Question 1

When we, as listeners, focus on the message, we are said to

Accepted Answer

attend

Question 2

The process of listeners relating material to their own experiences and knowledge is to

Accepted Answer

understand

Question 3

When listeners can recall ideas and information presented to them, they are said to

Accepted Answer

remember

Question 4

When the audience has clearly decided before you even begin to speak that the message has no value for them, the listening barrier to overcome is

Accepted Answer

prejudice

Question 5

A listener who suffers from a fear of misunderstanding or misinterpreting messages is said to have

Accepted Answer

receiver apprhension

Question 6

A listener who is able to evaluate the reasoning, logic, and quality of the speaker\'s ideas is

Accepted Answer

a critical listener

Question 7

When you focus on and mentally summarize the speaker\'s message, and work to understand the information presented, you are said to be

Accepted Answer

an active listener.

Question 8

A good speaker will provide \"information handles\" to enable the listener to understand the message. These include

Accepted Answer

previews, signposts, and summaries.

Question 9

Kari has lunch with a friend who has been just diagnosed with cancer. What kind of listening is likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

listening to empathize

Question 10

You\'re worried that your speech to the PTA on the need for more parental volunteerism will cause the audience to lose attention. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

You should build in redundancy and make your ideas really clear, so as to avoid the speech rate-thought rate difference

Question 11

Jon attends a campus speech as an assignment for his public speaking class. When he evaluates the speech, what three elements should he look and listen for in order to deem the speech effective?

Accepted Answer

if the speech was understandable to the audience, if it achieved its intended purpose, and if it was ethical

Question 12

As an audience member who is listening ethically, it is essential to

Accepted Answer

consider diverse cultural norms in the speech context.

Question 13

Tara comes into the classroom early on the day of her speech. She closes the blinds, checks the room temperature, and sets up the transparency machine. Which barrier to listening is Tara trying to overcome?

Accepted Answer

personal concerns

Question 14

What is ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

the attitude that one\'s own cultural approach is superior to those from other cultures

Question 15

A speaker who analyzes the audience\'s income, occupation, and education is interested in their

Accepted Answer

socioeconomic status.

Question 16

Trying to determine what an audience believes or thinks about a speech topic is termed

Accepted Answer

psychological analysis.

Question 17

An examination by the speaker of the time and place of the speech, size of the expected audience, and the speaking occasion is

Accepted Answer

a situational analysis.

Question 18

In a psychological analysis, which of the following concepts are what the audience asserts are true or false?

Accepted Answer

beliefs

Question 19

Collecting information about an audience concerning their age range, gender, and ethnicity is part of

Accepted Answer

a demographic analysis

Question 20

Observing your audience and asking questions about them are forms of

Accepted Answer

informal audience analysis.

Question 21

Timeria needed room to move during her speech, but when she arrived to make her presentation, she learned that she would have to use a microphone affixed to a lectern. What was Timeria\'s mistake?

Accepted Answer

not conducting a pre-speech situational analysis

Question 22

For her informative speech assignment, Carol has chosen biomedical ethics as her topic. But before she begins, she compiles a questionnaire for the audience to determine their personal knowledge, interest, and attitudes about this issue. What is the term for this technique?

Accepted Answer

formal audience analysis

Question 23

You\'re deciding on a speech topic, but need some information from your audience. Rather than asking them to divulge out loud their opinions on a couple of topics, you design a short questionnaire. The questionnaire asks whether a person agrees or disagrees with a series of statements regarding various topics. What form of survey are you using?

Accepted Answer

a close-ended, formal audience analysis survey

Question 24

Analyzing and adapting to your audience as you speak

Accepted Answer

is necessary as part of the complete audience-centered speaker.

Question 25

The specific group of audience members that you, as a speaker, most wish to address or influence is your

Accepted Answer

target audience.

exam 2 ch5-7 – Flashcards

Unlock all answers in this set

Haven't found what you were looking for?

Search for samples, answers to your questions and flashcards