Question 1

Which othe following strategies is least likely to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Accepted Answer

A)   thinking positively
B)   concentrating on your stage fright
C)   working especially hard on your introduction
D)   making eye contact with members of your audience
E)   using visual aidsF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Audiences are usually critical ospeakers for making minor mistakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Accepted Answer

A)   Visualize the worst things that could happen.
B)   Turn negative thoughts into positive thoughts.
C)   Avoid making direct eye contact with the audience.
D)   Stay up late the night before to finish preparing.
E)   Generate extra adrenaline as you speak.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 4

Ethnocentrism often leads to prejudice and hostility toward people odifferent racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 5

Research has shown that for most speakers, anxiety decreases significantly after the first 30 to 60 seconds oa speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tell your audience how nervous you are.
B)   Avoid making eye contact with the audience.
C)   Focus on achieving perfection in your speech.
D)   Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.
E)   Tell a lot of jokes during your speech.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B) D

Question 7

Ethnocentrism is the beliethat one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

According to your textbook, the beliethat one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures is termed

Accepted Answer

A)   egocentrism.
B)   ethnicity.
C)   ecumenism.
D)   ethnocentrism.
E)   exclusivity.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Speakers who think positively about themselves and the speech experience are more likely to overcome their stage fright than are speakers who think negatively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Thinking ostage fright as "stage excitement" or "stage enthusiasm" can help you get focused and energized for a speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

Accepted Answer

A)   Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.
B)   Concentrate on communicating with the audience, rather than on your nerves.
C)   Choose a topic you care about and prepare thoroughly for the speech.
D)   all of the above
E)   b and c onlyF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

Dealing with such matters as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness oevidence, and the differences between fact and opinion are all part owhat your textbook calls

Accepted Answer

A)   deduction.
B)   critical thinking.
C)   rational communication.
D)   oral deliberation.
E)   induction.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

To say that public speaking is a way to make a difference about something we care about is to recognize that public speaking is

Accepted Answer

A)   a form of empowerment.
B)   a skill similar to conversation.
C)   an art more than a science.
D)   all of the above.
E)   b and c only.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

The nonverbal messages that listeners send back to speakers are called feedback.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most othe nervousness public speakers feel internally is not visible to their listeners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The teaching and study opublic speaking began more than 4,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Because most people share the same frame oreference, the meaning oa message is usually the same to a listener as to a speaker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Ethnocentrism needs to be avoided when you are in the role olistener as well as when you are in the role ospeaker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Fortunately, stage fright only affects inexperienced speakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

__________ lets you know how your message is being received.

Accepted Answer

A)   Vocal variety
B)   Credibility
C)   Feedback
D)   Interference
E)   Audience adaptationF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 1: Speaking in Public

Which othe following strategies is least likely to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches?

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Audiences are usually critical ospeakers for making minor mistakes.

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Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

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Ethnocentrism often leads to prejudice and hostility toward people odifferent racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.

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Research has shown that for most speakers, anxiety decreases significantly after the first 30 to 60 seconds oa speech.

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Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

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Ethnocentrism is the beliethat one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.

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According to your textbook, the beliethat one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures is termed

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Speakers who think positively about themselves and the speech experience are more likely to overcome their stage fright than are speakers who think negatively.

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Thinking ostage fright as "stage excitement" or "stage enthusiasm" can help you get focused and energized for a speech.

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Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

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Dealing with such matters as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness oevidence, and the differences between fact and opinion are all part owhat your textbook calls

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To say that public speaking is a way to make a difference about something we care about is to recognize that public speaking is

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The nonverbal messages that listeners send back to speakers are called feedback.

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Most othe nervousness public speakers feel internally is not visible to their listeners.

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The teaching and study opublic speaking began more than 4,000 years ago.

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Because most people share the same frame oreference, the meaning oa message is usually the same to a listener as to a speaker.

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Ethnocentrism needs to be avoided when you are in the role olistener as well as when you are in the role ospeaker.

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Fortunately, stage fright only affects inexperienced speakers.

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__________ lets you know how your message is being received.

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