REVIEW SHEET

MIDTERM EXAM – CHAPTERS 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 15

WINTER 2015

NOTE: This review sheet is required and worth 10 points. It is due the day of the Midterm – Week 5. The information below does NOT cover everything that is on the test. You will still need to study the chapters as well. It will, however, point you in the direction of some of the material that is on the test. You will need to know everything on this review sheet for the test. The questions on the test will not be the same as what follows, but you will need this information to correctly answer the questions. Good luck!

1. What are the four similarities between public speaking and conversation?

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b.

c.

d.

2. What are the three differences between public speaking and conversation?

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b.

c.

3. List six ways to control nervousness when giving a speech.

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b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

4. What is ethnocentricity?

5. What are the seven components of the Speech Communication Process?

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b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

6. What is the difference between “hearing” and “listening”?

7. List four techniques to becoming a better listener.

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b.

c.

d.

8. List and explain the four types of listening.

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b.

c.

d.

9. What are the four causes of poor listening?

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b.

c.

d.

10. What is “General Purpose”?

11. What is a “Specific Purpose”?

12. List five tips for writing the Specific Purpose.

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b.

c.

d.

e.

13. List five questions that you should ask yourself when forming the Specific Purpose.

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b.

c.

d.

e.

14. Which part of the speech should be written first – the introduction, body or

closing? ______________________________

18. How many main points should a speech normally have? ________________

19. Describe the following arrangements of main points:

a. Chronological Order

b. Spatial Order

c. Causal Order

d. Problem-Solution Order

e. Topical Order

20. Explain the following connectives:

a. Transitions

b. Internal Previews

c. Internal Summaries

d. Signposts

21. List the four objectives that you should accomplish in the Introduction of your

speech.

a.

b.

c.

d.

22. List five ways that you can get the attention and interest of your audience.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

23. List two objectives that you should accomplish in the closing of your speech.

a.

b.

24. List the five guidelines for informative speaking.

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b.

c.

d.

e.