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Question 1 1 pts In public speaking, the message should always be primarily centered on Group of answer choices an issue that is rarely addressed in public. the interests and needs of the audience. the interests and needs of the speaker. some type of public policy. an issue in the news. Flag question: Question 2 Question 2 1 pts Which of the following are examples of verbal symbols? Group of answer choices frowns nods scowls smiles words Flag question: Question 3 Question 3 1 pts Who were the first people to teach public speaking as a subject? Group of answer choices preachers in colonial-era America ancient Greeks early Native Americans fifteenth-century northeastern Africans fifteenth-century western Africans Flag question: Question 4 Question 4 1 pts Under the modern view of communication Group of answer choices the audience only sends messages. the audience only receives messages. the speaker only sends messages. the speaker only receives messages. all participants continuously send and receive messages. Flag question: Question 5 Question 5 1 pts Which of the following is part of a person's culture? Group of answer choices language religion clothing All of these answers are correct. None of these answers is correct. Flag question: Question 6 Question 6 1 pts The "lens" through which a person sees and interprets reality is called his or her Group of answer choices culture. ethnicity.

faith. value system. worldview. Flag question: Question 7 Question 7 1 pts Common knowledge is defined as information Group of answer choices attributed in a speech. cited by multiple authors. paraphrased when spoken. shared by written communication. widely known and distributed in many sources. Flag question: Question 8 Question 8 1 pts Being a good public speaker can help you Group of answer choices in your job. in the community. in the classroom. All of these answers are correct. None of these answers are correct. Flag question: Question 9 Question 9 1 pts Inexperienced public speakers typically experience which of the following? Group of answer choices casual speaking style insufficient practice time topics that are too specific lack of empathy Flag question: Question 10 Question 10 1 pts A speech that is designed to influence listeners to learn a foreign language has which of the following main objectives? Group of answer choices informing entertainment attribution persuasion Flag question: Question 11 Question 11 1 pts Which of the following presentation elements help audience recall by supporting the thesis statement? Group of answer choices audiovisual supports main points style choices transition words Flag question: Question 12 Question 12 1 pts

In a speech outline, subpoints are designed to Group of answer choices allow room for interpretation. expand on main points. move the reader between pauses. show the audience the "bottom line." Flag question: Question 13 Question 13 1 pts In a speech, examples, testimony, statistics, and narratives are all considered Group of answer choices audiovisual aids. bibliographic information. delivery supports. rhetorical content. supporting materials. Flag question: Question 14 Question 14 1 pts Which of the following is an example of a speech transition? Group of answer choices "Are there any questions?" "Becoming a professional scuba diver takes time." "We just discussed polar bears. Now, let's move on to penguins." "Yes, that's true." Flag question: Question 15 Question 15 1 pts When speakers are able to speak confidently and smoothly without reading their notes, they are said to have mastered Group of answer choices audience analysis. extemporaneous delivery. attention getting. interpretation. Flag question: Question 16 Question 16 1 pts What part of a speech's introduction briefly lists the speech's main points? Group of answer choices attention-getter clincher preview subordination Flag question: Question 17 Question 17 1 pts During the speech, the speaker should summarize main points and provide a clincher in the Group of answer choices conclusion. delivery. introduction. research. Flag question: Question 18

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