ADVANCED PUBLIC SPEAKING TEST
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Sensing - Answer-External Stimuli: attention getter,
movement, audience participation, vocal variety
Internal Stimuli: motivation, benefits
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Interpretation - Answer-Audience analysis, frequent
repetition and restatement, visual delivery and vocal delivery are congruent. Recognize
that 100 percent communication is an unrealistic goal.
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Evaluating - Answer-Build your credibility through:
quality visuals, dynamic delivery, well organized speech, well supported speech, use
supports that prove, establish common ground, address problem as universal.
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Responding - Answer-Subtle: eye contact, increasing
volume, do the walk by, restate/repeat.
Not Subtle: address distractions head on, call out
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Remembering - Answer-Use visual aids, increase your
speaking rate, use a variety of supports, make listening easier for your audience (sign
post, internal summaries, transitions, repetition
Situational Information - Answer-Voluntary or required attendance, size of audience,
audience knowledge of topic, audience expectations, prior speakers
Demographic Information - Answer-Age, ethnicity/culture, gender, group affiliation,
marital/family status, occupation, education, social and economic status
Psychological Information - Answer-Attitude (approval or disapproval)
Belief (the acceptance that something is true even if it's unproven)
Values (principles that serve as guides for behavior {terminal= ideal state of
being...instrumental=guides for how to fulfill the terminal}
Needs (an unsatisfied condition)
Friendly Audience - Answer-Creativity, audience participation, humor, personal
instances, warm/relaxed/enthusiastic delivery
Neutral Audience - Answer-Logical/organized speech, objective/credible sources,
controlled/confident delivery
Uninterested Audience - Answer-Brief presentation, supporting materials:
humor/powerful quotations/startling statistics, interesting visuals, entertaining delivery,
varied movement, expressive gestures, dynamic vocal delivery
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Sensing - Answer-External Stimuli: attention getter,
movement, audience participation, vocal variety
Internal Stimuli: motivation, benefits
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Interpretation - Answer-Audience analysis, frequent
repetition and restatement, visual delivery and vocal delivery are congruent. Recognize
that 100 percent communication is an unrealistic goal.
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Evaluating - Answer-Build your credibility through:
quality visuals, dynamic delivery, well organized speech, well supported speech, use
supports that prove, establish common ground, address problem as universal.
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Responding - Answer-Subtle: eye contact, increasing
volume, do the walk by, restate/repeat.
Not Subtle: address distractions head on, call out
Overcoming Listening Barriers: Remembering - Answer-Use visual aids, increase your
speaking rate, use a variety of supports, make listening easier for your audience (sign
post, internal summaries, transitions, repetition
Situational Information - Answer-Voluntary or required attendance, size of audience,
audience knowledge of topic, audience expectations, prior speakers
Demographic Information - Answer-Age, ethnicity/culture, gender, group affiliation,
marital/family status, occupation, education, social and economic status
Psychological Information - Answer-Attitude (approval or disapproval)
Belief (the acceptance that something is true even if it's unproven)
Values (principles that serve as guides for behavior {terminal= ideal state of
being...instrumental=guides for how to fulfill the terminal}
Needs (an unsatisfied condition)
Friendly Audience - Answer-Creativity, audience participation, humor, personal
instances, warm/relaxed/enthusiastic delivery
Neutral Audience - Answer-Logical/organized speech, objective/credible sources,
controlled/confident delivery
Uninterested Audience - Answer-Brief presentation, supporting materials:
humor/powerful quotations/startling statistics, interesting visuals, entertaining delivery,
varied movement, expressive gestures, dynamic vocal delivery
