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Public Speaking

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE OR FALSE: The purpose of public speaking is to inform, entertain, educate, motivate, or persuade an audience.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In public speaking, which element pertains to content?

a)

Audience

b)

Effect

c)

Medium

d)

Message

3.

In public speaking, which element pertains to the channel or how the communicator is delivering the message?

a)

Audience

b)

Effect

c)

Medium

d)

Message

4.

TRUE OR FALSE: The audience is the least important of the elements of public speaking.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

TRUE OR FALSE: Communication between friends is an example of public speaking.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

TRUE OR FALSE: Ethics in public speaking pertains to guidelines that a communicator must observe before and during the delivery of a speech.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

To claim as one's own another person's idea or words in your speech is considered as a form of (a)   .

8.

Public speaking is a/an (a)   that begins with the brainstorming of the topic and the planning of the speech itself.

9.

TRUE OR FALSE: Technology, including the web, has made our 'campfire' the whole world and 'amplified' the spoken word.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following statements about public speaking is incorrect?

a)

Public speaking is a skill that can be developed.

b)

There are many tools and platforms available to today's communicator.

c)

Public speaking is an innate ability. One is born gifted with this skill.