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TEST BANK FOR THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, 13TH
EDITION WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
UNDERLINED NEWLY MODIFIED TESTED AND
APPROVED 2026 LATEST UPDATE
1. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to
deal with stage fright? a. Acquire speaking experience.
b. Turn negative thoughts into positive ones.
c. Don’t expect perfection.
d. all of the above
e. a and b only
2. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.
b. Concentrate on communicating with the audience, rather than on your
nerves.
c. Choose a topic you care about and prepare thoroughly for the speech.
d. all of the above
e. b and c only
, TF
3. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Remember that your nervousness is not usually visible to your
audience.
b. Concentrate on communicating with the audience rather than on your
nerves.
c. As you rehearse, visualize yourself giving a successful speech.
d. all of the above
e. b and c only
4. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Concentrate on thinking about your stage fright.
b. Work especially hard on your conclusion.
c. Avoid making eye contact with your audience.
d. Try to generate extra adrenaline as you speak.
e. Think of your speech as an act of communication.
5. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Visualize the worst things that could happen.
b. Turn negative thoughts into positive thoughts.
c. Avoid making direct eye contact with the audience.
d. Stay up late the night before to finish preparing.
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e. Generate extra adrenaline as you speak.
6. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Tell your audience how nervous you are.
b. Avoid making eye contact with the audience.
c. Focus on achieving perfection in your speech.
d. Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.
e. Tell a lot of jokes during your speech.
7. One way to build confidence as a speaker is to create a vivid mental
blueprint in which you see yourself succeeding in your speech.
According to your textbook, this process is called a. representation.
b. imagistic practice.
c. anticipatory rehearsal.
d. foreshadowing.
e. visualization.
8. According to your textbook, when you employ the power of visualization
as a method of controlling stage fright, you should
a. decrease the time necessary for preparing your speech.
b. keep your mental pictures from becoming too vivid.
c. focus on the positive aspects of your speech.
d. all of the above.
, TF
e. a and b only.
9. Research has shown that the anxiety level of most speakers drops off
significantly a. before they rise to speak.
b. as soon as they begin to speak.
c. when they are 30 to 60 seconds into the speech.
d. after they reach the middle of the speech.
e. none of the above.
10. Which of the following strategies is least likely to help you deal with
nervousness in your speeches?
a. thinking positively
b. concentrating on your stage fright
c. working especially hard on your introduction
d. making eye contact with members of your audience
e. using visual aids
11. When your textbook describes public speaking as a form of
empowerment, it means that public speaking is
a. a way to manipulate people.
b. a way to make a difference in something we care about.
c. a way to make everyone see things through our frame of reference.
d. a way to demonstrate how clever we are.
TEST BANK FOR THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, 13TH
EDITION WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
UNDERLINED NEWLY MODIFIED TESTED AND
APPROVED 2026 LATEST UPDATE
1. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to
deal with stage fright? a. Acquire speaking experience.
b. Turn negative thoughts into positive ones.
c. Don’t expect perfection.
d. all of the above
e. a and b only
2. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.
b. Concentrate on communicating with the audience, rather than on your
nerves.
c. Choose a topic you care about and prepare thoroughly for the speech.
d. all of the above
e. b and c only
, TF
3. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Remember that your nervousness is not usually visible to your
audience.
b. Concentrate on communicating with the audience rather than on your
nerves.
c. As you rehearse, visualize yourself giving a successful speech.
d. all of the above
e. b and c only
4. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Concentrate on thinking about your stage fright.
b. Work especially hard on your conclusion.
c. Avoid making eye contact with your audience.
d. Try to generate extra adrenaline as you speak.
e. Think of your speech as an act of communication.
5. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Visualize the worst things that could happen.
b. Turn negative thoughts into positive thoughts.
c. Avoid making direct eye contact with the audience.
d. Stay up late the night before to finish preparing.
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e. Generate extra adrenaline as you speak.
6. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal
with nervousness in your speeches?
a. Tell your audience how nervous you are.
b. Avoid making eye contact with the audience.
c. Focus on achieving perfection in your speech.
d. Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.
e. Tell a lot of jokes during your speech.
7. One way to build confidence as a speaker is to create a vivid mental
blueprint in which you see yourself succeeding in your speech.
According to your textbook, this process is called a. representation.
b. imagistic practice.
c. anticipatory rehearsal.
d. foreshadowing.
e. visualization.
8. According to your textbook, when you employ the power of visualization
as a method of controlling stage fright, you should
a. decrease the time necessary for preparing your speech.
b. keep your mental pictures from becoming too vivid.
c. focus on the positive aspects of your speech.
d. all of the above.
, TF
e. a and b only.
9. Research has shown that the anxiety level of most speakers drops off
significantly a. before they rise to speak.
b. as soon as they begin to speak.
c. when they are 30 to 60 seconds into the speech.
d. after they reach the middle of the speech.
e. none of the above.
10. Which of the following strategies is least likely to help you deal with
nervousness in your speeches?
a. thinking positively
b. concentrating on your stage fright
c. working especially hard on your introduction
d. making eye contact with members of your audience
e. using visual aids
11. When your textbook describes public speaking as a form of
empowerment, it means that public speaking is
a. a way to manipulate people.
b. a way to make a difference in something we care about.
c. a way to make everyone see things through our frame of reference.
d. a way to demonstrate how clever we are.
