Chapter 1
What are the five canons of rhetoric?
What is invention, arrangement, style, delivery, and memory?
Give an example of a visual aid.
What is Powerpoint, Pictures, Graphs, videos, etc.
Identify some possible challenges and/or cons of using a memorized delivery.
What is robotic, forgetting what is said, is unengaging.
Informative speaking usually happens at one of three levels. What are they?
What is formal, vocational, and impromptu?
What is the primary function of a task leader in a group?
What is to keep the group on track toward completing its task?
True or False: A company has an important announcement to make to all employees. Instead of calling a meeting, they send a single email to ensure everyone receives the same message at the same time. This decision aligns with the interaction model of communication.
What is False?
What is the difference between attitudes, beliefs, and values?
Attitudes: Our likes and dislikes
Beliefs: What we believe “is or isn’t” or “true or false
Values: Values deal with what we view as right or wrong, good or bad.
Lexi was really nervous giving her thesis presentation. She said to her advisor, "If I mess up, I won't graduate!" Her advisor encouraged her to challenge these thoughts by realizing that people are usually forgiving when presenters make errors.
What is this an example of?
What is cognitive restructuring?
Alan is structuring his speech about space exploration. He decides to organize his main points as follows:
What type of organizational pattern is this?
What is topical?
What is the role of the "gatekeeper?"
Managing the flow of conversation to ensure balanced participation
You are studying abroad in Italy and the cashier at the bakery only speaks Italian and looks confused as you try to order. What type of noise is this?
What is semantic noise?
What is the difference between a thesis statement and a specific-purpose statement?
The thesis statement is content-centered, while the specific purpose is audience-centered
“People are judging me,” “I’m not going to do well,” and “I’m going to forget what to say" are all examples of which type of public speaking anxiety?
What is cognitive?
During a business seminar, the presenter shares complex financial data, rapid-fire statistics, and multiple charts within a short period. Many attendees begin to feel overwhelmed and struggle to keep up with the information. What barrier to effective listening are the attendees experiencing?
The attendees are experiencing information overload, as they are receiving more information than they can process effectively.
True or False: Consensus rule is a decision-making technique where only a majority needs to agree on a decision.
True or False: Lisa texted her friend, saying, "Wow, great job on your speech." However, she doesn’t include any emojis or punctuation. Her friend reads the message and assumes Lisa is being sarcastic, even though Lisa meant it sincerely.
This misunderstanding occurred because of an issue in the decoding process.
What is true?
What is a voluntary and captive audience? Give an example of each.
Voluntary: People who have decided to come hear your speech (TED Talk)
Captive: People who are required to attend
your presentation (Class lol)
Define systematic desensitization.
Systematic desensitization is how we become less anxious about something when we become
more and more exposed to it.
Matches a learning style with its preferred method:
A) Visual – Learning through hands-on activities and movement
B) Auditory – Learning through listening and verbal instruction
C) Kinesthetic – Learning through reading and watching diagrams
D) Taste – Learning best by looking at charts and graphs
B) Auditory – Learning through listening and verbal instruction
A group is examining the causes, history, and underlying factors of an issue with more depth. They consider task difficulty, solution options, and members' interest, familiarity, and need for buy-in. What part of the problem solving approach is this?
Analyze the Problem
What is:
Intrapersonal: within one self (talking to self)
Interpersonal: two people (talking to friend)
Group: 3+ working toward common goal (SCOM group)
Public: one person conveys information to an audience (class)
Mass: public communication via media (podcast)
Emma is giving a speech on the importance of financial literacy. She wants to ensure that her audience remembers the key points of her speech. What is this an example of?
What is the primacy effect?
What is the key difference between extemporaneous and impromptu speaking?
Extemporaneous involves speaking from an outline.
What are the four types of information sharing?
Informing Through Description: Creating verbal pictures for your audience.
Informing through Demonstration: Giving verbal directions about how to do something while also physically demonstrating the steps.
Informing through Explanation: Sharing how something works, how something came to be, or why something happened.
Informing through Defintion: Defining concepts clearly and concisely and is an important skill for informative speaking.
Which of the following strategies would best improve the brainstorming process?
a) Encouraging members to critique ideas as they are suggested to ensure only the best ones are considered
b) Using a structured method like "round-robin" brainstorming to ensure everyone has a chance to contribute
c) Allowing only the leader to suggest ideas while others listen
d) Limiting the session to just a few people to reduce confusion
b) Using a structured method like "round-robin" brainstorming to ensure everyone has a chance to contribute