INTRO TO PUBLIC SPEAKING EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Topic - Answer-The subject of a speech
Brainstorming - Answer-A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free
association of words and ideas
General Purpose - Answer-The broad goal of a speech
Specific Purpose - Answer-A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a
speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
Central Idea - Answer-A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the
major ideas of a speech
Residual Message - Answer-What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it
has forgotten everything else in a speech
Stage Fright - Answer-Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an
audience
Adrenaline - Answer-A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical
or mental stress
Positive Nervousness - Answer-Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker
for her or his presentation
Visualization - Answer-Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or
herself giving a successful presentation
Critical Thinking - Answer-Focused, organized thinking about such things as the logical
relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and the differences between
fact and opinion
Speaker - Answer-The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener
Message - Answer-Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
Channel - Answer-the means by which a message is communcated
Listener - Answer-the person who receives the speaker's message
, Frame of Reference - Answer-The sum of a person's knowledge, experience, goals,
values, and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same _____
Feedback - Answer-The message, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker
Interference - Answer-Anything that impedes the communication of a message. _____
can be external or internal to listeners
Situation - Answer-The time and place in which speech communication occurs
Ethnocentrism - Answer-The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all
other groups or cultures
Hearing - Answer-The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of
electrochemical impulses in the brain
Listening - Answer-Paying close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear
Appreciative Listening - Answer-Listening for pleasure or enjoyment
Empathic Listening - Answer-Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
Comprehensive Listening - Answer-Listening to understand the message of a speaker
Critical Listening - Answer-Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or
rejecting it
Spare "Brain Time" - Answer-The difference between the rate at which most people talk
(120 to 150 words a minute) and the rate at which the brain can process language (400
to 800 words a minute)
Active Listening - Answer-Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to
understand the speaker's point of view
Key-Word Outline - Answer-An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and
supporting evidence in rough outline form
Ice Breaker Speech - Answer-A speech early in the term designed to get students
speaking in front of the class as soon as possible
Introduction - Answer-The opening section of speech
Body - Answer-The main section of a speech
Chronological Order - Answer-A method of speech organization in which the main
points follow a time pattern
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Topic - Answer-The subject of a speech
Brainstorming - Answer-A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free
association of words and ideas
General Purpose - Answer-The broad goal of a speech
Specific Purpose - Answer-A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a
speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
Central Idea - Answer-A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the
major ideas of a speech
Residual Message - Answer-What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it
has forgotten everything else in a speech
Stage Fright - Answer-Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an
audience
Adrenaline - Answer-A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical
or mental stress
Positive Nervousness - Answer-Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker
for her or his presentation
Visualization - Answer-Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or
herself giving a successful presentation
Critical Thinking - Answer-Focused, organized thinking about such things as the logical
relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and the differences between
fact and opinion
Speaker - Answer-The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener
Message - Answer-Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
Channel - Answer-the means by which a message is communcated
Listener - Answer-the person who receives the speaker's message
, Frame of Reference - Answer-The sum of a person's knowledge, experience, goals,
values, and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same _____
Feedback - Answer-The message, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker
Interference - Answer-Anything that impedes the communication of a message. _____
can be external or internal to listeners
Situation - Answer-The time and place in which speech communication occurs
Ethnocentrism - Answer-The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all
other groups or cultures
Hearing - Answer-The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of
electrochemical impulses in the brain
Listening - Answer-Paying close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear
Appreciative Listening - Answer-Listening for pleasure or enjoyment
Empathic Listening - Answer-Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
Comprehensive Listening - Answer-Listening to understand the message of a speaker
Critical Listening - Answer-Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or
rejecting it
Spare "Brain Time" - Answer-The difference between the rate at which most people talk
(120 to 150 words a minute) and the rate at which the brain can process language (400
to 800 words a minute)
Active Listening - Answer-Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to
understand the speaker's point of view
Key-Word Outline - Answer-An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and
supporting evidence in rough outline form
Ice Breaker Speech - Answer-A speech early in the term designed to get students
speaking in front of the class as soon as possible
Introduction - Answer-The opening section of speech
Body - Answer-The main section of a speech
Chronological Order - Answer-A method of speech organization in which the main
points follow a time pattern
