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Test Bank for The Art of Public Speaking, 13th
Edition by Stephen Lucas A+
True-False Questions
1. TF Communication skills, including public speaking, are often more important to
employers than a job candidate’s undergraduate major.
2. TF In specialized fields, technical knowledge is more important to employers than
communication skills when deciding whom to hire and promote.
3. TF As your textbook states, texting, tweeting, and other forms of electronic
communication have significantly reduced the need for public speaking.
4. TF As your textbook states, public speaking is a form of empowerment because it
gives speakers the ability to manipulate people.
5. TF The teaching and study of public speaking began more than 4,000 years ago.
6. TF Both public speaking and conversation involve adapting to listener feedback.
7. TF Public speaking requires the same method of delivery as ordinary conversation.
8. TF Public speaking usually requires more formal language than everyday
conversation.
9. TF Public speaking is more highly structured than everyday conversation.
10. TF When you adjust to the situation of a public speech, you are doing on a larger
scale what you do every day in conversation.
11. TF As a speaker, you can usually assume that an audience will be interested in what
you have to say.
12. TF Fortunately, stage fright only affects inexperienced speakers.
13. TF Most successful speakers are nervous before taking the floor.
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14. TF Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.
15. TF Many of the symptoms of stage fright are due to adrenaline, a hormone released
into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
16. TF Thinking of stage fright as “stage excitement” or “stage enthusiasm” can help you
get focused and energized for a speech.
17. TF For most beginning speakers, the biggest part of stage fright is fear of the
unknown.
18. TF It has been estimated that being fully prepared for a speech can reduce stage fright
by up to 75 percent.
19. TF Thinking positively about your ability to give a speech is one way to control your
anxiety about speaking.
20. TF Research has shown that for most speakers, anxiety decreases significantly after
the first 30 to 60 seconds of a speech.
21. TF Using the power of visualization to control stage fright means that you should
approach your speech as a performance in which the audience is looking for perfection.
22. TF As your textbook explains, visualization involves creating a mental picture of
yourself succeeding at your speech.
23. TF Speakers who think positively about themselves and the speech experience are
more likely to overcome their stage fright than are speakers who think negatively.
24. TF Researchers suggest that you counter every negative thought you have about your
speeches with at least five positive ones.
25. TF Listeners usually realize how tense a speaker is.
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26. T/F
Most/of/the/nervousness/public/speakers/feel/internally/is/not/visible/to/their/listeners.
27. T/F
As/your/textbook/explains,/the/best/way/to/approach/public/speaking/is/to/view/it/as/an/act/
of/communication,/rather/than/as/a/performance.
28. T/F Audiences/are/usually/critical/of/speakers/for/making/minor/mistakes.
29. T/F You/will/do/the/best/in/your/speeches/if/you/expect/perfection/every/time.
30. T/F
It/is/usually/a/bad/idea/to/make/eye/contact/with/individual/members/of/your/audience.
31. T/F In/many/aspects/of/public/speaking,/ you/will/employ/the/skills/of/critical/thinking.
32. T/F
Organizing/ideas/for/presentation/in/a/speech/is/an/important/aspect/of/critical/thinking.
33. T/F
Critical/thinking/is/a/way/of/thinking/negatively/about/everything/you/hear/in/a/speech.
34. T/F
Practicing/speech/delivery/is/one/of/the/most/important/ways/in/which/public/speaking/
helps/develop/your/skills/as/a/critical/thinker.
35. T/F
Your/goal/in/public/speaking/is/to/have/your/intended/message/be/the/message/that/is/act
ually/communicated.
36. T/F
As/your/textbook/explains,/the/speaker’s/message/consists/only/of/what/the/speaker/s
ays/with/language.
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37. T/F The/channel/is/the/room/in/which/speech/communication/takes/place.
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Test Bank for The Art of Public Speaking, 13th
Edition by Stephen Lucas A+
True-False Questions
1. TF Communication skills, including public speaking, are often more important to
employers than a job candidate’s undergraduate major.
2. TF In specialized fields, technical knowledge is more important to employers than
communication skills when deciding whom to hire and promote.
3. TF As your textbook states, texting, tweeting, and other forms of electronic
communication have significantly reduced the need for public speaking.
4. TF As your textbook states, public speaking is a form of empowerment because it
gives speakers the ability to manipulate people.
5. TF The teaching and study of public speaking began more than 4,000 years ago.
6. TF Both public speaking and conversation involve adapting to listener feedback.
7. TF Public speaking requires the same method of delivery as ordinary conversation.
8. TF Public speaking usually requires more formal language than everyday
conversation.
9. TF Public speaking is more highly structured than everyday conversation.
10. TF When you adjust to the situation of a public speech, you are doing on a larger
scale what you do every day in conversation.
11. TF As a speaker, you can usually assume that an audience will be interested in what
you have to say.
12. TF Fortunately, stage fright only affects inexperienced speakers.
13. TF Most successful speakers are nervous before taking the floor.
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14. TF Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.
15. TF Many of the symptoms of stage fright are due to adrenaline, a hormone released
into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
16. TF Thinking of stage fright as “stage excitement” or “stage enthusiasm” can help you
get focused and energized for a speech.
17. TF For most beginning speakers, the biggest part of stage fright is fear of the
unknown.
18. TF It has been estimated that being fully prepared for a speech can reduce stage fright
by up to 75 percent.
19. TF Thinking positively about your ability to give a speech is one way to control your
anxiety about speaking.
20. TF Research has shown that for most speakers, anxiety decreases significantly after
the first 30 to 60 seconds of a speech.
21. TF Using the power of visualization to control stage fright means that you should
approach your speech as a performance in which the audience is looking for perfection.
22. TF As your textbook explains, visualization involves creating a mental picture of
yourself succeeding at your speech.
23. TF Speakers who think positively about themselves and the speech experience are
more likely to overcome their stage fright than are speakers who think negatively.
24. TF Researchers suggest that you counter every negative thought you have about your
speeches with at least five positive ones.
25. TF Listeners usually realize how tense a speaker is.
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26. T/F
Most/of/the/nervousness/public/speakers/feel/internally/is/not/visible/to/their/listeners.
27. T/F
As/your/textbook/explains,/the/best/way/to/approach/public/speaking/is/to/view/it/as/an/act/
of/communication,/rather/than/as/a/performance.
28. T/F Audiences/are/usually/critical/of/speakers/for/making/minor/mistakes.
29. T/F You/will/do/the/best/in/your/speeches/if/you/expect/perfection/every/time.
30. T/F
It/is/usually/a/bad/idea/to/make/eye/contact/with/individual/members/of/your/audience.
31. T/F In/many/aspects/of/public/speaking,/ you/will/employ/the/skills/of/critical/thinking.
32. T/F
Organizing/ideas/for/presentation/in/a/speech/is/an/important/aspect/of/critical/thinking.
33. T/F
Critical/thinking/is/a/way/of/thinking/negatively/about/everything/you/hear/in/a/speech.
34. T/F
Practicing/speech/delivery/is/one/of/the/most/important/ways/in/which/public/speaking/
helps/develop/your/skills/as/a/critical/thinker.
35. T/F
Your/goal/in/public/speaking/is/to/have/your/intended/message/be/the/message/that/is/act
ually/communicated.
36. T/F
As/your/textbook/explains,/the/speaker’s/message/consists/only/of/what/the/speaker/s
ays/with/language.
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37. T/F The/channel/is/the/room/in/which/speech/communication/takes/place.
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