Comm1A Chapter 11 Quiz Questions – Flashcards

All of the following are suggestions in our text for managing public speaking anxiety EXCEPT: a. See public speaking as a performance. b. Avoid chemical tension relievers. c. Think positively. d. Prepare and practice thoroughly.

Which of the following is true concerning appropriateness of topic selection? a. If you are speaking to a culturally diverse audience, check to see what topics may be taboo for certain members. b. Topics related to religion, politics, and education are usually appropriate for classroom speeches. c. Avoid topics on which you and your audience may disagree. d. Select a topic you know little about, so you can learn something new along with your audience.

Morgan is going to give a presentation on how to prepare a tax return. Which of the following would constitute a suitable thesis statement for Morgan's presentation? a. Preparing a tax return is a fairly simple process, if you know what documents you need. b. to inform the audience about how to prepare a tax return c. an informative speech on the IRS d. I want to convince my audience that they can prepare their own tax returns.

The correct order for the steps in the motivated sequence are: a. attention, visualization, satisfaction, need, action b. attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, action c. visualization, attention, need, satisfaction, action d. attention, satisfaction, need, visualization, action

Which of the following activities will help you develop the main points for your speech? a. Select points that are most relevant to your audience. b. Use five or more main points. c. Phrase each point in a different style. d. Separate points that have a common focus.

Campaign speeches are NOT examples of public speaking. True or false?

Providing proof in the form of logical and motivational support is essential to persuasive speaking. True or false?

Phillip organized his speech about movies into the following main points: the silent era, the reign of the big studios, and the rise of independent films. Phillip has chosen a temporal or time organizational pattern. True or false?

Plan to cover a broad topic in detail rather than a limited topic in generalities. True or false?

Public speaking apprehension is the LEAST common form of communication apprehension. True or false?