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A speaker presen ng a speech to a video camera that will be posted on YouTube, is an example
of transac onal communica on - Ans False, without feedback there is no transac onal
communica on
Labeling someone as a competent speaker makes a judgement about that person's degree of
proficiency in a par cular speaking context - Ans True
"Never get visibly angry when giving a speech" is a universal rule applicable to every speaking
situa on - Ans False, there are no universal rules
Detec ng, decoding, and comprehending signals from your audience is called mindfulness -
Ans False, it's called sensi vity
Using informa on already published and easily accessible—whether on the web, on bumper
s ckers, or in movies—is not plagiarism, and sources need not be cited.All of - Ans False
The successful performance of a communica on behavior and the ability to repeat such
behavior is which element of the communica on competence model - Ans Skill
Which of the following are examples of communica on noise? - Ans All of the above
"Public speaking is a transac onal process" means... - Ans you do more than transmit a
message; you also develop a rela onship with audience members
, Tex ng while a classmate is giving a speech violates which of the following ethical standards -
Ans respect
Which of the following is a universal rule applicable to all public speaking situa ons - Ans None
of the above
Picturing your audience naked is an effec ve technique for diminishing speech anxiety - Ans
false
the useful approach to speech anxiety is to eliminate the flight-or-flight response, not merely
moderate the symptoms - Ans False
Informing a person about the illusion of transparency can free speakers from the cycle of
anxiety and help them present be3er speeches - Ans True
Gaining proper perspec ve as a means of reducing speech anxiety means concentra ng on
what could go wrong while giving your speech and trying hard to correct these deficiencies as
you present your speech. - Ans False
O6en your first classroom speech will be a personal introduc on-a nonthreatening narra ve
that tells a story in three parts. - Ans True
Anxiety-provoking situa ons include - Ans All of the above
Speech anxiety is... - Ans a common problem for most people
When addressing the symptoms of the fight-or-flight response to speech anxiety, it is
reasonable to assume that... - Ans none of the abovw