Chapter 1- Communication: A First Look
Kara views herself as a shy, introverted person, unlike her more outgoing friends. At social gatherings, Kara’s friends often speak and answer questions on her behalf. Kara’s shyness is based on beliefs she has about herself, but it affects the way her friends view her as well. Her social habits play an important role in establishing which aspect of Kara’s sense of self?
With a strong ________________, you’ll find it much easier to construct the rest of your speech because you’ll know exactly what you want to say to your audience.
______ is language that disguises a speaker’s true intentions.
When you describe by _____________, you are helping your listeners to imagine the physical or emotional experiences they would have if they were to encounter what you are describing.
Which type of speech is one that is carefully prepared to sound as though it is being delivered spontaneously?
What is extemporaneous ?
Although every main point in a speech addresses the same topic, each main point must still be ______ and express a different idea.
Wendy has never enjoyed giving speeches, so when she is assigned an informative speech in her communication course, she immediately feels worried and stressed. As she begins working on the speech, her anxiety starts to decrease because she feels more in control of the situation. However, immediately before her speech, Wendy feels the pressure to perform and is very stressed once again. Wendy has been experiencing what type of anxiety?
Miles sends an instant message to his brother. According to the action model of communication, which term best describes Miles’s role?
Some websites and organizations organize card drives, sending thousands of cards to U.S. troops overseas. Besides the support these cards express, what else do they provide through the power of language?
Lynn likes interacting with the members of her soccer team, especially engaging with them to make decisions and working together to win. What type of communication does Lynn seem to most enjoy?
"First" and "on the other hand" are examples of what type of transition?
DAILY DOUBLE A booster club at a local high school needs to raise money for the football team’s trip to the state championship. The club mails out a flyer offering potential sponsors different levels of sponsorship: $1,000 (diamond), $500 (platinum), $250 (gold), $100 (silver), and $50 (bronze). The boosters were afraid that if they asked for $50 outright, many supporters would balk at the cost. The boosters hoped that using the ______ approach would make the sponsors think that $50 was reasonable.
During a presentation at her company’s board of directors, Aiyana does not want to acknowledge that the board is evaluating her speech; she prefers to feel hidden and protected by looking at her notes. Unfortunately, as a result of her delivery, most of the board feels that Aiyana isn’t being honest about her proposal, and therefore the board votes against her. What aspect of delivery did Aiyana most likely neglect?
Annalucia is giving a speech on behalf of her company, which is based in Los Angeles, California. Her speech is in Miami, Florida, at a stockholder’s meeting. Annalucia decides to open her speech with, "I was nervous about coming so far from home, but once I saw your amazing beaches here in Miami, I felt right at home!" What technique is Annalucia using to generate interest in her speech?
The ______ principle maintains that people will comply with requests if they believe that others are also complying.
Amanda is giving a speech on how the vocal cords work. Because her audience can’t actually see their own vocal cords, she thinks a ____________, or representation of the vocal cords, would effectively assist the audience in understanding her topic.