Mid Term Study Guide
Chapter One Quiz Answer Key Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter. 1. T F Public speaking is more highly structured than conversation.
1. T F Using the power of visualization to control stage fright means that you should approach your speech as a performance in which the audience is looking for perfection.
2. T F Critical thinking is a way of thinking negatively about everything you hear in a speech.
3. T F A speaker’s frame of reference and a listener’s frame of reference will never be exactly the same.
4. T F As your textbook explains, the speaker’s message consists only of what the speaker says with language.
5. T F When you adjust to the situation of a public speech, you are doing on a larger scale what you do every day in conversation.
6. T F The nonverbal messages that listeners send back to speakers are called feedback.
7. T F Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases.
8. T F Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.
9. T F Ethnocentrism is unique to western cultures such as those in the United States and Europe. Chapter Four Quiz Answer Key letter. 1. T F One of the most common mistakes students make on their first speech is trying to cover too much.
2. T F Each main point in the body of your first speech should cover a single aspect of the topic.
3. T F According to your textbook, the best way to practice a speech is to look silently over your notes until you think you know the speech well enough to deliver it in class.
4. T F As your textbook states, colorful or descriptive language is an effective way to generate audience interest in an introductory speech.
5. T F According to your textbook, the best way to prepare to give your first speech is to memorize it and deliver it word for word.
6. T F The topical method of speech organization follows a time pattern.
7. T F For your
1. T F Using the power of visualization to control stage fright means that you should approach your speech as a performance in which the audience is looking for perfection.
2. T F Critical thinking is a way of thinking negatively about everything you hear in a speech.
3. T F A speaker’s frame of reference and a listener’s frame of reference will never be exactly the same.
4. T F As your textbook explains, the speaker’s message consists only of what the speaker says with language.
5. T F When you adjust to the situation of a public speech, you are doing on a larger scale what you do every day in conversation.
6. T F The nonverbal messages that listeners send back to speakers are called feedback.
7. T F Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases.
8. T F Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.
9. T F Ethnocentrism is unique to western cultures such as those in the United States and Europe. Chapter Four Quiz Answer Key letter. 1. T F One of the most common mistakes students make on their first speech is trying to cover too much.
2. T F Each main point in the body of your first speech should cover a single aspect of the topic.
3. T F According to your textbook, the best way to practice a speech is to look silently over your notes until you think you know the speech well enough to deliver it in class.
4. T F As your textbook states, colorful or descriptive language is an effective way to generate audience interest in an introductory speech.
5. T F According to your textbook, the best way to prepare to give your first speech is to memorize it and deliver it word for word.
6. T F The topical method of speech organization follows a time pattern.
7. T F For your