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As a speaker, you can usually assume that an audience will be interested in what you have to say.

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False

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Using the power of visualization in a speech to control stage fright means that you should approach your speech as a performance in which the audience is looking for perfection.

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False

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Organizing ideas for presentation in a speech is an important aspect of critical thinking

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True

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Critical thinking is a way of thinking negatively about everything you hear in a speech.

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False

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A speaker's frame of reference and a listener's frame of reference will never be exactly the same

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True

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Most public speaking situations involve two-way communication.

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False

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Interference is anything that impedes the communication of a message

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True

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Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases

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True

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Although language changes from culture to culture, the meaning of nonverbal signals is consistent across cultures.

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False

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Ethnocentrism needs to be avoided when you are in the role of listener as well as when you are in the role of the speaker

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True

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The aim of an ethical speaker is to accomplish his or her goals by any means necessary

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False

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Public Speakers need to take their ethical responsibilities as seriously as their strategic objectives

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True

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It is necessary for a public speaker to identify his or her source whether the speaker is paraphrasing or quoting verbatim

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True

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Just as public speakers have ethical responsibilities, so too do the people who listen to the speech.

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True

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All statements made by a public speaker are protected under the free speech clause of the First Amendment to the US Constitution

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False

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One of the major obstacles to listening effectively is that the brain can process many more words than can be spoken in a minute

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True

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Listening is a passive process, while critical thinking is an active process

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False

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You can improve your own speeches by listening carefully to the speeches of other people.

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True

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Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it is known as critical listening.

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True

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Critical listening involves listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.

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True

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When you listen to the campaign speech of a political candidate for the purpose of accepting or rejecting the speaker's message, you are engaged in critical listening.

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True

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The difference between informing and persuading is like the difference between teaching and advocating

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False

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The specific purpose statement indicates precisely what the speaker hopes to accomplish in a speech

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True

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It is important to keep your audience in mind as you formulate the specific purpose for your speech.

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True

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"To inform my audience how to build a birdhouse and about the migratory patterns of birds" is an example of effective specific purpose statement for a speech

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False

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The central idea should encapsulate or sum up the main points to be developed in the body of the speech

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True

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The following is an effective central idea for a speech to persuade: "You should vote a $10 increase in student fees to pay for a new intramural athletic facility because such a facility is necessary and practical"

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True

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You are most likely to be successful in your classroom speeches if you think of your classmates as a real audience

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True

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An audience's response to a message is invariably colored by its perception of teh speaker

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True

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The process of audience analysis and adaptation affects every aspect of speech preparation from choosing a topic to delivering the speech

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True

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Public speaking is essentially like acting because once you learn a speech, you can give it over and over without adapting to the difference audiences you address

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False

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Every speech contains two messages--the one sent by the speaker and the one received by the listener

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True

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Communication scholars use the term "identification" to refer to the process by which speakers seek to create a bond with audiences by emphasizing common values, goals, and experiences.

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True

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Audience size, the physical setting for the speech, and the audience's disposition toward the topic are all elements of analysis

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True

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Because religion is private and personal for most people, it is seldom an important element in demographic audience analysis

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False

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Although most of the process of audience adaptation occurs as part of preparing a speech, a speaker may still need to adapt her or his remarks to the audience during the presentation of the speech

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True

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Like magazine and journal articles, most documents posted on the internet have been subjected to close editorial review

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False

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According to your textbook, the three major criteria against which to test documents that you locate on the internet are authorship, sponsorship and recency

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True

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If you cannot identify the author of a document on the Web, you should try to determine the sponsoring organization for the document

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True

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If you use a tape recorder or a digital recorder in a research interview, you should keep it secret from the person being interviewed

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False

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You should avoid asking tough questions during a research interview

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False

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When taking research notes, it is important to distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas.

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True

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According to your textbook, it is usually best to prepare the body of the speech before the introduction

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True

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According to your textbook, most speeches should contain from twelve to fifteen main points

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False

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The most effective order for the main points of a speech depends upon the topic, the specific purpose, and the audience

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True

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A startling introduction is effective only if it is firmly related to the speech topic

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True

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Credibility is the audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.

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True

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Establishing goodwill is more likely to be necessary in the introduction of an informative speech than in the introduction of a persuasive speech

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True

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The preview statement is usually the last component of an introduction and serves as a bridge to the body of the speech

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True

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When you use a rhetorical question to gain attention in a speech introduction, you should state the question, pause, then give the answer.

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True

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Referring back to the introduction in your conclusion is a good way to give the speech psychological unity

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True

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When making an outline, you should place the main points farthest to the left and less important ideas progressively farther to the right

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True

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The visual framework of a preparation outline showt the relationships among the speaker's ideas

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True

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In the most common system of outlining, main points are identified by Roman numerals and subpoints by capital letters

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True

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It is seldom necessary to include a formal bibliography in the preparation outline for a classroom speech

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False

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According to your textbook, the two major bibliographic formats are MLA and APA

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True

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A speaker should always cite sources when delivering a speech

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True

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You should keep your speaking outline as brief as possible

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True

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A speaking outline should be written on both sides of an index card or sheet of paper

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False

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Research has shown that an average speaker who uses visual aids will come across as more credible and better prepared than a speaker who does not use visual aids

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True

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Research has shown that an average speaker who uses visual aids will come across as more credible and better prepared than a speaker who does not use visual aids

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True

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Research has shown that using visual aids can increase the audiences retention of a speaker's message.

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True

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Using visual aids can help combat stage freight

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True

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Because a picture is worth a thousand words, it is a good idea to pass photographs among the audience in order to illustrate your point.

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False

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If you were summarizing statistical trends in a speech, the best visual aid to use would probably be a chart.

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True

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You can be your own visual aid

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True

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One advantage to doing a demonstration during your speech is that it reduces nervousness by providing an outlet for extra adrenaline

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True

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A lawyer urging a jury to acquit her client is an example of informative speaking.

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False

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As your textbook explains, wen you give an informative speech, it is usually a good idea to assume that the audience already knows a lot about your topic

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False

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The more you assume your audience knows about your speech topic, the greater are your chances of being misunderstood

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True

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When giving an informative speech, you should think about ways to relate your topic to the audience in the body of the speech as well as in the introduction.

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True

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A public speaker should avoid direct references to the audience in the body of an informative speech.

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False

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Your textbook recommends comparison and contrast as ways to avoid abstractions in an informative speech.

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True

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One reason to use clear and straightforward language even when talking about complex ideas is that listeners must understand your message in the time it takes you to say it

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True

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Although essay writers are often urged to avoid personal references such as "I" "you" you should usually try to include such references in an informative speech.

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True

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