SPC 1608 - Public Speaking - Stanley - final
review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Listening - CORRECT ANSWER A physilogical process that involves paying close
attention to aid making sense of what is heard
10-25% - CORRECT ANSWER Research shows that most people only remember
_______% of a message
Commemorative speech - CORRECT ANSWER Address of praise and/or to celebrate
Commemorative speech use - CORRECT ANSWER To pay tribute to a person, group of
people, an institution, or an idea
The goal of a commemorative speech - CORRECT ANSWER To arrouse sentiments and
to stir emotions
The fundamental purpose of a commemorative speech - CORRECT ANSWER To inspire
the audience
All words have 2 meanings - CORRECT ANSWER Denotative and connotative
Denotative meaning - CORRECT ANSWER Precise, literal, and objective
(Dictionary meaning)
Connotative meaning - CORRECT ANSWER Individual, figurative, and variable
(Thoughts or emotions from a word)
, Concrete terms - CORRECT ANSWER Refer to tangible objects
To speak clearly - CORRECT ANSWER Must eliminate linguistic clutter
Linguistic clutter - CORRECT ANSWER The habit of using more words than needed to
get the point across
4 ways to use language - CORRECT ANSWER Accuratley, clearly, vividly, appropriatley
Accuratley - CORRECT ANSWER Follow the rules of language
Clearly - CORRECT ANSWER Use concrete terms
Vividly - CORRECT ANSWER Use concrete words, similies, metaphors, repetition,
parallelism, alliteration
Parallelism - CORRECT ANSWER Similar arrangement of words or phrases
Appropriatley - CORRECT ANSWER Avoid exclusionary language
Audience- centeredness - CORRECT ANSWER Keeping the audience foremost in mind
@ every step of the speech making process
Egocentric - CORRECT ANSWER Listeners pay closest attention to messages that
directly affect them
Demographic traits - CORRECT ANSWER Age, gender, racial-enthnic-cultural
background, religion, group membership, education, socio-economic status
review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Listening - CORRECT ANSWER A physilogical process that involves paying close
attention to aid making sense of what is heard
10-25% - CORRECT ANSWER Research shows that most people only remember
_______% of a message
Commemorative speech - CORRECT ANSWER Address of praise and/or to celebrate
Commemorative speech use - CORRECT ANSWER To pay tribute to a person, group of
people, an institution, or an idea
The goal of a commemorative speech - CORRECT ANSWER To arrouse sentiments and
to stir emotions
The fundamental purpose of a commemorative speech - CORRECT ANSWER To inspire
the audience
All words have 2 meanings - CORRECT ANSWER Denotative and connotative
Denotative meaning - CORRECT ANSWER Precise, literal, and objective
(Dictionary meaning)
Connotative meaning - CORRECT ANSWER Individual, figurative, and variable
(Thoughts or emotions from a word)
, Concrete terms - CORRECT ANSWER Refer to tangible objects
To speak clearly - CORRECT ANSWER Must eliminate linguistic clutter
Linguistic clutter - CORRECT ANSWER The habit of using more words than needed to
get the point across
4 ways to use language - CORRECT ANSWER Accuratley, clearly, vividly, appropriatley
Accuratley - CORRECT ANSWER Follow the rules of language
Clearly - CORRECT ANSWER Use concrete terms
Vividly - CORRECT ANSWER Use concrete words, similies, metaphors, repetition,
parallelism, alliteration
Parallelism - CORRECT ANSWER Similar arrangement of words or phrases
Appropriatley - CORRECT ANSWER Avoid exclusionary language
Audience- centeredness - CORRECT ANSWER Keeping the audience foremost in mind
@ every step of the speech making process
Egocentric - CORRECT ANSWER Listeners pay closest attention to messages that
directly affect them
Demographic traits - CORRECT ANSWER Age, gender, racial-enthnic-cultural
background, religion, group membership, education, socio-economic status
