SPH 107 Spring Midterm Exam

Who primarily encodes the message during a public speaking presentation?

• the speaker 

• feedback

• the channel 

• the audience

During the communication process, how does the message get from the speaker to the receiver? 

• Through feedback

• Over noise

• Through an outcome

• Over a channel

What is Public Speaking? 

• nonverbal communication with a group of 5 or more people 

• intrapersonal communication 

• an organized, face-to-face, prepared, intentional attempt to inform, entertain, or persuade a group of people, through words, physical delivery and visual or audio aids.

• verbal communication with 1 person 

_______________provides the framework upon which to arrange the elements of your speech in support of your thesis.

• Outlining the speech

• Gathering supporting material

• Active listening

• An audience analysis

True or False: Noise is anything that disrupts, interrupts, or interferes with the communication process.

• True

• False

True or False: Passing off another’s work as your own or neglecting to cite the source for your information is considered plagiarism.

• True

• False

_________________are some of the most difficult audiences to address because these members are being forced to listen to a message, and do not have the full exercise of their own free will.

• Hybrid Captive-Voluntary Audience

• Voluntary Audience

• Captive Audience

When conducting an audience analysis, what is the first thing the speaker should look for?

• Demographic Characteristics 

• Stereotypical Similarities 

• Internal Psychological Traits 

• Totalizing Characteristics 

Which of the following terms is not a main element of active listening?

• Attitude

• Adjustment

• Ascension

• Attention

Which of the following terms is not a proper demographic characteristic? 

• Age

• Gender 

• Hair Color

• Socio-Economic Level