PUBLIC SPEAKING FINAL EXAM (2026) –
EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST!!
How are public speaking skills used every day? - answer-informally- answering
questions in class, participating in meetings, persuading friends and family, and sharing
information with others
formally- presentations in class, at work, or in the community
What are the parts of the process of communication? - answer-1. speaker (sender)
2. audience (receiver)
3. message
4. feedback
5. channel (the way in which the message is sent: a person, telephone, text message, or
webcam)
6. noise refers to any interference that prevents messages from being understood
7. context is the setting for the communication
8. environment includes all the outside forces that might affect communication.
What are the three goals of a speech? - answer-to inform, to persuade, and to entertain
Define ethics according to your book and notes. - answer-a culture's rules or standards
about what is right and wrong
What is speech anxiety? - answer-the fear of speaking in front of an audience
Name the ways to manage speech anxiety. - answer-use relaxation techniques, re-
labeling, visualization, planning and preparing
, What is plagiarism? - answer-taking someone else's ideas and work and presenting
them as your own
Define Ethnocentrism - answer-the belief that your world views, based on your cultural
background, is super to others' world views
What is audience analysis? - answer-shows how much you know about your audience
What is the difference in demographic and psychographic information? - answer-
demographic- age, gender, race, ethnicity, or educational level
psychographic- behaviors and values
How can the setting influence what you say and how you say it? - answer-advantages
and disadvantages of locations, room analyzation, and geographic location gather
information about possibilities and constraints
What three evaluation criteria should be applied when locating information for your
speech? - answer-reliability, validity, and currency
Should you cite your sources only in the biography, only in the oral citation of the
speech, or both? - answer-both
Name five ways listed in your book to gain the attention of your audience. - answer-1.
cite a surprising fact or statistic to call attention to your topic
2. tell an emotionally arousing but brief human-interest story
3. tell a joke to introduce the topic and get the audience interested
4. use the information you have collected about your audience
5. ask a question that you want the audience to answer or consider
EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST!!
How are public speaking skills used every day? - answer-informally- answering
questions in class, participating in meetings, persuading friends and family, and sharing
information with others
formally- presentations in class, at work, or in the community
What are the parts of the process of communication? - answer-1. speaker (sender)
2. audience (receiver)
3. message
4. feedback
5. channel (the way in which the message is sent: a person, telephone, text message, or
webcam)
6. noise refers to any interference that prevents messages from being understood
7. context is the setting for the communication
8. environment includes all the outside forces that might affect communication.
What are the three goals of a speech? - answer-to inform, to persuade, and to entertain
Define ethics according to your book and notes. - answer-a culture's rules or standards
about what is right and wrong
What is speech anxiety? - answer-the fear of speaking in front of an audience
Name the ways to manage speech anxiety. - answer-use relaxation techniques, re-
labeling, visualization, planning and preparing
, What is plagiarism? - answer-taking someone else's ideas and work and presenting
them as your own
Define Ethnocentrism - answer-the belief that your world views, based on your cultural
background, is super to others' world views
What is audience analysis? - answer-shows how much you know about your audience
What is the difference in demographic and psychographic information? - answer-
demographic- age, gender, race, ethnicity, or educational level
psychographic- behaviors and values
How can the setting influence what you say and how you say it? - answer-advantages
and disadvantages of locations, room analyzation, and geographic location gather
information about possibilities and constraints
What three evaluation criteria should be applied when locating information for your
speech? - answer-reliability, validity, and currency
Should you cite your sources only in the biography, only in the oral citation of the
speech, or both? - answer-both
Name five ways listed in your book to gain the attention of your audience. - answer-1.
cite a surprising fact or statistic to call attention to your topic
2. tell an emotionally arousing but brief human-interest story
3. tell a joke to introduce the topic and get the audience interested
4. use the information you have collected about your audience
5. ask a question that you want the audience to answer or consider
