midterm

Question 1

empowerment

Answer 1

Resources, info, and attitudes lead to action to achieve the desired goal

Question 2

employment

Answer 2

Gettings a job from public speaking

Question 3

source

Answer 3

The speaker

Question 4

encode

Answer 4

Translate ideas and images into verbal or nonverbal symbols

Question 5

code

Answer 5

verbal or nonverbal symbols for an idea or image

Question 6

message

Answer 6

content of the speech and the mode of delivery

Question 7

decode

Answer 7

translate verbal or nonverbal symbols into ideas or images

Question 8

channel

Answer 8

Visual and auditory means by which a message is transmitted from sender to receiver

Question 9

receiver

Answer 9

A listener or an audience member

Question 10

internal noise

Answer 10

Physiological or psychological interference with communication

Question 11

external noise

Answer 11

physical sounds that interfere with communication

Question 12

physiological noise

Answer 12

Something that happens to the speaker

Question 13

psychological noise

Answer 13

Something that happens to someone in the audience

Question 14

feedback

Answer 14

Verbal or nonverbalresponses provided by an audience to a speaker

Question 15

context

Answer 15

Environment or situation in which a speech occurs

Question 16

conversation

Answer 16

More laidback

Question 17

public speaking

Answer 17

Process of presenting a spoken message to an audience

Question 18

communication as action

Answer 18

one-directional transmission of information from a source or sender to some destination or receiver

Question 19

communication as interaction

Answer 19

participants alternate positions as sender and receiver and generate meaning by sending messages and receiving feedback within physical and psychological contexts

Question 20

communication as transaction

Answer 20

communicators generate social realities within social, relational, and cultural contexts

Question 21

how do communication models affect the communication process?

Answer 21

simplify the process by providing a visual representation of the various aspects of a communication encounter

Question 22

negative thought

Answer 22

Thinking poorly (pessimistic)

Question 23

positive self-talk

Answer 23

optimistic

Question 24

Techniques to become a confident speaker

Answer 24

Know the reasons why anxious, channel anxiety, and understand your body is helping you

Question 25

Consider your audience

Answer 25

Think about the audience a lot

Question 26

Select and narrow topic

Answer 26

Think about an appropriate topic for your audience and the speech requirements

Question 27

Consider occasion

Question 28

Consider yourself

Question 29

Brainstorming

Question 30

Listening and reading

Question 31

Don't procrastinate

Question 32

Determine purpose

Answer 32

Inform, entertain, or persuade

Question 33

General purpose

Answer 33

Overarching foal or a speech

Question 34

To inform

Answer 34

Speech that teaches others new information or things

Question 35

To persuade

Answer 35

seeks to change or reinforce listeners’ attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior

Question 36

To entertain

Answer 36

Tell a story

Question 37

specific purpose

Answer 37

Concise statment of desired audience response

Question 38

Central idea

Answer 38

1 sentence statement of what a speech is about

Question 39

Blueprint

Answer 39

Central idea of a speech plus preview of main ideas

Question 40

Generating main ideas

Question 41

Gather supporting material

Question 42

Organize speech

Question 43

Rehearse speech

Question 44

Deliver speech

Question 45

9 steps of speech-making process

Question 46

How to narrow a topic

Question 47

How to rehearse and deliver speech

Question 48

How to select an appropriate topic

Question 49

3 Ways of generating main ideas from a central idea