SPCH: EXAM 1 Review
4 similarities between public speaking and conversation - correct answer ✔✔1. organizing your thoughts
logically
2. tailoring you message to your audience
3. telling a story for maximum impact
4. adapting to listener feedback
How much time do people spend in conversation? - correct answer ✔✔about 30% of their waking hours
3 differences between public speaking and conversation - correct answer ✔✔1. public speaking is more
highly structured
2. public speaking requires more formal language
3. public speaking requires a different method of delivery
list 6 tips on dealing with nervousness - correct answer ✔✔1. acquire speaking experience
2. prepare, prepare, prepare
3. think positively
4. use the power of visualization
5. know the most nervousness is not visible
6. don't expect perfection
List 2 other tips for dealing with nervousness (bullet points) - correct answer ✔✔1. take slow, deep
breathes before starting to speak
2. concentrate on communicating with your audience rather than on worrying about stage fright
List the 7 areas in the speech communication process - correct answer ✔✔1. speaker
2. message
3. channel
, 4. listener
5. feedback
6. interference
7. situation
the person who is presenting an oral message to a listener - correct answer ✔✔speaker
whatever a speaker communicates to someone else - correct answer ✔✔message
the means by which a message is communicated - correct answer ✔✔channel
the person who receives the speaker's message - correct answer ✔✔listener
the messages, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker - correct answer ✔✔feedback
anything that impedes the communication of a message. can be external or internal to listeners
external: crossed wires in a phone convo
internal: within your audience; toothache, distractions - correct answer ✔✔interference
the time and place in which speech communication occurs - correct answer ✔✔situation
the sum of a person's knowledge experience, goals, values, and attitudes. no two people can have
exactly the same - correct answer ✔✔frame of reference
the belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures - correct answer
✔✔ethnocentrism
list the 5 myths of communication - correct answer ✔✔1. quantity equals quality
2. effective communication is natural
4 similarities between public speaking and conversation - correct answer ✔✔1. organizing your thoughts
logically
2. tailoring you message to your audience
3. telling a story for maximum impact
4. adapting to listener feedback
How much time do people spend in conversation? - correct answer ✔✔about 30% of their waking hours
3 differences between public speaking and conversation - correct answer ✔✔1. public speaking is more
highly structured
2. public speaking requires more formal language
3. public speaking requires a different method of delivery
list 6 tips on dealing with nervousness - correct answer ✔✔1. acquire speaking experience
2. prepare, prepare, prepare
3. think positively
4. use the power of visualization
5. know the most nervousness is not visible
6. don't expect perfection
List 2 other tips for dealing with nervousness (bullet points) - correct answer ✔✔1. take slow, deep
breathes before starting to speak
2. concentrate on communicating with your audience rather than on worrying about stage fright
List the 7 areas in the speech communication process - correct answer ✔✔1. speaker
2. message
3. channel
, 4. listener
5. feedback
6. interference
7. situation
the person who is presenting an oral message to a listener - correct answer ✔✔speaker
whatever a speaker communicates to someone else - correct answer ✔✔message
the means by which a message is communicated - correct answer ✔✔channel
the person who receives the speaker's message - correct answer ✔✔listener
the messages, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker - correct answer ✔✔feedback
anything that impedes the communication of a message. can be external or internal to listeners
external: crossed wires in a phone convo
internal: within your audience; toothache, distractions - correct answer ✔✔interference
the time and place in which speech communication occurs - correct answer ✔✔situation
the sum of a person's knowledge experience, goals, values, and attitudes. no two people can have
exactly the same - correct answer ✔✔frame of reference
the belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures - correct answer
✔✔ethnocentrism
list the 5 myths of communication - correct answer ✔✔1. quantity equals quality
2. effective communication is natural
