Exam 3: Listening

In a speech on marketing in the film industry, one audience member finds the speaker's visual aid, a large movie poster of Tom Cruise, distracting.  What part of the speech should the audience member evaluating?

Constructive critiques of a speech's structure focus on both macrostructure and microstructure.

Effective critiques should adopt a liberal use of "you" language, so the speaker knows exactly what he or she needs to improve.

Which of the following does NOT constitute good note taking in a speech?

One survey of top-level North American executives revealed that ________ believe listening is one of the most important skills needed in the corporate environment.

What type of listening style favors brief and hurried conversations and often uses nonverbal and verbal cues to signal that their partner needs to be more concise?

Our brains can process more words per minute than people can typically produce by speaking.

If a listener mentally asks, "Was enough evidence presented to support that position?" he/she is assessing the ______________ of the speech.

In a speech on hand-tossed pizza, a speaker presents a list of very detailed steps to making a pizza by hand, and follows with precise examples. If a listener gives the feedback "the clarity of the steps made them easy to follow and I feel confident that I can duplicate the steps at home," he/she is commenting on the __________________.

Miguel was listening intently as his communication professor delivered a lecture about communication and self-disclosure.  Which type of listening did Miguel engage in?