Test Bank For Concise Public Speaking Handbook, A, 6th Edition by Steven A. Beebe 2024 Chapter 1-27

Test Bank For Concise Public Speaking Handbook, A, 6th Edition by Steven A. Beebe 2024 Chapter 1-27-1-1.1. Public speaking teaches strategies for and . A) listening; visualizing B) effective delivery; critical listening C) strong confidence; effective speaking D) organized delivery; simple encoding Answer: B Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.1 Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking. Topic: Why Study Public Speaking? Difficulty: easy Skill: Remember the Facts 1-1.2. According to the text, studying public speaking will result in long-term advantages related to and . A) empowerment; employment B) relationships; self-esteem C) intelligence; leadership D) leadership; relationships Answer: A Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.1 Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking. Topic: Why Study Public Speaking? Difficulty: easy Skill: Remember the Facts 1-1.3. Rachel is called on to speak in front of her Theories of Education class, but she is not nervous because she has gained confidence and competence in her public speaking class; your text refers to this as . A) personal expression B) declamation C) effectiveness D) empowerment Answer: D Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.1 Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking. Topic: Why Study Public Speaking? Difficulty: moderate Skill: Apply What You Know 1-1.4. Melissa is up against Rubi for a position in a sales company. Both are equally qualified, but when asked to sell a pen to their potential employer, Rubi excels while Melissa fumbles through her sales pitch. Which of the following is the most likely reason Melissa will not get the job? A) Melissa‘s education didn‘t involve instruction in selling pens. B) Rubi is a close friend of a manager in another department. C) Melissa lacks public speaking competence because she never studied it. D) Fake sales pitches are a terrible way to judge a candidate‘s sales ability. Answer: C Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.1 Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking. Topic: Why Study Public Speaking? Difficulty: moderate Skill: Apply What You Know 1-1.5. The nineteenth-century practice of delivering famous speeches from history, instead of writing one‘s own speeches, is A) formulation. B) declamation. C) lecturing. D) public address. Answer: B Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.2 Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking. Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking Difficulty: moderate Skill: Understand the Concepts 1-1.6. Speakers who express their emotions through posture, movement, gestures, facial expressions, and voice are practicing the art of A) pontification. B) prophesy. C) declamation. D) elocution. Answer: D Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.2 Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking. Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking Difficulty: moderate Skill: Understand the Concepts 1-1.7. Which of the following statements BEST characterizes public speaking in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? A) Students of public speaking practice the arts of declamation and elocution. B) Great orators continue to refine guidelines for public speakers. C) Audio, video, computer, and mobile technologies let speakers reach worldwide audiences and expand the parameters of public speaking. D) Age-old public speaking traditions are no longer relevant as we develop new and improved methods for addressing some of the most difficult challenges in history. Answer: C Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.2 Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking. Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking Difficulty: moderate Skill: Understand the Concepts 1-1.8. Translating ideas and images in the speaker‘s mind into verbal or nonverbal symbols that an audience can recognize is termed . A) listening B) feedback C) encoding D) decoding Answer: C Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.3 Learning Objective: 1.3 Sketch and explain a model that illustrates the components and the process of communication. Topic: The Communication Process Difficulty: moderate Skill: Understand the Concepts 1-1.9. If a speaker has trouble finding words to convey ideas or sends contradictory nonverbal symbols, listeners may not be able to the speaker‘s verbal and nonverbal symbols back into a message. A) encode B) codify C) decode D) externalize Answer: C Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.3 Learning Objective: 1.3 Sketch and explain a model that illustrates the components and the process of communication. Topic: The Communication Process Difficulty: easy Skill: Remember the Facts 1-1.10. While listening to a speech about the rules of cricket, Terry has trouble understanding the speaker‘s terminology. In this circumstance, Terry is experiencing problems with . A) feedback B) decoding C) encoding D) the channel Answer: B Chapter number: 01 Module number: 1.3 Learning Objective: 1.3 Sketch and explain a model that illustrates the components and the process of communication. Topic: The Communication Process Difficulty: moderate