Deck 1: Why Public Speaking Matters Today

Question 1

Charlotte's goal in her speech is to get her classmates to floss their teeth more often. Charlotte is delivering a persuasive speech.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Students taking a public speaking course can fine-tune their __________ and __________ skills.

Answer 2

verbal and nonverbal

Question 3

Someone's __________ __________ is an individual's combination of her or his knowledge and ability to communicate that knowledge to others.

Answer 3

intellectual capital

Question 4

Fatima sees that her country is heading down a dangerous path. As a citizen, she starts speaking to any civic group that will listen to her vision of her country's future. Fatima exhibits which of the benefits of engaging in public speaking?

A) developing leadership skills
B) becoming a thought leader
C) influencing the world around you
D) persuading for the common good
E) informing various publics about societal life

Question 5

__________ __________ refers to speaking with the goal of changing or reinforcing an audience's beliefs, values, or behaviors.

Question 6

In a study by sociologist Andrew Zekeri, which skills do college graduates find most useful upon graduation?

A) writing skills
B) analytical skills
C) mathematical skills
D) researching skills
E) oral communication skills

Question 7

Susie is delivering a speech on how to prepare a cup of coffee. Susie is delivering a persuasive speech.

Question 8

The speaking form that was originally called epideictic speaking by the ancient Greeks refers to what type of speaking?

A) informative
B) influence
C) entertaining
D) after dinner
E) exculpatory

Question 9

Speaking with the purpose of sharing knowledge or information with an audience refers to what type of speaking?

A) informative
B) influence
C) ceremonial
D) after dinner
E) exculpatory

Question 10

Teachers are most likely to engage in __________ __________.

Question 11

According to research, student levels of public speaking anxiety ___________ over the course of the semester.

Question 12

Joann has been studying politics since she was in elementary school. Now as a senior in college running for town mayor, she wants to be viewed as an individual who contributes new ideas that help various aspects of society. What is Joann hoping to be viewed as?

A) politician
B) thought leader
C) persuader
D) rhetorical thinker
E) informative speaker

Question 13

Public speaking can help an individual develop her or his leadership skills.

Question 14

Researcher Norman W. Edmund has estimated that by 2020 the amount of knowledge in the world will ____________.

A) reach its saturation point.
B) become so vast that it's only available in electronic formats.
C) double every seventy-three days.
D) start to see diminishing returns.
E) triple every five years.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about taking a public speaking course?

A) students who take a public speaking course will have their fears of public speaking decrease.
B) public speaking will help fine-tune your verbal skills but not your nonverbal skills.
C) oral communication skills are not rated highly upon graduation by college graduates.
D) public speaking is not a course that will help you develop your critical thinking skills.
E) public speaking is important for the business world but not for religious figures.

Question 16

What is the combination of your knowledge and ability to communicate that knowledge to others?

A) cognitive recall
B) social relational communication
C) professional communication
D) intellectual capital
E) thought leadership

Question 17

Jeremy is preparing a speech where his goal is to change his audience's beliefs about the necessity of taking the SAT in high school. What type of speaking is Jeremy preparing?

A) informative
B) persuasive
C) ceremonial
D) after dinner
E) exculpatory

Question 18

Which of the basic skills you develop through a public speaking course will help you think through the positive and negative consequences of possible solutions and communicate these ideas to others?

A) critical thinking skills
B) verbal skills
C) nonverbal skills
D) analytical skills
E) overcoming fear of public speaking

Question 19

Norman W. Edmund predicts that by 2020 information in our world will double every 87 days.

Question 20

The Grecian concept of epideictic speaking most closely relates to the modern understanding of informative speaking.

Question 21

Alice is watching a speech over the internet. What type of message is Alice attending to?

A) verbal message
B) nonverbal message
C) mediated message
D) deliberative message
E) sequential message

Question 22

Wilbur Schramm is responsible for which model of communication?

A) linear model
B) transactional modal
C) SMCR model
D) dialogical model
E) interactional model

Question 23

After listening to Charlie's speech, Jack thinks about the speech and attempts to interpret Charlie's central message. What process is Jack exhibiting?

A) encoding
B) decoding
C) communicating
D) verbal delivery
E) nonverbal feedback

Question 24

Discuss the importance of intellectual capital.

Question 25

Which of DeVito's four dimensions refers to the time of day and moment in history?

A) physical
B) temporal
C) social
D) psychological
E) cultural

Question 26

What is a verbal or nonverbal stimulus that is meaningful to a receiver?

A) source
B) message
C) channel
D) receiver
E) feedback

Question 27

Of the three benefits of engaging in public speaking, which is the most important to you? Why?

Question 28

Why is public speaking still important in the 21^st Century?

Question 29

How a person's culture, experiences, and heredity influence her or his ability to communicate with another person or persons is referred to as her or his __________.

A) interpersonal responsiveness
B) interpersonal assertiveness
C) field of experience
D) transactional experience
E) transrelational experience

Question 30

What are the benefits of good public speaking skills in the modern corporate arena?

Question 31

Differentiate among the three types of public speeches.

Question 32

Which theory of public speaking views public speaking as a dialogue between a speaker and her or his audience?

A) dialogical theory
B) dyadic theory
C) cognitive dissonance theory
D) social penetration theory
E) social gratification theory

Question 33

Why would someone want to become a thought leader?

Question 34

How would public speaking help you be a more effective leader?

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT a part of dialogic theory?

A) dialogue is more natural than monologue.
B) communicative contexts impact perceived meanings.
C) meanings are in people not words.
D) telling is not the same thing as communicating.
E) social situations impact perceived meanings.

Question 36

The first major model of human communication was the transactional model of communication.

Question 37

Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver originally saw communication in terms of a basic telephone (source, channel, and receiver). What model did they create?

A) linear model
B) transactional modal
C) SMCR model
D) dialogical model
E) interactional model

Question 38

Name the three benefits of engaging in public speaking.

Question 39

Darlene is standing behind a podium and delivering a persuasive speech. In the traditional Linear Model, what position does Darlene represent?

A) source
B) message
C) channel
D) receiver
E) feedback

Question 40

Explain the benefits one gets from public speaking in terms of verbal and nonverbal skills.

Question 41

__________ __________ refers to the use of words to elicit meaning in the mind of a receiver.

Question 42

Differentiate between the transactional model and dialogical model of communication.

Question 43

Explain the four parts of decoding and how they relate to public speaking.

Question 44

Meanings are in people, not words.

Question 45

Listening to a speech through the radio is an example of ___________ communication.

Question 46

List and define the four dimensions of context in public speaking.

Question 47

Encoding refers to the message creation function in the interactional model.

Question 48

Explain the three parts of encoding and how they relate to public speaking.

Question 49

___________, ___________, ___________, and ____________ are the four dimensions of context in public speaking.

Question 50

The norms of society are examined in relation to the social-psychological dimension part of the context of public speaking.

Question 51

The nonverbal action of nodding your head in agreement with a speaker during a speech is an example of __________.

Question 52

Explain the three overarching principles of dialogical theory.

Question 53

How can public speaking be a dialogue?

Question 54

Verbal, nonverbal, and mediated are all examples of communication ___________.

Question 55

Which of the three models of communication discussed in the text do you think best represents the public speaking process? Why?

Question 56

If you are watching a speech on YouTube, are you watching a verbal, nonverbal, or mediated message? Why?

Question 57

Discuss the model of communication created by Wilbur Schramm.

Question 58

Explain the linear model of communication created by Shannon and Weaver.

Question 59

The basic premise of the dialogical model of human communication is that individuals are sending and receiving messages at the same time.