COMS 101 quiz chapter 5 solutions complete answers

COMS 101 quiz chapter 5 solutions complete answers 

 

One vivid example can help us understand a complicated concept.

 

Public speaking is a social act that varies across cultures.

 

Which of the following is not one of the ways for a speaker to establish common ground with an audience?

 

The extent to which one projects a pleasing personality is known as       .

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There are four distinct styles of learning according to Kolb: divergers, assimilators, accommodators, and commoners.

 

If your audience believes that you are concerned with their interests, you will establish trustworthiness with them.  

The knowledge of an opinions about a speech topic that listeners have before they hear a speaker is known as _

 

The extent to which one projects a pleasing personality is known as _

 

What is one of the ways to be understood when speaking in your second language?  

 

Part of establishing an audience adaptation plan is determining what you can do to make it easier for audience members to comprehend and remember the information you will share.

 

Because audience members learn differently, good speakers will _____________ when presenting new information.

 

What helps audiences understand and remember complex, abstract, and novel material?

 

By comparing new ideas with familiar ones, speakers can help their audience understand any unknown speech material.

 

As a speaker one of your goals should be to use as many personal pronouns as possible.

 

A strategy for determining how you will use information to adapt to your audience is called _______________.

 

Following ethical standards and honestly explaining a speech's motivation help establish__________.

 

What should be used to help audiences follow along?

 

Carlos began his speech with, "how much would you give to spend one more day with someone you have lost." was an effective way to begin his speech because the audience members could think about their response rather than actually state it out loud during the presentation.  This would be an example of a ___________.

 

Drawing from common experiences such as learning how to drive is a means of establishing common ground with an audience.

 

 
 
 
The knowledge of and opinions about a speech topic that listeners have before they hear a speaker is known as _____.
 
 
 
All of the following are ways to display personableness EXCEPT? 
Dressing appropriately for the audience and occasion. 
Using appropriate humor.
Smiling and establishing eye contact.
Being critical of other's speeches.
 
 
 
The background, knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and philosophies shared by the speaker and audience is called __________________.
 
 
 
Because human experience is universal, identifying culturally sensitive material is relatively easy.
 
 
 
Stating "we need to be concerned about tuition increases" rather than "students need to be concerned about tuition increases" demonstrates the use of _____ to link the speaker to members of the audience.
 
 
 
If a speech's content is timely, proximate, and has personal importance to audience members, then it is __________.
 
 
 
If you can communicate to your audience how they will benefit from what you are saying, you will establish trustworthiness with them.
 

 

1.
Anthony believes his speech about the raise in student housing fees demonstrates____because the topic is pertinent to the personal life space of the students on campus
 
 
2.
asking an interviewee "Any attempt to improve community recycling efforts is a waste of time, isn't it? is an example of a(n)______question
 
 
3.
As you are planning your informative speech on the prevalence of internet memes in pop culture and you wonder if your auidence would know what internet memes are. You are concerned with this aspect of info comprehension and retention
 
 
4.
the background, knowledge, attitudes, experience, and philosophies shared by the speaker and audience is called
 
 
5.
because auidence members learn differently, good speakers will___when presenting new info
 
 
7.
complete sentences that show the relationship between, or bridge, major parts of a speech are
 
 
8.
the conclusion offers a speaker one last chance to do all of the following EXCEPT
 
 
9.
a conclusion that states, "we must not permit our forests to die...." is using the ____type of clincher
 
 
10.
Demonstrating how info is useful now, or will be in the future, is known as
 
 
11.
during her speech on how to brush a dogs teeth, rosa shared her ___by explaing her experiences as a veterinary technician that qualifies her to speak with authority on the subject
 
 
12.
during sammys persuasice speech about why ghousts exist, she used a personal account of her interactiofn with what she called, "a friendly spirit." This is an example of a
 
 
13.
for a speech on participation of college age students in elections for President, a speaker is in need of info such as voting age population, resident population voting age, percent reporting registered and voted. What is the best source for obtaining this info
 
 
14.
jason wanted to be sure that his classmates knew the sources he was using for his speech so he used____in his speech when he referenced and original source
 
 
15.
the key to using both stories and quotations in a speech is to make sure
 
 
16.
main points are
 
 
17.
main points, subpoints, and sub-subpoints should be written in complete sentences because only complete sentences can
 
 
18.
matts speech on robotics contains the main points: military use of robotics, medical use of robotics and industrial of robotics. Clearly, Matt has organized his speech using
 
 
19.
most people enjoy a well-told storym so it makes a good attention getter. what is the one drawback to telling a story as an attention getter
 
 
20.
a one or two sentence summary of your speech that incorporated your general and specific goals as well as previews the main points of the speech is
 
 
21.
one way to determine whether or not your introduction is appropriate for your speech is to
 
 
22.
parallel structure can be achieved in all of the following ways EXCEPT
 
 
23.
psychology...
 
 
24.
a sentence representation of the hierarchical and sequential relationships between ideas presented in a speech is called a
 
 
25.
Sophia believes that her speech about the voter registration process demonstrates____ because the next presidential election is in two months so the info she will present is useful now or in the near future
 
 
26.
a speaker who begins with, "its a pleasure to return to state university...." iis using what type of introduction
 
 
27.
Stating "we need to be concerned about tuition increases" rather than "students need to be concerned about tuition increases" demonstrated the use of _____to link the speaker to members of the auidence
 
 
28.
a strong conclusion has two major goals which include
 
 
29.
to avoid unintentional plagiarism, you should ____as you organize and outline the speech body
 
 
30.
to complete the formal outline of your speech, which of the following is NOT necessary
 
 
31.
to develop the "what if" angle of a topic, a speaker can use a(n)
 
 
32.
the use of a ____ as a technique for getting attention during the introduction demands an overt response from the audience
 
 
34.
What should be used to help audiences follow along
 
 
35.
when telling a joke to get the auidences attention, it must meet the three Rs. They are
 
 
36.
which of the following NOT a type of secondary research
 
 
37.
which organizational pattern should sall use for his informative speech explaining how to make a pinata
 
 
38.
why do humans comunicate through the use of stories
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1.
All of the following are ways to display personableness establish _____.
 
 
3.
The confidence that an audience places in the truthfulness of what a speaker says is known as ____.
 
 
4.
Demonstrating how information is useful now, or will be in the future, is known as ______.
 
 
5.
Evaluating a website's _____ involves evaluating the qualifications of the sponsoring organization.
 
 
7.
If a speech's content is timely, proximate, and has personal importance to audience members, then it is ___.
 
 
8.
The key to using both stories and quotations in a speech is to make sure ______.
 
 
9.
The method of rapidly going through a work in order to determine what a topic is, how it is covered, and whether it will be useful is called ______
 
 
10.
T/F: Failure to cite sources is unethical.
 
 
11.
T/F: You can help listeners understand the intended meaning of your words by using stereotypes.
 
 
12.
When evaluating the authority of an internet source, you should _______.
 
 
13.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four criteria used to determine accuracy, reliability, and validity of sources?
 
 
 

 

Audience adaptation is the process of ______________________.

 

__________ is the predisposition in favor of or against a topic.

 

An effective adaptation plan will ___________________________.

 

An adaptation plan involves all of the following except __________.

 

If a speech’s content is timely, proximate, and has personal importance to audience members, then it is __________.

 

Demonstrating how information is useful now, or will be in the future, is known as __________.

 

Beginning a lecture with, “The material covered from now through the end of the week will be covered on the final exam,” is a demonstration of __________.

 

Adapting information to the audience’s __________ means presenting information so that it can easily be followed and remembered.

 

__________ help audience members understand and remember abstract, complex, and novel material.

 

If a speaker informed his/her audience, “The average distance from the   Earth to the Sun is 93 million miles. If you left Earth, traveling by car, you         would reach the Sun in 152 years,” what type of comprehension technique           is in use?

 

The background, knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and philosophies     shared by the speaker and audience is called __________________.

 

Stating, “We all worry, in some way, about our future. If we do not address our planet’s environmental status, then we might not have a future,” is an example of ___________________.

 

Stating, “Have you ever wondered how they get the hole in the donut? Or whether the donut hole really is the ‘donut’ hole?” is an example of _____________________.

 

The confidence that an audience places in the truthfulness of what a speaker says is known as __________________.

 

Speakers establish credibility __________ when they disclose their personal experience with a topic.

 

Preparation in speech delivery and content __________ establishes credibility.

 

One way to display personableness is to __________.

 

Audience members listen to, and are impacted by, information that is personal to them.

 

Using phrases such as “As you will remember” or “As we all probably learned in high school” can offend audience members because it sounds like the speaker is talking down to them.

 

A speaker can appear more knowledgeable by using complex words that are unfamiliar to his/her audience.

 

Speakers should avoid using hypothetical examples in a speech because they mislead the audience.

 

Audience members often assume that they have nothing in common with the speaker or others in the audience.

 

By using “us” instead of “people”, a speaker offers the audience a reason to listen.

 

If a speaker can establish credibility in the introduction, it will carry over into the remainder of the speech.

 

Failing to credit a source will reduce a speaker’s credibility.

 

Because human experience is universal, identifying culturally sensitive material is relatively easy.