Introduction to Speech Communication Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Introduction to Speech Communication explores the fundamental principles and practices of effective oral communication in a variety of contexts, including interpersonal, group, and public settings. The course emphasizes understanding the communication process, audience analysis, message organization, and delivery techniques, while fostering critical listening and feedback skills. Through lectures, discussions, and practical speaking assignments, students develop confidence and competence in crafting and presenting clear, persuasive, and ethical messages tailored to diverse audiences.
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Public Speaking Handbook 5th Edition by Steven A. Beebe
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Public Speaking
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Q1) The ability to speak with competence and confidence will provide ______. Answer: empowerment
Q2) Elocution is the use of words and symbols to achieve a goal.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) According to a recent study quoted in your text,the most important skills employers are seeking in college graduates are
A)enthusiasm and work experience.
B)good speaking and presentation skills.
C)technical skills and professional competence.
D)an attractive appearance and poise.
Answer: B
Q4) How does the nonverbal communication of public speakers compare to that of people in ordinary conversation?
A)It is more spontaneous.
B)It is more formal.
C)It is less choreographed.
D)It is less formal.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Speaking With Confidence
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Q1) In the few minutes before you address your listeners,mentally reviewing your major ideas,your introduction,and your conclusion can actually cause more fear about the public speaking situation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Speakers with the ______ style of communication apprehension have a generally positive approach to public speaking and rate their own performance as the highest compared to those with other styles.
A)average
B)insensitive
C)inflexible
D)confrontational
Answer: A
Q3) Only a select few people experience communication apprehension.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) You should focus on your _____ rather than your fear to overcome speech anxiety. Answer: message
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Chapter 3: Presenting Your First Speech
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Q1) When delivering your speech,you should use a conversational style,and try to establish rapport with your listeners.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The best way to practice your speech is to rehearse it
A)quietly in your head just before you deliver it.
B)quietly in your head repeatedly until you are able to commit it to memory.
C)aloud,standing just as you will when you deliver it to your audience.
D)aloud in a public setting.
Answer: C
Q3) What is the final step in speechmaking process?
A)delivery
B)rehearsal
C)organization
D)summary
Answer: A
Q4) The development or discovery of ideas and insights is known as ______. Answer: invention
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Chapter 4: Speaking Freely and Ethically
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Q1) What must balance the right to free speech?
A)the responsibility to speak effectively
B)the responsibility to speak ethically
C)the responsibility of citing sources
D)the responsibility of addressing diversity
Q2) Speakers who use false claims to tug at the emotions of the audience,instead of using sound evidence and logical arguments,are examples of
A)untrustworthy speakers.
B)unimaginative speakers.
C)ineffective speakers.
D)unethical speakers.
Q3) Simply put,the act of plagiarizing is
A)failing to have a clear goal.
B)using faulty evidence.
C)stealing ideas.
D)failing to be tolerant of differences.
Q4) The student who refuses to cheat on a test,the employee who will not call in sick to gain an extra day of vacation,and the property owner who does not claim more storm damage than she actually suffered have all made choices based on _____.
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Chapter 5: Listening to Speeches
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Q1) Because much of our day is spent listening,there may be times we "tune out" when information is being sent to us because we hear so much information that we get tired of listening.This process is called
A)psychological noise.
B)information fatigue.
C)psychological distractions.
D)information overload.
Q2) _____ is the process of using a method or standards to evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of messages.
Q3) Evaluating the quality of information,ideas,and arguments presented by a speaker is A)critical listening
B)ethical listening.
C)fact finding.
D)inference evaluation.
Q4) What makes a source credible?
Q5) The word ______ means "to judge or discuss."
Q6) Heightened emotions do not affect your ability to understand a message.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Analyzing Your Audience
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Q1) A _____ is an enduring concept of good and bad,right and wrong.
Q2) _____ reflects an individual's likes or dislikes.
Q3) The portion of a person's cultural background that relates to a national or religious heritage is known as
A)cultural identity.
B)ethnicity.
C)race.
D)an audience analysis.
Q4) Strict time-limit expectations do not normally occur outside of the public-speaking class.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Gathering information informally requires developing a well-written survey or questionnaire.
A)True
B)False
Q6) People evaluate credibility by intentions,not by behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q7) A _____ is an individual's perception of what is true or false.
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Chapter 7: Developing Your Speech
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Q1) When you make a list of your own interests,and just begin writing as many topics related to these as you can think of without stopping to consider them,you are using a technique
Known as
A)topic building.
B)brainstorming.
C)natural topic selection.
D)webbing.
Q2) A combination of your central idea and a summary of your main points is known as the
A)general purpose.
B)specific purpose.
C)central idea.
D)blueprint.
Q3) Searching for logical divisions in a subject is a strategy for determining your
A)general purpose.
B)specific purpose.
C)preview statement.
D)main ideas.
Q4) State the guidelines for preparing a specific purpose.
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Chapter 8: Gathering and Using Supporting
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Q1) Restricted to patrons of libraries that subscribe to them,an _______ is an electronic resource that may include abstracts and/or the full text of entries,in addition to bibliographic data.
Q2) List and explain the seven different types of supporting material.
Q3) Accountability is an important criterion in determining the legitimacy of a Web site's information.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A _______ source is the original collector and interpreter of information or data.
Q5) Academic Search Complete and JSTOR are examples of A)Web browsers.
B)Web directories.
C)full-text databases.
D)search engines.
Q6) "Why do you think the asbestos should be removed?" is an example of a closed-ended question.
A)True
B)False
Q7) List and explain five research strategies.
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Chapter 9: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech
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Q1) Transitions,previews,and summaries are all examples of A)signposts.
B)main ideas.
C)supporting material.
D)organization.
Q2) Organizing speech ideas according to direction and location is considered a A)topical pattern.
B)chronological pattern.
C)spatial pattern.
D)cause-effect pattern.
Q3) In his speech on varying explanations of how the earth came into existence,Eduardo begins with opinions,moves to inferences,and uses scientific facts in support of his last point.What principle of supporting material organization is Eduardo reflecting in his speech?
A)primacy-recency
B)"soft" to "hard" evidence
C)complexity
D)specificity
Q4) List the three rules for correct outlining and provide an example for each rule.
Q5) ______organization is based on location or position.
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Chapter 10: Introducing Your Speech
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Q1) In a speech introduction,proximity is
A)how close the speaker is to the audience.
B)when the speaker uses the most current information.
C)when the speaker presents the thesis statement first.
D)the degree to which the information affects the audience directly.
Q2) In the introduction,a good way to establish your credibility is to
A)start with a well known quotation.
B)be well prepared and confident.
C)summarize your main ideas.
D)state your specific purpose.
Q3) The first function of a speech introduction is
A)to reveal the topic.
B)to preview of the main ideas.
C)to get the audience's attention.
D)to establish credibility.
Q4) Startling an audience with the extent of a situation or problem invariably catches its members' attention but discourages them to listen further.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Why have quotations become such a common method of introducing a speech?
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Chapter 11: Concluding Your Speech
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Q1) You should not restate your main ideas in your speech conclusion because it makes your speech too repetitive.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In her speech conclusion,Milena began to slow her speaking rate and moved out from behind the podium to make a final impassioned plea.In this example,Milena was using nonverbal cues to
A)overcome her speaking anxiety.
B)introduce her subject.
C)capture her audience's attention.
D)signal the end of her speech.
Q3) According to the text,which of the following transitional phrases gives the audience unspoken permission to tune out?
A)in conclusion
B)finally
C)in the future
D)for my last point
Q4) The quality of a conclusion that makes a speech "sound finished" is called
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Chapter 12: Using Words Well: Speaker Language and Style
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Q1) In his speech about the Titanic,Keifer said the following: "She was the new world,the new technology,the best of the best.But a technology that failed,leaving many souls in a cold,watery grave." What form of effective language usage has Keifer employed?
A)omission
B)simile
C)metaphor
D)alliteration
Q2) A _______ is an implied comparison between two things or concepts.
Q3) Specialized language that is particular to a profession is known as A)jargon.
B)vernacular.
C)suspension.
D)regionalism.
Q4) One way to make your message memorable is to use figures of speech to create arresting images.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the various stylistic devices a speaker can use to create cadence.
Q6) ________ is the attribution of human qualities to inanimate things or ideas.
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Chapter 13: Delivering Your Speech
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Q1) Nonverbal communication is communication other than written or spoken language that creates meaning.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The most important aspect of speech delivery in North America is eye contact.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Finish drafting your speech outline at least _______ days before your speech performance.
Q4) ________ behaviors such as eye contact,appropriate gestures,and physical closeness enhance the quality of relationship between the speaker and listeners.
A)Stationary
B)Immediacy
C)Delivery
D)Concurrence
Q5) In order to speak from a manuscript effectively,you should type your speech in long phrases.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Designing and Using Presentation Aids
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Q1) Kayt had carefully planned presentation aids for her speech on "Quilting." She demonstrated how to sew together the squares by hand,which required her to concentrate on the quilt.What guideline for using presentation aids did Kayt violate?
A)Kayt did not select a visually stimulating aid for her audience.
B)Kayt did not rehearse with her visual aid before the presentation.
C)Kayt focused on the presentation aid instead of the audience.
D)Kayt should have passed a finished quilt square around to the class instead.
Q2) Presentation aids help listeners to organize ideas.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Of the five senses,we learn more from _______ than any other sense,which is why presentation aids are effective.
A)hearing
B)humor
C)touch
D)sight
Q4) Almost any speech can benefit from presentation aids.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Speaking to Inform
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Q1) Speeches about ideas are usually less abstract than other types of speeches.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The art and science of teaching children is called
A)pedagogy.
B)andragogy.
C)analogy.
D)ideology.
Q3) In a speech with the general purpose "to inform," a speaker is
A)acting as an advocate for an issue.
B)being a storyteller,sharing experiences.
C)teaching new information.
D)motivating the audience to act.
Q4) Andragogy is the art and science of teaching adults.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Most speeches that are built around an event follow a________ arrangement.
Q6) Explain the difference between pedagogy and andragogy,and identify the five andragogical principles.
Q7) Identify and describe the three goals of speaking to inform.
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Chapter 16: Understanding Principles of Persuasive Speaking
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Q1) To elaborate means to think about the information,ideas,and issues related to the content of the message you hear.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A ________ is a good result or something that creates a positive feeling for the listener.
Q3) Aristotle used the term ethos to refer to the rational,logical arguments that a speaker uses to persuade someone.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Matt is listening to a persuasive speech on assisted suicide.He begins to feel uncomfortable but then decides the speaker does not know what she is talking about.Matt is using which dissonance coping strategy?
A)He is reinterpreting the message and restoring balance to what he is hearing.
B)He is discrediting the source.
C)He is using positive motivation to adjust to what he is hearing.
D)He is seeking new information.
Q5) A ________ is a characteristic of something that you are describing.
Q6) Define a proposition of fact and give an example of one.
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Chapter 17: Using Persuasive Strategies
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Q1) The type of reasoning which compares one thing,person,or process with another to predict how something will perform and respond is reasoning by A)syllogism.
B)deduction.
C)induction.
D)analogy.
Q2) The factor in a speaker's credibility that refers to his/her being perceived as energetic is known as A)competence.
B)trustworthiness.
C)dynamism.
D)charisma.
Q3) The goal of using ________ organization for a persuasive speech is to convince your listeners that one event triggered another.
Q4) Reasoning that arrives at a general conclusion from specific instances or examples is known as _______ reasoning.
Q5) Explain the two basic approaches you can take when using the cause and effect organizational strategy and provide an example of how you could use each.
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Chapter 18: Speaking for Special Occasions and Purposes
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Q1) Renton has been asked to present his colleague,Rebecca,with the "Journalist of the Year" award.What should he remember to say in this speech?
A)He should quickly announce the recipient's name and let her talk about the award.
B)He should talk about the last recipient of the award and his accomplishments.
C)He should briefly refer to the occasion and mention the significance of the award.
D)He should mention that his colleague has been nominated for this award twice before.
Q2) A speaker who employs ________ says just the opposite of what he or she really means.
A)verbal irony
B)hyperbole
C)a pun
D)a spoonerism
Q3) An acceptance speech is a speech of thanks for an award,nomination,or other honor.
A)True
B)False
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