Comm 2410 Midterm Review Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Forensic - Correct answer-One of Aristotle's Rhetoric speaking divisions. Forensic
means speaking in court.
Encoding - Correct answer-Putting your message into a form that your audience
will understand
Decoding - Correct answer-Interpreting a meaning
Feedback - Correct answer-verbal, visual, and vocal responses to messages
Noise - Correct answer-anything that interfers with communication by distorting or
blocking the message
External noise - Correct answer-distractions in the environment (people talking,
poor lighting, poor delivery by the speaker)
Internal noise - Correct answer-Distractions within the listener (headaches,
preoccupation, lack of knowledge on the topic)
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, Trait Anxiety - Correct answer-internal anxieties an individual brings to the
speaking situations
Situational Anxiety - Correct answer-anxiety caused by factors present in a specific
speaking situation
75% reduction in anxiety from preparation - Correct answer-Preparation makes
possibility of fear and nervousness less likely.
Positive imagery - Correct answer-The mental energy used in visualization has
many of the same effects as physical action.
Helps us get a positive picture of ourselves
Helps us create a vision of succeeding as a speaker
Step 2: refocus negative mental pics into positive ones
Step 3: don't compare yourself to others
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
Forensic - Correct answer-One of Aristotle's Rhetoric speaking divisions. Forensic
means speaking in court.
Encoding - Correct answer-Putting your message into a form that your audience
will understand
Decoding - Correct answer-Interpreting a meaning
Feedback - Correct answer-verbal, visual, and vocal responses to messages
Noise - Correct answer-anything that interfers with communication by distorting or
blocking the message
External noise - Correct answer-distractions in the environment (people talking,
poor lighting, poor delivery by the speaker)
Internal noise - Correct answer-Distractions within the listener (headaches,
preoccupation, lack of knowledge on the topic)
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, Trait Anxiety - Correct answer-internal anxieties an individual brings to the
speaking situations
Situational Anxiety - Correct answer-anxiety caused by factors present in a specific
speaking situation
75% reduction in anxiety from preparation - Correct answer-Preparation makes
possibility of fear and nervousness less likely.
Positive imagery - Correct answer-The mental energy used in visualization has
many of the same effects as physical action.
Helps us get a positive picture of ourselves
Helps us create a vision of succeeding as a speaker
Step 2: refocus negative mental pics into positive ones
Step 3: don't compare yourself to others
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