Test Bank for The Art of Public Speaking, 13th Edit
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True-FalseNQuestions
1. TNF
CommunicationNskills,NincludingNpublicNspeaking,NareNoftenNmoreNimportant NtoNempl
oyersNthanNaNjobNcandidate’sNundergraduateNmajor.
2. TNF
InNspecialized Nfields,NtechnicalNknowledgeNisNmoreNimportant NtoNemployersNthanNcom
municationNskillsNwhenNdecidingNwhomNtoNhireNand Npromote.
3. TNF
AsNyourNtextbookNstates,Ntexting,Ntweeting,Nand NotherNformsNof NelectronicNcom
municationNhaveNsignificantlyNreduced NtheNneed NforNpublicNspeaking.
4. TNF
AsNyourNtextbookNstates,NpublicNspeakingNisNaNformNof Nempowerment NbecauseNit Ngives
speakersNtheNabilityNtoNmanipulateNpeople.
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5. TNF TheNteachingNand NstudyNof NpublicNspeakingNbeganNmoreNthanN4,000NyearsNago.
6. TNF BothNpublicNspeakingNand NconversationNinvolveNadaptingNtoNlistenerNfeedback.
7. TNF PublicNspeakingNrequiresNtheNsameNmethod Nof NdeliveryNasNordinaryNconversation.
8. TNF
PublicNspeakingNusuallyNrequiresNmoreNformalNlanguageNthanNeverydayNconve
rsation.
9. TNF PublicNspeakingNisNmoreNhighlyNstructured NthanNeverydayNconversation.
10. TNF
WhenNyouNadjust NtoNtheNsituationNof NaNpublicNspeech,NyouNareNdoingNonNaNlargerNscale
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what NyouNdoNeveryNdayNinNconversation.
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11. TNF
AsNaNspeaker,NyouNcanNusuallyNassumeNthat NanNaudienceNwillNbeNinterested NinNwhat NyouN
haveNtoNsay.
12. TNF Fortunately,NstageNfright NonlyNaffectsNinexperienced Nspeakers.
13. TNF Most NsuccessfulNspeakersNareNnervousNbeforeNtakingNtheNfloor.
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14. TNF SomeNnervousnessNbeforeNyouNspeakNisNusuallyNbeneficial.
15. TNF
ManyNof NtheNsymptomsNof NstageNfright NareNdueNtoNadrenaline,NaNhormoneNreleased NintoNt
heNbloodstreamNinNresponseNtoNphysicalNorNmentalNstress.
16. TNF
ThinkingNof NstageNfright NasN“stageNexcitement”NorN“stageNenthusiasm”NcanNhelpNyouNget Nf
ocused Nand Nenergized NforNaNspeech.
17. TNF
ForNmost NbeginningNspeakers,NtheNbiggest Npart Nof NstageNfright NisNfearNof NtheNunkn
own.
18. TNF
It NhasNbeenNestimated NthatNbeingNfullyNprepared NforNaNspeechNcanNreduceNstageNfright NbyNu
pNtoN75Npercent.
19. TNF
ThinkingNpositivelyNabout NyourNabilityNtoNgiveNaNspeechNisNoneNwayNtoNcontrolNyourNanxi
etyNabout Nspeaking.
20. TNF
ResearchNhasNshownNthat NforNmost Nspeakers,NanxietyNdecreasesNsignificantlyNafterNtheNfi
rst N30NtoN60NsecondsNof NaNspeech.
21. TNF
UsingNtheNpowerNof NvisualizationNtoNcontrolNstageNfright NmeansNthatNyouNshould Nappro
achNyourNspeechNasNaNperformanceNinNwhichNtheNaudienceNisNlookingNforNperfection.
22. TNF
AsNyourNtextbookNexplains,NvisualizationNinvolvesNcreatingNaNmentalNpictureNof Nyours
elf NsucceedingNat NyourNspeech.
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23. TNF
SpeakersNwhoNthinkNpositivelyNabout NthemselvesNand NtheNspeechNexperienceNareNmoreN
likelyNtoNovercomeNtheirNstageNfright NthanNareNspeakersNwhoNthinkNnegatively.
24. TNF
ResearchersNsuggest Nthat NyouNcounterNeveryNnegativeNthought NyouNhaveNabout NyourNspeec
hesNwithNat Nleast NfiveNpositiveNones.
25. TNF ListenersNusuallyNrealizeNhowNtenseNaNspeakerNis.
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