Exam 1: Building Confidence and Your First Speech

The idea of providing students with a "playbook" implies that, in order to be an effective public speaker, you need a ______.

Which of the following skills is not especially important for public speakers?

Which of the following is not a benefit of public speaking for your personal life?

Mo is giving a speech about his ethnic heritage. In a few parts of the speech, he boasts that he feels his ethnicity is much more advanced and intelligent than others. And toward the conclusion he states that he feels his heritage is the most important for anyone to become aware of and appreciate. Though he was trying to sound confident, his overcompensation was presented as a form of ______.

As the source of communication in the communicative model, what does your success ultimately depend on?

The speaker is also referred to as the ______ of the message, and the listener is referred to as the ______ of the message.

Define and describe the purpose of the main points of a speech. Give an example of three possible main points for an informative speech about pet ownership.

What are three ways to combat the physical and mental effects of speech anxiety?

Signposts signal transitions between sections of your speech to help focus the audience's attention.

______ refers to the pathways or media through which messages pass.

Aya takes her nerves about public speaking and uses them to her advantage. Aya is harnessing her ______.

After John presents his speech in class, his classmate Ryan raises his hand and asks him a question regarding one of his points. Ryan's question is a form of ______.

When you contemplate how conditions of place and time influence both behavior and the outcome of the communication event, you are considering ______.

Performance anxiety is fear of preparing a speech, and process anxiety is fear of presenting a speech.

List and discuss three reasons for public speaking anxiety.

The idea of providing students with a "playbook" implies that, in order to be an effective public speaker, you need ______.

Which question about the speech you have delivered should you ask in your post-presentation scorecard?

Public speaking anxiety (PSA) affects what percentage of all speakers?

______ refers to a technique that focuses attention on our thoughts rather than on our bodily reactions that works by altering the beliefs people have about themselves and their abilities.