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Introductions & Conclusions
Communication Apprehension
Building Confidence
Verbal Delivery
Nonverbal Delivery
100
Name TWO of the FOUR functions of introductions.
What is: Gain Attention/Interest, Gain Goodwill, Clearly State the Purpose, Preview/Structure the Speech.
100
Identify TWO of the FOUR functions of conclusions.
What are: "Prepare Audience for the End of the Speech"; "Present Any Final Appeals"; "Summarize and Close"; "End with a Clincher"
100
This is a multi-stage regimen to help patients deal with phobias through coping mechanisms.
What is: Systematic Desensitization
100
What are the FOUR methods of delivery?
What are: Manuscript Style, Memorized Style, Impromptu Style, Extemporaneous Style
100
The temperature of water provided to a guest speaker should be?
What is: "Room temperature"
200
What percentage of your speaking time should be dedicated to the conclusion?
What is: 10 percent
200
Type of anxiety that is aligned with an individual’s personality. Avoiding judgement becomes a pattern of behavior:
What is: Trait anxiety
200
A short-cut relaxation technique that could be useful for nervous speakers – especially those who are concerned with physical manifestations of nervousness, such as shaking hands or knees.
What is: "Breathe and Release"
200
Why should you practice your speech out loud?
If you hear your speech the whole way through, it will sound smoother and more polished. It also helps you gauge how long your speech will be.
200
Identify and describe the THREE eye contact failures.
What are: "Head Bobber"; "Balcony Gazer"; "The Obsessor"
300
The idea that people tend to better remember information presented first:
What is: Primacy Effect
300
Why are introductions and conclusions prepared last?
The introduction serves as a preview of your speech. The conclusion serves as a summary of your speech. Therefore, to compose an effective preview and summary of the main points of a speech, the body content must be composed FIRST.
300
Identify the THREE steps of the "Breathe and Release" technique.
1.Imagine the nervousness within your body. Imagine that energy bubbling inside you, like liquid being cooked. 2.Draw that energy to a high point within your body with a deep, cleansing breath. Imagine this cleansing breath to be acting like a vacuum – drawing up all of the bubbling liquid. 3.Release the energy by deliberately relaxing the entirety of your upper extremities.
300
This is how well and correctly we form vowels and consonants using our lips, jaw, tongue and palate to form the sounds that are identified as speech. This is also a measure of perceived intellect or education.
What is: Articulation.
300
Drinking water is necessary for the hydration of the what?
What are: the vocal chords
400
Identify the THREE specific examples of internal credibility discussed in this chapter.
What is appropriate attire, eye contact, and fluent/confident speaking.
400
What percentage of the general population is likely dealing with Communication Apprehension?
What is 20 percent.
400
The best, most consistent and direct way to minimize the level of nervousness you feel is through effective what?
What is: preparation
400
The condition of being prepared to discuss an issue intelligently.
What is: Conversant.
400
Overall movement and specific gestures are integral to a speech. Body stance, gestures and facial expressions can be generally categorized as what?
What is: body language.
500
Identify FOUR of the TEN attention getting strategies:
1)Story 2)Occasion 3)Recent/Historical Event 4)Previous Speech 5)Personal Interest 6)Statistics 7)Analogy 8) Quotation 9)Question 10)Humor
500
Communication Apprehension is known as a:
What is: Resultant condition
500
The vast majority of people _________ with the speaker.
What is: empathize
500
Identify THREE vocal aspects of delivery discussed in our textbook.
What are: Articulation; Pronunciation; Accent, Dialect, and Regionalism; Vocal Quality; Pitch and Inflection; Pauses Versus Vocalized Pauses; Rate of Speaking; Vocal Projection
500
When using a microphone, it is important to remember that poor amplification cannot make up for poor articulation or weak what?
What are: inflections