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SPC 1608 - PUBLIC SPEAKING - STANLEY -
FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Listening Ans: A physilogical process that involves paying close attention
to aid making sense of what is heard
10-25% Ans: Research shows that most people only remember
_______% of a message
Commemorative speech Ans: Address of praise and/or to celebrate
Commemorative speech use Ans: To pay tribute to a person, group of
people, an institution, or an idea
The goal of a commemorative speech Ans: To arrouse sentiments and to
stir emotions
The fundamental purpose of a commemorative speech Ans: To inspire
the audience
All words have 2 meanings Ans: Denotative and connotative
Denotative meaning Ans: Precise, literal, and objective
(Dictionary meaning)
Connotative meaning Ans: Individual, figurative, and variable
(Thoughts or emotions from a word)
Concrete terms Ans: Refer to tangible objects
To speak clearly Ans: Must eliminate linguistic clutter
Linguistic clutter Ans: The habit of using more words than needed to get
the point across
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4 ways to use language Ans: Accuratley, clearly, vividly, appropriatley
Accuratley Ans: Follow the rules of language
Clearly Ans: Use concrete terms
Vividly Ans: Use concrete words, similies, metaphors, repetition,
parallelism, alliteration
Parallelism Ans: Similar arrangement of words or phrases
Appropriatley Ans: Avoid exclusionary language
Audience- centeredness Ans: Keeping the audience foremost in mind @
every step of the speech making process
Egocentric Ans: Listeners pay closest attention to messages that directly
affect them
Demographic traits Ans: Age, gender, racial-enthnic-cultural background,
religion, group membership, education, socio-economic status
Situational traits Ans: Size, physical setting, audience's disposition
toward topic, speaker, occasion
The larger your audience Ans: The more formal the speech should be
If the audience disagrees Ans: You ahould not change what you believe
Two types of audiences Ans: Voluntary, involuntary
Brainstorming Ans: Free association pf words to generate ideas for topics
When the general purpose is to inform Ans: Speakers act as teachers
When the general purpose is to persuade Ans: Speakers act as advocates
Specific purpose Ans: Indicates what the speaker wants the audience to
know/do because of speech
SPC 1608 - PUBLIC SPEAKING - STANLEY -
FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Listening Ans: A physilogical process that involves paying close attention
to aid making sense of what is heard
10-25% Ans: Research shows that most people only remember
_______% of a message
Commemorative speech Ans: Address of praise and/or to celebrate
Commemorative speech use Ans: To pay tribute to a person, group of
people, an institution, or an idea
The goal of a commemorative speech Ans: To arrouse sentiments and to
stir emotions
The fundamental purpose of a commemorative speech Ans: To inspire
the audience
All words have 2 meanings Ans: Denotative and connotative
Denotative meaning Ans: Precise, literal, and objective
(Dictionary meaning)
Connotative meaning Ans: Individual, figurative, and variable
(Thoughts or emotions from a word)
Concrete terms Ans: Refer to tangible objects
To speak clearly Ans: Must eliminate linguistic clutter
Linguistic clutter Ans: The habit of using more words than needed to get
the point across
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4 ways to use language Ans: Accuratley, clearly, vividly, appropriatley
Accuratley Ans: Follow the rules of language
Clearly Ans: Use concrete terms
Vividly Ans: Use concrete words, similies, metaphors, repetition,
parallelism, alliteration
Parallelism Ans: Similar arrangement of words or phrases
Appropriatley Ans: Avoid exclusionary language
Audience- centeredness Ans: Keeping the audience foremost in mind @
every step of the speech making process
Egocentric Ans: Listeners pay closest attention to messages that directly
affect them
Demographic traits Ans: Age, gender, racial-enthnic-cultural background,
religion, group membership, education, socio-economic status
Situational traits Ans: Size, physical setting, audience's disposition
toward topic, speaker, occasion
The larger your audience Ans: The more formal the speech should be
If the audience disagrees Ans: You ahould not change what you believe
Two types of audiences Ans: Voluntary, involuntary
Brainstorming Ans: Free association pf words to generate ideas for topics
When the general purpose is to inform Ans: Speakers act as teachers
When the general purpose is to persuade Ans: Speakers act as advocates
Specific purpose Ans: Indicates what the speaker wants the audience to
know/do because of speech
