SPC1017 Chapter 11 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Public Speaking - answer✔✔A teachable, learnable process of developing, supporting,
organizing and orally presenting ideas
Audience Centered Public Speaking - answer✔✔Someone who consideres and adapts to the
audience at every stage of the public speaking process
Public Speaking Anxiety - answer✔✔Also known as stage fright or a speaker anxiety: anxiety
about speaking in public that is manifested in physiologicalsymptoms such as rapid heartbeat,
butterflys in the stomach, shaking knees, quivering voice, and increased sweating
illusion of transparency - answer✔✔the mistaken belief that the physical manifestations of
speakng anxiety are apparent to an audience
Habituation - answer✔✔the process of becoming more comfortable as you speak
General Purpose - answer✔✔The broad reason for giving a speech; to inform, to persuade, to
entertain
Specific purpose - answer✔✔A concise statement of what listeners should be able to do by the
time the speaker finishes the speech
central idea - answer✔✔a definitive point about a topic
Declarative sentence - answer✔✔A complete sentence that makes a statement as opposed to
asking a question
Main Idea - answer✔✔Subdivisions of the central idea of a speech that provide detailed points of
focus for developing the speech
Supporting Material - answer✔✔Verbal or visual material that clarifies, amplifies, and provides
evidence to support the main ideas of a presentation
Hypothetical Illustrations - answer✔✔an example or story that has not actually occured
vertical search engine - answer✔✔a website that indexes information on the WWW in a
specialized area
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