1) ____________________ is the assumption that our culture is right and its norms are the only right ones.
Q2) When we begin to recognize the cultural basis for practices that diverge from our own,we are reflecting which response to diversity?
A)tolerance
B)understanding
C)respect
D)acceptance
E)participation
Q3) The use of one's own culture and its practices as the standard for interpreting the values,beliefs,and norms of another culture is known as A)cultural relativism.
B)moral relativism.
C)egocentrism.
D)ethnocentrism.
E)assimilation.
Q4) ____________________ refers to the extent to which members of a culture understand themselves as part of and connected to their families,groups and cultures.
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Chapter 8: Communication in Personal Relationships
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Q1) Which of this is one of the most common reasons communication researchers have found that people give for not practicing safer sex?
A)They do not have access to safer sex information.
B)They do not have access to condoms and other protection.
C)They do not care if they contract an STI/STD.
D)New treatments reduce the threat of HIV/AIDS.
E)Alcohol impairs their thinking.
Q2) Stonewalling is refusing to discuss issues causing tension in a relationship.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Patterned ways of behaving and interpreting behavior are known as ____________________ .
Q4) Most relationships are personal,not social.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Opposing and continuous tensions in relationships are called relational dialectics.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The decision to remain in a relationship is called ____________________.
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Chapter 9: Communication in Groups and Teams
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Q1) Most groups need guidance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Choose a group to which you have belonged.Use it to generate examples of the four types of communication in groups.
Q3) The degree of closeness among members is referred to as ____________________.
Q4) Norms exist in some,but not all,groups.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ___________________ power is the ability to influence based on personal charisma and personality.
A)Coercive
B)Legitimate
C)Expert
D)Reward
E)Referent
Q6) An individual whose power in a group results from their organizational role such,as manager or CEO,has ____________________ power.
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Q7) Another name for dysfunctional communication is known as _______________.
Chapter 10: Communication in Organizations
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Q1) Stories in organizations that convey the values,style,and history of an organization are called
A)corporate stories.
B)personal stories.
C)collegial stories.
D)ritual stories.
E)rite stories.
Q2) Conrado's office was moved from the second floor to the fourth floor following his promotion.The is an example of
A)a renewal rite.
B)a rite of passage.
C)a rite of promotion.
D)an enhancement rite.
E)a rite of integration.
Q3) Describe the role of stories for shaping and maintaining organizational culture.Give an example of how a story played a role in an organization of which you have been a member.
Q4) To effectively participate in an organization you must not compromise. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Media and Media Literacy
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Q1) A person or group that decides which messages pass through the media and which do not are called
A)editors.
B)content trappers.
C)gatekeepers.
D)flow consultants.
E)media managers.
Q2) The extent to which media representations are congruent with personal experience is known as what by cultivation theorists?
A)coherence
B)fidelity
C)mainstreaming
D)resonance
E)indemnification
Q3) Social media include all of the following EXCEPT
A)iPads
B)smartphones
C)e-mail
D)MP3s
E)All of the above are examples of social media.
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Chapter 12: Planning Public Speaking
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Q1) The speaker needs to select a topic that is appropriate to the speaking
Q2) When a speaker attempts to change listeners' attitudes,beliefs,or behaviors or attempts to motivate them to take some action,the purpose of this speech is
A)to inform.
B)to entertain.
C)to persuade.
D)to highlight.
E)to mind map.
Q3) Which of the following is important for situational audience analysis?
A)Determining the listener's orientation toward the topic.
B)Determining the listener's orientation toward the speaker.
C)Determining the listener's orientation toward the speaking occasion.
D)All of these answers are important for situational audience analysis.
Q4) Jamie is speaking about the upcoming local elections.She can learn her audience's opinions about the elections by doing a situational audience analysis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A(n)____________________ statement is the main idea of an entire speech.
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Chapter 13: Researching and Developing Support for Public Speeches
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Q1) The assumption that an expert in one area is also an expert in another area is known as
A)intensification.
B)the sleeper effect.
C)the halo effect.
D)the credibility factor.
E)the credibility effect.
Q2) Surveys are useful when:
A)There is no published research on something important to your speech.
B)You want to counter existing research on your topic because you disagree with it.
C)You want to learn about your audience members.
D)You want to build your credibility by using a lot of statistics.
E)There is no published research on something important to your speech and you want to learn about your audience members.
Q3) Using a comparison means using similes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Material used to interest,clarify,move or persuade listeners is called
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Chapter 14: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches
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Q1) Which organizational pattern argues that there is a direct relationship between two things?
A)cause-effect
B)problem/solution
C)comparative
D)wave
E)chronological
Q2) Words and phrases that connect ideas in a speech are called
Q3) The ____________________ pattern of organization includes several main points that work together to support a speech's overall theme.
Q4) "My talk will inform you about what the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is,the work they do,and how you can donate." This thesis statement suggests which organizational pattern?
A)time
B)spatial
C)motivated sequence
D)comparative
E)topical
Q5) The main feature of the wave pattern of organization is
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Chapter 15: Informative Speaking
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Q1) Transitions should be woven throughout your informative speech.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Informative speeches usually aim to help change listeners' attitudes,beliefs,and behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not a way to design your speech to enhance learning and retention?
A)Limit the information you present.
B)Move from the familiar to the unfamiliar.
C)Place important ideas first.
D)Highlight key material.
E)Rely on multiple communication channels.
Q4) The ethical criteria of ____________________ for supporting materials means that the evidence is usually current or is historically situated.
Q5) Ethical standards are only of concern when preparing an informative speech. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Persuasive Speaking
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Q1) The motivated sequence can be used for persuasive or informative speaking.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of persuasive speaking?
A)The speakers and listeners interact during a persuasive speech.
B)Persuasion is not coercive.
C)The effective of persuasive speaking is usually incremental and gradual.
D)Persuasive speaking takes longer than informative speaking.
E)All of these answers are characteristics of persuasive speaking.
Q3) Which of the following statements is the rebuttal?
A)John is a United States citizen.
B)John is native born.
C)All native born Americans are United states citizens.
D)Unless they renounce their citizenship
E)usually
Q4) What are three ways you can enhance pathos in persuasive speaking.Give two examples of each.
Q5) Responding to questions fairly and with an open mind can increase credibility.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Interviewing
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Q1) Trick questions,surprise directions in conversation,and unusual responses to interviewees are most likely in ____________________ interviews.
Q2) Interviews that focus on problems are called A)problem-solving interviews.
B)counseling interviews.
C)complaint interviews.
D)stress interviews.
E)information getting interviews.
Q3) Interviews designed to gain information,insight,and perceptions about a place of work or education from someone who is leaving that place are called ____________________ interviews.
Q4) Suzie went to the doctor because she wasn't feeling well. The nurse asked her several questions to try and determine what ailed her. This is an example of
A)a counseling interview.
B)an exit interview.
C)a reprimand interview.
D)a persuasive interview.
E)an information getting interview.
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