Chapter 1 Speaking in Public – Flashcards
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When your textbook describes public speaking as a form of empowerment, it means that public speaking is
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a way to make a difference in something we care about.
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How does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?
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Recognize that most nervousness is not usually visible Concentrate on sharing your ideas with your audience
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One way to build confidence as a speaker is to create a vivid mental blueprint in which you see yourself succeeding in your speech. According to your textbook, this process is called..
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Visualization
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As defined in your textbook, channel in the speech communication process refers to
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the means by which a message is communicated.
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As you listen to a speech about campus crime, you relate the speaker's ideas to your own knowledge, goals, and experience. According to your textbook, you are filtering the speech through your own
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frame of reference.
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A ringing cell phone or an audience member browsing the Web on her laptop during a speech are examples of which element in the speech communication process?
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interference
