Communication Basics Quiz
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What type of listening is characterized by providing emotional support to a speaker?

  • Critical listening
  • Appreciative listening
  • Comprehensive listening
  • Empathetic listening (correct)
  • Which term refers to the means by which a message is communicated?

  • Channel (correct)
  • Interference
  • Noise
  • Feedback
  • What is the term for the belief that one's own culture is superior to other cultures?

  • Ethnocentrism (correct)
  • Defensive listening
  • Pseudolistening
  • Active listening
  • What is the purpose of a specific purpose statement in a speech?

    <p>To state precisely what the speaker hopes to accomplish</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of audience analysis focuses on demographics such as race, ethnicity, and religion?

    <p>Demographic audience analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of situational audience analysis?

    <p>Analyzing the size of the audience and physical setting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of example is used to describe an imaginary or fictional scenario?

    <p>Hypothetical example</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the middle value in a series of numbers when arranged in order from highest to lowest?

    <p>Median</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of order is used in a speech when the main points are organized to show a cause-and-effect relationship?

    <p>Causal order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a word or phrase that connects ideas in a speech and indicates a connection between them?

    <p>Connective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Communication Basics

    • Stagefright is anxiety over giving a speech in front of an audience, while positive nervousness is controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker.
    • Visualization is mentally imagining oneself giving a speech successfully.
    • A channel is the means of communicating a message, and feedback is the nonverbal message sent from a listener to a speaker.
    • Interference (noise) is anything that impedes the communication of a message, and ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to other groups' cultures.

    Types of Listening

    • Appreciative listening is listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
    • Empathetic listening is listening to provide emotional support to a speaker.
    • Comprehensive listening is listening to understand the message of a speaker.
    • Critical listening is listening to evaluate a message for the purpose of accepting or rejecting.
    • Pseudolistening is pretending to listen, while insulated listening avoids listening to something one doesn't want to deal with.
    • Defensive listening takes others' comments as personal attacks, and ambushing uses only the part of the message that can be used to attack the speaker.
    • Active listening gives attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the message.

    Speech Preparation

    • Brainstorming is a method of generating ideas.
    • A specific purpose is a phrase that states precisely what the speaker hopes to accomplish.
    • A central idea (thesis) is a one-sentence statement that encapsulates the main idea of a speech.

    Audience Analysis

    • Demographic audience analysis focuses on factors such as race, ethnic, religion, etc.
    • Situational audience analysis focuses on factors such as the size of the audience, physical setting, occasion, etc.
    • Stereotyping is creating an oversimplified idea by assuming all group members are alike.
    • Attitude is a frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a belief, person, idea, etc.

    Supporting Materials

    • An example is a specific case used to represent or illustrate a group of something.
    • A brief example is a specific instance, while an extended example is a story or narrative anecdote with some length to illustrate a point.
    • A hypothetical example describes an imaginary or fictional example.
    • Statistics are numerical data, and mean, median, and mode are measures of central tendency.
    • Testimony is a quotation or phrase used to support a point, and can be classified as expert testimony or peer testimony.
    • A direct quotation is a word-for-word testimony.

    Organizing a Speech

    • Chronological order is a pattern where the main points of a speech follow a organized time pattern.
    • Spatial order is a directional pattern, while causal order shows a cause-and-effect relationship.
    • Topical order divides a speech into logical and consistent subtopics.
    • Problem-solution order is a persuasive speech method where the first point shows a problem and then the second point shows the solution.
    • Connectives are words or phrases that connect ideas of a speech, and transitions indicate a shift in the speech.

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    Test your understanding of fundamental communication concepts, including stagefright, visualization, channels, and ethnocentrism.

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