METRO SPEECH STUDY GUIDE
questions n answers
Public speaking - correct answer ✔✔ __________ is the process of presenting a spoken
message to an audience.
Rhetoric - correct answer ✔✔ __________ refers to the strategic use of words and symbols to
achieve a goal.
communication - correct answer ✔✔ Mary asks John to hand her a pencil, and John hands her a
pencil. Simply put, this is an example of the process of __________.
Message - correct answer ✔✔ The __________ in public speaking is the speech itself-both what
is said and how it is said.
internal - correct answer ✔✔ An audience member is worried about an upcoming exam and is
unlikely to remember much of what the speaker says. This is a type of __________ noise.
context - correct answer ✔✔ Sally carefully chose the room in which to give her speech, and
scheduled it after classes were done for the day to maximize the number of students available
to attend. Sally chose the __________ of her speech.
a simultaneous process - correct answer ✔✔ Transactive communication models focus on
communication as __________.
Most people are apprehensive about giving a speech. - correct answer ✔✔ Which statement
about communication anxiety is true?
,channeling your nervous energy - correct answer ✔✔ When speakers are tense and try to relax
their muscles while waiting for their turn to speak, without calling attention to what they are
doing, their actions reflect a strategy of coping with nervousness referred to as __________.
Look for positive support. - correct answer ✔✔ Jiang was nervous about his first speech in front
of his department, particularly because he wasn't confident of his English skills as it was his
second language. He enlisted several colleagues to listen to him practice and give him feedback,
and then he asked them to sit in the front row to give him courage. Which guideline for building
confidence is Jiang using in this example?
cultural differences - correct answer ✔✔ The fact that people from China have a different public
speaking style than people from the U.S. is due to __________.
to inform, to persuade, to entertain - correct answer ✔✔ What are the three types of general
purposes for speeches?
persuade - correct answer ✔✔ A speech designed to __________ seeks to change or reinforce
listeners' attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior.
central idea - correct answer ✔✔ "The Wheat Belly diet is based on reducing the amount of
processed foods that you eat, avoiding all processed flour, and increasing the amount of
exercise you get." This statement is an example of a(n) __________.
supporting materials - correct answer ✔✔ Kareem gathered facts, examples, definitions, and
quotations for his speech. These are all types of __________.
give your audience a reason to listen - correct answer ✔✔ One purpose of an introduction is to
__________.
Roman numerals - correct answer ✔✔ When developing an outline, indicate your major ideas
by using __________.
, presentation aids - correct answer ✔✔ In addition to developing a written outline to use as you
speak, consider using __________ to add structure and clarity to your major ideas.
Keep them at your side. - correct answer ✔✔ If you don't know what to do with your hands
during a speech, what is suggested you do when rehearsing?
the words you choose and how you use them - correct answer ✔✔ What is included in the style
of your speech?
Speaking ethically - correct answer ✔✔ What responsibility must be balanced with the right to
free speech?
they found it to be a "speech act" protected by the First Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ In
1989, the Supreme Court overturned a statute that made burning the United States flag illegal
because __________.
American Civil Liberties Union - correct answer ✔✔ The __________ was the first organization
formed to protect free speech in the United States.
audience-centered - correct answer ✔✔ Being __________ involves becoming as aware as
possible of others' feelings, needs, interests, and backgrounds.
PolitiFact - correct answer ✔✔ The news organization __________ assesses the honesty of
politicians' claims and publishes its conclusions on a "Truth-O-MeterTM.
cheating in a public speaking class - correct answer ✔✔ One survey found that more than half
of students surveyed admitted to __________.
questions n answers
Public speaking - correct answer ✔✔ __________ is the process of presenting a spoken
message to an audience.
Rhetoric - correct answer ✔✔ __________ refers to the strategic use of words and symbols to
achieve a goal.
communication - correct answer ✔✔ Mary asks John to hand her a pencil, and John hands her a
pencil. Simply put, this is an example of the process of __________.
Message - correct answer ✔✔ The __________ in public speaking is the speech itself-both what
is said and how it is said.
internal - correct answer ✔✔ An audience member is worried about an upcoming exam and is
unlikely to remember much of what the speaker says. This is a type of __________ noise.
context - correct answer ✔✔ Sally carefully chose the room in which to give her speech, and
scheduled it after classes were done for the day to maximize the number of students available
to attend. Sally chose the __________ of her speech.
a simultaneous process - correct answer ✔✔ Transactive communication models focus on
communication as __________.
Most people are apprehensive about giving a speech. - correct answer ✔✔ Which statement
about communication anxiety is true?
,channeling your nervous energy - correct answer ✔✔ When speakers are tense and try to relax
their muscles while waiting for their turn to speak, without calling attention to what they are
doing, their actions reflect a strategy of coping with nervousness referred to as __________.
Look for positive support. - correct answer ✔✔ Jiang was nervous about his first speech in front
of his department, particularly because he wasn't confident of his English skills as it was his
second language. He enlisted several colleagues to listen to him practice and give him feedback,
and then he asked them to sit in the front row to give him courage. Which guideline for building
confidence is Jiang using in this example?
cultural differences - correct answer ✔✔ The fact that people from China have a different public
speaking style than people from the U.S. is due to __________.
to inform, to persuade, to entertain - correct answer ✔✔ What are the three types of general
purposes for speeches?
persuade - correct answer ✔✔ A speech designed to __________ seeks to change or reinforce
listeners' attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior.
central idea - correct answer ✔✔ "The Wheat Belly diet is based on reducing the amount of
processed foods that you eat, avoiding all processed flour, and increasing the amount of
exercise you get." This statement is an example of a(n) __________.
supporting materials - correct answer ✔✔ Kareem gathered facts, examples, definitions, and
quotations for his speech. These are all types of __________.
give your audience a reason to listen - correct answer ✔✔ One purpose of an introduction is to
__________.
Roman numerals - correct answer ✔✔ When developing an outline, indicate your major ideas
by using __________.
, presentation aids - correct answer ✔✔ In addition to developing a written outline to use as you
speak, consider using __________ to add structure and clarity to your major ideas.
Keep them at your side. - correct answer ✔✔ If you don't know what to do with your hands
during a speech, what is suggested you do when rehearsing?
the words you choose and how you use them - correct answer ✔✔ What is included in the style
of your speech?
Speaking ethically - correct answer ✔✔ What responsibility must be balanced with the right to
free speech?
they found it to be a "speech act" protected by the First Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ In
1989, the Supreme Court overturned a statute that made burning the United States flag illegal
because __________.
American Civil Liberties Union - correct answer ✔✔ The __________ was the first organization
formed to protect free speech in the United States.
audience-centered - correct answer ✔✔ Being __________ involves becoming as aware as
possible of others' feelings, needs, interests, and backgrounds.
PolitiFact - correct answer ✔✔ The news organization __________ assesses the honesty of
politicians' claims and publishes its conclusions on a "Truth-O-MeterTM.
cheating in a public speaking class - correct answer ✔✔ One survey found that more than half
of students surveyed admitted to __________.
