EXPLORING PUBLIC SPEAKING 4 TH EDITION UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Question:
Glossophobia.
Answer:
a severe fear of public speaking
Question:
Communicaton.
Answer:
sharing meaning between two or more people
Question:
Culture.
Answer:
the system of learned and shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish one group of
people from another
Question:
Channel.
Answer:
the means through which a message gets from sender to receiver
Question:
,Feedback.
Answer:
direct or indirect messages sent from an audience (receivers) back to the original sender of the
message
Question:
Noise.
Answer:
anything that disrupts, interrupts, or interferes with the communication process
Question:
Encode.
Answer:
the process of the sender putting his/her thoughts and feelings into words or other symbols
Question:
Decode.
Answer:
the process of the listener or receiver understanding the words and symbols of a message and
making meaning of them
Question:
Symbol.
Answer:
a word, icon, picture, object, or number that is used to stand for or represent a concept, thing, or
experience
, Question:
Denotative.
Answer:
the objective or literal meaning shared by most people using the word
Question:
Connotative.
Answer:
the subjective or personal meaning the word evokes in people together or individually
Question:
canons (laws) of rhetoric.
Answer:
1.) invention (creating content), 2.) disposition (organization and logic of arguments), 3.) style
(choosing the right level and quality of vocabulary), 4.)memory (actually, memorizing famous
speeches to learn good public speaking technique), and 5.) delivery (nonverbal communication).
Question:
John Dewey.
Answer:
the twentieth century education scholar, is noted for saying, "Education does not come just from
experience, but from reflecting on the experience."
Question:
Audience analysis.
Answer:
examining and looking at your audience first by its demographic characteristics and then by their
internal psychological traits
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Question:
Glossophobia.
Answer:
a severe fear of public speaking
Question:
Communicaton.
Answer:
sharing meaning between two or more people
Question:
Culture.
Answer:
the system of learned and shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish one group of
people from another
Question:
Channel.
Answer:
the means through which a message gets from sender to receiver
Question:
,Feedback.
Answer:
direct or indirect messages sent from an audience (receivers) back to the original sender of the
message
Question:
Noise.
Answer:
anything that disrupts, interrupts, or interferes with the communication process
Question:
Encode.
Answer:
the process of the sender putting his/her thoughts and feelings into words or other symbols
Question:
Decode.
Answer:
the process of the listener or receiver understanding the words and symbols of a message and
making meaning of them
Question:
Symbol.
Answer:
a word, icon, picture, object, or number that is used to stand for or represent a concept, thing, or
experience
, Question:
Denotative.
Answer:
the objective or literal meaning shared by most people using the word
Question:
Connotative.
Answer:
the subjective or personal meaning the word evokes in people together or individually
Question:
canons (laws) of rhetoric.
Answer:
1.) invention (creating content), 2.) disposition (organization and logic of arguments), 3.) style
(choosing the right level and quality of vocabulary), 4.)memory (actually, memorizing famous
speeches to learn good public speaking technique), and 5.) delivery (nonverbal communication).
Question:
John Dewey.
Answer:
the twentieth century education scholar, is noted for saying, "Education does not come just from
experience, but from reflecting on the experience."
Question:
Audience analysis.
Answer:
examining and looking at your audience first by its demographic characteristics and then by their
internal psychological traits
