COM 1000 test 3 – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
Lashonda needed to present for some fundraising ideas at a board meeting, therefore she planned and practiced her speech to the point that she rarely needed to glance at her notecards. When she delivered her presentation, she engaged the audience using ample eye contact, movement, and gestures. Which delivery type did she use?
answer
EXTEMPORANEOUS
question
An extemporaneous speaker should
answer
WALK, GESTURE, AND SPEAK IN A CONVERSATIONAL MANNER
question
An extemporaneous type of delivery is
answer
ALMOST ALWAYS PREFERRED
question
The relevance of your message to the audience should be established
answer
DURING THE INTRODUCTION
question
A speaker who repeats main points or ideas during a speech will
answer
INCREASE RETENTION OF THE MESSAGE
question
Verbal cues indicating the organizational relationships of speech points are called
answer
SIGNPOSTS
question
Effective spoken language is more
answer
LIKELY TO USE PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND SIMPLIFIED TERMINOLOGY
question
Which of the following is not one for the four C's of extemporaneous delivery?
answer
SYMBOLIC (four c's are Comfortable, Conversational, Confident, Compelling)
question
Which of the following delivery factors reduces speaker credibility and persuasiveness?
answer
MONOTONE VOCAL INFECTION, VERBAL FILLERS AND PRONOUN ERRORS
question
Which of the following is a function of a good introduction?
answer
MOTIVATION
question
Beginning speeches with a question is one way to build credibility with the audience
answer
TRUE
question
Which of these is a transition?
answer
IN ADDITION TO BETTER GAS MILEAGE, THE MUSTANG REQUIRES FEWER REPAIRS
question
Which of the following is inappropriate to include during the conclusion?
answer
A CLOSING STATEMENT THAT UTILIZES NEW EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR MAIN POINT
question
A rhetorical question is best used to
answer
GET THE LISTENERS ATTENTION
question
Which of the following is defined as the act of motivating others through communication, to voluntary change a particular belief, attitude or behavior
answer
PERSUASION
question
No matter whom your audience is your credibility remains the same
answer
FALSE DEPENDING ON YOUR AUDIENCE, YOUR CREDIBILITY MAY CHANGE
question
_______ is seeing your presentation as needed to be perfect and viewing the audience as a group of critics
answer
PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION
question
The most effective delivery style to create rapport with the audience is
answer
EXTEMPORANEOUS
question
The next contended that being forewarned is being forearmed when the
answer
ISSUE IS PERSONALLY RELEVANT TO THE AUDIENCE
question
________ is persuasion achieved by the quality of the argument contained in the message
answer
CENTRAL ROUTE PROCESSING
question
Inoculation theory focuses on creating audience resistance to counter-arguments
answer
TRUE
question
Which of the following statements about verbal citations is false?
answer
VERBAL CITATIONS INCLUDE ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN A WRITTEN FOOTNOTE
question
The function of transitions are to
answer
MAKE A CONNECTION FROM ONE MAIN IDEA TO ANOTHER MAIN IDEA
question
A speakers credibility resides with the audiences perception of you
answer
TRUE
question
The effectiveness of evidence is dependent on whether you as the speaker, understand and accept it.
answer
FALSE, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EVIDENCE IS DEPENDENT ON WHETHER THE LISTENER UNDERSTANDS AND ACCEPTS IT.
question
When explaining a complicated concept or process, you will usually be most successful when you
answer
COMPARE YOUR TOPIC WITH ONE ALREADY FAMILIAR TO THE AUDIENCE
question
An important principle to remember about gaining and maintaining attention is to always relate your topic to the audience
answer
TRUE
question
The effectiveness of argumentation repetition will be dependent on
answer
THE NUMBER OF REPETITIONS, THEIR WEAR-OUT POINTS AND THE NOVELTY OF THE ARGUMENT
question
A disorganized presentation reduces the speaker's credibility
answer
TRUE
question
Reading your power points sends the Nonverbal message that you are the narrator not the presentation
answer
TRUE
question
Foot in the door is a good way to
answer
GET A PERSON TO AGREE TO A LARGE REQUEST
question
Research on one sided versus two sided messages suggests the most persuasive approach is to
answer
IDENTIFY SPECIFIC COMPETING ARGUMENTS AND DIRECTLY REFUTE THEM (TWO SIDED REFUTATION)
question
Which of the following is a good rule for visual aids?
answer
USE PHRASES NOT SENTENCES
question
Using personal stories in tandem with statistical supports is the most persuasive strategy for public speakers.
answer
TRUE
question
Speech delivery styles
answer
IMPROMPTU MANUSCRIPT MEMORIZED EXTEMPORANEOUS
question
Two speech theories
answer
PRIMACY THEORY RECENCY THEORY
question
Monroe's motivated sequence
answer
ATTENTION NEED SATISFACTION VISUALIZATION ACTION
