State Correct Answer for These Public Speaking Flashcards

Public Speaking can occur in an informal setting

The meaning of what a speaker is saying is almost always easy to interperet

During communicaiton, noise can be due to physical reasons or psychological reasons

Interpersonal communication is another term for self-talk

The participants of a communication process are known as senders and receivers

Newpapers and magazines are examples of
a.) mass communication
b.) small group communication
c.) interpersonal communication
d.) intrapersonal communication
e.) targeted communication

During a lecture on police training, an audience member raises his hand and asks the speaker to clarify the last point that he made. This is an example of:
a.) encoding
b.) decoding
c.) noise
d.) channels
e.) feedback

All of the following are ethical principles speakers should follow EXCEPT:
a.) Ethical communicators are honest
b.) Ethical communicators are responsible
c.) Ethical communicators have integrity
d.) Ethical communicators have little respect for others
e.) Ethical communicators are fair

The source or originator of the speech is the:
a.) audience
b.) speaker
c.) teacher
d.) professor
e.) research

All of the following are elements of the communication process EXCEPT:
a.) messages
b.) channels
c.) criticism
d.) noise
e.) feedback

Speaking apprehension may actually make you a better speaker

During the adaptation phase, a speaker's level of anxiety begins to decrease.

One way to reduce public speaking apprehension is to develop a mental picture of giving a great speech

For most speakers, their apprehension results from previous negative experiences in public speaking

Public speaking apprehension only occurs in the moments before giving a speech