Chapter 9 Study Guide Test Questions

What is the definition for cognitive restructuring?

• Walking back and forth in the same path.

• Refers to how high or low a speaker’s voice is.

• Changing the way we think about something.

• Refers to how loud or soft you speak.

What is the definition for emphatic gestures?

• The most common hand gestures we use today, and they function to emphasize our verbal communication.

• Function to illustrate or refer to objects rather than emotions

• A type of cognitive restructuring that encourages people to think of public speaking as conversation rather than a performance.

• Involves nonverbal communication through the face and the eyes, gestures, and body movements.

What is positive visualization?

• Another way to engage cognitive restructuring

• A type of speaking anxiety

• A good way to exercise mouth and face muscles

• Something that produces physiological, cognitive, and behavioral reactions

What is Impromptu delivery?

• Completely memorizing a speech and delivering it without notes

• When a speaker has little to no time to prepare for a speech

• Entails memorizing the overall structure

• How fast or slow you speak

This includes three major components: Pitch, rate and volume. What is this term?

• Verbal fluency

• Vocal variety

• Rhythm

• None of the above

A student is giving a presentation, and their eyes are looking at the floor for most of the time. What part of the physical delivery is this student missing?

• pronunciation

• eye contact

• fluency

• rate

What is not an example of verbal fillers when speaking about deforestation of trees.

• Like

• uhhs

• Trees are vital for the ecosystem.

• And

A student must give a presentation in class with only five minutes to prepare. What type of delivery would this be?

• Impromptu Delivery

• Manuscript Delivery

• Memorized Delivery

• Visual Delivery

Bob strongly dislikes public speaking and dreads every presentation he has to give. However, his SCOM class makes him give a lot of presentations so by the end of the year, he is less anxious about public speaking. (203)

• verbal fillers

• vocal variety

• impromptu delivery

• systematic desensitization

John had to present in front of his class and was dealing with anxiety before his presentation. As a result of stress, he spoke very fast and made it hard to understand him. Which delivery component does he need to work on?

• Pitch

• Speed

• Rate

• Volume