COM Chapters 5-12

What is the word for perception of the audience about the speaker’s competence and character.

• Trust

• Credibility

• Listener relevance

• Hook

The term for the speed at which we speak is ...

• volume

• timbre

• rate

• intonation

People's voices can have breathiness, throatyness or nasality. Which word accounts for this vocal characteristic?

• Intonation

• Timbre

• Pitch

• Vocalized pauses

Which of the following is not one of the 6 basic emotions discussed in chapter 5?

• Fear

• Embarrassment

• Anger

• Disgust

What is preparation outline?

• The completed outline of the speech

• The first draft of the speech outline

• The full text of the speech

• The thesis statement

Which ideas should be eliminated from the outline?

• The ones that are too broad and complicated

• The ones that are new to the audience

• The ones that are not following parallel structure

Why should competent communicators allign their nonverbal messages with their words?

• To better interpret other people's messages

• To encode their meaning well

• To decode the messages well

In his speech, Ali will explain steps of creating a web page. Which main point pattern is he likely to use?

• Topical order

• Time order

• Logical reasons order

• Narrative order

In his speech, Maha will speak about ways to memorize formulas and numbers. She will arrange them from least to most effective. Which main point pattern is this?

• Time order

• Topical order

• Logical reasons order

• Narrative order

I saw a group of people talking, and based on their ________, they were soldiers or some other military workers.

• Gestures

• Paralanguage

• Physical appearance

• Face expressions