Communication or speaking anxiety

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1) Which of the following is not true about practicing your speech?

a. You should begin by practicing alone

b. you should practice in front of others

c. you should videotape your practice and watch the tapes

d. you should practice until you have the speech memorized

e. all of the choices are true about practicing your speech

2) The goal of the introduction of your speech is?

a. To get the listener’s attention and present the thesis

b. To review the content of the speech

c. To preview the content of the speech and ask a question

d. To get the listener’s attention, preview the content of the speech and present the thesis statement

3) Which of these is a guideline for choosing a speech topic?

a. Select a topic that is brand new to you

b. Wait as long as possible to choose a topic so that you have options

c. Select a topic appropriate for your audience

d. Select a topic on which you and the listeners agree

e. All of these are guidelines for choosing topics

4) Communication or speaking anxiety is

a. associated with real or anticipated communication encounters

b. experienced primarily by novice speakers

c. not experienced by public figures

d. is only imagined and not real

5. Which of the following are necessary for a well-crafted speech?

a. a limited topic

b. a clear purpose

c. a concise thesis statement

d. all of the above

6. Which of the following is an effective purpose statement?

a. I want listeners to donate blood

b. as a result of my speech, I want my listeners to know the five key principles of maintaining good health

c. I want my listeners to laugh

d. donate blood

7. Which of the following is not a form of evidence?

a. statistics

b. examples

c. comparisons

d. studies

e. indexes

8. Evidence serves with of the following functions?

a. it can be used to make ideas more clear and compelling

b. it can be used to make ideas more interesting

c. it can be used to fortify a speaker’s opinion

d. it can be used to heighten a speaker’s credibility

e. all of the above

9. as part of her planning for her speech, Julia narrowed her topic by associating individual ideas in relation to broader ideas. This concept is known as?

a. brainstorming

b. determining the purpose

c. mind mapping

d. clustering

e. concept mapping

Reference no: EM131632050

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