1. Speakers should not be reluctant to provide information about their qualifications in their speech.
a. True
b. False
2. Ifyouarenota“born”publicspeaker,youwillfinditdifficulttoachieveanadequatedegreeofcompetence.​
a. True
b. False
3. Like many other skills, public speaking should become easier with experience.​
a. True
b. False
4. Effective delivery during your speech can increase your credibility.
a. True
b. False
5. The“truemeaning”ofamessagecanchangeanddevelopovertime.​
a. True
b. False
6. Once you get to the practice step, you should not be adding more research.​
a. True
b. False
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7. Approach public speaking by using your conversation skills, writing skills, and performance skills.​
a. True
b. False
8. Thesendercontrolsthetruemeaningsofaspeaker’sstatement.​
a. True
b. False
9. Oncethespeechcontextchanges,themeaningofthespeaker’swordschange.​
a. True
b. False
10. A speaker who is spontaneous and responsive during everyday conversations and also in his speech is drawing on
hisperformanceskills.​
a. True
b. False
11. Thethreefamiliarcommunicativeresourcespublicspeakersshoulddrawonare:​
a. writing, speaking, and performing skills.
b. ​acting,singing,andconversationalskills.
c. ​conversation,writing,andperformingskills.
d. ​Noneoftheseresourceswillhelpaspeakerwhoisillpreparedforherspeech.
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12. WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthestepsintheskilllearningprocess?​
a. ​Consciouscompetence
b. ​Unconsciouscompetence
c. ​Incompetentcompetence
d. ​Consciousincompetence
e. ​Unconsciouscompetence
13. A person in the ________________ stage has made the realization that she or he is doing something ineptly and
that there is room for improvement.​
a. consciouscompetence​
b. ​unconsciousincompetence
c. ​consciousincompetence
d. ​unconsciouscompetence
14. ​WhichofthefollowingcanhappenasaresultofNOTbalancingfamiliarcommunicativeskills?
a. ​Thespeakermaysoundunnatural.
b. ​Thespeakermaybeoverlyformal.
c. ​Thespeakermaygooffontangents.
d. ​Alloftheanswerchoicesarecorrect.
15. Meaning-centered communication is ________________.​
a. ​thetransmissionofinformationfromsendertoreceiver
b. ​theprocessofselectingideas,packagingthem,anddeliveringtheideastoanaudience
c. ​acollaborativeandcomplexmodelofcommunicationwheremeaningisjointlycreatedbypartiesinvolvedin
the communication
d. ​speakercontrolled
16. Whyisitimportantforaspeakertoalwaysrevisitthefivestepsofspeechpreparation?​
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17. Identifyaskillthatyouhavemasteredanddescribehowyouprogressedthroughthefourstagesofskilllearning.​
18. Howisitthatcommunicationisthejointcreationofmeaning?​
19. Discuss two misconceptions that often affect speakers.
20. Assess the resources you have to draw upon as a public speaker by discussing your strengths and weaknesses as a
conversationalist, writer, and performer. Which of these three resources promises to be the most transferable to your
publicspeakingsuccess?​
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