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COM125 Effective Speaking

Module 2 Quiz

Question 1Mariah has a habit of spitting when she speaks. She’s unaware of it. This is an example of:

unconscious incompetence

 conscious incompetence

 unconscious competence

 conscious competence

 Question 2Cognitive restructuring is defined as:

   Pretending you’re somewhere else, doing something else

   Identifying unrealistic or irrational statements and replacing them with positive ones

Remembering everything you’ve written down that day

Structured, short-term, present-oriented psychotherapy

 Question 3Ethics come from:

   Attitudes

  Ideas

Values

 Genetics

 Question 4When speaking about Ethos, what do we mean by Competence?

informed

 intelligent

 prepared

 knowing what you are talking about

  Question 5When speaking about Ethos, what do we mean by Integrity?

honest

 trustworthy

 reliable

 dependable

 ethical

  Question 6 When speaking about Ethos, what do we mean by Goodwill?

best interests

 their best interests

 audience's best interests at heart

 *intentions*

 Question 7When speaking about Ethos, what do we mean by Dynamism?

confident

 energy

 enthusiasm

 raising the energy in the room

 Question 8Some fear while publicly speaking is normal

True

 False

 Question 9It is generally correct to say effective public speakers are born, not made.

   True

 False

 Question 10Many public speaking fears are based on inadequate preparation.

True

 False

  Question 11No decision a speaker makes is morally neutral.

True

False

 Question 12All of the following are listening pitfalls except:

   Allowing yourself to be distracted by superficial qualities of the speaker

 Daydreaming, doodling, disengaging

 Failing to monitor your demeanor

 All of the above are listening pitfalls and should be avoided

 Question 13Which of the following is a way to prepare for skilled listening?

   Try to smile the entire speech to support the speaker

 Prepare questions ahead of time

  Decide on your purpose as a listener

 Get a caffeine boost to be more alert

 Question 14Remember the 90/10 principle? Of course you do. It states that weaknesses aren’t the opposite of strengths, they’re the:

   excesses

 restraints

 defeats

 effects

 Question 15Fear of public speaking can be viewed as ___________.

A normal part of public speaking

 Something one can completely eliminate

 Completely curable with professional help

 A general problem experienced by only a few people

 All of the above

 None of the above

 Question 16When a speaker tries to discourage independent thinking by making statements like “everyone is investing in this product,” he/she is using which propaganda device?

   Card Stacking

Transference

 Fasle Analogy

 Testimony

 Bandwagon

 Question 17Humility is admirable, but don’t be too humble when accepting an award or tribute.

   True

 False

 Question 18It is important to set a tone of collaboration with your audience in the introduction.

True

 False

 Question 19 In order of occurrence, the proper conclusion will have _____.

Psychological closure, logical closure, clincher

 Psychological closure, motivational appeal, clincher

 Logical closure, attention getter, clincher

 Logical closure, psychological closure, clincher

 Question 20 What is a GRABBER and why is it so important?

Question 21Once you write a great speech, you can give that speech word-for-word to different audiences and retain the same meaning.

True

False

 Question 22 Give me as many examples as you can think of, of audience demographics. (Hint: these are characteristics of the audience and can help you determine the motivation best suited to them).  2 points for each !

Your Answer:

Some of audience demographics would be

•             Age

•             Gender

•             Race

•             Marital status

•             Education

•             Nationality

•             Ethnicity

•             Religion

•             Social Class

 Question 23Why should you never inappropriately use motivational appeals (emotional appeals)?

Question 24The chief property of emotions in a speech is the fact that they can motivate your audience

True

 False

 Question 25The middle level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is Physiological: air, food, sleep etc.

True

  False

  Question 26Your text suggests that extreme emotional appeals can often be unethical as well as ineffective

True

 False

 Question 27Say you’re giving a speech on The Vegetarian Lifestyle, and you tell the audience all the hormones and poisons that are found in meat, as well as the fat, cholesterol, and antibiotics. Which level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs are you appealing to?

   Physiological

 Safety

 Love/Belonging

 Esteem

 Self-Actualization

 Question 28Now you’re speaking on How Great Hunting Is, and you tell the audience to imagine how proud they would be with a big buck draped across the hood of their car, how everybody would look as they drove by, and how they would feel like Big Providers for their family. Now what level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs are you appealing to?

   Physiological

 Safety

 Love/Belonging

 Esteem

 Self-Actualization

 Question 29According to Chow and Amir’s research on the universality of values, a striver values all of the following except:

Power

Excitement

 Ambition

 Health and Fitness

 Public ImaGe

 Question 30Watch this commercial.  What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is it appealing to?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAchFqliGG8 (Links to an external site.)

Physiological

Security

 Love & Belonging

 Esteem

 Self-Actualization

 Question 31You're an advertising copy writer, and you have to write a commercial for deodorant.  Write me a motivational appeal that you'd use in your commercial if you were appealing to the "Love/Belonging/Social" level of Maslow's hierarchy.  In other words, what need would you appeal to, to get people to buy your deodorant?

Question 32Watch this commercial.  What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is it appealing to?

2014 Chevy Commercial - Maddie (Links to an external site.)

   Physiological

 Safety

 Love/Belonging

 Esteem

 Self-Actualization

 Question 33Which Generational Culture can be described as "liking having the world at their fingertips?"

   Traditionalists

 Boomers

 Gen X'ers

   Millennials