Effective Speaking Chapter 1
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Getting to know your audience and situation.
- 1.Susannah didn’t pay attention to Madison’s speech because she assumed it didn’t relate to her. This is an example of
- A.
Audience analysis.
- B.
Bias.
- C.
Egocentrism.
- D.
Identity knowledge.
- 2.Being audience centered begins
- A.
With the research process.
- B.
With writing the speech body.
- C.
With the selection of visual aids.
- D.
With topic selection.
- 3.Audience analysis helps a speaker predict all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
The obstacles that may affect the speech.
- B.
How much information the audience will need.
- C.
The general purpose of the speech.
- D.
The expectations and reactions of the audience.
- 4.Juan paid attention to the characteristics of his audience members and took care to keep them in mind during the whole speech-making process. This is an example of
- A.
negotiation skill.
- B.
Mindfulness.
- C.
Selective attention.
- D.
Identity knowledge.
- 5.“Smoking marijuana leads to the use of other drugs.” This is an example of a(n)
- A.
Belief.
- B.
value.
- C.
Attitude
- D.
Policy.
- 6.Ben’s family places a lot of importance on gaining a quality education. This is an example of a(n)
- A.
Belief.
- B.
Opinion
- C.
Value.
- D.
Attitude.
- 7.“I love classic rock!” This is an example of a(n)
- A.
Value.
- B.
Attitude.
- C.
Belief.
- D.
Policy.
- 8.An audience’s _____ is made up of values, attitudes, and beliefs.
- A.
Personality
- B.
Demographic
- C.
Profile
- D.
identity
- 9.Shalonda noted that most of her audience members were employed in the medical field. This is an example of paying attention to
- A.
Psychological traits.
- B.
social traits.
- C.
Personal traits.
- D.
Cultural traits.
- 10.Which of the following is NOT a guideline for constructing an effective survey?
- A.
Use more open-ended questions than closed-ended question
- B.
Make no assumptions about your respondents
- C.
Avoid biased or leading questions
- D.
Use a clean, consistent structure for the overall questionnaire
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