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SPH 107 MIDTERM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is a statement of significance? - Answer-Explains why your research/ideas matter. What are the demographics to consider when analyzing an audience? - Answer-- Age/ Gender - Ethnicity/ Culture - Education - Income - Group Affiliations A speech conclusion should include what? - Answer-1. Summarize main points 2. Refer to introduction 3. Make a memorable finish Euphemism - Answer-Indirect or vague words or phrases to conceal un...

SPH 107 Midterm Study Test Questions and Answers All Correct The process of putting our thoughts and feelings into words and nonverbal cues is called - Answer-Encoding If you can't pay attention because a song lyric is stuck in your head, you are experiencing _______. - Answer-Psychological noise A mother tells her child to go clean his room. He does this, although he mumbles something under his breath and makes a face to let her know that he's not happy about it. This is an example ...

SPH 107 Midterm Test Questions with All Correct Answers List and define the process of communicating. - Answer-Speaker - person who initiates the communication process Message - whatever a speaker communicates to someone else Decoding - process of interpreting Encoding - process of conveying Channel - the means by which the message is communicated Listener - the person who receives the communicated message Feedback - the response of the listener Interference - anything that impedes the ...

SPH 107 Final Exam with Complete Solutions Graded A+ 1. What is public speaking? - Answer-empowerment; a way of making your ideas public--of sharing them with other people and of influencing other people 2. What are the similarities between public speaking and conversational speaking? - Answer-organizing your thoughts logically; tailoring your message to your audience; telling a story for maximum impact; adapting to listener feedback 3. - 5. Definition of visualization - Answer-mental i...

SPH 107 Midterm Quizzes with Complete Solutions Public Speaking skills can help you enter the public conversation about issues that matter to you, making you a(n) ______________. - Answer-Engaged citizen The audience's response to a message, conveyed both verbally and nonverbally, is referred to as _______________. - Answer-feedback The cannon of rhetoric that deals with selecting information and evidence to construct your argument is _______________. - Answer-Invention The four ca...

SPH 107 Midterm Test Questions with Correct Answers what's the process of communicating? - Answer-public speaking is this process, it's composed of several components that all influence each other. (speaker, audience, message, feedback, channel, noise, situation, background, common ground) speaker - Answer-person who intiates and responsible for the message audience - Answer-people receiving the message message - Answer-verbal/nonverbal ideas encoded by speaker(conveying) and decod...

SPH 107 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT Which of the following demonstrate nonverbal behavior that supports the verbal message? A. Rocking from one foot to the other during the speech. B. Looking at the audience 90% of the time and at your notes only 10% C. Leaning on the lectern - Answer-B. Looking at the audience 90% of the time and at your notes only 10% refers to the process of taking an idea or mental image, associating that image with words, and then speaking those...

SPH 107 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers One way public speaking and conversation are similar is that both - Answer-require focusing and verbalizing your thoughts. The ______ in public speaking is the speech itself-both what is said and how it is said. - Answer-message During the middle of Logan's speech to the Chicago Chamber of Commerce, an audience member stands up and asks a question, to everyone's surprise. According to your text, in this case the audience member - Answer...