Public Speaking questions and answers graded A+ 2023/2024 latest update

Public SpeakingAudience Analysis - correct answer a process of finding out who the listener are and adapting the speech to their needs and interests Channels - correct answer pathways through which messages are communicated between sender and reciever Communication - correct answer the process of sending and recieving verbal and nonverbal messages to create shared meaning Communication Situtation - correct answer the particular context within which communication occurs Decoding - correct answer process of attaching meanings to the symbols we see or hear. Encoding - correct answer process of putting ideas into symbols Ethnocentrism - correct answer the tendency to assume one's own cultural values and beliefs are better than the values and beliefs of other groups. Ethos - correct answer the appeal of speaker credibility in the sense of competence and character External Interface - correct answer any distraction that originates in the communication situation Impersonal Communication - correct answer communication between two people about general information Interactive Model of Communication - correct answer accounts for the feedback receivers return to senders Interference - correct answer anything that acts as a barrier to the communication of a message Internal Interference - correct answer any distraction that originates in the thoughts of the sender or receiver Interpersonal communication - correct answer communication between two people who have a relationship Linear model of communication - correct answer conceives of communication as a oneway process nonverbal messages - correct answer those messages we send using nonlinguistic means receiver - correct answer a person to whom a sender communicates sender - correct answer a person who initiates communication transactional model of communication - correct answer concept of communication as a complex, multifaceted, and interactive process of creating shared meaning attention catcher - correct answer material in the introduction that grabs listeners' attention and relates to the topic listener relevance - correct answer a statement that reveals how and why the ideas offered might benefit listeners speaker credibility - correct answer one or more sentences indicating what makes the speaker an authority on the topic thesis statement - correct answer a reiteration of the thesis statement in the conclusion, usually offered in past tense