SPC1608 Intro to Public Speaking Chapter 1 Quiz

What is public speaking?

• A sales person

• A presidential speech

• Public speaking takes many forms every day in our country and across the world.

• A professor lecturing

Glossophobia is

• A severe fear of public speaking

• Fear of audiences

• Fear of judgment

• Fear of flying

According to your textbook, All or nothing means

• A mindset that if your speech falls short of “perfection” (an unrealistic standard), then you are a failure as a public speaker

• Believing that a single event (such as failing at a task) is a universal or “always” event

• The tendency to anticipate that things will turn out badly, no matter how much practice or rehearsal is done.

• A fear of public speaking

True/False. Mental preparation includes putting your focus where it belongs, on the audience and the message.

• False

• True

True/False. Physical preparation includes eating peanut butter on whole grain toast, Greek yogurt, or eggs for breakfast

• True

• False

True/False. Public speaking is like an enlarged or projected conversation

• True

• False

True/False. Public speaking is one of the least sought-after skills, even in fields where entry-level workers may not do much formal public speaking.

• True

• False

All human communication is a process composed of these necessary elements

• Personality, context, message, channel, noise, feedback and outcome

• People, content, message, channel, noise, feedback and outcome

• People, context, message, channel, noise, feedback and outcome

• People, context, message, channel, nose, feedback and outcome

According to a USA Today College website

• ... a public speaking course can help you be a better, more informed and critical listener

• ... a public speaking course can “encourage you to voice your ideas and take advantage of the influence you have”

• ... a public speaking course gives you an opportunity to face a major fear you might have in a controlled environment

• All answers are correct

I think I'm in the right course!