WTC Speech 1315 Test 1 Review Questions With Correct Answers

WTC Speech 1315 Test 1 Review Questions
With Correct Answers
T/F |A |speaker |can |cause |interference |in |the |speech |communication |process |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
True



When |hiring, |employers |are |MOST |likely |to |be |influenced |by |an |applicant's |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
oral |communication |skills |(speaking |and |listening)



T/F |If, |while |giving |a |speech, |you |observe |that |some |of |your |listeners |seem |confused |by |your |last |
remark, |you |should |wait |until |the |end |of |the |speech |to |explain |yourself |better. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-False



The |part |of |a |speech |that |you |want |your |listeners |to |remember |if |they |forget |everything |else |is |
known |as |the |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Central |Idea



The |part |of |a |speech |that |links |one |section |to |another |is |known |as |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Transition



T/F |Abstract |words |usually |mean |the |same |thing |to |all |listeners |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False



T/F |Everything |that |a |speaker |expresses |in |a |message |is |in |the |form |of |symbols |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-True



T/F |A |speaker |should |work |harder |to |communicate |to |an |audience |of |500 |people |than |to |an |audience
|of |five |people. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False




Bizarre |clothing |worn |by |the |speaker |is |an |example |of |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Interference



T/F |When |an |applicant |seeks |a |job, |employers |place |heavier |emphasis |on |oral |communication |skills |
(speaking |and |listening) |than |on |the |person's |technical |knowledge |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True

, To |avoid |memory |lapses |during |a |speech |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-prepare |a |card |with |key |
information |on |it



T/F |A |good |speaker |tries |very |hard |to |eliminate |all |fear |and |nervousness |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
False



If |you |flub |a |sentence |or |mangle |an |idea |during |a |speech, |you |should |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pause |
and |correct |yourself |without |apologizing



T/F |If |you |see |people |whispering |during |your |speech, |you |should |assume |that |they |are |exchanging |
negative |comments |about |you |or |your |speech. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False



Which |of |the |following |was |mentioned |in |the |text |as |a |way |to |control |nervousness? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-act |as |if |you |are |already |poised |and |confident



T/F |If |you |feel |yourself |approaching |panic |(your |heart |is |beating |furiously |and |so |on), |you |should |
leave |the |room |or |ask |to |be |excused |from |speaking. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False



T/F |Memorizing |a |speech |is |a |bad |technique |for |handling |nervousness |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True



T/F |If |your |hands |tremble |or |you |show |some |other |sign |of |nervousness, |you |should |apologize |to |your
|audience |or |try |to |make |a |joke |out |of |your |problem. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False




Public |speakers |should |regard |their |task |as |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-communication |only



Which |of |the |following |does |the |text |recommend |as |a |way |to |release |tension? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-inhale |and |exhale |slowly



Which |of |these |comments |would |be |helpful |for |an |evalator |to |make |a |speaker |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-"Try |to |speak |in |a |conversational |manner"