What method for feeling more positive about public speaking is illustrated if you focus
on the muscles in the three main areas of your body, starting with your feet?
a. positive visualization
b. extreme motivation
c. progressive relabeling
d. moderate adaptation
e. progressive relaxation
progressive relaxation
The "spotlight effect" refers to how a speaker:
a. can suddenly panic like a deer in headlights when they begin the speech.
b. focuses on one aspect of their speech in too much detail.
c. thinks the audience is paying too much attention to the details of their speech.
d. can get nervous because they are illuminated by a spotlight.
thinks the audience is paying too much attention to the details of their speech.
Imagine that during a presentation, you begin to feel nervous. As you feel nervous, you
start to ask yourself whether you might have done something wrong to cause your
anxiety. What strategy for managing speech anxiety have you forgotten at this point?
a. focus on your audience, not on yourself
b. listen carefully to audience questions
c. never comment out loud on your speech anxiety
d. don't overanalyze your anxiety
e. expect to experience less speech anxiety over time
don't overanalyze your anxiety
Students who procrastinate usually experience more speech anxiety than those who
prepare their speeches in advance.
True
If you begin to feel nervous in the middle of a speech, which of the following strategies
can you use to help you reduce your nervousness?
a. focusing on getting rid of your anxiety
b. relabeling your feelings as a positive source of energy
c. apologizing to the audience for mistakes during your presentation
d. shifting your eye contact away from audience members
e. exploring reasons for why you are feeling nervous
relabeling your feelings as a positive source of energy
You are more likely to be nervous if you:
a. have given the speech many times before.
b. have done extensive research on the topic.
c. care deeply about your topic.
d. are speaking in an unfamiliar setting.
are speaking in an unfamiliar setting.
Which of the following would tend to increase your speech anxiety?
a. beginning the research process early
b. not choosing a topic until the night before
c. choosing a topic that you care about
d. choosing a topic instead of having a topic assigned to you
not choosing a topic until the night before
What is uncertainty reduction theory?
a. The theory that to reduce uncertainty, students should break up their everyday
routines.
b. The theory that to reduce uncertainty, we should increase interaction with the public.
c. The theory that anxiety is increased when individuals face an unfamiliar situation.
d. The theory that anxiety is reduced when individuals face an unfamiliar situation.
The theory that anxiety is increased when individuals face an unfamiliar situation.
To use visualization to decrease speech anxiety, you should imagine the worst possible
scenario that you think could occur so that you can handle it.
False
After a presentation, you realize that you were most comfortable when you observed
audience members in the front row nodding their heads in reaction to your speech.
Which strategy for managing anxiety after a presentation did you use?
a. recognizing speech anxiety can occur after a speech is over
b. listening carefully to audience questions
c. developing a plan for managing future speech anxiety
d. identifying useful strategies for managing speech anxiety
e. reinforcing your positive attitude
identifying useful strategies for managing speech anxiety
Donna sits down to practice visualization before her speech. She unrealistically
imagines that she is giving the most inspiring and motivational speech and that, when
the speech is over, the class goes wild with enthusiastic applause. What would you
predict is likely to happen on the day of the speech?
a. Donna will feel anxious as the speech starts, but then she will become less nervous
as the speech continues.
b. Donna is going to give the speech of her life.
c. Donna will feel more nervous.
d. Donna will not feel nervous.
e. Donna will run terrified from the room.
Donna will feel more nervous
You are attending a funeral for a friend, and listening to the mother speak. This is most
likely which type of listening?
a. empathic
b. content
c. critical
d. appreciative
empathetic
External noise includes thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations.
a. True
b. False
False
Which of the following is an example of a "descriptive" style supportive listener
response?
a. "Let's get back to my idea."
b. "How can your plan work?"
c. "I don't fully understand your point."
d. "You seem really excited about your research."
I don't fully understand your point.
You are listening to a political debate, and trying to decide which candidate you'd like to
support. This is most likely which type of listening?
a. content
b. appreciative
c. empathic
d. critical
critical
Kwame has been researching his speech for a few hours now and he is starting to get
confused. There is literally more information on his topic than he could ever read and he
is unsure of how to interpret it in a meaningful way. Kwame is experiencing:
a. information overload.
b. external noise.
c. data drag.
d. internal noise.
information overload
Esther's public speaking class has agreed that all cell phones will be put away during
speeches. However, Esther sees a classmate using her phone during a speech one
day, which frustrates her. Esther's classmate is going against the
___________________ of their class.
a. ethnocentrism
b. culture
c. cultural diversity
d. cultural norms
cultural norms
"Critically examining a message" is which component of listening?
a. interpreting
b. understanding
c. remembering
d. evaluating
evaluating
Which of the following is NOT a way to become a more effective listener?
a. use all your senses when listening
b. take effective notes during the speech
c. ask good questions after a speech
d. listen to every single word of a speech
listen to every single word of a speech
"Assigning meaning to the sounds you've received based on your own experiences and
knowledge" is which component of listening?
a. understanding
b. evaluating
c. interpreting
d. remembering
interpreting
You grew up in a family that avoids swearing in public, so when you hear it in a speech
you find it hard not to feel as if the speaker is being extremely inappropriate. This is
which component of the HURIER model?
a. remembering
b. interpreting
c. hearing
d. evaluating
e. understanding
interpreting
Ethnocentrism occurs when individuals think their view of the world is better than
anyone else's.
True
When you appear to be listening to the speaker but you're actually doing something
else, it is called:
a. ethnocentrism
b. mindlessness
c. pseudolistening
d. information overload
pseudolistening
"Have you ever been skiing?" is an open-ended question.
False
Which component of listening involves comprehending what you have heard?
a. remembering
b. understanding
c. evaluating
d. interpreting
understanding
