Speech exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
dyadic communication - CORRECT ANSWER - communication between two people, as
in a conversation
small group communication - CORRECT ANSWER - communication involving a small
number of people who can see and speak directly with one another, as in a business meeting
mass communication - CORRECT ANSWER - communication that occurs between a
speaker and a large audience of unknown people. the receivers of the message are not present
with the speaker or are part of such an immense crowd that there can be no interaction between
speaker and listener. television, radio news broadcasts, and mass rallies are examples
public speaking - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of communication in which a speaker
delivers a message with a specific purpose to an audience who are present during the delivery of
the speech. includes a speaker who has a reason for speaking, an audience that gives the speaker
its attention, and a message that is meant to accomplish a purpose.
source - CORRECT ANSWER - the person who creates a message also called a sender. the
speaker transforms ideas and thoughts into messages and sends them to a receiver or audience.
encoding - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of organizing a message, choosing words
and sentence structure, and verbalizing the message.
receiver - CORRECT ANSWER - the recipient of the sources message; may be an
individual or a group of people
decoding - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of interpreting a message
, feedback - CORRECT ANSWER - audience response to a message, which can be
conveyed both verbally and nonverbally through gestures. often indicates whether a speakers
message has been understood
message - CORRECT ANSWER - the content of the communication process-thoughts and
ideas put into meaningful expressions. can be expressed verbally (through the sentences and
points of a speech) and nonverbally (through eye contact and gestures)
channel - CORRECT ANSWER - the medium through which the speaker sends a message,
such as sound waves, airwaves, and so forth
noise - CORRECT ANSWER - anything that interferes with the communication process
between speaker and audience, so that the message may not be understood; source may be
external or internal (from psychological factors)
shared meaning - CORRECT ANSWER - the mutual understanding of a message between
speaker and audience. occurs in varying degrees. the lowest level exists when the speaker has
merely caught the audiences attention. as the message develops, depending on the encoding of
choices by the source, a higher degree is possible.
context - CORRECT ANSWER - the situation that created the need for a speech;
influences the speaker, the audience, or the occasion; and affects the message of the speech
rhetorical situation - CORRECT ANSWER - the circumstances that call for a public
response; in broadest terms, consideration of the audience, occasion, and overall speech situation
when planning a speech
audience centered - CORRECT ANSWER - focused on the needs, attitudes, and values of
the audience
rhetoric - CORRECT ANSWER - the practice of public speaking, or oratory
Questions and CORRECT Answers
dyadic communication - CORRECT ANSWER - communication between two people, as
in a conversation
small group communication - CORRECT ANSWER - communication involving a small
number of people who can see and speak directly with one another, as in a business meeting
mass communication - CORRECT ANSWER - communication that occurs between a
speaker and a large audience of unknown people. the receivers of the message are not present
with the speaker or are part of such an immense crowd that there can be no interaction between
speaker and listener. television, radio news broadcasts, and mass rallies are examples
public speaking - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of communication in which a speaker
delivers a message with a specific purpose to an audience who are present during the delivery of
the speech. includes a speaker who has a reason for speaking, an audience that gives the speaker
its attention, and a message that is meant to accomplish a purpose.
source - CORRECT ANSWER - the person who creates a message also called a sender. the
speaker transforms ideas and thoughts into messages and sends them to a receiver or audience.
encoding - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of organizing a message, choosing words
and sentence structure, and verbalizing the message.
receiver - CORRECT ANSWER - the recipient of the sources message; may be an
individual or a group of people
decoding - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of interpreting a message
, feedback - CORRECT ANSWER - audience response to a message, which can be
conveyed both verbally and nonverbally through gestures. often indicates whether a speakers
message has been understood
message - CORRECT ANSWER - the content of the communication process-thoughts and
ideas put into meaningful expressions. can be expressed verbally (through the sentences and
points of a speech) and nonverbally (through eye contact and gestures)
channel - CORRECT ANSWER - the medium through which the speaker sends a message,
such as sound waves, airwaves, and so forth
noise - CORRECT ANSWER - anything that interferes with the communication process
between speaker and audience, so that the message may not be understood; source may be
external or internal (from psychological factors)
shared meaning - CORRECT ANSWER - the mutual understanding of a message between
speaker and audience. occurs in varying degrees. the lowest level exists when the speaker has
merely caught the audiences attention. as the message develops, depending on the encoding of
choices by the source, a higher degree is possible.
context - CORRECT ANSWER - the situation that created the need for a speech;
influences the speaker, the audience, or the occasion; and affects the message of the speech
rhetorical situation - CORRECT ANSWER - the circumstances that call for a public
response; in broadest terms, consideration of the audience, occasion, and overall speech situation
when planning a speech
audience centered - CORRECT ANSWER - focused on the needs, attitudes, and values of
the audience
rhetoric - CORRECT ANSWER - the practice of public speaking, or oratory
