PUBLIC SPEAKING UPDATED ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● How is public speaking different from everyday conversation? (3
ways)
Answer: 1) Public speaking is more highly structured. 2) Public
speaking requires more formal language. 3) Public speaking requires a
different method of delivery.
●● Why is it normal -even desirable- to be nervous at the start of a
speech?
Answer: Your body produces adrenaline
●● How can you control your nervousness and make it work for you in
your speeches?
Answer: Aquire Speaking Experience. Prepare. Think Positively. Use the
Power of Visualization. Know that most Nervousness is not visible.
Dont expect Perfection.
●● What are the SEVEN elements of the speech communication
process?
Answer: 1) Speaker. 2) Message 3) Channel. 4) Listener. 5) Feedback. 6)
Interference. 7) Situation
,●● What is ethnocentrism?
Answer: The belief that our own group or culture is superior to all other
groups or cultures
●● Why do public speakers need to avoid ethnocentrism when
addressing audiences with diverse cultural, racial, or ethnic
backgrounds?
Answer: To avoid offending the audience
●● What is ethics?
Answer: The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and
wrong in humans affairs
●● What are the FIVE guidelines for ethical speechmaking?
Answer: 1) Make sure your goals are ethically sound. 2) Be fully
prepared for each speech. 3) Be honest in what you say. 4) Avoid name-
calling and other forms of abusive language. 5) Put ethical principles
into practice
●● What is the difference between global plagiarism and patchwork
plagiarism?
Answer: GLOBAL - Stealing your speech entirely from another source
and passing it off as your own. PATCHWORK - Stealing from multiple
sources
, ●● What are the best ways to avoid global and patchwork plagiarism?
Answer: Consult a large number of sources and in depth research
●● What is incremental plagiarism?
Answer: When the speaker fails to give credit for particular parts of the
speech that are borrowed from other people
●● How can you steer clear of incremental plagiarism when dealing
with qoutation and paraphrases?
Answer: Clearly identify the source before reciting the qoute
●● What are the THREE guidelines for ethical listening?
Answer: 1) Be courteous and attentive. 2) Avoid prejudging the speaker.
3) Maintain the free and open expression of ideas
●● What is the difference between hearing and listening?
Answer: HEARING - vibrations of sounds waves of eardrums cause the
firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain. LISTENING - Paying
close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear
●● How is listening connected with critical thinking?
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● How is public speaking different from everyday conversation? (3
ways)
Answer: 1) Public speaking is more highly structured. 2) Public
speaking requires more formal language. 3) Public speaking requires a
different method of delivery.
●● Why is it normal -even desirable- to be nervous at the start of a
speech?
Answer: Your body produces adrenaline
●● How can you control your nervousness and make it work for you in
your speeches?
Answer: Aquire Speaking Experience. Prepare. Think Positively. Use the
Power of Visualization. Know that most Nervousness is not visible.
Dont expect Perfection.
●● What are the SEVEN elements of the speech communication
process?
Answer: 1) Speaker. 2) Message 3) Channel. 4) Listener. 5) Feedback. 6)
Interference. 7) Situation
,●● What is ethnocentrism?
Answer: The belief that our own group or culture is superior to all other
groups or cultures
●● Why do public speakers need to avoid ethnocentrism when
addressing audiences with diverse cultural, racial, or ethnic
backgrounds?
Answer: To avoid offending the audience
●● What is ethics?
Answer: The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and
wrong in humans affairs
●● What are the FIVE guidelines for ethical speechmaking?
Answer: 1) Make sure your goals are ethically sound. 2) Be fully
prepared for each speech. 3) Be honest in what you say. 4) Avoid name-
calling and other forms of abusive language. 5) Put ethical principles
into practice
●● What is the difference between global plagiarism and patchwork
plagiarism?
Answer: GLOBAL - Stealing your speech entirely from another source
and passing it off as your own. PATCHWORK - Stealing from multiple
sources
, ●● What are the best ways to avoid global and patchwork plagiarism?
Answer: Consult a large number of sources and in depth research
●● What is incremental plagiarism?
Answer: When the speaker fails to give credit for particular parts of the
speech that are borrowed from other people
●● How can you steer clear of incremental plagiarism when dealing
with qoutation and paraphrases?
Answer: Clearly identify the source before reciting the qoute
●● What are the THREE guidelines for ethical listening?
Answer: 1) Be courteous and attentive. 2) Avoid prejudging the speaker.
3) Maintain the free and open expression of ideas
●● What is the difference between hearing and listening?
Answer: HEARING - vibrations of sounds waves of eardrums cause the
firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain. LISTENING - Paying
close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear
●● How is listening connected with critical thinking?
