Exam 1: Speaking in Public

Rachel is called on to speak in front of her Theories of Education class, but she is not nervous because she has gained confidence and competence in her public speaking class, a term that your text calls

Studying public speaking will result in long-term advantages related to _____ and _____.

It is an audience member's responsibility to properly encode a speaker's remarks.

Public speaking skills can make you more confident, but they have no impact on your long-term employment success.

The ability to speak with competence and confidence will provide empowerment.

Translating ideas and images in the speaker's mind into verbal or nonverbal messages that an audience can understand is termed

What is the term for something that interferes with the communication process?

George just transferred to a university in southern California. In his speech class, he gave an introductory speech that had a great deal of humor. He thought if he made jokes about his Texas hometown andthe university he had transferred from, the audience would like him. But the audience didn't laugh at his humor or appreciate his speech. Which of the following statements BEST applies to this situation?

In the twenty-first century, students of public speaking often practice the art of declamation-the delivery of an already famous address.

If a speaker has trouble finding words to convey his or her ideas or sends contradictory nonverbal symbols, listeners may not be able to _____ the speaker's verbal and nonverbal symbols back into a message.