PUBLIC SPEAKING, EXAM 1 STUDY
GUIDE (CHAPTERS 1-5) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Specific anxiety-reducing techniques - Answer-allow sufficient time to prepare, use
presentational aids, practice your speech aloud, dress up, choose an appropriate time
to speak, use positive self-talk, face the audience, and focus on sharing your message
Communication orientation motivation (COM) techniques - Answer-what is designed to
reduce anxiety by helping the speaker adopt a "communication" rather than a
"performance" orientation toward the speech
Speech plan - Answer-a strategy for achieving your goal is a
Canon of rhetoric - Answer-five general rules for effective public speeches
Speech goal - Answer-a specific statement of what you want your listeners to know,
believe, or do
Audience adaptation - Answer-the process of tailoring your speech's information to the
needs, interests, and expectations of your listeners
Effective speech planning - Answer-choosing an appropriate speech goal, audience
adaptation, information gathering and evaluation, developing a well-structured outline,
using appropriate presentational aids, and practicing oral language and delivery styles
are the six steps in what process
Appreciative listening - Answer-your goal is to enjoy the thoughts and experiences of
others
Discriminative listening - Answer-your goal is to understand the speaker's meaning
conveyed in other ways than the words themselves
Comprehensive listening - Answer-your goal is to understand, remember, and recall
what was said
Empathic listening - Answer-your goal is to be a sounding board to help another sort
through feelings
Critical listening - Answer-your goal is to evaluate the worth of a message
Attending - Answer-paying attention to what the speaker is saying regardless of
extraneous interference
, Evaluating - Answer-critically analyzing what is said to determine its truthfulness, utility,
and trustworthiness
Five key listening techniques to help you understand and remember - Answer-
determine the speaker's organization, ask questions, silently paraphrase key
information, observe nonverbal cues, and take good notes
Constructive critique - Answer-an analysis of a speech or presentation that evaluates
how well a speaker meets a specific speaking goal while following the norms for good
speaking and that recommends how the presentation could be improved
Audience adaptation - Answer-the process of tailoring your speech's information to the
needs, interests, and expectations of your listeners
Subject, topic - Answer-a_______is a broad area of expertise, such as movies,
renewable energy, computer technology, or the Middle East, whereas a ______is some
specific aspect of a subject
Listing subjects, brainstorming, concept mapping - Answer-methods to identify potential
topics
Demographic audience data - Answer-information like age, education, sex,
socioeconomic background, occupation, race, ethnicity, religion, geographic
uniqueness, language, knowledge of subject, and attitude towards subject are
Listener-relevance links - Answer-statements of how and why the ideas you offer are of
interest to your listeners is
Subject-related audience data - Answer-audience knowledge, audience interest,
audience attitude toward the subject, and audience attitude toward you as a speaker
are examples of
Two-sided items - Answer-survey items that force the respondent to choose between
tow answers, such as yes/no
Multiple-response items - Answer-survey items that give the respondent several
alternative answers from which to choose
Scaled items - Answer-survey items that measure the direction and/or intensity of an
audience member's feelings or attitude toward something
Open-ended items - Answer-survey items that encourage respondents to elaborate on
their opinions without forcing them to answer in a predetermined way
GUIDE (CHAPTERS 1-5) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Specific anxiety-reducing techniques - Answer-allow sufficient time to prepare, use
presentational aids, practice your speech aloud, dress up, choose an appropriate time
to speak, use positive self-talk, face the audience, and focus on sharing your message
Communication orientation motivation (COM) techniques - Answer-what is designed to
reduce anxiety by helping the speaker adopt a "communication" rather than a
"performance" orientation toward the speech
Speech plan - Answer-a strategy for achieving your goal is a
Canon of rhetoric - Answer-five general rules for effective public speeches
Speech goal - Answer-a specific statement of what you want your listeners to know,
believe, or do
Audience adaptation - Answer-the process of tailoring your speech's information to the
needs, interests, and expectations of your listeners
Effective speech planning - Answer-choosing an appropriate speech goal, audience
adaptation, information gathering and evaluation, developing a well-structured outline,
using appropriate presentational aids, and practicing oral language and delivery styles
are the six steps in what process
Appreciative listening - Answer-your goal is to enjoy the thoughts and experiences of
others
Discriminative listening - Answer-your goal is to understand the speaker's meaning
conveyed in other ways than the words themselves
Comprehensive listening - Answer-your goal is to understand, remember, and recall
what was said
Empathic listening - Answer-your goal is to be a sounding board to help another sort
through feelings
Critical listening - Answer-your goal is to evaluate the worth of a message
Attending - Answer-paying attention to what the speaker is saying regardless of
extraneous interference
, Evaluating - Answer-critically analyzing what is said to determine its truthfulness, utility,
and trustworthiness
Five key listening techniques to help you understand and remember - Answer-
determine the speaker's organization, ask questions, silently paraphrase key
information, observe nonverbal cues, and take good notes
Constructive critique - Answer-an analysis of a speech or presentation that evaluates
how well a speaker meets a specific speaking goal while following the norms for good
speaking and that recommends how the presentation could be improved
Audience adaptation - Answer-the process of tailoring your speech's information to the
needs, interests, and expectations of your listeners
Subject, topic - Answer-a_______is a broad area of expertise, such as movies,
renewable energy, computer technology, or the Middle East, whereas a ______is some
specific aspect of a subject
Listing subjects, brainstorming, concept mapping - Answer-methods to identify potential
topics
Demographic audience data - Answer-information like age, education, sex,
socioeconomic background, occupation, race, ethnicity, religion, geographic
uniqueness, language, knowledge of subject, and attitude towards subject are
Listener-relevance links - Answer-statements of how and why the ideas you offer are of
interest to your listeners is
Subject-related audience data - Answer-audience knowledge, audience interest,
audience attitude toward the subject, and audience attitude toward you as a speaker
are examples of
Two-sided items - Answer-survey items that force the respondent to choose between
tow answers, such as yes/no
Multiple-response items - Answer-survey items that give the respondent several
alternative answers from which to choose
Scaled items - Answer-survey items that measure the direction and/or intensity of an
audience member's feelings or attitude toward something
Open-ended items - Answer-survey items that encourage respondents to elaborate on
their opinions without forcing them to answer in a predetermined way
